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Art Peters

Re: Genius vs. Stupidity

Clay,

On the other end of the spectrum a friend of mine who used to manage a fuel terminal is fond of saying:

“You can’t fix stupid.... just every now and then you can manage it...”

73 es God Bless,

Art / K0ACP

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> On Dec 25, 2020, at 7:11 PM, Clay Autery <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other folks falling higher up on the bell curve.
> I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but have had any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the "look" or the actual words from the person with whom I was interacting clearly communicated that they thought I was "insane".
>
> "I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!" - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang Theory <big smile>
>
> ______________________
> Clay Autery, KY5G
> (318) 518-1389
>
>> On 12/25/20 17:28, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:
>> Something like the following was attributed to Albert:
>>
>> “There is a question that makes me hazy,
>> Is it you, or I, that is crazy?
>>
>> I worked at a DOE research lab many years ago for someone who met and spoke with Einstein. My boss asserted that, after talking to Einstein, he knew who was crazy. Never told me who, though. . .
>>
>> Keeping Watch-
>> shu
>>
>> Joe Shuman, NZ8P
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Edward H Russell

Re: Genius vs. Stupidity

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Haha!

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Behalf Of Ken K6MR
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 11:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

Einstein had a whole bunch of great quotes:

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not
sure about the former."

Ken K6MR

From: Phil Kane<mailto:[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 19:57
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

On 12/23/2020 4:35 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> I really like that quote from Albert Einstein.

> Ignorance can be cured with information, but stupidity lives on in its
> dismissal of facts and information.

My favorite quote from Einstein that he never said is:

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting
different results."

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

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Re: Genius vs. Stupidity

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Please no!!!

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Sent: Friday, December 25, 2020 8:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

Oh God, please don't let us degenerate to this on a Ham Radio group.

73,

Alan. G4GNX

------ Original Message ------
From: "Wes" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: 26/12/2020 01:17:29
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

<[hidden email]> wrote:

>>> MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other
>>>folks falling higher up on the bell curve.
>>>I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but
>>>have had any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the
>>>"look" or the actual words from the person with whom I was
>>>interacting clearly communicated that they thought I was "insane".
>>>
>>>"I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!" - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang
>>>Theory <big smile>
>>>
>>>______________________
>>>Clay Autery, KY5G
>>>(318) 518-1389
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Gwen Patton

Re: Genius vs. Stupidity

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Art, you CAN fix stupid. Nature itself abhors stupidity. To Mother Nature,
stupidity is a capital offense. That's why the Darwin Awards are a thing.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
73,
Gwen, NG3P

On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 7:11 AM Art Peters <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Clay,
>
> On the other end of the spectrum a friend of mine who used to manage a
> fuel terminal is fond of saying:
>
> “You can’t fix stupid.... just every now and then you can manage it...”
>
> 73 es God Bless,
>
> Art / K0ACP
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Dec 25, 2020, at 7:11 PM, Clay Autery <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other folks
> falling higher up on the bell curve.
> > I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but have
> had any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the "look" or the
> actual words from the person with whom I was interacting clearly
> communicated that they thought I was "insane".
> >
> > "I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!" - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang
> Theory <big smile>
> >
> > ______________________
> > Clay Autery, KY5G
> > (318) 518-1389
> >
> >> On 12/25/20 17:28, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:
> >> Something like the following was attributed to Albert:
> >>
> >> “There is a question that makes me hazy,
> >> Is it you, or I, that is crazy?
> >>
> >> I worked at a DOE research lab many years ago for someone who met and
> spoke with Einstein. My boss asserted that, after talking to Einstein, he
> knew who was crazy. Never told me who, though. . .
> >>
> >> Keeping Watch-
> >> shu
> >>
> >> Joe Shuman, NZ8P
> >> ______________________________________________________________
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Gwen Patton

Re: Genius vs. Stupidity

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Please, none of that woke political correctness nonsense here. What do you
think this is, 75 meters?

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
73,
Gwen, NG3P

On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 8:18 PM Wes <[hidden email]> wrote:

> If you were woke, you'd know that the bell curve is racist.
>
> Wes N7WS
>
> On 12/25/2020 5:57 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> > Actually, it all depends on who gets to draw the curve
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> > Sparks NV DM09dn
> > Washoe County
> >
> > On 12/25/2020 4:21 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
> >> It all depends on where you are on the curve.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Friday, December 25, 2020, 07:11:43 PM EST, Clay Autery
> >> <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >> MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other folks
> >> falling higher up on the bell curve.
> >> I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but have
> >> had any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the "look" or
> >> the actual words from the person with whom I was interacting clearly
> >> communicated that they thought I was "insane".
> >>
> >> "I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!" - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang
> >> Theory <big smile>
> >>
> >> ______________________
> >> Clay Autery, KY5G
> >> (318) 518-1389
>
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NK7Z

Re: Genius vs. Stupidity

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Somebody has been reading Robert Heinlein... :)

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
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On 12/26/20 3:08 PM, Gwen Patton wrote:

> Art, you CAN fix stupid. Nature itself abhors stupidity. To Mother Nature,
> stupidity is a capital offense. That's why the Darwin Awards are a thing.
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> 73,
> Gwen, NG3P
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 7:11 AM Art Peters <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Clay,
>>
>> On the other end of the spectrum a friend of mine who used to manage a
>> fuel terminal is fond of saying:
>>
>> “You can’t fix stupid.... just every now and then you can manage it...”
>>
>> 73 es God Bless,
>>
>> Art / K0ACP
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Dec 25, 2020, at 7:11 PM, Clay Autery <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other folks
>> falling higher up on the bell curve.
>>> I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but have
>> had any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the "look" or the
>> actual words from the person with whom I was interacting clearly
>> communicated that they thought I was "insane".
>>>
>>> "I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!" - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang
>> Theory <big smile>
>>>
>>> ______________________
>>> Clay Autery, KY5G
>>> (318) 518-1389
>>>
>>>> On 12/25/20 17:28, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:
>>>> Something like the following was attributed to Albert:
>>>>
>>>> “There is a question that makes me hazy,
>>>> Is it you, or I, that is crazy?
>>>>
>>>> I worked at a DOE research lab many years ago for someone who met and
>> spoke with Einstein. My boss asserted that, after talking to Einstein, he
>> knew who was crazy. Never told me who, though. . .
>>>>
>>>> Keeping Watch-
>>>> shu
>>>>
>>>> Joe Shuman, NZ8P
>>>> ______________________________________________________________
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