Hi Guys,
  It looks like the IEEE management drank the 
Kool-Aid of political correctness.  On page 2 
of the most recent issue of the IEEE Signal 
Processing magazine was the following notice:

  "IEEE prohibits discrimination, harassment, 
   and bullying."

Since they're listing prohibitions, I think they 
should add plagiarism, theft, spousal abuse, 
cannibalism, pedophilia, and bacon to their list.

Ha ha, it's interesting to see how smart people 
do silly things.

See Ya',
[-Rick-]

On Jun 27, 4:48 am, Rick Lyons <R...@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>   It looks like the IEEE management drank the
> Kool-Aid of political correctness.  On page 2
> of the most recent issue of the IEEE Signal
> Processing magazine was the following notice:
>
>   "IEEE prohibits discrimination, harassment,
>    and bullying."
>
> Since they're listing prohibitions, I think they
> should add plagiarism, theft, spousal abuse,
> cannibalism, pedophilia, and bacon to their list.
>
> Ha ha, it's interesting to see how smart people
> do silly things.
>
> See Ya',
> [-Rick-]

Did you forget to add residency in Ohio to your list?  :-)

On 6/27/2012 5:48 AM, Rick Lyons wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>    It looks like the IEEE management drank the
> Kool-Aid of political correctness.  On page 2
> of the most recent issue of the IEEE Signal
> Processing magazine was the following notice:
>
>    "IEEE prohibits discrimination, harassment,
>     and bullying."
>
> Since they're listing prohibitions, I think they
> should add plagiarism, theft, spousal abuse,
> cannibalism, pedophilia, and bacon to their list.
>
> Ha ha, it's interesting to see how smart people
> do silly things.

Which smart people? Editors or lawyers?

Jerry
-- 
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
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They should also add a clause that makes sure animals are depicted in a
dignified manner.

I remember a little mid-2000 marketing accident involving a ceiling fan and
a virtual cat that lead to one major company putting this into its "code of
conduct".

Rick Lyons <R...@_BOGUS_ieee.org> writes:

> Hi Guys,
>   It looks like the IEEE management drank the 
> Kool-Aid of political correctness.  

That means that they will soon be urinating on
foundation of common sense.
-- 
Randy Yates
Digital Signal Labs
http://www.digitalsignallabs.com

On 7/1/12 8:02 PM, Randy Yates wrote:
> Rick Lyons<R...@_BOGUS_ieee.org>  writes:
>
>> Hi Guys,
>>    It looks like the IEEE management drank the
>> Kool-Aid of political correctness.
>
> That means that they will soon be urinating on
> foundation of common sense.

:-)

i wonder what would happen if someone were to wire-mesh-clad (like a 
Faraday cage) and wired up the foundation of common sense to 220 VAC 
relative to the ground these Kool-Aid guys are standing on?

it's worth a thought.

-- 

r b-j                  r...@audioimagination.com

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

On Jun 27, 5:48 am, Rick Lyons <R...@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>   It looks like the IEEE management drank the
> Kool-Aid of political correctness.  On page 2
> of the most recent issue of the IEEE Signal
> Processing magazine was the following notice:
>
>   "IEEE prohibits discrimination, harassment,
>    and bullying."
>
> Since they're listing prohibitions, I think they
> should add plagiarism, theft, spousal abuse,
> cannibalism, pedophilia, and bacon to their list.
>
> Ha ha, it's interesting to see how smart people
> do silly things.
>
> See Ya',
> [-Rick-]


It is amusing to see the phrase "drink the Kool Aid" since it is based
on a mistake. When the mayor (Marion Berry) of Washington DC spoke of
drinking the Kool Aid (1987) he was referring to the Jonestown
massacre. However the people of Jonestown drank Flavor Aid. Kool Aid
is more famous than Flavor Aid, so it got the bum wrap.

Clay

robert bristow-johnson <r...@audioimagination.com> wrote:

(snip)
> i wonder what would happen if someone were to wire-mesh-clad (like a 
> Faraday cage) and wired up the foundation of common sense to 220 VAC 
> relative to the ground these Kool-Aid guys are standing on?

Some time ago, I was wondering about UTP ethernet with a 220VAC
common-mode voltage. As I understand it, someone tested it and
it works fine. (Just be careful when unplugging them.)

-- glen

On 7/9/12 2:25 AM, glen herrmannsfeldt wrote:
> robert bristow-johnson<r...@audioimagination.com>  wrote:
>
> (snip)
>> i wonder what would happen if someone were to wire-mesh-clad (like a
>> Faraday cage) and wired up the foundation of common sense to 220 VAC
>> relative to the ground these Kool-Aid guys are standing on?
>
> Some time ago, I was wondering about UTP ethernet with a 220VAC
> common-mode voltage. As I understand it, someone tested it and
> it works fine. (Just be careful when unplugging them.)

can someone pee on it?


-- 

r b-j                  r...@audioimagination.com

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."