At 03:46 AM 12/9/2014, RussellMc wrote: >" ... Russell is actually more responsible than any other single person fo= r >the decline of the PIClist. Look at the volume over time, particularly >noting when Russell became a admin. ... Olin Lathrop". Elsewhere. Olin is simply being . . . Olin. He's actually a nice person when=20 speaking with him in person. I used to wonder if Olin simply suffered from what we used to call=20 "CB Radio Syndrome", whereupon normally mild, considerate people=20 turned into raging tyrants when talking on CB Radio. Now I think=20 that Olin is very much like many of the people are around him in his=20 state of Vermont: crusty old codgers who are all universally=20 extremely competent and who can't stand young whippersnappers who=20 can't be bothered to work things out for themselves. Olin takes the time to be extremely helpful when asked in the (for=20 him) right way. Show that you've done your homework but can't figure=20 something out. I used to see him bend over backwards to explain some thing= s. I still have archived Olin's explanation of how Switch Mode=20 regulators work. He condensed an entire textbook into a few messages=20 in such a manner that one of the youngsters we had working here could=20 understand it upon first reading. That said: Olin wasn't willing to play nice all the time. Playing=20 nice was stated as one of the requirements for participating on this=20 list. He finally left, much to my sorrow. C'est la vie. dwayne --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .