.... I can't sleep either. I'm not allowed to, because I'm at work ;-) Funny thing those time-zones. Certainly in combination with groups (in this case the time-nuts) which gather worldwide through the internet!
Regards, Jeroen Bill Hawkins wrote: >Well, stupid may not be the right word. It seems to be human nature >to want to be part of a group that is somehow better than other groups. >That actually had some evolutionary survival value at one time. > >Groups form all the time - religious, political, technical, even >time-nuts. Some of the things they believe do not seem rational. >Audiophiles are just another group, but the membership dues are >kind of high. > >You can also see how the group has been manipulated by predators to >increasing heights of expensive fantasies. There are parallels in >religion and politics. Again, it's human nature. Surely, there's no >one in this group that has bought an expensive instrument just to >keep up with the group. > >I am not now and never have been an audiophile. It just bothers me >when someone writes off complex human behavior with a single epithet. > >Bill Hawkins > >... who can't sleep and probably shouldn't have written this. It is >not an attack on Mr. Kimberly, whose posts have been a fount of >information. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Rob Kimberley >Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 2:15 AM >To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' >Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT: Audiophoolery > >Wow, got to get one!!!! > >:-) > >Rob K > >PS just goes to show how stupid a lot of people are out there in ga ga >land. > > > >_______________________________________________ >time-nuts mailing list >time-nuts@febo.com >https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > > > -- Ing. Jeroen Bastemeijer Delft University of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering Electronic Instrumentation Laboratory Mekelweg 4, Room 13.090 2628 CD Delft The Netherlands Phone: +31.15.27.86542 Fax: +31.15.27.85755 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPS: Lat N52.00002 Lon E4.37157 Alt 46.2m _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts