From: bill.sloman@ieee.org   
      
   On 21/02/2026 2:27 pm, john larkin wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   If you post foolish misconceptions about important subjects - such as   
   anthopogenic global warming - you can expect to be called stupid.   
   Gullible and ignorant would be more accurate, but it's mostly stupid   
   people who make that kind of mistake. Donald Trump isn't stupid, but he   
   has managed to stay remarkably ignorant all his life.   
      
   > Most of those old hens probably aren't even physicists.   
      
   They don't have to be. You can't get a proper scientific education   
   without learning a lot of physics.   
      
   --   
   Bill Sloman, Sydney   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)