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June 14th 05, 06:20 PM
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.... absolutely not... I work with young men who take great pride in
their ability to pass difficult tests with ease... who are thankful for their gifted IQ's... .... but who see no reason to learn code... indeed, the courses which they take, and their level of education make any amateur exam look trivial... Warmest regards, John "K4YZ" wrote in message oups.com... John Smith wrote: It was never about anyone stopping you from sending cw was it... It is about stopping you from forcing others to learn cw when they would never use it... Always when one is being forced to do something they do not wish to, they should question everything in sight... just as you began when you thought someone was going to force you to quit... ... let's at least keep my comment about the drums straight... By the very nature of "testing" we are "forced" to do something we generally don't want to do. When I took my General, I had no intent on doing any RTTY operation yet had to know RTTY theory and practice. Good news is that now you don't HAVE to "learn" anything...Just memorize those quesitons and answers...Whish is what gives me a good laugh with the more arrogant NCT types (read that Lennie...) They are "OK" with open pools and memorized tests, but they hate memorized sounds...what's up with that? Sheesh...the FCC even delete the requirement to demonstrate SENDING the Code. There's no more work to memorizing the Code than there is to memorizing the written questions...Unless you have a VALID medical decicit. Steve, K4YZ |
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June 15th 05, 05:09 AM
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:20:13 -0700, John Smith wrote:
.... absolutely not... I work with young men who take great pride in their ability to pass difficult tests with ease... who are thankful for their gifted IQ's... .... but who see no reason to learn code... indeed, the courses which they take, and their level of education make any amateur exam look trivial... Do they think that their sweat doesn't stink???? Wait 'till they hit the course or assignment that throws them back into the mortal realm. We've all hit that point at one time or another.... -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane |
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#3
June 15th 05, 06:18 AM
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.... the young person of today has a much great education than his/her
counterpart of even twenty years ago... John "Phil Kane" wrote in message ganews.com... On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:20:13 -0700, John Smith wrote: .... absolutely not... I work with young men who take great pride in their ability to pass difficult tests with ease... who are thankful for their gifted IQ's... .... but who see no reason to learn code... indeed, the courses which they take, and their level of education make any amateur exam look trivial... Do they think that their sweat doesn't stink???? Wait 'till they hit the course or assignment that throws them back into the mortal realm. We've all hit that point at one time or another.... -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane |
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#4
June 16th 05, 12:04 AM
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"John Smith" wrote in message ... ... the young person of today has a much great education than his/her counterpart of even twenty years ago... John I don't know about that. Around here there are more and more dropping out, even student's whose parents have college degrees. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE "Phil Kane" wrote in message ganews.com... On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:20:13 -0700, John Smith wrote: .... absolutely not... I work with young men who take great pride in their ability to pass difficult tests with ease... who are thankful for their gifted IQ's... .... but who see no reason to learn code... indeed, the courses which they take, and their level of education make any amateur exam look trivial... Do they think that their sweat doesn't stink???? Wait 'till they hit the course or assignment that throws them back into the mortal realm. We've all hit that point at one time or another.... -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane |
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June 18th 05, 01:17 AM
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John Smith wrote:
... the young person of today has a much great education than his/her counterpart of even twenty years ago... Yeah, some of 'em can't even make change without an electronic cash register. Many of them read below the high school level. They have little in the way of cultural literacy. Most are woefully inadequate in geography. They're all sharp. Dave K8MN |
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June 15th 05, 09:52 PM
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Do they think that their sweat doesn't stink???? They poop ice cream.... :-) |
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#7
June 15th 05, 11:24 PM
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"Phil Kane" wrote in message ganews.com... On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:20:13 -0700, John Smith wrote: .... absolutely not... I work with young men who take great pride in their ability to pass difficult tests with ease... who are thankful for their gifted IQ's... .... but who see no reason to learn code... indeed, the courses which they take, and their level of education make any amateur exam look trivial... Do they think that their sweat doesn't stink???? Wait 'till they hit the course or assignment that throws them back into the mortal realm. We've all hit that point at one time or another.... And it's a real shock the first time it happens. -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
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#8
June 16th 05, 08:09 PM
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:24:54 -0400, Dee Flint wrote:
Wait 'till they hit the course or assignment that throws them back into the mortal realm. We've all hit that point at one time or another.... And it's a real shock the first time it happens. Can you say grad school "Advanced Atomic Physics" ? ggg -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane |
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#9
June 15th 05, 09:27 AM
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John Smith wrote: "K4YZ" wrote in message oups.com... John Smith wrote: It was never about anyone stopping you from sending cw was it... It is about stopping you from forcing others to learn cw when they would never use it... Always when one is being forced to do something they do not wish to, they should question everything in sight... just as you began when you thought someone was going to force you to quit... ... let's at least keep my comment about the drums straight... By the very nature of "testing" we are "forced" to do something we generally don't want to do. When I took my General, I had no intent on doing any RTTY operation yet had to know RTTY theory and practice. Good news is that now you don't HAVE to "learn" anything...Just memorize those quesitons and answers...Whish is what gives me a good laugh with the more arrogant NCT types (read that Lennie...) They are "OK" with open pools and memorized tests, but they hate memorized sounds...what's up with that? Sheesh...the FCC even delete the requirement to demonstrate SENDING the Code. There's no more work to memorizing the Code than there is to memorizing the written questions...Unless you have a VALID medical decicit. ... absolutely not... I work with young men who take great pride in their ability to pass difficult tests with ease... who are thankful for their gifted IQ's... ... but who see no reason to learn code... I do too... They're called "lazy". indeed, the courses which they take, and their level of education make any amateur exam look trivial... "They" may, but since we have no milestones against which to know those levels, we'll never know for sure. In short: "I trust men wearing ski masks." Steve, K4YZ |
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#10
June 15th 05, 09:34 AM
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.... yep, too lazy to learn to send messages by primordial tribal drum
too ... .... too lazy to learn how to play a jew's harp too ... .... too lazy to take up knitting and crocheting too ... .... yep, damn lazy bunch they are! ... ROFLOL!!!! John "K4YZ" wrote in message oups.com... John Smith wrote: "K4YZ" wrote in message oups.com... John Smith wrote: It was never about anyone stopping you from sending cw was it... It is about stopping you from forcing others to learn cw when they would never use it... Always when one is being forced to do something they do not wish to, they should question everything in sight... just as you began when you thought someone was going to force you to quit... ... let's at least keep my comment about the drums straight... By the very nature of "testing" we are "forced" to do something we generally don't want to do. When I took my General, I had no intent on doing any RTTY operation yet had to know RTTY theory and practice. Good news is that now you don't HAVE to "learn" anything...Just memorize those quesitons and answers...Whish is what gives me a good laugh with the more arrogant NCT types (read that Lennie...) They are "OK" with open pools and memorized tests, but they hate memorized sounds...what's up with that? Sheesh...the FCC even delete the requirement to demonstrate SENDING the Code. There's no more work to memorizing the Code than there is to memorizing the written questions...Unless you have a VALID medical decicit. ... absolutely not... I work with young men who take great pride in their ability to pass difficult tests with ease... who are thankful for their gifted IQ's... ... but who see no reason to learn code... I do too... They're called "lazy". indeed, the courses which they take, and their level of education make any amateur exam look trivial... "They" may, but since we have no milestones against which to know those levels, we'll never know for sure. In short: "I trust men wearing ski masks." Steve, K4YZ |
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