jeron1 wrote: Only an organic life form can produce methane. That is not true! Rocks can fart! CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

FORTRAN, ALGOL, BASIC, PASCAL, FORTH. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

trønderen wrote: Give a programmer of today a program in Lisp, APL, Snobol, Forth ... and he would hardly recognize it as computer program. If you try to present arguments for any not-C-looking language today, you are usually met with a blank stare Reminds me of learning Prolog. The first thing I had to do was forget everything I thought I knew about programming. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

Reminds me of a big company that called me about a network issue and wanted me to come to their office. I went to the office and the receptionist said I couldn't go in, since I wasn't wearing a tie. So I left. A few hours later I got a call asking why I didb't show up, so I explained about the receptionist and made an appointment for the next day and explained, if I make two trips and have to wear an uncomfortable tie, my rate is double."Perhaps you can find someone with a tie a lot cheaper, but I was under the impression that you needed a problem solved, not a tie. So I went back, wearing a tie with my tee shirt and shorts, fixed the problem and billed for two trips and time at double my normalrate CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

Steve Raw wrote: How long will our civilization last? One could argue that our civilization has already lost any semblance of intelligence! CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

We've already given up on intelligence on earth! CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

I was recently pondering this and recalled the best team I once worked with. We were headed by an outgoing salesman-type The team included a fellow who specialized in low level hacking, A chemist who knew Excelinside and out, and I handled all the technical/engineering and artificial intelligence stuff. He would call a meeting to announce that we had a new project. We would inevitably say " "Are you crazy, we can't do that!" He would reply: " too bad, we have a contract, so figure it out!" Then we would put our heads together and figure it out and did it. He knew just enough to be dangerous, but he had assembled a group that could work miracles and we did. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

My undrstanding, possibly flawed, is someone who is a recognized expertin several technical fields. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

I was considerably stronger, but I took a bath. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

Mike Hankey wrote: I'm just starting to learn, still on Twinkle... Whenever I triedtolearn music, I always got interrupted to go tinkle. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

Most of my neighbors have dogs or cats and I've never been tempted to eat them. One previous neighbor had chickens and I was tempted, but one of the cats ate one first. In Venezuela, iguanas were running all over. I was invited for some iguana stew and it was terrific, but I don't know if that counts as a pet. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

, The Art of Doing Twice the Work In Half the Time I usually do half the work in twice the time. Does that count? CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

CPallini wrote: Human bodies could not stand such an acceleration. Well, I guess they'd have to sit down. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

Y eah, it would be for a time. After spending over a decade in a country using meters and kilos, I can handle either system. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

Watch out for cow orkers CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

No, It's just a stall. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

#realJSOP wrote: I don't miss the slow speeds ate all. Smile | :) I hate things that eat my code or my data CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

I've had plenty of math, including differential equations,partial differential equations, 2 years of advanced graduate engineering math, etc. When I look at some of the code I wrote a few years ago, I can conclusively report that math ability has little to do with most programming. CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

I have a grandson who won a robotcs championship with the code he wrote. I'd say he must be a good programmer. We'll see how he does in calculus when he gets tohigh school! CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

charlieg wrote: cut my teeth on FORTRAN, but C and C++ allow string processing to a useful form. Trying to do it in FORTRAN brings tears to my eyes and my hemeroids swell. been there, done that... It still hurts what brain I have left! CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software