I hope everybody our there knows by now that:

a) "Dr. Black" is a fake.
b) He is trolling.
c) Whatever he says, do the exact opposite and you may survive your dive.

Perhaps if we ignore him he will go away.

   Jim
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> From: "Michael J. Black" <mjblackmd@ya*.co*>
> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:11:34 -0800 (PST)
> To: Aquanaut Mail <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Subject: Re:  computers? 1 depth gauge, 2 time keepers, your mother in law...
> 
> Ben,  Why the confusion about no computer in DIR?  Since most
> computers today are based on Haldanian compartment models, and
> DIR diving doesn't subscribe to this, then computers have no
> place in DIR.  Furthermore computers would provide contradictory
> information that would have to be rejected in order to continue
> DIR diving, including unnecessary deco stops and safe time-to-fly
> recommendations far in excess of the three-hour standard practice
> interval used by George & Co. following deep deco dives.  Also,
> the depth profile printouts that are so useful to personal-preference
> divers might suggest to DIR divers that modification of their
> ascent rates would help in future safe dive planning.  In other
> words, computers are too safe and conservative to be considered
> useful in DIR diving.  Convenient technological improvements like
> computers should have no place in DIR, obviously.  MJB
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