On 5/10/2011 5:25 PM, Olin Lathrop wrote:
> John Ferrell wrote:
>> I need to add that I personally consider the answers
>> that I get here to be more useful than anywhere else on the net,
>> regardless of the subject.
> Unfortunately that comes at a price to the real purpose of this list.  Th=
is
> has become a high-tech Kaffeklatsch, with real PIC or EE discussions
> increasingly rare.  I am becoming more convinced that having good PIC and=
 EE
> is mutually exclusive with the existance of OT.  The only question in my
> mind about this is whether it is too late to reverse or not.  I suspect t=
he
> damage is irreparable and the existing trend will continue.
>
I see this thread as a good example of a worthwhile OT discussion. It is so=
rt of a "virtual Pub" where the locals who choose to join the table and wei=
gh in with an observation are welcome. Olin, my friend (and I mean that!), =
you are one of the main attractions. Your Vulcan-like reasoning is a rare a=
nd welcome addition to me anywhere you choose to offer it! I hope that you =
do not take offense to my assessment.

We are a loose collection of Nerds(eggheads when I was in High School)=20
on this list and the availability  of peer counseling is extremely=20
temporal. The conditions we live in are changing very quickly.=20
Tomorrow's answers may be different. Sharing experiences and views among=20
peers is not easy to do in our world, but this is one place that it is=20
possible for the moment...

  Another step OT: Has anyone had contact with Robert Ussery (sp?) since=20
he went off to Georgia Tech a few years back? If you choose to respond,=20
a new thread would be best...

John Ferrell W8CCW
"Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize=20
you're wrong"
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