From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 11/25/2025 9:12 PM, Alan wrote:   
   > On 2025-11-25 17:45, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >> On 11/25/2025 3:09 PM, -hh wrote:   
   >>> On 11/25/25 14:52, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>>> On 11/17/2025 1:44 PM, -hh wrote:   
   >>>>> Yeah, so?  Recall that I eyeballed it & noted the nonlinearity from   
   >>>>> the very start without even needing to do any math...because I   
   >>>>> understood the basic data apparently much better than you did (and   
   >>>>> still do).   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You have not responded for several days. I'm thinking that calling a   
   >>>> simple scatter plot a statistical "work product" has to be   
   >>>> embarrassing.   
   >>>   
   >>> Nope.   
   >>>   
   >>> You've claimed to have offered just one hour's worth of consulting   
   >>> time in total.  What you would get for that is a summary overview of   
   >>> what you've missed, as validated by your 'full' spreadsheet.   
   >>>   
   >>> Of course you'll not like that answer because you want all of the   
   >>> work to be also done for that one hour, which is unrealistic &   
   >>> disingenuous: the sign of a bad customer who's determined to never be   
   >>> satisfied. Thus, you're not worth my time.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>  > [snipped, without reading]   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> -hh   
   >>   
   >> OK, I'll take you up on the one hour. $150 for finding out what I   
   >> missed. I'm always willing to learn.   
   >>   
   >> Of course, the advice must be useful as measured by a material model   
   >> improvement, not duplicate what I have already done, and not call for   
   >> additional data that is not available or does not even exist. If your   
   >> advice calls for a statistical model beyond Excel's capability I can   
   >> rent something else.   
   >>   
   >> All I need from you if the work is useful is sufficient info for a   
   >> PayPal, Venmo or Zelle transfer.   
   >   
   > So you'll get to decide afterward if the "work is useful"...   
   >   
   > ...and then you'll pay?   
   >   
   > LOL!   
      
   Why would I pay up front to a person who has confused a 2 dimension data   
   plot with a statistical model?   
      
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