On May 26, 1:25*am, JIMMIE wrote:
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.

Kraus, Jasik, and Balanis might disagree - maybe even Terman.

Why are antennas a less desirable specialization than any other
specialization? Is counting the barbs on a fruit fly's penis to
determine its exact species somehow superior to antennas? :-)
--
73, Cecil, w5dxp.com

Richard Clark wrote:
On Mon, 24 May 2010 23:29:24 -0700, Richard Clark
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.

8^)

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

who to my great embarrassment, was rying to figure that one out for
longer than anyone should have.

Intelligence is a tool,

Talent is a tool,

But they are not the only tools in the box.

There is drive, there is curiosity, even OCD or Asperger's can be turned
into a tool.

There is memory. There is personality.

I'm around 150, but all that means is that if a problem interests me, I
can figure it our a little before someone who has a lower number.

Big deal. Some times I think there is something else too, but I'm too
dum to put my finger on it. I've noticed that there is something of a
troubleshooting skill that I've got/cultivated that often allows me to
diagnose a problem a lot more quickly than most other people. Even
that's not much help, because I can often figure out a problem in a
minute, then spend the next 20 minutes trying to convince the other
people I'm with. That's led to some interesting moments, but point is I
think there is some ability to compartmentalize mental functions that
isn't directly related to IQ.

A fellow who worked for me at one time had a figurative ton of talent.
Awesome photographer, highly skilled at tabletop studio photography.

Unfortunately, he had no drive, and his work life was a sad cycle of his
talent landing him jobs, and his lack of drive losing them for him.

I've known people with below average intelligence who had other tools
like drive and personality that made them successful, and a joy to work
with.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

On May 26, 10:43*am, Michael Coslo wrote:
Intelligence is a tool,

Talent is a tool,

But they are not the only tools in the box.

There is drive, there is curiosity, even OCD or Asperger's can be turned
into a tool.

There is memory. There is personality.

I'm around 150, but all that means is that if a problem interests me, I
can figure it our a little before someone who has a lower number.

Big deal. Some times I think there is something else too, but I'm too
dum to put my finger on it. I've noticed that there is something of a
troubleshooting skill that I've got/cultivated that often allows me to
diagnose a problem a lot more quickly than most other people. Even
that's not much help, because I can often figure out a problem in a
minute, then spend the next 20 minutes trying to convince the other
people I'm with. That's led to some interesting moments, but point is I
think there is some ability to compartmentalize mental functions that
isn't directly related to IQ.

A fellow who worked for me at one time had a figurative ton of talent.
Awesome photographer, highly skilled at tabletop studio photography.

Unfortunately, he had no drive, and his work life was a sad cycle of his
talent landing him jobs, and his lack of drive losing them for him.

I've known people with below average intelligence who had other tools
like drive and personality that made them successful, and a joy to work
with.

* * * * - 73 de Mike N3LI -

My heårt åttåck probåbly puts me åt the bottom of the heåp. But with
åll these high fålluting intelligence numbers how is it thåt åll deny
thåt by måking Gåuss låw of ståtic form into dynåmic form
Måxwells equåtions åre åpplicåble. We åre tålking båsics clåssicål
physics here but we håve nobody who cån explåin why this åproåch is
illegål

On 05/26/2010 08:27 AM, Michael Coslo wrote:
Richard Clark wrote:
On Mon, 24 May 2010 23:29:24 -0700, Richard Clark
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.

8^)

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

who to my great embarrassment, was rying to figure that one out for
longer than anyone should have.

Hey,
I do not get his lake woebegone on either TV or radio. I seriously
thought he dropped off the radar.
Bill Baka

On 05/26/2010 08:43 AM, Michael Coslo wrote:
Intelligence is a tool,

Talent is a tool,

But they are not the only tools in the box.

There is drive, there is curiosity, even OCD or Asperger's can be turned
into a tool.

There is memory. There is personality.

I'm around 150, but all that means is that if a problem interests me, I
can figure it our a little before someone who has a lower number.

It is only a number and our individual talents can be very different.
I solve a lot of abstract problems and can instantly visualize things
that can and should be improved. It really does not matter here. We were
really just comparing notes, not bragging. I'm sure some on here could
bury me, especially in antenna design. I find that my brain wants a lot
of input so I study various things even though I will never work in
those fields. I'm 61 so why go back to school??
I am a generalist, not a specialist. Curious about many things, and as
you are posting I am still learning about humans reacting to a mere
number. I came on here originally to ask if anyone knew about a noise
blanker that could be inserted into the receiver/antenna, nothing more.
I did expect that most hams are above average, but did not anticipate
any hostility. Don't be so touchy, I came here to learn and possibly
contribute some of my projects and how they turned out.

Big deal. Some times I think there is something else too, but I'm too
dum to put my finger on it. I've noticed that there is something of a
troubleshooting skill that I've got/cultivated that often allows me to
diagnose a problem a lot more quickly than most other people. Even
that's not much help, because I can often figure out a problem in a
minute, then spend the next 20 minutes trying to convince the other
people I'm with. That's led to some interesting moments, but point is I
think there is some ability to compartmentalize mental functions that
isn't directly related to IQ.

