On Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:33:33 -0500, rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:>On 1/30/2013 9:29 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: >> dp wrote: >> [*SNIP*] >>> >>> Well CAE is not so bad a choice, many of us use and/or have used >>> ADCs. I can think of a few people at SED who might have knowledge >>> and are not on CAE but well, for someone not familiar with the >>> atmosphere there the first contact may be somewhat hmmm... puzzling, >>> let's say :-). >> >> snicker >> r u implying no annoying posters here ??? > >This reminds me of a Yahoo group a friend was reading regarding some >stock. He made a post saying he was new to the group and asked what >people thought of that stock. He got a bunch of responses about his >intelligence level, his presumed ethnic origins and parentage along with >a few just plain rude remarks. Then someone posted asking "How do you >like our welcome wagon?" lol > >-- > >RickI'm part of an auto-racing site where the general membership refer to themselves as "The League of Extraordinary Assholes". Newbies are treated harshly (yay, mercilessly) for any mis-step or rule violation or unsupported assertion. The idea being that it's a self-policing culture where only people who can push aside that sort of treatment or understand the motivation will remain. Eric Jacobsen Anchor Hill Communications http://www.anchorhill.com
Analog-to-digital converter discussion groups?
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:36:46 -0600, Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.please> wrote:>On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:17:56 -0500, rickman wrote: > >> Many folks there >> would rather call you names and insult your ancestry than offer one bit >> of help, not to mention all the egos being massaged. > >Many folks there are willing to help quite a bit, but get tired when some >tyro who couldn't engineer his way out of a paper bag gets all huffy when >he doesn't hear the answers he wants to.That happens here, too.>-- >Tim Wescott >Control system and signal processing consulting >www.wescottdesign.comEric Jacobsen Anchor Hill Communications http://www.anchorhill.com
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On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:37:36 GMT, eric.jacobsen@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote:>On Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:33:33 -0500, rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote: > >>On 1/30/2013 9:29 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: >>> dp wrote: >>> [*SNIP*] >>>> >>>> Well CAE is not so bad a choice, many of us use and/or have used >>>> ADCs. I can think of a few people at SED who might have knowledge >>>> and are not on CAE but well, for someone not familiar with the >>>> atmosphere there the first contact may be somewhat hmmm... puzzling, >>>> let's say :-). >>> >>> snicker >>> r u implying no annoying posters here ??? >> >>This reminds me of a Yahoo group a friend was reading regarding some >>stock. He made a post saying he was new to the group and asked what >>people thought of that stock. He got a bunch of responses about his >>intelligence level, his presumed ethnic origins and parentage along with >>a few just plain rude remarks. Then someone posted asking "How do you >>like our welcome wagon?" lol >> >>-- >> >>Rick > >I'm part of an auto-racing site where the general membership refer to >themselves as "The League of Extraordinary Assholes". Newbies are >treated harshly (yay, mercilessly) for any mis-step or rule violation >or unsupported assertion. The idea being that it's a self-policing >culture where only people who can push aside that sort of treatment or >understand the motivation will remain.BTW, my comments above do not condone such treatment, just report that they exist elsewhere. I think it's not a great way to do things in most cases. Eric Jacobsen Anchor Hill Communications http://www.anchorhill.com
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On Feb 8, 4:58�pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote:> On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:37:36 GMT, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric > > > > > > > > > > Jacobsen) wrote: > >On Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:33:33 -0500, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>On 1/30/2013 9:29 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>> dp wrote: > >>> [*SNIP*] > > >>>> Well CAE is not so bad a choice, many of us use and/or have used > >>>> ADCs. I can think of a few people at SED who might have knowledge > >>>> and are not on CAE but well, for someone not familiar with the > >>>> atmosphere there the first contact may be somewhat hmmm... puzzling, > >>>> let's say :-). > > >>> snicker > >>> r u implying no annoying posters here ??? > > >>This reminds me of a Yahoo group a friend was reading regarding some > >>stock. �He made a post saying he was new to the group and asked what > >>people thought of that stock. �He got a bunch of responses about his > >>intelligence level, his presumed ethnic origins and parentage along with > >>a few just plain rude remarks. �Then someone posted asking "How do you > >>like our welcome wagon?" lol > > >>-- > > >>Rick > > >I'm part of an auto-racing site where the general membership refer to > >themselves as "The League of Extraordinary Assholes". � Newbies are > >treated harshly (yay, mercilessly) for any mis-step or rule violation > >or unsupported assertion. �The idea being that it's a self-policing > >culture where only people who can push aside that sort of treatment or > >understand the motivation will remain. > > BTW, my comments above do not condone such treatment, just report that > they exist elsewhere. � I think it's not a great way to do things in > most cases. > > Eric Jacobsen > Anchor Hill Communicationshttp://www.anchorhill.comDo you think this comment will enhance or hurt your reputation here?
Reply by ●February 8, 20132013-02-08
On Fri, 8 Feb 2013 14:41:45 -0800 (PST), brent <bulegoge@columbus.rr.com> wrote:>On Feb 8, 4:58=A0pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote: >> On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:37:36 GMT, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Jacobsen) wrote: >> >On Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:33:33 -0500, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>On 1/30/2013 9:29 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: >> >>> dp wrote: >> >>> [*SNIP*] >> >> >>>> Well CAE is not so bad a choice, many of us use and/or have used >> >>>> ADCs. I can think of a few people at SED who might have knowledge >> >>>> and are not on CAE but well, for someone not familiar with the >> >>>> atmosphere there the first contact may be somewhat hmmm... puzzling, >> >>>> let's say :-). >> >> >>> snicker >> >>> r u implying no annoying posters here ??? >> >> >>This reminds me of a Yahoo group a friend was reading regarding some >> >>stock. =A0He made a post saying he was new to the group and asked what >> >>people thought of that stock. =A0He got a bunch of responses about his >> >>intelligence level, his presumed ethnic origins and parentage along wit= >h >> >>a few just plain rude remarks. =A0Then someone posted asking "How do yo= >u >> >>like our welcome wagon?" lol >> >> >>-- >> >> >>Rick >> >> >I'm part of an auto-racing site where the general membership refer to >> >themselves as "The League of Extraordinary Assholes". =A0 Newbies are >> >treated harshly (yay, mercilessly) for any mis-step or rule violation >> >or unsupported assertion. =A0The idea being that it's a self-policing >> >culture where only people who can push aside that sort of treatment or >> >understand the motivation will remain. >> >> BTW, my comments above do not condone such treatment, just report that >> they exist elsewhere. =A0 I think it's not a great way to do things in >> most cases. >> >> Eric Jacobsen >> Anchor Hill Communicationshttp://www.anchorhill.com > >Do you think this comment will enhance or hurt your reputation here?That's up to whoever reads it. I do hope that it reduces the chances that anyone thinks that being hard on newbies here is a good idea. Eric Jacobsen Anchor Hill Communications http://www.anchorhill.com
