No no no its Charles not Thomas I got me Babages mixed up....

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Steve Smith
Sent: 27 May 2006 06:10
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Subject: RE: [OT] Who would you choose ?

Brunel Isambard Kingdom		Probably the greatest English engineeer
Trevithick Richard		Inventor of the steam engine
Babbage Thomas			Made the first calculator (mechanical)

Steve


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From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
Jinx
Sent: 27 May 2006 02:35
To: pic microcontroller discussion list
Subject: [OT] Who would you choose ?

A little diversion for the w/e, and may you'll have the same
dilemma and internal dialogue as I've had

I'm filling in a quite comprehensive opinion survey, and one part I'm
really stuck on is

"Please write down the names of 3 public figures you admire the most"

Struggling to decide on even one

For example the results of a "Who do you trust ?" poll came
out yesterday

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=00003CD5-A35A-1475-A87B83
027AF1010F

Now, Brian "I'm a kind of bishop you know" Tamaki may be the
least trusted person in the country, but you could say he was to
be admired for his brass balls

Top sportsmen may be trusted but are they to be admired ? In
my experience top sportsmen are often single-minded and self-
absorbed (perhaps also applicable to politicians), which is why
I don't agree they should be "role models"

So, I could pick Sir Ed Hillary, but everybody picks him. Or
someone like Nelson Mandela for the same reason

It just got me to thinking - there are people I don't like, but maybe
admire, there are people I like but don't admire. Pehaps business
leaders ?

I might just choose 3 people for some obscure reason. Pity they
don't ask why. I might just leave the damn thing blank

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