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Skriven 2010-03-23 10:08:18 av Robert Bashe (2:2448/44)
   Kommentar till text 6042 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: Historical recordings
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Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Robert Bashe on Tuesday March 23 2010 at 00:42:

MvdV>>>> Oh c'mon Björn have mercy on the poor guy. He is a *chemist* fer
MvdV>>>> chissake. Unlike real physicists, they do not need advanced
MvdV>>>> mathematics to grock their little part of the universe. ;-)

RB>> Theory is good, as we've discussed before, Michiel - but
RB>> unfortunately it doesn't replace practice. Frankly, I would have
RB>> expected a bit more sense for reality from you: this isn't a
RB>> theoretical problem you can solve with an equation,

MV> I take it you missed the smiley at the end of my comment?

I interpreted it as you laughing superciliously at my comments. Apparently
Bjorn did the same, based on his praise of your comments.

MV> Frankly I would have expected that you recognised the old joke about
MV> chemistry just being a branch of physics.

I can find that amusing when no practical matter is being discussed.

MV> Having said that...

RB>> it's a _practical_ problem with which neither you nor Bjorn have any
RB>> experience whatever. I, at least, have devoted some time to trying to
RB>> find practical solutions - apparently neither of you two thinks
RB>> that's important.

MV> Right you are. I have no interest in the practical solutions.

And that's where we - you, Bjorn and I - part the ways. I'm _only_ interested
in what is _practically_ possible, not what you or Bjorn may think "could be"
theoretically feasible IF the practical people of this world could think of a
way to implement all your beautiful dreams.

MV> I have no old damaged records that I want restored. I have no idea if
MV> what Björn proposes is practical with present technology.

I do, and I don't like being laughed at for stating facts. Bjorn spouts theory,
not fact, but tries to present his claims as fact.

MV> If it isn't yet, it probably will be in the not to distant future.

Which does me zilch good. Bjorn may live forever, but I won't. I'm interested
in what's practical NOW. Not in pretty theories that may work in 20 years or
so.

MV> From a theoretical POV, it does not look all that hard. I see no
MV> *theoretical* problems and so - having no direct interest - I can
MV> brush it off as a mere "engineering problem".

For you maybe. Not for me. And again: I don't like to be laughed at for stating
facts, particularly not when the person laughing doesn't have the slightest
idea of what is involved and has no interest in informing himself of the facts.

Cheers, Bob

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