i was into Andre Norton's Star Rangers and such...even had the entire Ted Scott Flying Stories collection
Jaime Solorza Wireless Systems Architect 915-861-1390 On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Rick Harnish <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, I used to love Foxfire books when I was young. I haven't heard those > books mentioned in a long time. > > Respectfully, > > Rick Harnish > Broadband Consultant & Industry Analyst > 260-307-4000 cell > Skype: rick.harnish. > Twitter: @rharnish > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Weekley > > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 11:37 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hmmmm > > > > I tried to make my own gun powder when I was 13/14 myself. Never quit got > > it to burn really fast. Fortunately. Luckily there was no internet and > all I had > > was a library and the Foxfire books. > > > > Chuck McCown wrote: > > > Perhaps I was not typical, but by 14 I was making my own printed > > > circuit boards with a sharpie and ferric chloride. Also made my own > > > gunpowder, attempted to make nitro cellulose and mercury azide. (It > > > was lucky that the latter failed). I was also having a decent amount > > > of romantic success. Had a car and a restricted license to drive to > > > and from school (which I defined as any location where I might learn > > > something). I was also an apprentice in a machine shop and had a > > > certificate from the steamfitters union as a welder. Made excellent > > > acetylene bombs. > > > > > > Philo Farnsworth invented electronic scanning for TV at this age. > > > > > > When my mom was 14 she had been out on her own for a year. > > > > > > Joan of Arc was 15 I think when she lead an army. Alexander the Great > > > was young. > > > Lots of young people do great things. > > > > > > So, this 14 year old... > > > Was he naive enough to think he had actually "made" something? Is he > > > just simple? > > > Or was he trying to do a PR stunt? > > > > > > Are 14 year olds these days really that clueless? > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Mark - Myakka Technologies > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 8:19 PM > > > To: That One Guy /sarcasm > > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hmmmm > > > > > > > > > Kid = 14 year old kid - they do dumb stuff > > > > > > English Teacher = cave man - doesn't understand electronics, is very > > > concerned needs to consult with the elders > > > > > > Principle = 1/2 douche - I can understand him calling the cops to > > > cover his ass. > > > > > > Engineering Teacher = full douche with no balls. Were the hell was > > > this guy. He was most likely the only one in the school that could > > > translate between what the kid did and dumb it down enough for > > > everyone to understand. > > > > > > Police - 50% douche / 50% caveman. What is this foreign wizard > > > technology. I think I saw one of these on TV once, must be a bomb. > > > Burn him! > > > > > > Every adult in the room with the kid as a group - 150% douche - At > > > what point in time did it become acceptable to bully and threaten a 14 > > > year old kid. We have 5 - 7 adult authority figures in a room with a > > > 14 year old kid. The best they could come up with is to slap him in > > > hand cuffs and drag him to jail. BTW - lets make sure we do it when > > > all the other kids are in the hall. WTF - why weren't his parents > > > called to the school? Don't give me the crap that they really thought > > > it was a bomb. If they thought it was a bomb, the bomb squad would > > > have been there and the school would have been evacuated. > > > > > > Police chief - Almost acted normal. Came out fairly quick that there > > > was nothing to see here, so just keep moving on. He dropped the > > > charges real quick. Guess he didn't want anything to do with this > > > circus. > > > > > > School system - 100% douche - how to you give a kid suspension for not > > > doing anything. He didn't build a bomb. He didn't pretend it was a > > > bomb. He never mentioned the bomb word. When asked he showed the > > > teacher the clock. He wasn't trying to hide anything. What exactly > > > did he get suspended for? > > > > > > Father - not sure where to put him, seems to have a chip on his > > > shoulder. > > > > > > > > > At the end of the day it does matter what this kid brought to school. > > > It doesn't matter that he is Muslim, Jewish, Mormon or Christian. He > > > did nothing wrong. He answered the questions truthfully, he never > > > threatened anyone, and he never tried to hide anything. The adults in > > > this story FAILED. At any given point in time we had 7-8 adults at > > > the school trying to figure out what happen. As usual now a days they > > > over reacted and common sense what thrown into the void. This should > > > have never been a news story. It should have never left the school. > > > > > > Parents should have been called. Maybe one police officer should have > > > shown up. A rational discussion of what happen should have taken > > > place. Kid should have been advised to clear all future > > > experiments/inventions with engineering teacher. Maybe all future > > > engineering projects should stay in the engineering lab until after > > > school. Kid should have been sent back to class, parents back to > > > work, police back to speed traps, and principal back to whatever > > > principles do now a days. > > > > > > I only have 3 more years left of dealing with public schools. It is > > > sad I'm counting the days that my children go off to college. > > > > > > > >
