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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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