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I don't want this to turn into one of those "how many DIR angels can dance on the head of a pin" threads, so I retract my statement that I am DIR in any way. I am enjoying adopting the DIR techniques and having dive gear that makes sense. If you knew me, you would know that one of my pet sayings is "don't reinvent the wheel". There have been so many humans doing so many things for so long, that when you undertake any activity, the smartest thing you can do is assess and absorb what the "state of knowledge" is for that activity, rather than trying to figure it all out for yourself. I will have some buddies coming around to DIR pretty soon, and then we can be complete. In the meantime, my solo diving is non-deco, in areas of known max depth, so my backup depth gauge is in my head, something GI might appreciate... Cam >From: Mike Rodriguez <mikey@ma*.co*> >To: "MHK" <mhkane@pr*.ne*> >CC: "Cam Banks" <cam_banks@ho*.co*>,"aquanaut" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Subject: Re: dir bolt snaps >Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 18:44:51 -0500 > >At 10:33 AM 12/2/99 -0800, MHK wrote: > > >> The fact that I choose to solo dive and accept the extra risks that > >entails > >> (on Monterey beach dives - whee!) doesn't invalidate the DIR gear > >> configuration. > >Well, actually it does. When diving, a redundant bottom timer >and depth gauge is important. In DIR, both are on your buddy. >If you don't have a buddy, you don't have that redundancy. If >you carry the backup timer and gauge yourself, you're altering >the gear configuration, hence it's not DIR by definition. > >-Mike Rodriguez ><mikey@ma*.co*> >Pn(x) = (1/(2^n)n!)[d/dx]^n(x^2 - 1)^n > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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