[RFI] WSJ-BPL

[Dennis Berry]

You know, I didn't read from his original comments that he was trying to
pigeon hole anyone?

But, I'm just a dumb ole engineer who can't carry a tune in a bucket, nor
did I get a minor in liberal arts.

So it was just over my head I guess.  Thanks for clearing that up for us.

    Dennis



> You know the wrong engineers for this sort of assignment. (or maybe the
> limitation is in your head).  I'm one of the "right" kind. I'm an
> engineer, and I make my living by communicating technical concepts to
> non-technical people. (I work as a consultant designing sound systems
> for worship and performance spaces.)
>
> But more to the point, your attitutde and sterotypes are part of the
> problem. NOT ALL OF US ARE THE SAME! Some folks I know (or know of) who
> are trained in engineering or science) are also very sensitive to the
> creative site of the world, and can get onto the same wavelength with
> non-technical people. One of our finest living musical orchestrators
> (often nominated for Grammies), Bill Holman, was trained as an
> engineer.  More than a few serious engineers do sound design for
> Broadway shows, and for the broadcast of very musically complex
> programs.  Nevil Shute, one of Britain's finest novelists, had a "day
> job" as an aeronautical engineer, but wrote some fine novels (including
> "On the Beach," one of the most powerful antiwar novels of any time).
> He worked during the day in England's war ministry during WWII, and
> published a half dozen fine novels during the same time frame. (I've
> read them all.)
>
> Moreover, engineers NEED a far broader education and perspective than
> we get in engineering school. Some of us have moved far beyond that (or
> were already beyond it when we entered "the engineering discipline."
> For example, I was listening to Bach when I was 12 and Coltrane when I
> was 17, and I got into ham radio at 14. These disciplines ARE NOT
> mutually exclusive! I was also involved with my community theater
> group, both as a actor (not very good) and as a technician (better).  I
> also know engineers who are very strong in business and the law.
>
> STOP putting us in convenient pigeon holes to fit your small mind. We,
> as human beings, are far more complex than that.
>
> Jim Brown K9YC
>
>
> \
> On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:01:13 -0500, Mike Coslo wrote:
>
> >I don't think that the cure is having an engineer do the writing, I
> >believe it is having a writer that knows how to talk to engineers. The
> >engineer by training will profess in his or her field, and at least the
> >ones I know will usually defer to another once the subject matter is not
> >what they have been trained in. Wonderful for engineering, but not for
> >writing. Much better a technically oriented writer that can communicate
> >with the "smart guys".
>
>
>
> Jim Brown
> Audio Systems Group, Inc.
> Chicago
> http://www.audiosystemsgroup.com
>
>
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