Well said Russell, I was going to say something like this before signing off but I am not as good with words. This must be one of the dumber decisions I have seen here recently. Adieu Peter van Hoof ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell McMahon" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [EE] Finding a chip... >> Mr. Lathrop is no longer with the PICList... Again... For good... > > Well I can see I'm going to be spitting into the wind here [or worse > :-( ]BUT it wasn't that bad. > Rude? - yes. > But almost wry and whimsical. > Is it stupid to suggest that there are 54 weeks in a year? In many cases > the answer would be yes. Some people would say that from ignorance, or due > to some mental or cognitive problem, but for most of us it would be > labelled "a stupid mistake" or "a silly mistake". We all make them. Even > Olin makes them - even on list occasionally (although its usually not > productive to point them out). But noting the stupidity of a statement is > NOT THE SAME as labelling the person saying it as stupid. > > Do I say stupid things sometimes? - you bet! (Less than some may believe > in some threads, more so in others*). Am I stupid? Well ..... . I have a > highish IQ. I often act intelligently. And sometimes I behave stupidly. > (And sometimes I'm just plain stupid :-).) I'd hope that people would be > gentle about pointing out my stupid sayings and undertanding in assisting > me when I'm just plain stupid. But I can't complain too much when people > do say that what I said was stupid when it was - and I accept it as well > when it APPEARED to be. > > I'd hope that we could also accept such from Olin - perhaps with a littel > "guidance" along the way. Far better to have Olin (and Mr Engineering > Info) here we we can shape them to our will than off in the world as a > wild cannon - provided that they can be persuaded to largely very very > conform. > > I personally thought that the unbelievable anatomical revelation about > Olin was far ruder than Olin's comment, provocation notwithstanding. And I > felt that some "self criticism" may be approriate :-) - but I also felt > that that was not a list-removing demeanour. > > But, sadly, I rather feel that the wind is going to be blowing > unfavourably for me on this occasion. > > > > Russell McMahon > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.piclist.com > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist