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Re: Another Word For Linear?

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On 3/30/2017 00:52, Don Y wrote:
> On 3/29/2017 10:45 PM, Larry Sheldon wrote:
>> On 3/29/2017 21:22, Don Y wrote:
>>> On 3/29/2017 6:38 PM, nuny@bid.nes wrote:
>>>> Suppose someone comes to you with a piece of audio gear with a volume
>>>> knob
>>>> with all its response at one end. You immediately know that some idiot
>>>> subbed a linear pot for a log pot (or vice versa depending on the
>>>> circuit).
>>>>
>>>> While trying to explain the cause and your solution, how do you
>>>> describe it?
>>>> I'm looking for colloquial terms your average idiot in the street will
>>>> grasp intuitively.
>>>>
>>>> "The new control will operate more smoothly."
>>>>
>>>> "...proportionately."
>>>>
>>>> "...evenly."
>>>
>>> "A more even (uniform?) response"
>>
>> Somewhere between "wrong" and "meaningless".  The linear pot gives a
>> "more even
>> (uniform?) response" of resistance change per degree of rotation than
>> a log
>> pot--that IS the problem.
>>
>> You do not WANT a "more even (uniform?) response", you want a response
>> that
>> matches (more closely) the human ear response.
>
> No.  You want a term that "your average street idiot will grasp
> intuitively".
> Presumably, without resorting to graphs and verbose examples.
>
> (Do you think the "average street idiot" understands how *he* perceives
> sound?)

My generalized belief (valid here) is that most people are not as stupid 
as most subject-matter-specific geeks wish they were.

In the instant case "somebody installed the wrong part here.  Replacing 
it with the correct part should fix the problem." is correct, to the 
point, and probably sufficient.  (The possible follow on question 
"what's wrong with it?" can be pursued factually as well.)

No bullshit, no Politically Correct, no unwarranted overbearing eye 
rolling, ...



-- 
quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
-- Juvenal

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Another Word For Linear? "nuny@bid.nes" <alien8752@gmail.com> - 2017-03-29 18:38 -0700
  Re: Another Word For Linear? eacaws@gmail.com - 2017-03-29 18:48 -0700
  Re: Another Word For Linear? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-03-29 18:50 -0700
  Re: Another Word For Linear? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-29 19:22 -0700
    Re: Another Word For Linear? Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2017-03-30 00:45 -0500
      Re: Another Word For Linear? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-29 22:52 -0700
        Re: Another Word For Linear? Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2017-03-30 02:48 -0500
          Re: Another Word For Linear? bulegoge@columbus.rr.com - 2017-03-30 10:37 -0700
          Re: Another Word For Linear? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-30 12:47 -0700
            Re: Another Word For Linear? gray_wolf <g_wolf@nospam.com> - 2017-03-30 19:31 -0500
              Re: Another Word For Linear? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-30 18:19 -0700
            Re: Another Word For Linear? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-04-03 15:03 -0700
              Re: Another Word For Linear? krw@notreal.com - 2017-04-03 20:39 -0400
                Re: Another Word For Linear? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-04-05 11:03 -0700
  Re: Another Word For Linear? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-29 20:03 -0700
    Re: Another Word For Linear? Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2017-03-29 22:17 -0500
    Re: Another Word For Linear? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-03-29 15:26 +1100
      Re: Another Word For Linear? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-29 21:30 -0700
  Re: Another Word For Linear? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-03-30 00:16 -0400
    Re: Another Word For Linear? BM2335 <BM265@DMM.com.au> - 2017-03-30 12:18 +0800
    Re: Another Word For Linear? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-03-29 15:56 +1100
      Re: Another Word For Linear? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-03-30 01:13 -0400
    Re: Another Word For Linear? krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-30 20:47 -0400
  Re: Another Word For Linear? Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2017-03-29 22:34 -0700
    Re: Another Word For Linear? Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2017-03-30 00:48 -0500
    Re: Another Word For Linear? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-30 00:06 -0700
  Re: Another Word For Linear? Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2017-03-30 00:39 -0500
  Re: Another Word For Linear? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-03-30 08:14 +0100
  Re: Another Word For Linear? djlocher56@gmail.com - 2017-03-30 04:41 -0700
  Re: Another Word For Linear? Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2017-03-30 16:47 -0500
    Re: Another Word For Linear? Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2017-03-30 17:03 -0700
    Re: Another Word For Linear? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-30 17:20 -0700
  Re: Another Word For Linear? John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com> - 2017-03-30 19:23 -0500
  Re: Another Word For Linear? "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-03 00:33 -0400

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