On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 7:47 PM, David Meiklejohn wrote: > James Nick Sears wrote: > I guess what you object to is the answer to "which pin do I use" was "look > in the data sheet". Yes, people want to get things done, but to be able > to answer that question, you don't have to be "obsessed with technology". > Almost all of us would have to go and look that one up. Why should I (for > example) take the time to look it up on behalf of the OP, and present the > complete answer on a platter? What is wrong with saying "here's where you > find that info, go get it"? It's not asking them to find anything obscure > at all - it's right there, in the section on oscillators, with a simple > diagram showing a resistor and a capacitor. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. What baffles me a bit is when people clearly get angry about people asking questions that are answerable by the datasheet and then start on a big tirade about how people want everything handed to them. If you are too busy to look it up in the datasheet for them, then I would presume that you should also be too busy to rant about them asking. > > Are you really saying that, if you "just want to get things done", you > shouldn't ever be expected to look anything up for yourself? > Not unless you've got enough money to pay me to do it for you. -n. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist