Come on guys, didn't you read the "but seriously" following the tongue in
cheek definition. Some people just wear their underwear too tight. \\
73, Jim, wd4air
From: Clark Savage Turner <csturner@slonet.org>
Reply-To: tentec@contesting.com
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Tnx es my 2 cts ARRL Test Equipment
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:11:05 -0700
On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 05:40 AM, James Duffer wrote:
Opinion: 1. a belief not based on certainty but on what seems true or
probable. 2. an evaluation, estimation, etc. 3. formal expert judgment.
Now that is a good one. We know what an "expert" is, or at least as it
was explained to me while serving in the U.S. Army. You simply break the
word expert down into its two parts, "ex" and "pert" (pronounced spurt).
Now the definition becomes obvious "ex" is a "has-been" and a "spurt" is a
drip under pressure. But seriously what is the basis of "formal expert
judgement" ? Is it too much different that an evaluation or belief based
on fact? Lets not get this too convoluted by bringing in academia logic
into the picture (fuzzy logic).
Do you mean this? I hope its a joke. I know a lot of people who refuse to
go to an M.D. or take antibiotics because they don't trust "experts." I
see some real harm come from this attitude. I will choose an expert when I
cannot understand the many variables of my situation and I have found
experts who are able to do good "science" are quite helpful, and absolutely
necessary at times. An expert use of common sense with a deeper knowledge
of the given subject is just what I want. Respecting receiver performance,
I certainly do not understand all about how the thing works and expert
opinions help me to make logical choices and better use of the receiver I
have. I learn a lot from expert evaluations of rigs from the ARRL.
Clark
WA3JPG
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