On May 25, 5:02*pm, Roy Lewallen wrote:
Wow, I'm in awe of the great levels of genius represented here on this
humble forum! And if boys ever outgrew the "mine's bigger than yours"
compulsion, we never would have known -- or even suspected! Thanks so
much for sharing your IQs, whether known, suspected, or just claimed,
with us. You geniuses will be expected to provide brilliant insights
into those sticky problems which have eluded not only us, but also the
relatively pedestrian intellects of the likes of Termin, Maxwell, and
Kraus. Art has already shown the way and set the bar. Go for it!

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

A high IQ is very overrated.
Many people with high IQ's go crazy after a few decades because
they worry about too much nit picky crap, and then they end up
in a rubber room barking at the moon.
I think I'm about 2/3's of the way there sometimes.. :/

On 5/25/2010 5:02 PM, Roy Lewallen wrote:
Wow, I'm in awe of the great levels of genius represented here on this
humble forum! And if boys ever outgrew the "mine's bigger than yours"
compulsion, we never would have known -- or even suspected! Thanks so
much for sharing your IQs, whether known, suspected, or just claimed,
with us. You geniuses will be expected to provide brilliant insights
into those sticky problems which have eluded not only us, but also the
relatively pedestrian intellects of the likes of Termin, Maxwell, and
Kraus. Art has already shown the way and set the bar. Go for it!

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Thanks Roy. About time someone made a comment. I have been near
projectile you know what for a while. I can claim a lot too. Meaningless.

On the other hand you have produced verifiable product.

tom
K0TAR

On 5/25/2010 11:06 AM, Richard Clark wrote:
On Mon, 24 May 2010 23:29:24 -0700, Richard
wrote:

I'm amazed that anyone even remembers that fictional lake.
Bill Baka

It's not hard to forget something that is on every week.

Well, that logic blew a tire.... I will just ride the rim as I head
for the off ramp.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

Some people just don't like the show. Even those of us that live nearly
next door to the clod that makes the it. No offense, but he is not nice
a nice guy and is quite offensive to the local population.

Not kidding.

tom
K0TAR

On May 25, 8:44*pm, tom wrote:
On 5/25/2010 5:02 PM, Roy Lewallen wrote:

Wow, I'm in awe of the great levels of genius represented here on this
humble forum! And if boys ever outgrew the "mine's bigger than yours"
compulsion, we never would have known -- or even suspected! Thanks so
much for sharing your IQs, whether known, suspected, or just claimed,
with us. You geniuses will be expected to provide brilliant insights
into those sticky problems which have eluded not only us, but also the
relatively pedestrian intellects of the likes of Termin, Maxwell, and
Kraus. Art has already shown the way and set the bar. Go for it!

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Thanks Roy. *About time someone made a comment. *I have been near
projectile you know what for a while. *I can claim a lot too. *Meaningless.

On the other hand you have produced verifiable product.

tom
K0TAR

IQ means little really. It's just a perceived level of aptitude.
An aptitude which is often wasted.. :/
I rarely bring it up myself, being as I consider it a fairly useless
measurement.
The only reason I did was to show that having a high IQ does not
mean you will automatically be gifted at whatever. :/
IE: I've been measured as having a fairly high IQ, but in this
newsgroup I would just rank as the typical ham as far as general
knowledge about things RF.
Many here would smoke me with little effort.. Not Art though..
I'm not really into hard core mathematical type problems.
In fact, I find them boring.. I tend to only learn about things that
actually interest me, or I have some specific need to know.
For instance, the main reason I study a bit of RF theory is not
to be a science whiz.. It's so I can have a decent antenna. :/
Some of the stuff Cecil ponders would bore me to tears..
Actually, if I have any special aptitude, it would probably be in
music, or art. And those traits kind of run in my family..
It sure isn't in science, although I've been into certain aspects
of science since I was a sprout. I started playing with radios
when I was 7 and got my first one for my birthday.
I was into astronomy quite a bit way back in a past life..

On 5/25/2010 9:37 PM, wrote:
On May 25, 8:44 pm, wrote:
On 5/25/2010 5:02 PM, Roy Lewallen wrote:

Wow, I'm in awe of the great levels of genius represented here on this
humble forum! And if boys ever outgrew the "mine's bigger than yours"
compulsion, we never would have known -- or even suspected! Thanks so
much for sharing your IQs, whether known, suspected, or just claimed,
with us. You geniuses will be expected to provide brilliant insights
into those sticky problems which have eluded not only us, but also the
relatively pedestrian intellects of the likes of Termin, Maxwell, and
Kraus. Art has already shown the way and set the bar. Go for it!

