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In Reply to: Obviously true, but ... posted by rbolaw on February 17, 2011 at 16:49:30:
Sure. It's rare even today that we can design something complex that works out of the gate. A famous example of an exception would be the phonograph -- Edison sketched it, sent it to his machinist, and then tried it. It worked the first time, leading Edison to say "I was never so taken aback in my life."
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - 'Stereophile' trash talk - john curl 03:42:10 02/14/11 (90)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - tmsorosk 08:37:53 02/16/11 (0)
- Can someone please help me? - rmilewsk 22:38:16 02/15/11 (1)
- iF you read all the posts, at least two have a link to past issues - Elizabeth 23:48:09 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - JNS 16:49:20 02/15/11 (0)
- Extraordinarily well-written piece - Mr. Black 20:34:26 02/14/11 (5)
- RE: Extraordinarily well-written piece - JNS 17:00:17 02/15/11 (0)
- Thank You Mr. Black - Jim Austin 05:30:26 02/15/11 (2)
- I concur - josh358 15:25:15 02/16/11 (1)
- Thank you. - Jim Austin 17:13:53 02/16/11 (0)
- There is no curtain, just more mirrors. Snake oil! -nt - soulfood 03:53:16 02/15/11 (0)
- Wow, just read it.(from mail just now) John, you are taking it WAY too personally, your name is NOT mentioned - Elizabeth 18:00:27 02/14/11 (13)
- Actually - E-Stat 07:49:24 02/15/11 (1)
- You are correct. The VPI bricks were supposed to be for amp transformers.. i own three - Elizabeth 08:29:48 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: Wow, just read it.(from mail just now) John, you are taking it WAY too personally, your name is NOT mentioned - john curl 20:20:05 02/14/11 (9)
- RE: Wow, just read it.(from mail just now) John, you are taking it WAY too personally, your name is NOT mentioned - JNS 17:05:40 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: i f nobody else knows - Eldragon@gmx.com 20:47:07 02/14/11 (7)
- Exactly ... - reelsmith. 07:03:04 02/15/11 (6)
- But then we would all miss out... And what fun would THAT be? - Elizabeth 07:33:07 02/15/11 (5)
- It would be less fun ... - reelsmith. 07:37:03 02/15/11 (4)
- I feel sorry for John Curl. A mistake to start this as it does no one any good, except as a tittilation - Elizabeth 07:58:17 02/15/11 (3)
- RE: I feel sorry for John Curl. A mistake to start this as it does no one any good, except as a tittilation - john curl 11:16:20 02/15/11 (2)
- Snitch Bitch Itch Witch glitch pitch kitch ditch hitch nitch fitch One of those? Oh all of those - Elizabeth 17:57:51 02/15/11 (1)
- Sing along with Mitch? (nt) - kerr 05:54:48 02/16/11 (0)
- RE: Wow, just read it.(from mail just now) John, you are taking it WAY too personally, your name is NOT mentioned - lord addleford 18:43:05 02/14/11 (0)
- "Chips for Chumps" Redux: - regmac 12:23:29 02/14/11 (5)
- You can't buy VPI Bricks... - mkuller 09:48:52 02/15/11 (1)
- VPI bricks have been replaced by Shakti Stones, which still sell - Elizabeth 20:26:22 02/15/11 (0)
- Agree 100% the chip has died. So?? does it mean it was plot by High end manufacturers? - Elizabeth 17:27:27 02/14/11 (1)
- No high end conspiracies afoot, Elizabeth. Merely a clever bloke who... - regmac 07:00:54 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: "Chips for Chumps" Redux: - Dave Pogue 16:40:25 02/14/11 (0)
- Haven't received the issue yet. Were you mentioned by name, or are you now taking on the general moniker...... - Enophile 11:45:33 02/14/11 (1)
- RE: Haven't received the issue yet. Were you mentioned by name, or are you now taking on the general moniker...... - john curl 12:41:42 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - bjh 09:18:48 02/14/11 (31)
- I have sent an alert to Roy Hall about this thread - keith_d 11:07:42 02/14/11 (29)
- RE: I have sent an alert to Roy Hall about this thread - john curl 11:45:32 02/14/11 (28)
- I believe in the strange. That's partly why Roy Hall's input would liven this up. - keith_d 20:33:16 02/14/11 (0)
- Piece of crap analogies, John. No offense. - Enophile 12:05:11 02/14/11 (26)
- How about the "I have no idea" crowd? - josh358 15:48:35 02/16/11 (0)
- And a problem with yours - rbolaw 15:21:01 02/14/11 (3)
- FWIW - josh358 16:03:43 02/16/11 (2)
- Obviously true, but ... - rbolaw 16:49:30 02/17/11 (1)
- RE: Obviously true, but ... - josh358 17:43:40 02/17/11 (0)
- Couple of problems with your post: - carcass93 12:26:27 02/14/11 (4)
- Where would you rate using a special pen to write a number on a piece of paper and putting it in the freezer? - Enophile 13:25:19 02/14/11 (3)
- I never heard anything about a "special" pen! - bjh 13:49:45 02/14/11 (2)
