Nick, very well put! I've been waiting for a comment like that a long time!
Much of the joy is taken away by these "I did it before you" and "my design/idea is better than yours" discussions. To me it is not important who did it first, it is only important that someone did it and if I like it I say so. I try my best never to write something that can be seen as negative, or criticism in the negative aspect, but it is not that easy sometimes since English is not my mothers tongue. Positive criticiscm is welcome I think as that can carry things forward! So since I thought of writing the same thing as you did just now, I was the inventor of that, wasnt I? ;-) /Martin On 16 Feb, 07:04, Nick <n...@desmith.net> wrote: > On Feb 15, 11:54 pm, Cobra007 <mic...@xiac.com> wrote: > > >...this method was invented long before the scope pocket watch. > > I do agree it is indeed very difficult to place a border line as to > > what is and what is not an invention. Maybe it was easier in Roman > > times as modern day inventions are indeed mainly based on previous > > inventions. But then, even the good old Trebuchet is most likely > > derived from the more ancient Shadoufs.... > >... > > Lets be clear about this - there is very little that's new in the > world and however good we think we are, with billions of other people > around, someone else out there is almost certainly more skilled/ > brighter/better. Even Newton (who was notoriously arrogant) and others > before him understood "nani gigantum humeris insidentes" (something > like "I'm a dwarf but standing on the shoulders of others"). Many have > quoted variants of this, including Einstein... > > Also, this forum is not, contrary to popular belief, the sole > repository of all nixie knowledge on the planet. Nor does it have all > the nixie-related fabricators on the planet. Nor do a lot of the > members choose to publicise what they make. Its disingenuous to claim > originality of an idea without substantiating that, and claiming "No > contest" is not a good defence... > > People - be modest - this is not a land-grab for ideas - its a forum > for the spreading of knowledge and enthusiasm relating to nixies - its > not life or death - its a bit of fun. If you think you thought of or > did something first, just take a moment to reflect and enjoy... > Lighten up! > > Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
