From: bill.sloman@ieee.org   
      
   On 21/02/2026 4:05 am, john larkin wrote:   
   > On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:12:02 +0000, liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid   
   > (Liz Tuddenham) wrote:   
   >   
   >> Liz Tuddenham  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> john larkin  wrote:   
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   >>>   
   >>> [...]   
   >>>   
   >>>> Why are physics types so often insulting and obnoxious?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I've been to physics meetings that shocked me with their brutality.   
   >>>> That mentality is terrible for brainstorming and inventing things.   
   >>>   
   >>> Physicists are particularly careful to prove that they are NOT inventing   
   >>> things.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Reminder to self:   
   >>   
   >>       Never post anything about physicists again.   
   >   
   > Yes. Those discussions do turn nasty fast.   
      
   If you experience skepticism as "being nasty".   
      
   --   
   Bill Sloman, Sydney   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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