You obviously do what I and my son do. He works as a consultant at
Southern Cal and he was the one that got Biology work bench off the
ground where others could not bring it together when he was at Illinois
U. Now he really thinks outside the box. On the otherhand my sisters
boy who is a director on the Rupert Murdock set up is about strictly
following a particular line
Go figure

John Smith wrote:
art wrote:
John, about being a"nut" when you think out of the box people havent

Art:

Lighten up. I am not afraid to be termed a "nut", if there is some sort
of evidence there is something which needs to be looked at, discussed,
thought about--I'll be right there up to my arm pits.

The nay sayers, those who claim everything has already been discovered,
those who claim we already have all the answers and all is
understood--they stand as chaff in the wind to me.

Many you deal with here are technicians. They are well versed in
standard formulas, techniques and methods. I hear them saying, "If it
ain't broke, don't fix it!" To a certain extent, they are quite correct.

Thinking is just a hobby with me, as is amateur radio and electronics.

I work in software for a living, thinking out of the box is a not a
luxury here, it is a requirement. Unless there is good reason you do
something unique/different/quicker/shorter/more efficient/more
compact/etc. they will hand your job to china or india!

Take all I say with a grain of salt ...

Regards,
JS