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Re: What clocks indicate

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J. J. Lodder wrote:
> 
> gharnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Maciej Wozniak wrote:
> > >
> > > is a matter of ergonomy. Not a mater
> > > of some delusional "Law of Nature" invented
> > > by an insane crazie.
> > > You can gedanke/imagine "perfect", "proper",
> > > "correct" clocks perfectly obedient to you.
> > > But you can't enforce your madness on real
> > > clocks. Anyone can check GPS, sorry, poor
> > > halfbrains, you're - simply - not important
> > > enough.
> >
> > The first satellite went up with an accurate clock.
> > It didn't work right.  A switch was thrown to change
> > the timebase to agree with the "insane crazy" -- and
> > lo and behold, it worked.
> >
> > "If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid."
> >  -- Naval Ops Manual
> >
> > Wozzie keeps repeating the same misinformation, hoping
> > for emotional support for his derangement.
> >
> > "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and
> > expecting different results." -- Albert Einstein
> 
> Do you have a real source for Einstein ever having said
> anything like this?
> Beyond the internet forever repeating itself?
> 
> Jan
> (doubting it)


He concludes his letter, ironically: “I am now completely ripe for the insane asylum”  
https://einsteinpapers.press.princeton.edu/vol13-doc/38


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to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, 
and challenge the unchallengeable.

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What clocks indicate Maciej Wozniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2024-05-08 18:05 +0200
  Re: What clocks indicate hitlong@yahoo.com (gharnagel) - 2024-05-08 19:49 +0000
    Re: What clocks indicate Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2024-05-08 13:15 -0700
    Re: What clocks indicate Maciej Wozniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2024-05-08 22:55 +0200
    Re: What clocks indicate nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2024-05-08 23:40 +0200
      Re: What clocks indicate The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2024-05-08 17:14 -0700
        Re: What clocks indicate The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2024-05-09 08:39 -0700
        Re: What clocks indicate nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2024-05-09 20:41 +0200
          Re: What clocks indicate The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2024-05-09 13:07 -0700
            Re: What clocks indicate nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2024-05-10 13:17 +0200
              Re: What clocks indicate The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2024-05-10 10:34 -0700
                Re: What clocks indicate The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2024-05-10 15:49 -0700
                Re: What clocks indicate The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2024-05-10 19:43 -0700
              Re: What clocks indicate hitlong@yahoo.com (gharnagel) - 2024-05-11 13:38 +0000
                Re: What clocks indicate Maciej Wozniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2024-05-11 18:00 +0200
                Re: What clocks indicate nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2024-05-11 21:13 +0200
                Re: What clocks indicate Maciej Wozniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2024-05-11 22:13 +0200
                Re: What clocks indicate The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2024-05-11 13:13 -0700
                Re: What clocks indicate Bruno Gyöngyösi <gru@tf.hu> - 2024-05-11 21:03 +0000
      Re: What clocks indicate Maciej Wozniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2024-05-09 07:24 +0200

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