In Reply to: Re: "You don't seem to be, so that's fine." Hmm... posted by Christine Tham on March 24, 2005 at 13:38:53:
Now we may speak as equals, for I perceive you have a pretty high opinion of yourself. However, I remain baffled:*** Nor does it escape notice that you avoided a direct answer to a simple question. ***
**Sorry, I was laughing too hard.**
Too simple a question for you? "Sorry, I don't do simple questions"?...
**Did you *really* want an answer? :-)**
It's getting rather tiresome asking, so allow me to withdraw it.
**Did you really want me to recite every cinema I've been to around the world (yes, including the good ol' US of A), complete with specs? And once I did, would that have made any difference?**
No, but then, that wasn't the question.
*** That's no cause to go insulting me. ***
**And I suppose your posts could have made the Dalai Lama proud? :-)**
I'd like to think my forbearance is buddhistic.
*** No indeed, but perhaps lacking in capacity would be the explanation. ***
**Aha, I see: that's your way of "disagree and be pleasant about it y'know".**
Madam, when faced with unremitting unpleasantness some of it must rub off. My dharma is not yet perfect.
*** I assume from the spelling that you're British (or the like) ***
**I'm insulted :-) Hint: Instead of assuming, you could have easily checked with one click of the mouse.**
So my assumption was correct.
clark
PS Since you've not seen or heard the best on offer Stateside (or won't admit to it if you have) and since I've not seen or heard what you have done... well... what's more to say?
PPS Oh, this: My optical engineering was in imaging systems, mostly space based. I was inter alia the systems engineer on the Viking Mars Lander Camera, a (of all things) digital optical device; and I even spent some time with American astronauts assessing what they could see in imagery. It's not so irrelevant as you try to make out.
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Follow Ups
- "I am humbled before your august presence." As well you might be. - clarkjohnsen 10:50:50 03/25/05 (2)
- sorry for taking so long to reply - Christine Tham 13:35:51 03/28/05 (1)
- Back atcha in a few days, I'm off now myself. nt - clarkjohnsen 14:26:30 03/28/05 (0)