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   XPost: comp.sys.cbm   
   From: sgillettnospam@diespammergte.net   
      
   "Dragos"  wrote ...   
      
   > Ugh, the old I have a piece of paper argument.....   
      
   I remember something from 1961-62.  I attended a 22 week course at the US   
   Navy's Aviation Electrician school.  There was a reservist in our class who   
   had a BS in Electrical Engineering.  It used to piss him off to no end that a   
   high school dropout in the same class would consistently score better on the   
   weekly exam than he did... and that his piece of paper did not impress   
   anyone.    ;-)   
      
   > I think someone who can demonstrate skill on her level DOES understand   
   > the underlying principles and therefore is as knowledgeable as an   
   > engineering graduate.  But go ahead and nitpick, lets not forget the   
   > colors are wrong on the DTV....   
      
   IIRC, previous discussions about the DTV colors came to the conclusion that   
   the color problem was not Jeri's fault.  Some idiot at the facility in China   
   where the DTV was manufactured used the wrong resistors in the production of   
   the device.   
      
   > Working for myself affords me the luxury of laughing at those who have   
   > paper requirements.....   
      
   Yes, their jealousy toward those who are just as successful _without_ the   
   almighty paper is somewhat comical.    :-)   
   --   
   Best regards,   
      
   Sam Gillett   
      
   Change is inevitable,   
   except from vending machines!   
      
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