That does put you at the very least, above average.

A fellow who worked for me at one time had a figurative ton of talent.
Awesome photographer, highly skilled at tabletop studio photography.

Unfortunately, he had no drive, and his work life was a sad cycle of his
talent landing him jobs, and his lack of drive losing them for him.

That hasn't happened to me, yet.

I've known people with below average intelligence who had other tools
like drive and personality that made them successful, and a joy to work
with.

Same here. Personality makes a huge difference.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

Cheers,
Bill Baka

On May 26, 12:01*pm, Bill Baka wrote:
On 05/26/2010 08:43 AM, Michael Coslo wrote:

Intelligence is a tool,

Talent is a tool,

But they are not the only tools in the box.

There is drive, there is curiosity, even OCD or Asperger's can be turned
into a tool.

There is memory. There is personality.

I'm around 150, but all that means is that if a problem interests me, I
can figure it our a little before someone who has a lower number.

It is only a number and our individual talents can be very different.
I solve a lot of abstract problems and can instantly visualize things
that can and should be improved. It really does not matter here. We were
really just comparing notes, not bragging. I'm sure some on here could
bury me, especially in antenna design. I find that my brain wants a lot
of input so I study various things even though I will never work in
those fields. I'm 61 so why go back to school??
I am a generalist, not a specialist. Curious about many things, and as
you are posting I am still learning about humans reacting to a mere
number. I came on here originally to ask if anyone knew about a noise
blanker that could be inserted into the receiver/antenna, nothing more.
I did expect that most hams are above average, but did not anticipate
any hostility. Don't be so touchy, I came here to learn and possibly
contribute some of my projects and how they turned out.



Big deal. Some times I think there is something else too, but I'm too
dum to put my finger on it. I've noticed that there is something of a
troubleshooting skill that I've got/cultivated that often allows me to
diagnose a problem a lot more quickly than most other people. Even
that's not much help, because I can often figure out a problem in a
minute, then spend the next 20 minutes trying to convince the other
people I'm with. That's led to some interesting moments, but point is I
think there is some ability to compartmentalize mental functions that
isn't directly related to IQ.

That does put you at the very least, above average.



A fellow who worked for me at one time had a figurative ton of talent.
Awesome photographer, highly skilled at tabletop studio photography.

Unfortunately, he had no drive, and his work life was a sad cycle of his
talent landing him jobs, and his lack of drive losing them for him.

That hasn't happened to me, yet.



I've known people with below average intelligence who had other tools
like drive and personality that made them successful, and a joy to work
with.

Same here. Personality makes a huge difference.



- 73 de Mike N3LI -

Cheers,
Bill Baka

The hostility towårds me is becåuse I åm seårching for å wåy to better
describe propågåtion. I stumbled on the ideå of måking å Gåussiån
ståtic boundåry dynåmic such thåt Måxwells låws were åpplicåble. This
immediåtely showed thåt pårticles
ånd not wåves were the cårriers of propågåtion.
We åre å very old group thåt hås lived long on the ideå thåt wåves
were the cårriers of propågåtion so åll åre fighting like hell ågåinst
chånge. So åll håve cåme up with the ideå thåt it is illegål to
trånsform
å ståtic field into å dynåmic field becåuse nowhere is it ståted in
print thåt thus wås å låwfull åproåch.
N obody thru the yeårs håve come up with å reåson why this line of
thought is illegål ånd in leåu of this håve substituted hostility. It
is to the benefit of åll thåt ån explånåtion of the illegållity is
provided
ånd yet åll åre silent with respect to supplying å reåson ånd thus
håve reverted to hostility. I thought yeårs ågo thåt becåuse the group
were supposed to be experts ån explånåtion would be provided. Sådley
it would åppeår thåt the older we get the more resistånt we åre to
chånge ånd thus it tåkes the provision of å new generåtion before
ådvånces åre åccepted
Årt
Unwinåntennåss

On May 26, 6:00*pm, Art Unwin wrote:
On May 26, 12:01*pm, Bill Baka wrote:



On 05/26/2010 08:43 AM, Michael Coslo wrote:

Intelligence is a tool,

Talent is a tool,

But they are not the only tools in the box.

There is drive, there is curiosity, even OCD or Asperger's can be turned
into a tool.

There is memory. There is personality.

I'm around 150, but all that means is that if a problem interests me, I
can figure it our a little before someone who has a lower number.

It is only a number and our individual talents can be very different.
I solve a lot of abstract problems and can instantly visualize things
that can and should be improved. It really does not matter here. We were
really just comparing notes, not bragging. I'm sure some on here could
bury me, especially in antenna design. I find that my brain wants a lot
of input so I study various things even though I will never work in
those fields. I'm 61 so why go back to school??
I am a generalist, not a specialist. Curious about many things, and as
you are posting I am still learning about humans reacting to a mere
number. I came on here originally to ask if anyone knew about a noise
blanker that could be inserted into the receiver/antenna, nothing more.
I did expect that most hams are above average, but did not anticipate
any hostility. Don't be so touchy, I came here to learn and possibly
contribute some of my projects and how they turned out.

