From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 05:34:06 +1100, Bill Sloman    
   wrote:   
      
   >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:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> [...]   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> 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".   
      
   I think calling people stupid is nasty.   
      
   Most of those old hens probably aren't even physicists.   
      
      
   John Larkin   
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