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From: bill.sloman on 31 Jul 2006 10:42 John Larkin wrote: > On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:36:44 GMT, Phat Bytestard > <phatbytestard(a)getinmahharddrive.org> wrote: > > >On 29 Jul 2006 16:17:15 -0700, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org Gave us: > > Fred and Bill aren't stupid, they're just nasty. And it's a twisted > irony that even nasty people need friends. And precisely who around here is nice? Spehro Pefhany probably qualifies. Win Hill is mostly okay, but has been known to succumb to provocation. Tony Williams does seem to be utterly resistant to provocation, as do most the U.K. contingent, but that may be social conditioning, rather than intrinsic good character. -- Bill Sloman, Nijmegen
From: John Larkin on 31 Jul 2006 11:30 On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:31:37 GMT, Phat Bytestard <phatbytestard(a)getinmahharddrive.org> wrote: > Wrong. You're an idiot. I am currently working on the world's next >protector, the Joint Strike Fighter Program. Hey, so am I. They're using my arbs to simulate all sorts of stuff to the engine control computers, so they can test the software before they actually fly it. The driveshaft to the lift fan is interesting... 32,000 hp excites all sorts of twists and vibration modes. We make some tach/overspeed modules too, and we're working on a realtime torque sensor thing. We're doing thermocouple and RTD simulators too, for pretty much the same reasons. Nowadays planes are just sensors, computers, and actuators, with lots of software connecting them. So a major development item is coding and testing the software. "A bug every 10 lines" just won't do here. JSF is cool. Single engine, vertical takeoff and land, supersonic without afterburners. Pratt&Whitney engine. John
From: John Larkin on 31 Jul 2006 11:32 On 31 Jul 2006 07:42:26 -0700, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org wrote: > >John Larkin wrote: >> On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:36:44 GMT, Phat Bytestard >> <phatbytestard(a)getinmahharddrive.org> wrote: >> >> >On 29 Jul 2006 16:17:15 -0700, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org Gave us: > >> >> Fred and Bill aren't stupid, they're just nasty. And it's a twisted >> irony that even nasty people need friends. > >And precisely who around here is nice? > >Spehro Pefhany probably qualifies. Win Hill is mostly okay, but has >been known to succumb to provocation. Tony Williams does seem to be >utterly resistant to provocation, as do most the U.K. contingent, but >that may be social conditioning, rather than intrinsic good character. I practise differential niceness. John
From: Spehro Pefhany on 31 Jul 2006 14:18 On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:32:56 -0700, the renowned John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >On 31 Jul 2006 07:42:26 -0700, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org wrote: > >> >>John Larkin wrote: >>> On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:36:44 GMT, Phat Bytestard >>> <phatbytestard(a)getinmahharddrive.org> wrote: >>> >>> >On 29 Jul 2006 16:17:15 -0700, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org Gave us: >> >>> >>> Fred and Bill aren't stupid, they're just nasty. And it's a twisted >>> irony that even nasty people need friends. >> >>And precisely who around here is nice? >> >>Spehro Pefhany probably qualifies. Win Hill is mostly okay, but has >>been known to succumb to provocation. Tony Williams does seem to be >>utterly resistant to provocation, as do most the U.K. contingent, but >>that may be social conditioning, rather than intrinsic good character. > >I practise differential niceness. > >John Me too. I take things out on Wife, Kid, Dog, etc. so as to be able to present a more pleasant usenet persona. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
From: John Fields on 31 Jul 2006 15:23
On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:32:56 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >I practise differential niceness. --- I practice deferential niceness. Well, in the beginning, at least... mostly... ;) -- John Fields Professional Circuit Designer |