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At 06:19 AM 1/15/00 -0800, Akula wrote:

Hello Akula,

>but I would feal
>safer diving with a no DIR diver who is comfortable
>with his equipment who knows what they are doing than
>some sheep who has read all the pages on DIR followed
>it to the letter, is over complecated for what they
>are doing and unable to use the kit effectively.

I'm confused.  In what way is DIR "over complicated"?

DIR, among other things, is a minimalist approach to gear configuration.
One of its goals is to *reduce* and *simplify* gear.  One of it's
primary tenants is to, where ever possible, use one piece of gear
with two or more functions.  The light canister, for example,
hold the batteries, provides needed weight, and serves as a perfect
retainer for the long hose which is routed around it; one piece of
gear does the job of three.  This is simplification at its best,
not over complication.

-Mike Rodriguez
<mikey@ma*.co*>
Pn(x) = (1/(2^n)n!)[d/dx]^n(x^2 - 1)^n

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