"Francisco J. Huerta" wrote:
> Neil, I assume what he was trying to say is that someone who is always
> confronting everyone about everything should tell us why he is better than
> any and every one of us. Not to be confrontational, but there have been a
> couple of instances where I know I am right, and Mr. Rat has come out with a
> story I had never heard of (case in point: the Dolby patent on ATRAC).
>
> I mean, disagreeing every once in a while is *good*, but someone who is
> *always* disagreeing about *everything* becomes bothersome after a short
> while.
>
> Francisco (Masters in Technology Administration, Mechanical Engineer, if-
> anyone is asking).
>
Francisco, that is precisely correct. At one time or another everyone on this
list has given information that they really believed was accurate. My
statements about Ford being different from Lincoln for example. Shawn tells me
that Lincolns are now being manufactured from Ford bodies.
The information that I stated may no longer be accurate. But I know that
Lincolns used to be totally different cars from Fords. No Ford in my life time
every had doors where they were mirror images of themselves. But the Lincoln
Continental did at one time.
Makings doors where the handles are next to each other and they open from the
middle takes more than just reversing the hinges, like you can on a
refrigerator.
But I have not kept up with the most recent Lincoln models. Shawn usually
doesn't make a statement unless he is very sure about it. So I believe that he
is more than likely correct.
To use Shawn again as an example (Shawn, I'm only using you because I have
"known" you since you started college and know a little about you and your
skills), he has told us about his buying old non functioning Sony units and
repairing them. Years ago I also had more extensive private e mail
conversations with him (so I know even more about his talents).
He also undertook to run the Mini Disc Appreciation Page. First of all this was
a great deal of work and time to do. Anyone capable of placing all of the
information on a web site, had to have a fairly extensive knowledge of audio
equipment and MD in particular.
But we know nothing about the Ratman. If he did not constantly and rudely
disagree with just about everyone else on the list, it would not matter (for
myself, I also enjoy "hearing" a little about what people I meet on the internet
do and like to share with them-that is also an other reason.
"When I say we, who is we?", was a question. Well there is myself and other
people on the list that I privately e mail. Even one other person would qualify
for use of the term "we".
Don't you think that this list would be an even more interesting place to
exchange ideas if you knew a little about each member.
I have had e mails from people on the list as young as 14 with more wisdom than
someone 40. I find the knowledge and maturity that some people of youth exhibit
here VERY impressive. I doubt that I was as sharp as they are, but as I have
mentioned before, I have been "into" Hi Fi (that's would we used to refer to it
as) since I was about 12.
Back then most 12 year olds didn't even know what a woofer or tweeter was (but
then again, I couldn't hit a base ball or catch one if it was placed in the
glove :). I was different than the "average" kid. There was no term nerd back
then, but if someone interested in electronics and science, who knows very
little about sports and really couldn't care less is a nerd, then I guess I was
a nerd :).
Except for my being interested in knowing about people in general, Francisco's
reply was exactly my point.
But, I personally feel too many people spend too much time on a keyboard
exchanging technical information without knowing anything about the other
person. If you just want technical answers and really don't care about people
(to me it seems like you are kind of using them) that's fine. But I am also
interested in the people behind the answers.
The people giving these answers are real flesh and blood. They are not a data
base. If a person does not wish to share anything about him/herself with
others, that's their right. But then I also have the right to be suspect as to
the accuracy of their data.
Larry (as most of you know I am a dentist)
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