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author: jdraughn
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 01:55:08 pm
content: I was watching The Last Witch Hunter the other day and there was this scene where a whole bunch of witches were working together in a chain to cast a powerful spell. The hero was able to interrupt the spell by killing just one of the witches in the "chain", and I thought "Should have gone with the star configuration instead of delta". While not a perfect analogy, was still a pretty geeky thing to think

author: Tomorokoshi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 02:02:27 pm
content: Quote from: jdraughn on March 09, 2016, 01:55:08 pmI would have thought they would use AetherNet.Now, if it was Tolkien Ring...

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 02:09:22 pm
content: Those Tolkien Ring networks work great until they get too close to Mordor.

author: station240
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 02:21:02 pm
content: Nah Raid6 those witches, then he would need to kill 3 to have any effect.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 02:25:06 pm
content: Quote from: rrinker on March 09, 2016, 02:09:22 pmhttp://dilbert.com/search_results?terms=Mordac+The+Preventer

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 03:36:53 pm
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on March 09, 2016, 02:25:06 pmThis is one of my classic favoriteshttp://dilbert.com/strip/1996-05-02

author: Delta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 04:17:59 pm
content: When you don't know the difference between your and you're?

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 02:46:05 am
content: Quote from: Delta on March 09, 2016, 04:17:59 pmNah, that's most of the population, it seems.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 03:43:20 am
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on March 10, 2016, 02:46:05 amIn days of yore when we were young,it was not the case.Why,in a quiz show I watched recently,the contestant didn't know yaw was one of the principal axes of an aircraft in flight.It would have shocked the Principal of the local Aeronautics College, to find that people out there in the public didn't know their first principles."They're all fools out there!",he would have spluttered.

author: Shadetreeprops
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 04:11:45 am
content: Quote from: Delta on March 09, 2016, 04:17:59 pmHow did this go from witch hunter to grammer nazi's....besides the point.I hate it when i get gremlins in my project, and if i feed them after midnight, it only gets worse.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 04:18:25 am
content: "Grammer Nazis"?--I didn't know Kelsey had such extreme political views!

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 11:53:20 am
content: when You Have no friggin' Idea when to Use upper or lower Case in a Sentence because even though the System Let you get a Degree you were Not Even competent enough to Graduate from primary School

author: Delta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 01:53:38 pm
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on March 10, 2016, 02:46:05 amYep. I would have hoped that engineers would show a little more attention to detail though...

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 02:29:26 pm
content: From what I've seen, the average engineer has average spelling.I think most people tend to put similar amounts of care into the things they do, so poor  tend to do their jobs, and speak, and write, poorly, and exceptional ones tend to do well.Tim

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 02:41:50 pm
content: Just for pedantry's sake, if you're curious --Quote from: blueskull on March 10, 2016, 02:36:24 pmOooh, I don't think I've seen "to" displaced that far in a sentence. There's a joke about that sort of syntax:Quote("Which I will not put up with" being the common phrasing.)Tim

author: all_repair
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 02:53:46 pm
content: You know you are one, if you are in this forum and reading this thread.2. A supporter tohttps://www.patreon.com/mikeselectricstuffb3. A subscriber of boldplot.BTW today is the last day to get the PEASE kit.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 06:29:20 pm
content: Your english is a lot better than my Mandarin, I might have to take lessons from the Hans upstairs, if I ever do see them. They work long hours, leave early, arrive late.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 06:50:40 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on March 10, 2016, 06:32:30 pmCome live here and you will learn 10 new languages quite quickly. 11 official languages.........

author: Zbig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 07:24:52 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on March 10, 2016, 06:50:40 pmWhen we're at it... is "zef" a real thing? Last year I've discovered Die Antwoord band.

author: Delta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 07:47:10 pm
content: There is nothing pedantic or grammar nazi about picking up on using "your" instead of "you're". It's not even grammar, it's THE WRONG BLOODY WORD!

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 07:57:05 pm
content: My favorite "you know you are an EE nerd when..." story is about Jim Williams:"...Everyone knew Jim loved his circuits, but Siu is Jim's true love. ...... After his first date with Siu he called up and told me that he didn't think about circuits all night. ... That was a big deal for Jim...."-Steve Young, CTO, BAM Labs

author: TSL
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2016, 07:24:03 pm
content: You know when you're an EG when the first thing you do when you wake up is read this thread !

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2016, 09:46:01 pm
content: Quote from: Shadetreeprops on March 10, 2016, 04:11:45 am"...to a grammar Nazi's what?", as my old English teacher, John "Rusty" Reynolds would have said before giving one a 1000 lines for misspelling 'grammar' while studying at a grammar school.You could do almost anything in one of John's lessons without earning a more serious punishment than a raised eyebrow or a weary, sad telling off except misspell 'grammar'. Minimum fine 1000 lines and it was a mistake you didn't make twice.

author: edy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2016, 06:31:48 am
content: You know you're an electronics geek when....The first you do when you get a new gadget is not to turn it on, but to take it appppaaaaarrrrrttt !!!

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2016, 07:20:16 am
content: You know you're an electronics geek when the first thing that comes to mind when an electronic device dies is, "grrr, electrolytic caps".

author: Shadetreeprops
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2016, 08:35:36 am
content: Quote from: Cerebus on March 11, 2016, 09:46:01 pmWhen i was in Lit classes, i minded myself, but when talking in general <literally at this point. I do not put a lot of emphasis on my grammer. Especially Advanced lit and writing classes. But you know Grammer Gremlins, they get feed at midnight, and man what a mess...but 1000 lines, i would fail that on pure principal... but for those out there that do not know. YOUR<object YOU'RE<personaloh did i mention GREMLINS!!! messy messy messy...

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2016, 08:53:24 am
content: You are shopping with the wife and the shops electrical infrastructure is far more interesting then its contents.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 12, 2016, 03:57:29 pm
content: Quote from: Towger on March 12, 2016, 08:53:24 amI also like looking at the exposed HVAC duct work for some reason.

author: station240
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 12, 2016, 08:48:00 pm
content: Quote from: Towger on March 12, 2016, 08:53:24 amIn some stores it's the only thing built to lastYou find two items on ebay and go with the one that has photos of the inside.

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2016, 02:35:20 am
content: Quote from: Towger on March 12, 2016, 08:53:24 amEvery, and I mean every, shoe shop.And I actually have lasts and have made my own shoes. But shoe shops? Arghhhhhhh....On a more serious note. I reached the point one day where I said to myself - "I can make and have made everything I'm standing up in - except my shoes. I must learn to make shoes." - so I did. Luckily I was wearing a digital watch or a *very* small lathe was on the cards, and that way madness lies...