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Now, that's what I'm talking about!
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Post 1 made on Friday September 22, 2017 at 16:05
Ernie Gilman
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I'm talking about how we communicate and what we get when we have technical discussions without technically accurate statements.

An accounting teacher told his students that they could bring a three by five card filled with notes to the first test of the semester.

That statement is very much like some of the first attempts we make at asking a question about an audio/video problem.

Here's what one of the accounting students did:



While this is humorous, it points out that sometimes things we state or ask about don't get across or are misinterpreted because we leave out details, thinking that everyone will fill in the blanks exactly the same way we do.
A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw
Post 2 made on Friday September 22, 2017 at 16:20
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Well played for sure!
Post 3 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 07:55
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LOL!! I will have to show this to my daughter
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Post 4 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 13:08
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Freshman year exams were given in an auditorium with swing up writing surfaces. During another exam a couple days after taking the physics exam I flipped up the "desk" only to discover, if one viewed at just the right angle, some physics formulas written in pencil. Unfortunately, one of the formulas was incorrect. I expected and realized 100% on that exam. I wonder what happened to the author of that desktop cheat sheet. Maybe that person is now part of the crowd in Washington who is deprecating the "S" (Science) word.
Post 5 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 13:40
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On September 23, 2017 at 13:08, buzz said...
Freshman year exams were given in an auditorium with swing up writing surfaces. During another exam a couple days after taking the physics exam I flipped up the "desk" only to discover, if one viewed at just the right angle, some physics formulas written in pencil. Unfortunately, one of the formulas was incorrect. I expected and realized 100% on that exam. I wonder what happened to the author of that desktop cheat sheet. Maybe that person is now part of the crowd in Washington who is deprecating the "S" (Science) word.

That guy is a high school physics teacher now.
Civil War reenactment is LARPing for people with no imagination.

Post 6 made on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 17:47
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That's a great one!

Spot on.
OP | Post 7 made on Sunday September 24, 2017 at 03:25
Ernie Gilman
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On September 23, 2017 at 13:08, buzz said...
Maybe that person is now part of the crowd in Washington who is deprecating the "S" (Science) word.

Uh.....the crowd who ARE....
A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw
Post 8 made on Sunday September 24, 2017 at 05:54
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