fabulous book...

On Thu, 6 Jul 2023 17:40:52 -0400, ehsjr <ehsjr@verizon.net> wrote:

On 7/6/2023 10:29 AM, Anthony William Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 4:10:09?AM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester.

About the evolution of the concept of precision.

Of course the word \"fabulous\" implies that it is about fables, rather than documented history. If John Larkin doesn\'t know enough about words to avoid the picking the wrong one, can we trust his book recommendations?

It appears you not as aware of the meaning of \"fabulous\" as
he is.

From:
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/fabulous

Britannica Dictionary definition of FABULOUS
1
[more fabulous; most fabulous]
a
: very good

I had a fabulous time.
The weather has been fabulous.


snip
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Sloman is just here to be hostile. He interprets things in the least
imaginative possible way so he can sneer. What a sad weird person.

That is not the mind-set for designing electronics.
 
On Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 12:27:49 AM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
On Thu, 6 Jul 2023 17:40:52 -0400, ehsjr <eh...@verizon.net> wrote:
On 7/6/2023 10:29 AM, Anthony William Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 4:10:09?AM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester.

About the evolution of the concept of precision.

Of course the word \"fabulous\" implies that it is about fables, rather than documented history. If John Larkin doesn\'t know enough about words to avoid the picking the wrong one, can we trust his book recommendations?

It appears you not as aware of the meaning of \"fabulous\" as he is.

From:
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/fabulous

Britannica Dictionary definition of FABULOUS
1
[more fabulous; most fabulous]
a
: very good

I had a fabulous time.
The weather has been fabulous.
Click to expand...

That was the first half of the Britannica definition. Ehsir snipped the other half, which precedes his use of the word by about a century - Britannica isn\'t an etymological dictionary and doesn\'t go into that.

<snip>

> Sloman is just here to be hostile.

John Larkin want to be flattered - he regards anyubody who doesn\'t bother to flatter him as hostile.

> He interprets things in the least imaginative possible way so he can sneer. What a sad weird person.

It takes some imagination to envisage a book that is purportedly about precision measurement as being about fables. There are certainly some fables in the business, like the US legend that they were the first to make guns with freely interchangeable parts. Eli Whitney flat-out lied to congress.

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/the-history-of-interchangeable-parts-in-the-industrial-revolution

> That is not the mind-set for designing electronics.

As if John Larkin knew what was involved in designing electronics, as opposed to tinkering with a circuit until you get a version which works well enough for you to sell. His own mind-set can be deduced from his unwillingness to discuss how his own circuits might be improved.

He want to be told that they are perfect, and that no improvement of any sort is remotely possible. This is rarely true, but only a few improvements are cost-effective.
Design is mostly devoted to making something cheaper, or making something go a bit faster (because the customer needs that) or replacing a part that you can\'t get any more.

--
Bill Sloman, Sydney
 
On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 7:27:49 AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
On Thu, 6 Jul 2023 17:40:52 -0400, ehsjr <eh...@verizon.net> wrote:

On 7/6/2023 10:29 AM, Anthony William Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 4:10:09?AM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester.

About the evolution of the concept of precision.

Of course the word \"fabulous\" implies that it is about fables, rather than documented history. If John Larkin doesn\'t know enough about words to avoid the picking the wrong one, can we trust his book recommendations?

It appears you not as aware of the meaning of \"fabulous\" as
he is.

From:
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/fabulous

Britannica Dictionary definition of FABULOUS
1
[more fabulous; most fabulous]
a
: very good

I had a fabulous time.
The weather has been fabulous.
Click to expand...

[and Bill Sloman points out the second definition, relating to
the legendary nature of fable, and its unreliability as a factual guide]

Sloman is just here to be hostile. He interprets things in the least
imaginative possible way so he can sneer. What a sad weird person.
Click to expand...

When defining words, imagination is not an asset. Understanding suffers
when a multiplicity of definitions is truncated to one.

Just as the phrase \'interprets things\' is intended to dismiss
a verbatim quote from a dictionary... but hides any real understanding from
the reader.

John Larkin defines the word \'fatuous\' for us again.
 
On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 03:00:40 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com>
wrote:

On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 7:27:49?AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
On Thu, 6 Jul 2023 17:40:52 -0400, ehsjr <eh...@verizon.net> wrote:

On 7/6/2023 10:29 AM, Anthony William Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 4:10:09?AM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester.

About the evolution of the concept of precision.

Of course the word \"fabulous\" implies that it is about fables, rather than documented history. If John Larkin doesn\'t know enough about words to avoid the picking the wrong one, can we trust his book recommendations?

It appears you not as aware of the meaning of \"fabulous\" as
he is.

From:
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/fabulous

Britannica Dictionary definition of FABULOUS
1
[more fabulous; most fabulous]
a
: very good

I had a fabulous time.
The weather has been fabulous.

