The actual definition wasn't that important, just that it obviously wasn't the word I intended.
graywolf wrote: > scintillator > > scintillator (sîn´tl-â´ter) noun > A substance that glows when hit by high-energy particles or photons. > > The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition > copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed > from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution restricted in > accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved. > > P. J. Alling wrote: > >> I really should read these after the spell checker is finished with them >> before I hit send, I have no idea what this word "scintillator" means. >> I must have misspelled scientific quite badly to get that as a suggestion. >> >> P. J. Alling wrote: >> >>> He seems to take the Rule of Thumb, and applies an incomplete >>> understanding of the underlying theory to produce very poor baffelgab, >>> (a science fiction term for complete nonsense dressed up in scintillator >>> or engineering sounding terms). This makes his technical stuff read like >>> particularly poor 1930's Science Fiction. >>> >>> Peter Jordan wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I hope for the sake of your health, that his knowledge of his specialist >>>> subject isn't better than your doctor's! >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> Rebekah wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> How informative. His handwriting is worse than my doctor's! >>>>> >>>>> rg2 >>>>> >>>>> On 9/15/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> He has a "Diffraction page", and I am very afraid. >>>>>> >>>>>> Peter Jordan wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> It's a bit like my dog explaining quantum mechanics. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mtf.htm >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thew most accurate and understandable line in the whole piece? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "MTF is way beyond the scope of this website" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Out of the mouths of babes, sucklings and kenny boy! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Peter >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Remember, it's pillage then burn. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
