This explains what we are seeing here...

[John Larkin]

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:32:44 +1300, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org>
wrote:

John Larkin wrote:

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:31:23 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:


On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:09:52 +0200, Anders F wrote:

Besides that I never understood the urge to fill this group with philosopy,
psychiatry, politics etc... ;-)


It's 'cause this is where the smart people hang out after work.
Conceptually, it's kinda like a pub, and peolple like to do other stuff
than talk shop.



It would be a lot different if we were actually buying each other
rounds of beer.

John



would it degenerate into name-calling quicker or slower if beer were
involved?

Physical presence makes things very different. People get a lot
nastier when they're in cars or on the Internet.

John

 

[Terry Given]

John Larkin wrote:

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:32:44 +1300, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org
wrote:


John Larkin wrote:


On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:31:23 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:



On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:09:52 +0200, Anders F wrote:


Besides that I never understood the urge to fill this group with philosopy,
psychiatry, politics etc... ;-)


It's 'cause this is where the smart people hang out after work.
Conceptually, it's kinda like a pub, and peolple like to do other stuff
than talk shop.



It would be a lot different if we were actually buying each other
rounds of beer.

John



would it degenerate into name-calling quicker or slower if beer were
involved?



Physical presence makes things very different. People get a lot
nastier when they're in cars or on the Internet.

John

True. When the guy you are abusing is within arms reach, ones mouth
tends to stay shut - either voluntarily or due to swelling

Cheers
Terry

 

[Rich Grise]

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:32:44 +1300, Terry Given wrote:

John Larkin wrote:

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:31:23 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:


On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:09:52 +0200, Anders F wrote:

Besides that I never understood the urge to fill this group with philosopy,
psychiatry, politics etc... ;-)


It's 'cause this is where the smart people hang out after work.
Conceptually, it's kinda like a pub, and peolple like to do other stuff
than talk shop.



It would be a lot different if we were actually buying each other
rounds of beer.

John



would it degenerate into name-calling quicker or slower if beer were
involved?

Same rate, just stupider.

;-)
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:10:49 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:32:44 +1300, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org
wrote:

John Larkin wrote:

It would be a lot different if we were actually buying each other
rounds of beer.

would it degenerate into name-calling quicker or slower if beer were
involved?

Physical presence makes things very different. People get a lot
nastier when they're in cars or on the Internet.

Ironically, this is also the venue of the majority of nose-picking.

Cheers!
Rich

 

[Anders F]

"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com> wrote in
message news:u268n0lqbrkl9d8b1j429ue2timuhvok00@4ax.com...

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:31:23 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:09:52 +0200, Anders F wrote:

Besides that I never understood the urge to fill this group with
philosopy,
psychiatry, politics etc... ;-)

It's 'cause this is where the smart people hang out after work.
Conceptually, it's kinda like a pub, and peolple like to do other stuff
than talk shop.

Guess that makes sense... I prefer less politics/insults though - giving me
more time for the pub ;-)

It would be a lot different if we were actually buying each other
rounds of beer.

Definitely! I like the concept...
And I think people are right: The tone would be less primitive when no one
could hide behind the wire (I belive in the good inman - and there can't
be that many /really/ needing basic manners or even psyciatric help)

Cheers,
Anders

John

 

[Paul Burridge]

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:34:33 GMT, "Gnome" <gnome@nothere.net> wrote:

Perhaps we will prove you right by bullying you.

Who is this "we" you continually cite in support of your banalities?
--

"What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793.

 

[Guy Macon]

Paul Burridge <pb@notthisbit.osiris1.co.uk> says...

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:34:33 GMT, "Gnome" <gnome@nothere.net> wrote:

Perhaps we will prove you right by bullying you.

Who is this "we" you continually cite in support of your banalities?

When someone insists on posting his grade-school-level insults to
someone who he knows has him killfiled, it isn't a surprise to see
other mental deficiencies as well.

 

[John Larkin]

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 06:56:11 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:10:49 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:32:44 +1300, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org
wrote:

John Larkin wrote:

It would be a lot different if we were actually buying each other
rounds of beer.

would it degenerate into name-calling quicker or slower if beer were
involved?

Physical presence makes things very different. People get a lot
nastier when they're in cars or on the Internet.


Ironically, this is also the venue of the majority of nose-picking.

Exactly. Some minimal personal distance is apparently needed to switch
on civility. It probably evolved from a sword's or a club's reach.

