Bret Cahill is a troll, and to maintain a decent S/N ratio on comp.dsp, we need to stop engaging him.

On 4/12/2012 1:41 PM, robert bristow-johnson wrote:
> On 4/12/12 1:12 PM, Tim Wescott wrote:
>>
>> Vladimir often did have solid positive contributions, when he wasn't
>> trying to net-cop honest beginners away from the group.
>
> that's a very good way to put it, Tim. that's about exactly how i thunk
> about it.

I would have written a lot of what Vlad wrote if I hadn't been drilled 
in "Keep quiet if you have nothing nice to say" when I was little. I 
don't mind naive questions, but questions like "What's the best way to 
clear mosquitoes with an Akkar Model 300 Master Mag 12-Gauge Shotgun? 
show a lack of thought that taxes my patience. I hope Vlad is just busy.

Jerry
-- 
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
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On Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:57:16 PM UTC-7, Jerry Avins wrote:
...
> I would have written a lot of what Vlad wrote if I hadn't been drilled 
> in "Keep quiet if you have nothing nice to say" when I was little. I 
> don't mind naive questions, but questions like "What's the best way to 
> clear mosquitoes with an Akkar Model 300 Master Mag 12-Gauge Shotgun? 
> show a lack of thought that taxes my patience. I hope Vlad is just busy.
> 
> Jerry

Vlad was
1) experienced in DSP implementation
2) knowledgeable about DSP applications
3) capable of concise technical communication about DSP
and
4) rude.

This new person has only shown 4) in common.

Dale B. Dalrymple

full ACK from my side.

anyone with a lot of spare time to moderate the group? aaaarffh! :-)
 
> As far as using maintaining SNR as a justification for anything on
> this group we gave that up long ago wrt VV.   I guess Bret is filling
> in for him now.
>  
> Eric Jacobsen
> Anchor Hill Communications
> www.anchorhill.com

Since this is human behavior, I might be able to add something
worthwhile.
Rude is just an aspect of human behavior. It is a sign of weakness or
ignorance. It lessons the value of whatever the speaker has to offer.
It is noise. Whatever you mine, there is some kind of dross to be
discarded. Knowledge and information are end products of what we all
seek here. Rude is noise to be eliminated. You guys (and gals) know
better than I about noise. I am the student here. It doesn't bother me
and it shouldn't bother others. 

If you choose to ponder it further I suggest you Google:
Law of the Garbage Truck
and Serenity Prayer. 


On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:27:07 -0700 (PDT), dbd <dbd@ieee.org> wrote:

>On Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:57:16 PM UTC-7, Jerry Avins wrote:
>...
>> I would have written a lot of what Vlad wrote if I hadn't been drilled 
>> in "Keep quiet if you have nothing nice to say" when I was little. I 
>> don't mind naive questions, but questions like "What's the best way to 
>> clear mosquitoes with an Akkar Model 300 Master Mag 12-Gauge Shotgun? 
>> show a lack of thought that taxes my patience. I hope Vlad is just busy.
>> 
>> Jerry
>
>Vlad was
>1) experienced in DSP implementation
>2) knowledgeable about DSP applications
>3) capable of concise technical communication about DSP
>and
>4) rude.
>
>This new person has only shown 4) in common.
>
>Dale B. Dalrymple
John Ferrell W8CCW

On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:49:28 GMT, eric.jacobsen@ieee.org (Eric
Jacobsen) wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:41:07 -0400, robert bristow-johnson
><rbj@audioimagination.com> wrote:
>
>>On 4/12/12 1:12 PM, Tim Wescott wrote:
>>>
>>> Vladimir often did have solid positive contributions, when he wasn't
>>> trying to net-cop honest beginners away from the group.
>>
>>that's a very good way to put it, Tim.  that's about exactly how i thunk 
>>about it.
>>
>
>I think many here would agree with it.   Still, it doesn't matter how
>honored a guest may be at a party all anybody is going to remember is
>that they wouldn't stop crapping in the punch bowl.

Ha ha.

[-Rick-]