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Gee...I figured Wrolf had done another foot first ascent and was still floating along the surface, thinking "Gee, I wish I had just shut my mouth and listened, instead of being an expert with no expereince"... But I guess I was wrong. Guess I'll have to setup the ole Wrolf Filter again. Sean n a message dated 1/27/99 12:10:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, wrolf@wr*.ne* writes: > Jim Cobb wrote: > > > You know, Paolo, I agree that there seems to be a bit of a hiatus of good > > info on techdiver lately. But I also don't think that you can join this > > list and then sit back on your fat ass expecting valuable, pertanent data > > to be delivered to your computer on a silver platter either. > > 100% agree. > > > Any discourse is better than nothing. And if you have any questions you > > may post them to the list and see what discussions insue. Some are too > > timid or afraid of exposing their ignorance, but as you can see Farmer > > Jack's posts, ignorance did not stop him. > > > > Even from the apparently meaningless "farmer jack" string we can glean > > the information that there are some people who should not have computers. > > I also noticed from this string that there seems to be a set of "talking > > points" when referring to George Irvine. I would imagine that they go > > something like this: > > > > -While George has valuable information, you don't like the way it's > > presented. > > Yep. > > > -Accuse George of restricting the right of others to voice their opinion > > even as you try to restrict his rights. > > He attempted to restrict my right to voice my opinions through his attorney. > > > -Refer to George's followers as religious zealots or even nazis. > > -Infer that George has some kind of secret power to that will keep people > > from diving if they don't do it his way. > > Can these be combined? > > > -Refer to DIR principles as unworkable for the way you dive. > > You mean, like solo? (A direct contradiction of DIR principles.) > > > Using these talking points you can create your standard "anti-george" > > email. > > Thank you. Very helpful. :-) > > > So, if you want some pithy information exchange, start something up. What > > kind of wrecks you have over there in Italy? What kind of rig do you use? > > I know that some fine manifolds are made in your country, like the > > bargain-priced Genisis manifold. What brand do you use? Is there a local > > brand manifold which is the OEMed to Scubapro and Diverite? > > > > Jim > > Also agree. > -- > Wrolf wrolf@wr*.ne* > > Wrolf's Wreck: http://wrolf.net > Wrolf's Net.Wreck: http://wrolf.net/netmgmt.shtml -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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