hehehe... Robert, welcome to the Baghdad Bob's of the Brin list club! Your membership was accepted! Dues are waived.
Chad (who is top posting out of spite!) >-----Original Message----- >From: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:35 PM >To: Killer Bs Discussion >Subject: Re: Spider space elevator? (was: US-based missiles >tohaveglobalreach) > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:23 PM >Subject: Re: Spider space elevator? (was: US-based missiles >tohaveglobalreach) > > >> On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 07:37:35PM -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote: >> >> > Pretty much what I said in the last post. The biggest difference >> > between us is that you seem to take all this discussion very very >> > seriously as if your self esteem was at stake. I suppose thats why >> > you seem to want to turn various discussions into "one-ups-manship" >> > pissing matches. >> >> Rob, I said I was done with your part of this thread, but >this is rather >> a different subject and I wanted to let you know why I will >be ignoring >> any of your posts about technical subjects in the future. > >Why do you think that anyone would care if you don't feel like >talking about >a particular subject with them? > >I thought that kind of self-importance only grew near tulips. ><G> > >> >> Yes, I take technical subjects very seriously. > >Sooooo.....elevators and bungee cords are technical subjects. > >> I do not like to see >> incorrect statements about scientific subjects, nor do I like to see >> quantitative or well-supported arguments contradicted by >ambiguities or >> arm-waving (they should be contradicted by other quantitative methods >> or by other well-supported arguments). >>You, on the other hand, appear >> to make technical statements off-the-cuff without careful >consideration >> of whether they are correct or relevant. > >Recall Erik that you ignored completely the existence of the elevator >control system and never addressed it. Then you give stats for >all steel >cable when the cables used by elevators have a manila rope core. >So much for your well supported arguments........ > >> And then you get upset when > >No, not at all. Its just a mailing list. I hang out with my >friends here and >talk to them or listen. Its not that big a deal. (Unlike some >other events >in the past that did have me upset.) Don't read to much into >it. As far as >I'm concerned we are talking about ......stuff. > >> you get called on them, saying that the discussion is too serious and >> is being made into a "pissing match". > >Serious discussion is fine by me, I was pointing at serious >confrontational >tactics and aggressive behavior. I hope thats clearer. > >>Whatever you want to call it, >> the important thing in a technical discussion is that the correct >> information is conveyed. Unfortunately, I think that in almost every >> technical discussion we have had, save one, you have obfuscated the >> issues rather than clarified them, and I would rather spend my time >> learning than participating in such useless discussions. > >I'm sorry you feel that way. I will agree that there is some lack of >communication going on or that we are not listening well. But >I am trying, >and I would hope that you would give me the benefit of the >doubt when such >matters arise. > > >> >> So, that is why I will be ignoring your posts on technical matters in >> the future. Now I really am done with your part of this thread. >> > >If that's how you feel Erik then I will be OK with that. >I sense some sort of antagonism from you that I don't feel >myself (towards >you) and I wonder if I have done something that has offended >you and made >you dislike me. It seems to me that you don't have much in the way of >respect for me and I wonder why. >For all I know everyone here thinks I'm a nutcase, but are too >polite to say >so. > >xponent >Wondring Aloud Maru >rob > > >_______________________________________________ >http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
