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   John Devereux to Skywise   
   Re: Nomarski Modified Wollaston Prism   
   19 Aug 15 15:15:22   
   
   From: john@devereux.me.uk   
      
   Skywise  writes:   
      
   > Phil Hobbs  wrote in   
   > news:obudncXDV4rDp07InZ2dnUU7-L2dnZ2d@supernews.com:   
   >   
   >> On 08/18/2015 05:17 AM, Skywise wrote:   
   >>> Phil Hobbs  wrote in news:55D25F9E.1000703   
   >>> @electrooptical.net:   
   >>>   
   >>>> coloured digital nibblies.   
   >>>   
   >>> Is that a technical term? :)   
   >>   
   >> Well, technical language is supposed to be precise, and IMHO that one is   
   >> hard to improve upon. ;)   
   >   
   > Well, the purpose of language is to communicate meaning, technical   
   > language precisely so, and I knew exactly what you meant. So from   
   > now on I say we rename this phenomenon "Phil Hobbs' coloured digital   
   > nibblies", or maybe Hobbs' nibblies for short?   
      
   The delicious crunchy snack!   
      
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