Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is no understanding what intelligence is so again why would you believe that?It,s rather a pessimistic outlook i think simon jessurun ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:39 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: While it is happening (B. D. Colen) > I believe we are - dumber - if you're referring to basic knowledge. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Dan C > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 3:04 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: While it is happening (B. D. Colen) > > > When I was a physics major in university, the standard classical > mechanics text was the one by Goldstein (first edition; dates me a bit). > When my > professor was my age, the text he used was a book by Whitaker. I > always > considered Goldstein to be a fairly difficult book, at least it was for > me when I was in 2nd year, but Whitaker's book makes Goldtein's look > like a high school text by comparison. I don't know how I would have > made it through a course on mechanics if I had taken it using Whitaker > as a text. But that was the standard "back then". > > I think we are just plain dummer now, not just in language skills.. > > -dan c. > > At 09:43 AM 23-06-04 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote: > >You're absolutely correct, Mark; there are different standards. The > >problem, however, is that the formal standard has weakened enormously > >in the past 40 years, and having the second standard weakens it > >further, as the sloppy Email writing carries over into more formal > >communication. At least that's how I see it. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information