XPost: sci.electronics.design   
   From: bill.sloman@ieee.org   
      
   On 13/02/2026 2:20 am, J. J. Lodder wrote:   
   > Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk> wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 11/02/2026 22:39, john larkin wrote:   
   >>> On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:09:43 +0100, nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J.   
   >>> Lodder) wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> john larkin  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Why are physics types so often insulting and obnoxious?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Their big big problem is their inability to suffer fools gladly.   
   >>   
   >> Indeed - although it can look rather cruel to onlookers.   
   >>   
   >> I'm curious though is the Demon brand still existent in demon.nl ?   
   >   
   > Of course not.   
   >   
   >> Or is your handle a throwback to times past? Ping says domain not found.   
   >> It was exorcised in the UK soon after Vodaphone got their hands on it.   
   >   
   > Not a throwback, I never changed it.   
   > It was valid, once, despite saying 'nospam'.   
   > There is also a Reply-To: header for serious replies, if really needed.   
   >   
   >>> Linked to their enthusiasm to call people fools.   
   >>   
   >> When the cap fits...   
   >> You are arguing out of ignorance and unwilling to learn.   
   >   
   > Eh, you are replying to several people at once.   
   >   
   >>>>> I've been to physics meetings that shocked me with their brutality.   
   >>>>> That mentality is terrible for brainstorming and inventing things.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> They are professionals amongst themselves. They can take it.   
   >>>> Brutality is what keeps the brainstorming in check,   
   >>>   
   >>> For sure.   
   >>   
   >> Physicists have heard all of the deranged objections to Einsteins theory   
   >> of relativity and general relativity so many times before that they are   
   >> not inclined to give any quarter to hand waving wannabes like you.   
   >   
   > Eh, I guess that 'john larkin' is an innocent bystander from   
   >  who got a bit lost.   
      
   John Larkin has been the most prolific poster on sci.electronics.design   
   since I started posting here around 1996. He's not innocent - his main   
   aim is to get flattered, and he's not good enough at electronics to earn   
   the kind of praise that he seeks. He's not bad at it, just not as good   
   as he likes to think.   
      
   >> The mathematics is a precise detailed description of how things work -   
   >> natural language is far too ambiguous to make meaningful progress.   
   >   
   > As already noted, SPR is a reserve for the care and feeding   
   > of relativity nutters,   
   > and for people who like to do some careing and feeding.   
   > Some moments of observation will tell you who is what.   
   >   
   > Since there are some competent people there   
   > you may still learn something new, occasionally,   
      
   --   
   Bill Sloman, Sydney   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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