Re: beanstalks (was Re: Metallic hydrogen ...)

From: Earl Colby Pottinger (earlcp_at_idirect.com)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 18:17:36 -0500

Joe Strout <joe@strout.net> :

> In article <ca2ik1$1uc$1@gw.retro.com>,
> gherbert@gw.retro.com (George William Herbert) wrote:
>
> > Michael Varney <varney@colorado_no_spam.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > >Oh brother. Listen to yourself, nitwit.
> >
> > And?
> >
> > You have not communicated any physics or engineering
> > problems for which the open literature on tethers
> > and elevators does not contain analysis and proposed
> > solutions. Do you have such information? If so,
> > why have you not posted it already?
>
> George, the patience of you and Henry even in the face of childish
> name-calling from people with clearly less sense in their heads than
> either of you carry in your left pinky toe is an inspiration. No matter
> how much the poster obviously deserves nothing but their own derision
> heaped back upon them, you answer calmly, rationally, and steadfastly to
> the point. Of course the net effect of this is to make the name-thrower
> look even more ridiculous than direct ridicule would do, yet at the same
> time, you demonstrate perfect netiquette and perhaps teach the more
> sensible onlookers a thing or two. I try to emulate your patience, but
> often fail, especially in the face of idiots like this one (oops, see,
> there I go again).
>
> Pardon my gushing, but the presence of you, Henry, and a few others in
> this newsgroup raises its overall quality tremendously, and I wanted you
> to know that it's appreciated.

I have to agree with you there Joe. The fact that almost all the objections
raised were studied and addressed or at least a plan of attack in finding a
solution were found over ten years ago and the information is so easy to find
on the WWW really makes it hard to be patient with such people. There is no
way I would be so reasonable if it was me doing the answering.

                Earl Colby Pottinger 

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