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Thanks Roy. About time someone made a comment. I have been near
projectile you know what for a while. I can claim a lot too. Meaningless.

On the other hand you have produced verifiable product.

tom
K0TAR

IQ means little really. It's just a perceived level of aptitude.
An aptitude which is often wasted.. :/
I rarely bring it up myself, being as I consider it a fairly useless
measurement.
The only reason I did was to show that having a high IQ does not
mean you will automatically be gifted at whatever. :/
IE: I've been measured as having a fairly high IQ, but in this
newsgroup I would just rank as the typical ham as far as general
knowledge about things RF.
Many here would smoke me with little effort.. Not Art though..
I'm not really into hard core mathematical type problems.
In fact, I find them boring.. I tend to only learn about things that
actually interest me, or I have some specific need to know.
For instance, the main reason I study a bit of RF theory is not
to be a science whiz.. It's so I can have a decent antenna. :/
Some of the stuff Cecil ponders would bore me to tears..
Actually, if I have any special aptitude, it would probably be in
music, or art. And those traits kind of run in my family..
It sure isn't in science, although I've been into certain aspects
of science since I was a sprout. I started playing with radios
when I was 7 and got my first one for my birthday.
I was into astronomy quite a bit way back in a past life..


You have perspective. That's a good thing.

Missing in some people here.

tom
K0TAR

On 05/25/2010 02:22 PM, Art Unwin wrote:
On May 25, 3:42 pm, Bill wrote:
On 05/25/2010 06:01 AM, Cecil Moore wrote:

On May 24, 11:21 pm, Bill wrote:
I considered joining Mensa but their standards are too low for me.

Here's the one for you: "The Giga society is the world's most
exclusive High-IQ society. An IQ of 196 or higher is required to
join."

http://www.gigasociety.org/
--
73, Cecil, w5dxp.com

Yup.
I know about it but I don't think I could top that after 61 years.
My diet had way too much beer from 21 to 54, when I finally quit that
habit. Had my parents encouraged me instead of kicking me out of the
house to play with 'normal' kids I might have made it, but I don't think
I am that high on the scale. Somewhere around 160'ish is my best guess
but I am somewhat apathetic about it right now.
Cheers,
Bill Baka

Don't give up on åchieving thåt. Retirees usuålly expånd their life
experiences ånd åchivements.
By the time you reåch 80 the numbers måy well rise to åbove 200!

I do admit reading way too much, but I enjoy the professional Magazines
I get in the mail. My reading habits go far beyond just electronics and
compute so I read Military and aerospace, NASA tech briefs, information
week, EDN, Electronics design, and many more. I can at least push my
brain as hard as possible.
BTW, does anyone here know a good grammar checking program.
There are some good windows 7 products but my scanner will not let me
use it in Linux land since h.P. has flat out told me my 4 year old
scanner is now obsolete and they are making new scanners, won't even
attempt to fix the driver mode since H.P. never made any drivers for Linux.
Come summer, if it ever gets here, I will be busy on my 100+ mile
bicycle rides. These take from sunup to sun down, but burn huge amount
of calories climbing endless hills.
Return to school? I might take classes at the local junior college and
collect about three or four subjects and try to get 4 or 5 Associate
degrees. I won't be able to that and actually finish with requirements
that are needed (forced down my throat) So that would be a logical start
for me. Cal state in Sacramento is the next college for the next four
years, but I can challenge some of them.
It is an idea but for the summer I am going into physical fitness and
not computer mode. It may be a little 'old' at my age but I can do the
school work just as easily as ever.
Cheers,
Bill Baka

On 05/25/2010 02:48 PM, K1TTT wrote:
On May 25, 9:22 pm, Art wrote:
On May 25, 3:42 pm, Bill wrote:



On 05/25/2010 06:01 AM, Cecil Moore wrote:

On May 24, 11:21 pm, Bill wrote:
I considered joining Mensa but their standards are too low for me.

Here's the one for you: "The Giga society is the world's most
exclusive High-IQ society. An IQ of 196 or higher is required to
join."

http://www.gigasociety.org/
--
73, Cecil, w5dxp.com

Yup.
I know about it but I don't think I could top that after 61 years.
My diet had way too much beer from 21 to 54, when I finally quit that
habit. Had my parents encouraged me instead of kicking me out of the
house to play with 'normal' kids I might have made it, but I don't think
I am that high on the scale. Somewhere around 160'ish is my best guess
but I am somewhat apathetic about it right now.
Cheers,
Bill Baka

Don't give up on åchieving thåt. Retirees usuålly expånd their life
experiences ånd åchivements.
By the time you reåch 80 the numbers måy well rise to åbove 200!

so what is your excuse?

