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Re: Gone awfully quiet!

From Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
Subject Re: Gone awfully quiet!
Date 2025-10-17 13:40 -0700
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On 10/17/25 12:12 PM, ehsjr wrote:
> On 10/17/2025 12:21 PM, Joerg wrote:
>> On 10/15/25 11:27 AM, ehsjr wrote:
>>> On 10/15/2025 10:33 AM, john larkin wrote:

>>>> and make a lot more money.
>>>
>>> Per unit time.
>>>
>>
>> And that's the beauty. They don't suck you into endless boring 
>> meetings because the "taxi meter" would keep ticking during those. 
>> Meaning you can work on other client's stuff that time. Or do a 
>> mountain bike trip.
>>
> 
> Yup!  Sometimes the value of that mountain bike trip far exceeds
> any reasonable dollar amount - maybe even any dollar amount.
> 

I volunteer a bit in care homes, visiting people who are lonely. 
Sometimes folks work and work and work, well past retirement age. Then 
one day the usually sedentary lifestyle that comes with it takes 
revenge. They have accrued a ton of money but by then some important 
parts of their body have given out. No more fun, just waiting for the end.

-- 
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

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Gone awfully quiet! Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com> - 2025-10-05 17:54 +0100
  Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-05 10:42 -0700
    Re: Gone awfully quiet! Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2025-10-05 21:49 +0000
      Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-05 14:59 -0700
      Re: Gone awfully quiet! Buzz McCool <buzz_mccool@yahoo.com> - 2025-10-07 10:54 -0700
        Re: Gone awfully quiet! Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2025-10-07 20:42 +0200
      Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-09 15:16 +1100
    Re: Gone awfully quiet! Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com> - 2025-10-05 22:58 +0100
    Re: Gone awfully quiet! Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> - 2025-10-14 22:24 -0700
      Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-15 07:33 -0700
        Re: Gone awfully quiet! ehsjr <ehsjr@verizon.net> - 2025-10-15 14:27 -0400
          Re: Gone awfully quiet! Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> - 2025-10-17 09:21 -0700
            Re: Gone awfully quiet! ehsjr <ehsjr@verizon.net> - 2025-10-17 15:12 -0400
              Re: Gone awfully quiet! Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> - 2025-10-17 13:40 -0700
  Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-05 15:42 -0400
    Re: Gone awfully quiet! Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-10-05 13:55 -0700
      Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-05 17:28 -0400
        Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-05 15:06 -0700
          Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-05 18:29 -0400
          Re: Gone awfully quiet! bitrex <user@example.net> - 2025-10-06 02:08 -0400
        Re: Gone awfully quiet! Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-10-05 19:24 -0700
          Re: Gone awfully quiet! Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-10-05 20:01 -0700
          Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-06 15:04 -0400
            Re: Gone awfully quiet! Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-10-06 14:21 -0700
              Re: Gone awfully quiet! Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-10-06 17:38 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-06 23:49 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-10-06 21:11 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-10-11 13:02 +0100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-10-11 09:56 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-11 10:06 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-12 22:31 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-12 10:25 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-13 03:01 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-12 12:35 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-13 18:51 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-13 12:26 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-14 17:17 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 10:02 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-15 03:23 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 14:02 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-15 17:10 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 11:27 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-16 16:52 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-14 07:13 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> - 2025-10-14 17:33 +0200
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-14 09:26 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-15 17:41 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! bitrex <user@example.net> - 2025-10-18 12:43 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-18 11:25 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-19 18:02 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-19 07:52 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-20 18:06 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! bitrex <user@example.net> - 2025-10-18 12:46 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-15 03:38 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-12 10:13 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-13 20:10 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-13 07:41 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-13 09:01 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-14 16:43 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-14 07:16 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-16 00:03 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-15 07:48 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-16 17:02 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-16 10:19 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-18 17:45 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-18 07:46 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! bitrex <user@example.net> - 2025-10-18 16:39 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-18 13:49 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! bitrex <user@example.net> - 2025-10-18 17:23 -0400
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-19 18:34 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2025-10-19 10:34 +0100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-19 07:57 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-20 03:56 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Cursitor Doom <cd6699@notformail.com> - 2025-10-26 09:27 +0000
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2025-10-26 11:24 +0000
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-14 03:53 +1100
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-13 19:29 -0700
                Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-14 16:27 +1100
          Re: Gone awfully quiet! albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2025-10-11 00:36 +0200
            Re: Gone awfully quiet! Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2025-10-10 16:19 -0700
    Re: Gone awfully quiet! Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com> - 2025-10-05 22:42 +0100
      Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-06 16:53 +1100
    Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-06 16:24 +1100
      Re: Gone awfully quiet! john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-06 08:06 -0700
        Re: Gone awfully quiet! Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2025-10-07 15:46 +1100

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