John

 

[John Larkin]

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 06:53:30 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:32:44 +1300, Terry Given wrote:

John Larkin wrote:

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:31:23 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:


On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:09:52 +0200, Anders F wrote:

Besides that I never understood the urge to fill this group with philosopy,
psychiatry, politics etc... ;-)


It's 'cause this is where the smart people hang out after work.
Conceptually, it's kinda like a pub, and peolple like to do other stuff
than talk shop.



It would be a lot different if we were actually buying each other
rounds of beer.

John



would it degenerate into name-calling quicker or slower if beer were
involved?

Same rate, just stupider.

Is that possible?

John

 

[Kevin Aylward]

Guy Macon wrote:

Paul Burridge <pb@notthisbit.osiris1.co.uk> says...

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:34:33 GMT, "Gnome" <gnome@nothere.net> wrote:

Perhaps we will prove you right by bullying you.

Who is this "we" you continually cite in support of your banalities?

When someone insists on posting his grade-school-level insults to
someone who he knows has him killfiled, it isn't a surprise to see
other mental deficiencies as well.

Usually its considered rather good fun to stick those "I am a twat"
stickers on someone's back, such that the fool has no idea that we all
laughing at him.

So, "Macon is a twat".

Kevin Aylward
salesEXTRACT@anasoft.co.uk
http://www.anasoft.co.uk
SuperSpice, a very affordable Mixed-Mode
Windows Simulator with Schematic Capture,
Waveform Display, FFT's and Filter Design.

 

[Nicholas O. Lindan]

"Terry Given" <my_name@ieee.org> wrote

Few things are less fun than beiing the designated driver out with a
group ho get very drunk; the clarity associated (one hopes with
sobriety shows the drunkards in a substantially less than favourable
light

A Russian saying about the Government (and most everything else):

"You will not understand it unless you are drunk."

Implying the government officials were drunk when they made
up the laws and regulations, and unless you are in the same
mindframe ...

--
Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio
Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics.
Remove spaces etc. to reply: n o lindan at net com dot com

 

[Anders F]

"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote in
message news:tup7n01vuntnr2fs1npbgi0gftnktpr7pv@4ax.com...

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:36:06 +0000, Guy Macon
http://www.guymacon.com> wrote:


"The most hostile group was the one with high but unstable self
esteem. These people think well of themselves in general, but their
self-esteem fluctuates.

Fluctuations?
I'd recommend some decent low ESR bulk capacitance. And as always some nice
ceramics in the smallest possible package...

They are especially prone to react
defensively to ego threats, and they are also more prone to hostility,
anger and aggression than other people.

Hostile environments...
Nice IPxx enclosures. Maybe molding into epoxy....

"These findings shed considerable light on the psychology of the
bully. Hostile people do not have low self esteem; on the contrary,
they think highly of themselves
But their favorable view of
themselves is not held with total conviction, and it goes up and down
in response to daily events.

Some sort of sleep state might prove a good solution!

The bully has a chip on his shoulder
because he thinks you might want to deflate his favorable self image."

SMT chips are less likely to deflate anything...

Roy F. Baumeister
Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty
p 149

A valid reference is essential in electronics!

Besides that I never understood the urge to fill this group with philosopy,
psychiatry, politics etc... ;-)

Cheers,
Anders

Makes sense.

John

 

[Clarence]

"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote in message
news:tup7n01vuntnr2fs1npbgi0gftnktpr7pv@4ax.com...

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:36:06 +0000, Guy Macon
http://www.guymacon.com> wrote:


"The most hostile group was the one with high but unstable self
esteem. These people think well of themselves in general, but their
self-esteem fluctuates. They are especially prone to react
defensively to ego threats, and they are also more prone to hostility,
anger and aggression than other people.

"These findings shed considerable light on the psychology of the
bully. Hostile people do not have low self esteem; on the contrary,
they think highly of themselves, But their favorable view of
themselves is not held with total conviction, and it goes up and down
in response to daily events. The bully has a chip on his shoulder
because he thinks you might want to deflate his favorable self image."

Roy F. Baumeister
Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty
p 149

Makes sense.
John

Is this a description of "Kevin Aylward?" That IS how he appears!

I won't see him explode though, Killfile you know.

 

[Frank Bemelman]

"Guy Macon" <http://www.guymacon.com> schreef in bericht
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Jim Thompson <thegreatone@example.com> says...

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:38:53 GMT, "Genome" <genome@nothere.net> wrote:

(I deleted the rest without reading it.

"Genome" is another induhvidual who is shouting into an empty hall.
He can flame away until his head explodes, and I don't even know
that he is there. Praise Bob for bringing us killfiles!

You're missing an awful lot of good advice

--
Thanks, Frank.
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