[and Bill Sloman points out the second definition, relating to
the legendary nature of fable, and its unreliability as a factual guide]

Sloman is just here to be hostile. He interprets things in the least
imaginative possible way so he can sneer. What a sad weird person.

When defining words, imagination is not an asset. Understanding suffers
when a multiplicity of definitions is truncated to one.

Just as the phrase \'interprets things\' is intended to dismiss
a verbatim quote from a dictionary... but hides any real understanding from
the reader.

John Larkin defines the word \'fatuous\' for us again.
Click to expand...

Imagination is always an asset. Look at things from different angles.

It won\'t hurt you. Try it.
 
On Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 11:44:46 PM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 03:00:40 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whi...@gmail.com
wrote:
On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 7:27:49?AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
On Thu, 6 Jul 2023 17:40:52 -0400, ehsjr <eh...@verizon.net> wrote:

On 7/6/2023 10:29 AM, Anthony William Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 4:10:09?AM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester.

About the evolution of the concept of precision.

Of course the word \"fabulous\" implies that it is about fables, rather than documented history. If John Larkin doesn\'t know enough about words to avoid the picking the wrong one, can we trust his book recommendations?

It appears you not as aware of the meaning of \"fabulous\" as
he is.

From:
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/fabulous

Britannica Dictionary definition of FABULOUS
1
[more fabulous; most fabulous]
a
: very good

I had a fabulous time.
The weather has been fabulous.

[and Bill Sloman points out the second definition, relating to
the legendary nature of fable, and its unreliability as a factual guide]

Sloman is just here to be hostile. He interprets things in the least
imaginative possible way so he can sneer. What a sad weird person.

When defining words, imagination is not an asset. Understanding suffers
when a multiplicity of definitions is truncated to one.

Just as the phrase \'interprets things\' is intended to dismiss
a verbatim quote from a dictionary... but hides any real understanding from
the reader.

John Larkin defines the word \'fatuous\' for us again.

Imagination is always an asset. Look at things from different angles.

It won\'t hurt you. Try it.
Click to expand...

Flyguy has loads of imagination. Present him with a statement,and he imagines that means something rather different which suites him better.

Climate change denialist use their imagination to reinterpret scientific facts in a way that they think justifies their continuing to make money out of digging up fossil carbon and selling it as fuel.

Proponents of intelligent design use their imagination to reinterpret other scientific facts in equally fatuous ways.

It makes them look stupid, and if we took then seriously it would do a lot of damage.

Imagination is a useful tool, but you really shouldn\'t rely on it on it\'s own. Undisciplined flights of fancy really can hurt you if you take them too seriously.

--
Bill Sloman, Sydney
 
On Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 6:44:46 AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 03:00:40 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whi...@gmail.com
wrote:

When defining words, imagination is not an asset. Understanding suffers
when a multiplicity of definitions is truncated to one.
Click to expand...

Imagination is always an asset. Look at things from different angles.

It won\'t hurt you. Try it.
Click to expand...

When you\'re on trial for someone else\'s felonies, remember (as the prosecution
witness takes the stand) that his imagination is always an asset.
 
On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 11:01:34 AM UTC-4, Anthony William Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 12:27:49 AM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
On Thu, 6 Jul 2023 17:40:52 -0400, ehsjr <eh...@verizon.net> wrote:
On 7/6/2023 10:29 AM, Anthony William Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 4:10:09?AM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester.

About the evolution of the concept of precision.

Of course the word \"fabulous\" implies that it is about fables, rather than documented history. If John Larkin doesn\'t know enough about words to avoid the picking the wrong one, can we trust his book recommendations?

It appears you not as aware of the meaning of \"fabulous\" as he is.

From:
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/fabulous

Britannica Dictionary definition of FABULOUS
1
[more fabulous; most fabulous]
a
: very good

I had a fabulous time.
The weather has been fabulous.
That was the first half of the Britannica definition. Ehsir snipped the other half, which precedes his use of the word by about a century - Britannica isn\'t an etymological dictionary and doesn\'t go into that.
snip

Sloman is just here to be hostile.
John Larkin want to be flattered - he regards anyubody who doesn\'t bother to flatter him as hostile.
He interprets things in the least imaginative possible way so he can sneer. What a sad weird person.
It takes some imagination to envisage a book that is purportedly about precision measurement as being about fables. There are certainly some fables in the business, like the US legend that they were the first to make guns with freely interchangeable parts. Eli Whitney flat-out lied to congress.

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/the-history-of-interchangeable-parts-in-the-industrial-revolution
That is not the mind-set for designing electronics.
As if John Larkin knew what was involved in designing electronics, as opposed to tinkering with a circuit until you get a version which works well enough for you to sell. His own mind-set can be deduced from his unwillingness to discuss how his own circuits might be improved.

He want to be told that they are perfect, and that no improvement of any sort is remotely possible.
Click to expand...

That is absolutely true. He ranted about a post I made a few days ago, which was not negative in any way! I guess he sees the world through angry colored glasses.

--

Rick C.

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