> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Had > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:49 AM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Accurate 1 pps signals > > > I'm somewhat surprised that this thread has not caused that other term > for exceptionally fine measurement to crop up; the RCH > > >
Ahem.. That was but one of the earthier terms I alluded to, but "common decency and state law require..." I used to work in the entertainment industry in Hollywood doing physical special effects. That group of folks seems to have a particularly rich and varied slang and jargon vocabulary, especially for relative quantitative terms, size, movement, mass among them. Probably because no one really starts out in that industry, but almost always they start doing something else, and wind up doing it, bringing their peculiar regional and craft-related terms with them. And the heritage from theater adds to it: we don't need no stinkin' engineering, we are artists, and we make up our own words for things that the rest of the civilized world calls something else.. casting off the evil work-a-day hegemony that would restrict the freedom of our ideas. Great group of folks to work with, loads of fun, but definitely a different world. Where else can you live and work in what is essentially a medieval feudal society? (They're called Screen Actors *Guild* and the Directors *Guild* and the Writers *Guild* for a reason..) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