No excuse, just too far down on the income to actually join one.
My brain is in no position to pay for a membership and and I would not
want to take an IQ test after a night of no sleep. If I qualify for Giga
society I would be amazed. I might just luck out and qualify, but who
knows? I am not intentionally doing anything to average people but some
times I over-estimate people's ability to understand.
Bill Baka

On 05/25/2010 03:02 PM, Roy Lewallen wrote:
Wow, I'm in awe of the great levels of genius represented here on this
humble forum! And if boys ever outgrew the "mine's bigger than yours"
compulsion, we never would have known -- or even suspected! Thanks so
much for sharing your IQs, whether known, suspected, or just claimed,
with us. You geniuses will be expected to provide brilliant insights
into those sticky problems which have eluded not only us, but also the
relatively pedestrian intellects of the likes of Termin, Maxwell, and
Kraus. Art has already shown the way and set the bar. Go for it!

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

I'm not into the bragging mode and never had to be. Of course I put down
some fellow engineers at one job. All I know is that I can take a look
at almost anything and make it better.
Bill Baka

On 05/25/2010 04:53 PM, wrote:
On May 25, 5:02 pm, Roy wrote:
Wow, I'm in awe of the great levels of genius represented here on this
humble forum! And if boys ever outgrew the "mine's bigger than yours"
compulsion, we never would have known -- or even suspected! Thanks so
much for sharing your IQs, whether known, suspected, or just claimed,
with us. You geniuses will be expected to provide brilliant insights
into those sticky problems which have eluded not only us, but also the
relatively pedestrian intellects of the likes of Termin, Maxwell, and
Kraus. Art has already shown the way and set the bar. Go for it!

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

A high IQ is very overrated.
Many people with high IQ's go crazy after a few decades because
they worry about too much nit picky crap, and then they end up
in a rubber room barking at the moon.
I think I'm about 2/3's of the way there sometimes.. :/


Heh, welcome to my world, too much intelligence can be a curse of it's own
Bill Baka

On May 25, 10:37*pm, wrote:
On May 25, 8:44*pm, tom wrote:



On 5/25/2010 5:02 PM, Roy Lewallen wrote:

Wow, I'm in awe of the great levels of genius represented here on this
humble forum! And if boys ever outgrew the "mine's bigger than yours"
compulsion, we never would have known -- or even suspected! Thanks so
much for sharing your IQs, whether known, suspected, or just claimed,
with us. You geniuses will be expected to provide brilliant insights
into those sticky problems which have eluded not only us, but also the
relatively pedestrian intellects of the likes of Termin, Maxwell, and
Kraus. Art has already shown the way and set the bar. Go for it!

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Thanks Roy. *About time someone made a comment. *I have been near
projectile you know what for a while. *I can claim a lot too. *Meaningless.

On the other hand you have produced verifiable product.

tom
K0TAR

IQ means little really. *It's just a perceived level of aptitude.
An aptitude which is often wasted.. *:/
I rarely bring it up myself, being as I consider it a fairly useless
measurement.
The only reason I did was to show that having a high IQ does not
mean you will automatically be gifted at whatever. :/
IE: I've been measured as having a fairly high IQ, but in this
newsgroup I would just rank as the typical ham as far as general
knowledge about things RF.
Many here would smoke me with little effort.. Not Art though..
I'm not really into hard core mathematical type problems.
In fact, I find them boring.. *I tend to only learn about things that
actually interest me, or I have some specific need to know.
For instance, the main reason I study a bit of RF theory is not
to be a science whiz.. It's so I can have a decent antenna. :/
Some of the stuff Cecil ponders would bore me to tears..
Actually, if I have any special aptitude, it would probably be in
music, or art. *And those traits kind of run in my family..
It sure isn't in science, although I've been into certain aspects
of science since I was a sprout. I started playing with radios
when I was 7 and got my first one for my birthday.
I was into astronomy quite a bit way back in a past life..

Some of the people I knew who were the most gifted have led the most
wasted lives. Can you imagine having an IQ in the 140s and the focus
of your life is antennas. What a waste.

Jimmie