Olin Lathrop wrote:

> > I disagree.  This may be true of most hobby projects, but those 
> don't really
> count in the scheme of things.  Hobbyist tend to have a greatly 
> exaggerated
> view of their own relevance.

I probably should resent that statement, but hard to resent something 
which is undoubtedly true.  And yes, my statement (that most of the 
resources of the PIC are wasted) did indeed apply only to hobbyists.  
Although I really don't think we have an exaggerated view of our 
relevance.  What we do provide is time and patience to try some things 
that you commercial types would dismiss as foolish because you have to 
look at the bottom line.  An appropriate analogy would be hams and the 
communications industry.

John
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