Ezra: Don't give me too much credit on the science side. I dropped out of Imperial College, London University, after one year of a three-year honors physics course (physics and mathematics in the first year, then physics only [with some still-higher mathematics thrown in] for the two years I wasn't there]). Bill Hooper and Gene Mechtly, on the other hand, have advanced degrees.
Now, on the computer front, things are a little different. I started as a junior programmer in late 1958. Less than eleven years later, I was a Fellow of the British Computer Society (even though I left Britain in 1957). You already know all that, though, from the time we had lunch around a decade ago. Incidentally, I paid the fee for life membership about three years ago, so I'll be able to use FBCS, CITP after my name until I finally hand in my dinner pail (i.e., when I get shot in bed, at the age of 99, by a jealous husband). It helped that the life membership fee diminishes considerably as one gets older (which it obviously should). So, I try to stick to my knitting and let Gene and Bill stick to theirs (although I do know somewhat more about physics than most other non-physicists). As you know, I'm a stickler for adherence to standards and a pretty good writer (with a book that won an award that was unfortunately no help in selling it to the masses). Well, it's time to stop blowing my own trumpet. Bill Potts Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:43 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40098] RE: Senior Moments Well, I'm 57 and I wish I knew and understood half the technical and science stuff you guys do. So, this list is an educational experience for me on many fronts! Ezra -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Gene: > > I replied to your separate private message on this topic. However, for > the benefit of others, we're all in our seventies, with Gene having > some seniority over Bill Hooper and me. (Bill's a couple of months > younger than I > am.) > > Bill Potts > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 09:55 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:40089] Senior Moments > > Bill, > > Thanks for your expression of confidence! I recently fell off a > ladder, and was knocked to the ground by one of my daughter's horses > rushing to a feed bucket. I suffered mild concussions in both > accidents, and have developed balance problems. I am thinking of getting a neurology examination. > I am having more frequent senior moments, and suspect that you and I > and Bill Hooper are not much different in age. > > Gene. > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:15:54 -0800 > >From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [USMA:40084] Re: Stuart & Sons Pianos > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > > >Neither of you should actually quit. > > > >Your recent senior moments notwithstanding (and I have them too), you > >both make very valuable contributions to this list. > > > >Bill Potts > >Roseville, CA > >http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >
