Tom Gardner Runs Ohio Bush Into The Ground

A million isn't shyit anymore, one good illness, one rotten kid, one spendy wife and you are eating beans and rice. Lots of guys here are millionaires...at least on paper and the have holes in their socks and rust on their tools.

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Tom Gardner
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The good Lord only gave me one small gift. I "see" mechanisms in my head, I can then draw them and build them. God didn't know that I would rather have had a big tool and a cute face. Or, at least look as good as You!

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Tom Gardner

There are at least two classes of millionaires. Those who have grown their wealth, and those who have inherited their wealth, or "lucked" into it, for example winning the lottery.

It is entirely possible those who have inherited their wealth become involved in the family business, or actively manage their wealth (and indeed many do), but in many other cases they become rentiers*, with their wealth under "professional" management, i. e. they join "the beautiful people**" club.

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We are discussing two very different groups, with the only common factor being ownership of a large concentration of wealth/assets.

The typical behavior and world view of these two groups are very different.

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F. George McDuffee

Did you see the press release on the Navy's 30kw laser weapon? Is it already obsolete or a good platform?

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Tom Gardner

Yes, and I know the people who make the laser(s). It's been under development for some years now. The lasers have been available as commercial units but I think they've been working on the control software to make the weapon effective. I know they've been refining the power supply for compactness and portability.

What it is, is a stack of six 5 kW fiber lasers, like the kind used to cut steel in fabrication shops. They're off-the-shelf designs, probably modified to handle duty at sea.

Now we're in for a laser arms race. In Atlanta last month I saw a 5 kW direct-diole laser. It has the potential to be quite a weapon.

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Ed Huntress

That's "direct-diode." I had eye surgery two days ago. That's why I've been making so many spelling errors for the past couple of months. I can barely see the type.

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Ed Huntress

A million is not much today, it just does not confer a high flying status. It just gives you an easier way to make another million.

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Ignoramus31486

At least you have a good excuse, besides I was pretty sure you meant to type "diode".

I may not see all that great but that isn't the main problem. My brain just automatically fixes typos on the fly. Thus the misspellings don't always register. I have to re-read stuff numerous times, use a spelling checker and even then stuff still slips through. Nothing new, been that way for a long time. Lucky for me it doesn't affect my work ;-)

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Leon Fisk

Anyone who's ever proofread for medical or legal publishing knows your pain. Until last week I had an associate editor who was young and a very good proofreader, so I wasn't too picky. I hate proofreading, anyway.

Now I'm on my own until Jan. 1, when my new editor (Larry Adams, if you ever read MicroMachining or Cutting Tool Engineering) begins.

When you proofread legal or medical, you read forward for grammar, syntax, punctuation and style. Then you read backwards, from back to front, for spelling. Reading a 3,000-word article backwards is enough to make you want to slit your throat.

I had cataract surgery on Wednesday at 10:00 AM. At 9:00 AM, my layout for this month's issue was in my inbox. I started proofreading as soon as the anesthetic wore off, around 3:00 PM, and had to be finished by

7:00 AM. That was a miserable afternoon and night.

My publisher tried to pitch in. He proofread the whole issue, and announced he found no errors, telling me to rest and not to edit it myself. I found four before I got to page 10.

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Ed Huntress

(Thanks for quoting this, Tawm. I don't see his crap otherwise.) Most of the richies I've met are assholes in one way or another. They either look down on most other people and treat them like shit, or are driven solely by money and/or power. I don't like those types, preferring _real_ people. I'm sorry if you have money, mog, because I'm sure you'd be one of "those" people. Tawm's real.

I'm short most of the mil, but I have all the rest of that stuff. ;)

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Larry Jaques

I'm blessed with being able to see mechanisms in 3D, too, thankfully. It has enriched my life to a very great extent. "Things" are fun!

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Larry Jaques

I too am blessed with the ability to "see" things in 3D . Makes things simple for me that others struggle with . I seldom commit anything to paper though , unless it's pretty complex or I plan to share it with someone else . My Lesbian Balls are aluminum , cast in my own foundry ...

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Terry Coombs

I used to think everyone could and couldn't understand how some just don't "get it". Yet people that have skills that are unfathomable to me are just awesome!

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Tom Gardner

OH, NOoooo...yo have "the knack",

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Tom Gardner

Your spell chucker works just fine!

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Tom Gardner

Me too, but I have a lot of trouble translating what I can easily visualize into words.

-jsw

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Jim Wilkins

LIGHTWEIGHT!

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Larry Jaques

Ditto. I'm slow to form sentences concerning complex items, thinking that a more clear explanation is better, but it makes some Type-Aers think I'm imbued with Downs genes. But why should I care if 10-second pauses exist?

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Larry Jaques

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"The original studies of Fuster and of Goldman-Rakic emphasized the fundamental ability of the prefrontal cortex to represent information not currently in the environment, and the central role of this function in creating the "mental sketch pad".

It's divided into socialization and logical areas: "Destruction of the anterior two-thirds results in deficits in concentration, orientation, abstracting ability, judgment, and problem solving ability; destruction of the orbital (frontal) lobe results in inappropriate social behavior."

I wonder if one area can temporarily or permanently (Aspergers) take over the processing power of other? Watch the Rickover story currently on PBS.

-jsw

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Jim Wilkins

Everyone is real. Sure I've been penniless.

Being poor and silent about it is one thing. But being poor and asking for help is quite another.

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mogulah

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