Big deal. Some times I think there is something else too, but I'm too
dum to put my finger on it. I've noticed that there is something of a
troubleshooting skill that I've got/cultivated that often allows me to
diagnose a problem a lot more quickly than most other people. Even
that's not much help, because I can often figure out a problem in a
minute, then spend the next 20 minutes trying to convince the other
people I'm with. That's led to some interesting moments, but point is I
think there is some ability to compartmentalize mental functions that
isn't directly related to IQ.

That does put you at the very least, above average.

A fellow who worked for me at one time had a figurative ton of talent..
Awesome photographer, highly skilled at tabletop studio photography.

Unfortunately, he had no drive, and his work life was a sad cycle of his
talent landing him jobs, and his lack of drive losing them for him.

That hasn't happened to me, yet.

I've known people with below average intelligence who had other tools
like drive and personality that made them successful, and a joy to work
with.

Same here. Personality makes a huge difference.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

Cheers,
Bill Baka

The hostility towårds me is becåuse I åm seårching for å wåy to better
describe propågåtion. I stumbled on the ideå of måking å Gåussiån
ståtic boundåry dynåmic such thåt Måxwells låws were åpplicåble. This
immediåtely showed thåt pårticles
ånd not wåves were the cårriers of propågåtion.
We åre å very old group thåt hås lived long on the ideå thåt wåves
were the cårriers of propågåtion so åll åre fighting like hell ågåinst
chånge. So åll håve cåme up with the ideå thåt it is illegål to
trånsform
å ståtic field into å dynåmic field becåuse nowhere is it ståted in
print thåt thus wås å låwfull åproåch.
N obody thru the yeårs håve come up with å reåson why this line of
thought is illegål ånd in leåu of this håve substituted hostility.. It
is to the benefit of åll thåt ån explånåtion of the illegållity is
provided
ånd yet åll åre silent with respect to supplying å reåson ånd thus
håve reverted to hostility. I thought yeårs ågo thåt becåuse the group
were supposed to be experts ån explånåtion would be provided. Sådley
it would åppeår thåt the older we get the more resistånt we åre to
chånge ånd thus it tåkes the provision of å new generåtion before
ådvånces åre åccepted
Årt
Unwinåntennåss

unfortunately bill, art suffers from short memory also among his other
debilities. it has been explained to him several times by different
people that gauss'es law is perfectly applicable to both static and
varying fields without his 'improvement', he just can't remember it
from day to day.

On 5/26/2010 9:32 AM, Cecil Moore wrote:
On May 26, 1:25 am, wrote:
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.

Kraus, Jasik, and Balanis might disagree - maybe even Terman.

Why are antennas a less desirable specialization than any other
specialization? Is counting the barbs on a fruit fly's penis to
determine its exact species somehow superior to antennas? :-)
--
73, Cecil, w5dxp.com

I don't know Cecil, he may be correct. Who needs TV, radio, cell
phones, satellites, WiFi and other crap like that?

tom
K0TAR

On May 26, 6:14*pm, K1TTT wrote:
On May 26, 6:00*pm, Art Unwin wrote:



On May 26, 12:01*pm, Bill Baka wrote:

On 05/26/2010 08:43 AM, Michael Coslo wrote:

Intelligence is a tool,

Talent is a tool,

But they are not the only tools in the box.

There is drive, there is curiosity, even OCD or Asperger's can be turned
into a tool.

There is memory. There is personality.

I'm around 150, but all that means is that if a problem interests me, I
can figure it our a little before someone who has a lower number.

It is only a number and our individual talents can be very different.
I solve a lot of abstract problems and can instantly visualize things
that can and should be improved. It really does not matter here. We were
really just comparing notes, not bragging. I'm sure some on here could
bury me, especially in antenna design. I find that my brain wants a lot
of input so I study various things even though I will never work in
those fields. I'm 61 so why go back to school??
I am a generalist, not a specialist. Curious about many things, and as
you are posting I am still learning about humans reacting to a mere
number. I came on here originally to ask if anyone knew about a noise
blanker that could be inserted into the receiver/antenna, nothing more.
I did expect that most hams are above average, but did not anticipate
any hostility. Don't be so touchy, I came here to learn and possibly
contribute some of my projects and how they turned out.

Big deal. Some times I think there is something else too, but I'm too
dum to put my finger on it. I've noticed that there is something of a
troubleshooting skill that I've got/cultivated that often allows me to
diagnose a problem a lot more quickly than most other people. Even
that's not much help, because I can often figure out a problem in a
minute, then spend the next 20 minutes trying to convince the other
people I'm with. That's led to some interesting moments, but point is I
think there is some ability to compartmentalize mental functions that
isn't directly related to IQ.

That does put you at the very least, above average.

A fellow who worked for me at one time had a figurative ton of talent.