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Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars

From	Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars
Date	2024-09-03 15:48 +1000
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On 3/09/2024 2:02 am, john larkin wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Sep 2024 18:23:26 +1000, Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 2/09/2024 2:32 am, john larkin wrote:
>>> On Mon, 2 Sep 2024 01:24:18 +1000, Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2/09/2024 12:27 am, john larkin wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 1 Sep 2024 15:34:13 +1000, Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
>>>>> wrote:

<snip>

>>>> Inventing stuff is fun, but nobody sane does it when they don't have to.
>>>
>>> I never claimed to be sane. Sane is boring. I do claim to design and
>>> sell a lot of electronics.
>>
>> When in fact you evolve and sell a certain amount of electronics for
>> niche markets. Your forays into higher volume markets don't seem to have
>> done well. You are insane enough to think this gives you some kind of
>> authority.
> 
> I mostly like to design electronics because it's fun and keeps me
> amused. Better than having a real job. People buying it is a nice side
> effect and pays for test equipment and snacks.
> 
> Don't you think designing electronics is amusing? I guess not.

It's certainly fascinating. Having to toss out lots of solutions and 
start over isn't remotely amusing, but that's what it takes to get to a 
good design.

It has a lot in common with playing colossal cave

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Cave_Adventure

though with a computer game you can be confident that there is a 
solution, while in real life you may find that you need to move the 
goal-posts, or adjust the client's ambitions.

-- 
Bill Sloman, Sydney

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OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2024-08-30 11:13 +0000
  Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-08-30 07:34 -0700
    Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-08-31 01:23 +1000
      Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jl@650pot.com> - 2024-08-30 10:10 -0700
        Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-08-31 16:17 +1000
          Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-08-31 07:18 -0700
            Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-09-01 02:37 +1000
              Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-08-31 12:31 -0700
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> - 2024-08-31 22:52 +0200
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-08-31 16:32 -0700
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> - 2024-09-01 20:37 +0200
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-09-01 11:49 -0700
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-09-01 15:34 +1000
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-09-01 07:27 -0700
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-09-02 01:24 +1000
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-09-01 09:32 -0700
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-09-02 18:23 +1000
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-09-02 09:02 -0700
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-09-03 15:48 +1000
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-09-04 07:58 -0700
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-09-05 15:58 +1000
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech> - 2024-09-05 07:19 -0700
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-09-06 21:52 +1000
                Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2024-09-05 15:59 +1000
    Re: OT: sound speed depends on frequency on mars Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2024-08-31 07:31 +0000

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