On Sun, 3 Jun 2018 07:39:40 -0500, amdx <
noj...@knology.net> wrote:
>Ya, darn Zenni, I can't even start to see through the bottom of my
>bifocal lenses.
I recently went for an eye test. The astigmatism corrections looked
correct, but the bifocal adder seemed a bit extreme. So, I "fixed"
it. $32 later, Zenni sent me my cheap test driving glasses. I could
see where I was going, but I couldn't see the dashboard. Oops. So I
ordered two pairs of single vision driving glasses for $12/ea, which
arrived last week and work nicely. I'll deal with fixing the bifocal
problem when I have more time.
>> Actually, what you're reading and seeing here is my warped
>> interpretation of common events and facts, which is often very
>> different from what is dispensed by the media or considered "common
>> knowledge". The difference is because I always ask myself "What
>> problem are they trying to solve"? Once I understand the motivations
>> behind some action or event, the rest just seems to fall in place.
>
> Genius!
Hardly. I stole the "What problem are they trying to solve"? method
from a science fiction story that I read probably 40 years ago. If
you Google for variations on the question, you'll find that it's a
common question that consultants ask of their confused clients. With
a marginal background in motivational research, I take it step further
and ask "Why is it important for them to solve the problem"? which
often delivers the logic that inspired or created the problem that now
needs solving. It works well, but does have a problem. You won't
like some of the answers that these questions produce. There are many
seemingly altruistic problems that were inspired by pure greed,
gigantic egos, and really bad assumptions.
>>> The world would be so boring without you.
>>
>> True. The world really does revolve around me.
>Hmm.
The world is a flat disk and I'm at the center of rotation. Is that
better?
>>> You impress me every single day.
>>
>> If you're finding impressions, bruises, and compression marks on your
>> body, it wasn't my doing.
>>
> I do have an unexplained sore bruise just above my knee.
I'm easily impressed. My body mechanic has me on a blood thinner
(Plavix) that produces similar bruises. I get these bruises mostly
when I find myself hanging over the bed frame at night. The pressure
creates a deep impression and a corresponding bruise. Anyay, I didn't
do it and certainly not every single day.
>I could like you, for one of your HP 141T RF modules.
I actually have some spare mainframes and plugins. I have two
complete systems that work, and I think two more that need
troubleshooting (probably dry electrolytics). Three of them are in
this photo:
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http://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/test-equip-mess.html>
Send me email (address in signature) and we'll negotiate what can be
done. I'm rather motivated to get rid of them because I'm planning to
shut down the office shortly, and work out of the house. To do that,
I need to empty half the house and half the office.
Note that the monster weighs about 60 lbs (with plugins), which is not
going to be cheap to crate and ship to FL.
Also, you might want to view this video on how to install a color LCD
display in an HP141T spectrum analyzer. I use a sound card to view
the SA analog outputs on a laptop, but that looks terrible because
without DC coupling, the baseline droops. Yet another project.
>>> Thanks, Mikek
>>
>> Y'er welcome.
> Are you faking that? :-)
Not this time.