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On Oct 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM, CrudeSausage wrote in
6ad9423f$1$36893$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:
> On 2026-10-21 6:04 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
>> On 10/21/26 3:36 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>> On 2026-10-21 3:22 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
<snip 87 lines>
>>>
>>> Absolutely. I can easily demonstrate this by contrasting with my
>>> wife. She is knowledgeable about everything in her field and is not
>>> likely to make a single mistake when applying her knowledge.
>>> However, when it comes to transferring her knowledge to others, she
>>> has no patience and expects people to read whatever material she
>>> sends and remember everything, re-reading what was written if there
>>> are any doubts. In my case, I have way too much patience, and try to
>>> find tricks and patterns that can make tasks easier because I
>>> routinely try to put myself in the shoes of the learner.
>>> Transferring knowledge comes easily, but don't ask me to write a
>>> full manual about everything.
>>>
>> Which is EXACTLY why I was never a excellent college instructor.
> 
> To be honest, at the college level, those kids better be ready to read
> the manual before getting to class because nobody is going to hold
> their hand. If you're the kind of guy who doesn't want to simplify
> instructions but are wonderful at providing tons of detail, college is
> a lot of fun to teach.

Ask me the time and I will tell you the history of time measuring and
show you how to make a clock. Pausing to show you a cool sundial on the
way.

-- 
It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at
peace with you.

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Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 11:22 -0400
  Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 10:27 -0700
    Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 16:01 -0400
      Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:23 -0700
        Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 07:16 -0400
          Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 10:15 -0700
  Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 15:59 -0400
    Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:24 -0700
      Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:27 -0400
        Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 19:30 -0400
          Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:52 -0400
            Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 21:16 -0400
              Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:32 -0700
              Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 21:59 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 22:26 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 08:10 -0400
        Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:50 -0400
        Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 17:10 -0700
          Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 06:49 -0400
            Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 09:22 -0700
              Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-16 14:38 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-16 12:39 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 09:15 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 11:31 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 15:22 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 12:27 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 15:36 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 12:47 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 18:04 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 15:34 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 18:52 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 16:36 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 12:35 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 18:02 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 15:30 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 16:48 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 08:10 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-22 08:54 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 09:23 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-22 13:33 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 16:47 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-22 14:18 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 16:14 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-23 05:22 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-23 08:28 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-23 06:44 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-23 05:24 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-23 06:44 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 09:15 -0400
  Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 11:53 -0400
    Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 12:16 -0400

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