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Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get?

From	Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get?
Date	2017-03-16 12:52 +0000
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On 15/03/2017 16:36, rickman wrote:
> On 3/15/2017 8:46 AM, tabbypurr@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 14 March 2017 23:57:20 UTC, rickman  wrote:
>>> On 3/13/2017 3:23 PM, oldschool@tubes.com wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 13 Mar 2017 09:27:50 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>
>>>> Thanks to all who replied. I read that WIkipedia article, which
>>>> explained what these things are, (even though that article was like
>>>> reading a legal manual).
>>>
>>> Wikipedia often is written by those with a certain level of elitism
>>> rather than an interest in explaining topics to all who wish to learn.
>>> It is not uncommon for a technical article to be written at such a high
>>> level that a reader needs much more than just a casual understanding of
>>> the topic.
>>>
>>> In my opinion, this is one of the ways Wikipedia has failed.
>>
>> Surely that beats a dumbed down retardopedia. Some topics just aren't
>> that simple. There's always the simple-wiki articles aimed more at
>> children. Wiki has its problems, but I'm not convinced that is one of
>> them.
>
> I may not be an expert in various areas of electronics and computers,
> but I am far from a novice.  There are various electronics related pages
> on Wikipedia that I can't read without going to the references and
> studying.  That is ridiculous.

Why do you think it is ridiculous. If you dip into a book chosen at 
random and find a complicated equation that describes reality it isn't 
the fault of the book that you don't understand what is written there.

> When only the experts in a field can even read and understand an
> encyclopedia entry I'm not sure that's any better than a "retardopedia".
>   It essentially becomes the same thing, a web page that conveys very
> little information to very few people.

It requires you to actually work at reading the more complex content by 
looking up the references. I find that in the technical sphere there is 
little to criticise in Wiki there are usually decent references both to 
prior art and more basic information with the core article usually 
written at about the same level as a university textbook. A few links 
are broken at any given time but Wayback will often still get them.

The same is not true for Wiki entries about politicians and public 
figures which variously get hacked by zealots to say completely insane 
things at times.

> I think the editors end up being full of themselves trying to be
> "expert" or "professional".  In the end they become irrelevant.

Why do you want to denigrate experts at every opportunity?
They are freely sharing their knowledge for the public good.

If you don't like what they have written you are not forced to use it.

-- 
Regards,
Martin Brown

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Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? oldschool@tubes.com - 2017-03-13 02:26 -0600
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Colin Horsley <horsley-spam@westnet.com.au> - 2017-03-13 20:20 +1100
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-13 02:20 -0700
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-03-13 09:32 +0000
    Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-03-14 09:22 +0000
      Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 03:11 -0700
      Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-14 06:58 -0700
        Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-03-15 12:10 +0000
          Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 05:39 -0700
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 17:41 -0700
              Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 19:13 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 19:23 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 19:32 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 19:44 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 21:00 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 22:09 -0700
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-03-16 10:09 +0000
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? "David Eather" <eather@tpg.com.au> - 2017-03-17 13:56 +1000
              Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-16 22:44 -0700
              Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-17 02:35 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-03-17 11:28 +0000
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-17 11:10 -0400
          Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-03-15 07:13 -0700
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146@earthlink.net> - 2017-03-13 10:13 -0400
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? "dcaster@krl.org" <dcaster@krl.org> - 2017-03-13 09:09 -0700
    Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-03-13 18:59 +0000
      Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 19:43 -0400
        Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-14 20:50 -0400
          Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? "dcaster@krl.org" <dcaster@krl.org> - 2017-03-14 18:34 -0700
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-14 21:48 -0400
          Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 05:43 -0700
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? "dcaster@krl.org" <dcaster@krl.org> - 2017-03-15 07:30 -0700
              Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 11:36 -0700
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 17:46 -0700
              Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 19:15 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 19:26 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 19:45 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 20:15 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 21:05 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 22:24 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-16 10:07 -0700
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-16 14:06 -0400
                Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-16 15:37 -0700
    Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-13 17:43 -0700
      Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? "dcaster@krl.org" <dcaster@krl.org> - 2017-03-14 06:46 -0700
        Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-14 07:01 -0700
          Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? "dcaster@krl.org" <dcaster@krl.org> - 2017-03-14 08:51 -0700
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-03-14 11:13 -0500
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-14 16:20 -0700
        Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 17:47 -0700
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2017-03-13 09:27 -0700
    Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? oldschool@tubes.com - 2017-03-13 14:23 -0500
      Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146@earthlink.net> - 2017-03-13 16:28 -0400
      Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 19:57 -0400
        Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 05:46 -0700
          Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 12:36 -0400
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 11:38 -0700
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-03-16 12:52 +0000
              Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-16 12:53 -0400
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-03-13 13:43 -0500
    Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-03-13 14:01 -0500
    Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? oldschool@tubes.com - 2017-03-13 14:33 -0500
      Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-03-13 14:51 -0500
      Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 20:02 -0400
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? "Benderthe.evilrobot" <Benderthe.evilrobot@virginmedia.com> - 2017-03-13 21:15 +0000
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 14:31 -0400
    Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 17:23 -0700
      Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 20:52 -0400
        Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 18:24 -0700
          Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 23:26 -0400
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 13:06 -0700
              Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 16:24 -0400
        Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-03-15 02:21 +0000
          Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-03-15 07:24 -0500
            Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 12:38 -0400
    Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 17:53 -0700
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Bill Beaty <billb@eskimo.com> - 2017-03-16 14:04 -0700
  Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? DemonicTubes <tlackie@gmail.com> - 2017-03-17 08:55 -0700
    Re: Audio Generator or Function Generator? Which to get? Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-03-17 16:10 +0000

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