- What about Peter Belts foil tweak? - Steyr 09:50:13 02/15/11 (1)
- The magic pen is the Belt's too. Fire at will, Gridley. - geoffkait 09:57:39 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: Piece of crap analogies, John. No offense. - bjh 12:14:28 02/14/11 (15)
- It seemed a topic ripe for iconoclasm, since it seems "prominent industry folks" = John Curl, specifically. - Enophile 13:18:18 02/14/11 (14)
- RE: It seemed a topic ripe for iconoclasm, since it seems "prominent industry folks" = John Curl, specifically. - volunteer 14:33:57 02/14/11 (13)
- Tip toes, cable risers, contact cleaners, power conditioners, power cords, interconnects, , - Elizabeth 08:09:20 02/15/11 (9)
- If I didn;t know better I'd say you had a hard on for the Tele-tweak. - geoffkait 08:37:59 02/15/11 (8)
- Tele-tweak. the worst crap ever perpetuated on fools.. true. - Elizabeth 08:55:49 02/15/11 (7)
- RE: Tele-tweak. the worst crap ever perpetuated on fools.. true. - slovell1 09:13:41 02/15/11 (6)
- Thank you. As you can see below, the opposition resort to calling names when they have no actual comment - Elizabeth 23:55:15 02/15/11 (0)
- Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - geoffkait 09:32:43 02/15/11 (4)
- RE: Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - TomLarson 14:15:11 02/15/11 (3)
- RE: Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - russ69 15:08:39 02/15/11 (1)
- RE: Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - TomLarson 17:22:10 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - geoffkait 14:55:49 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: It seemed a topic ripe for iconoclasm, since it seems "prominent industry folks" = John Curl, specifically. - bjh 17:50:05 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: It seemed a topic ripe for iconoclasm, since it seems "prominent industry folks" = John Curl, specifically. - zako 14:48:49 02/14/11 (1)
- That's interesting!! - Charles Hansen 10:11:25 02/15/11 (0)
- ' trash talk - Steyr 09:24:06 02/14/11 (0)
- Yipes, Yohn. Wait till Yim Austin reads my upcoming column on Holger Stein.(nt) - samtellig 08:56:15 02/14/11 (3)
- RE: Yipes, Yohn. Wait till Yim Austin reads my upcoming column on Holger Stein.(nt) - john curl 09:08:26 02/14/11 (2)
- If Jim Austin says I can't hear it, I can't. (nt) - samtellig 10:13:59 02/14/11 (1)
- RE: If Jim Austin says I can't hear it, I can't. (nt) - john curl 10:20:19 02/14/11 (0)
- It was a garbage AWSI. -nt - soulfood 07:10:09 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - John Atkinson 07:05:39 02/14/11 (20)
- The scientific side of the Great Debate... - mkuller 19:03:38 02/14/11 (3)
- RE: The scientific side of the Great Debate... - John Atkinson 09:58:22 02/15/11 (0)
- In the February issue of Strerophile, Art Dudley likened a segment of CC regulars to... - regmac 07:40:03 02/15/11 (1)
- Too true... - mkuller 09:43:45 02/15/11 (0)
- The truth emerges from the clash of ideas? Sounds like Hegel. Karl Marx. Heh-heh. (et) - samtellig 08:53:05 02/14/11 (2)
- Sounds like the Foundering Fathers and the First Amendment to me nt - keith_d 11:06:14 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: The truth emerges from the clash of ideas? Sounds like Hegel. Karl Marx. Heh-heh. (et) - BubbaMike 11:00:35 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - john curl 08:39:25 02/14/11 (9)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - John Atkinson 11:06:03 02/15/11 (4)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - JNS 17:51:47 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - Beetlemania 14:16:56 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - john curl 13:05:04 02/15/11 (1)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - russ69 13:51:48 02/15/11 (0)
- I'm confused about what exactly happened - did you send in a letter to the editor? - keith_d 11:05:29 02/14/11 (3)
- It is an 'in house' fight like between siblings. A family squabble.. sort of - Elizabeth 07:43:00 02/15/11 (2)
- JC had a complaint about something Sphile published before. I asked if he sent a letter to the editor then. - keith_d 17:35:49 02/15/11 (1)
- RE: JC had a complaint about something Sphile published before. I asked if he sent a letter to the editor then. - john curl 18:08:06 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - Iron Knee 08:11:18 02/14/11 (2)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - JNS 17:49:35 02/15/11 (0)
- Excellent post. Please read. [nt] - Charles Hansen 09:56:48 02/15/11 (0)
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- RE: Obviously true, but ... - josh358 17:43:40 02/17/11 (0)
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