Re: Tip for GPS users


"hanson" <hanson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "Androcles" <Headmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > "hanson" <hanson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > | "Tom Potter" <tdp1001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > | > "Eric Gisse" <jowr.pi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > | >>> > That makes you a salesman, not a physicist.
| > | >>>
| > | [Tom]
| > | >>> Thank you!
| > | >>> Nothing happens until somebody sells something.
| > | >>
| > | [Eric]
| > | >> That may be so, but my point is that [t] does not mean that you
| > | >> actually have a complete understanding of the stuff.
| > | >> Rejecting a certain theory just because it isn't directly
influencing
| > | >> your life right this second is incredibly short-sighted. Just
because
| > | >> you don't see a direct down to earth use for GR right this second
| > | >> doesnot mean there will not be one down the road.
| > | >
| > | [Tom]
| > | > "Eric Gisse" makes a good point.
| > | > I do not "actually have a complete understanding of "
| > | > General Relativity and Astrology.
| > | > I do know that All models are limited in their applications.
| > | > For example, have you ever seen GTR used to model
| > | > DNA, ionization potentials, electronegativity, to build a bridge,
| > | > to design an electrical or electronic system, a semiconductor,
| > | > or an information compressor (JPG, ZIP, etc.), etc.?
| > | > Physics works on a small subset of the properties perceived by
humans.
| > | > Value should be placed on utility and correlations,
| > | > rather than models and theories, or on credentials & individuals.
| > | > The value of a model, theory, person, group, nation, etc.
| > | > to mankind can best be quantized in terms of "discounted rate of
| > | > return" on the resources invested in them, and in terms of this
| > | > measure, *** General Relativity is an enormous loser***,
| > | > as it has waste enormous amounts of time, money and minds,
| > | > on such pursuits as hero worship, space warps, gravitons, [Jewish]
| > | > race/religion promotion, time travel, gravitons,
| > | > rubber clocks and rulers, etc.
| > | > A dollar is a terrible thing to waste.
| > | > --
| > | > Tom Potter
| > | >
| > | [hanson]
| > | ... ahahahaha... AHAHAHA... Tom... ahahaha... Eric is NOT
| > | ready for that yet. Like I said in a post addressed to him that
| > | he should "cherish his days of wonder... for they will never
| > | return"... Eric will experience the same evolution that you, me
| > | and all the other professionals went thru. Exceptions are most
| > | of the educator/teacher types who get stuck in their "space-time"
| > | according to the regulations that order them what to preach.
| > |
| > | Eric too will see that he was a victim of such instruction, just like
| > | I was, after doctoring for years in slave labor for academia, when
| > | I got my first job in R&D in a defense industry establishment, where
| > | the group toiled away in great detail at their work. After a few
| > | days I suggested that the team could save itself a lot of time
| > | and grief by simply applying relativity, upon which the boss-man
| > | hollered at me with very beady eyes: "*** you and your theories,
| > | punk. Here, we measure !!! Lives and Millions are at stake in this"
.....
| > |
| > | I did get the message........ahahaha.......ahahahanson
| > | PS: I didn't laugh at that time, back then.
| > |
| [Andro]
| > Oh man... been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
| > Now I understand why I instantly took a liking to you. I laugh
| > too, but less.... apparently?
| >
| [hanson]
| See my comment on your story below in:
| Re: Soft Porn Physics = Fun with Majorettes
| http://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics/msg/e38a665ec9e5d8ed
| >
| [Andro]
| > I was on the Thames embankment (I'm quite familiar with London)
| > and feeling rather tired I lay on the parapet alongside the river to
rest.
| > Well... I fell asleep.. before long I started to dream, when I
| > was suddenly woken by someone shaking my arm. I hate being
| > woken like that, so I grunted and tried to go back to sleep.
| > My arm was shaken again, so I opened my peepers and a
| > gorgeous young woman was looking at me with big beautiful
| > eyes and said "Are you ok?"
| > "Yeah", says I, "leave me alone".
| > "I can't do that", she said, "if you are that tired come with
| > me and I'll find somewhere for you to sleep for the night".
| > I thought about it, and realised other do-gooders wouldn't
| > leave me alone if I stayed where I was so I said "Ok".
| > She took to me to a flat in Chelsea, gave me a supper and
| > after I'd eaten she pointed to the bedroom. Well... there
| > was only one bed, and as she started to undress I realised
| > she meant for me to sleep there. So I undressed, but said
| > "I'm a gentleman. I'll face the wall and keep on this side."
| > She made no reply, so we both got in bed and I did what
| > I said I'd do.
| > I was about to fall asleep again when she said "Aren't
| > you going to roll over and give me a kiss?"
| > I rolled over and fell in the Thames.
| >
| [Andro]
| > As Tom Potty quotes, " A terrible mind should not be wasted".
| > Now, who can we terrorise next?
| > Androcles
| >
| [hanson]
| .... wow...wow.. WOW!..old friend... Take that "terrorise"..
| back and keep your high British standards alive. The
| appropriate phrase is: " who can we administer to next?"
| AHAHAHA... ahahahanson
|
High British standards? What are high Bri... Oh... You mean the
battle of Waterloo where Napoleon got stomped and Dork Van
de merde lives.
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