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Hi Derek,
Ever since I was Dux of my school, and later studied Russian at University for a couple more years, I've had a bit of an ear cocked towards such a vast culture. Things have sure progressed since the Cold War days, and because there are so many of them, the pressure must always be on to come up with something, just to be able to make your way through life, and hopefully do a little better than the next bloke, so you can provide a little easier, or indulge your interests more, or whatever. Similarities with China, parts of Asia, the U.S.A.... where there are big populations? The more National, Global, Universal your experiences/thinking get, the more it all keeps you thinking to the best of your abilities. I suppose for some, the hard part then becomes how to bring everyone else along for the ride, but that's way beyond my dumb mind!! It is interesting, though, how one's sense of perspective changes the more you come to wrap your mind around (or at least, it should! ), and that then should lead to an ever-changing appreciation and understanding of the differing degrees to which were not all in the same boat. Sorry to you, and anyone else, if this is dribbling on, but you do seem to have a bit of a different , broader, perspective on things, or perhaps many do, but you just express it more, and your advice always seems to be spot-on, unless one has nitpicking mode on occassionally. Those Russkies sure can be inscrutable, they sure do lack wealth at the moment, and there sure are plenty of them still, despite the split up. Regards, John "Derek Wildstar" wrote in message news:Lp_Ta.137894$ye4.95979@sccrnsc01... "John Ward" wrote in message u... Hi Derek, That's an interesting site. One of Katy Pluta's recent posts re graphics cards contained a link to a Russian site, and the testing/comparisons were extremely well done (well, I thought so, anyway). Some of those guys must really know their onions over there. Regards, John To paint with a broad brush, the Russians are somewhat unscrutable geniuses when it comes to engineering and technology, not to mention aeronautical engineering, they built a Space Shuttle as well, recall. However, there aren't enough rubles in Lenin's Tomb to get me up in that death trap. Recent sad events notwithstanding. Perhaps it's due to the lack of wealth and need for amassing of wealth in their culture that enables them to explore avenues of science that have little economic merit, it explains the whiling away the hours playing chess against super computers and writing computer virii. |
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Just saw my post posted - My mistake, I was only Dux of Russian, not Dux of
the whole school, and now I can't even send a simple post correctly. Apparently I didn't learn much! :-)) Regards, John "John Ward" wrote in message ... Hi Derek, Ever since I was Dux of my school, and later studied Russian at University for a couple more years, I've had a bit of an ear cocked towards such a vast culture. Things have sure progressed since the Cold War days, and because there are so many of them, the pressure must always be on to come up with something, just to be able to make your way through life, and hopefully do a little better than the next bloke, so you can provide a little easier, or indulge your interests more, or whatever. Similarities with China, parts of Asia, the U.S.A.... where there are big populations? The more National, Global, Universal your experiences/thinking get, the more it all keeps you thinking to the best of your abilities. I suppose for some, the hard part then becomes how to bring everyone else along for the ride, but that's way beyond my dumb mind!! It is interesting, though, how one's sense of perspective changes the more you come to wrap your mind around (or at least, it should! ), and that then should lead to an ever-changing appreciation and understanding of the differing degrees to which were not all in the same boat. Sorry to you, and anyone else, if this is dribbling on, but you do seem to have a bit of a different , broader, perspective on things, or perhaps many do, but you just express it more, and your advice always seems to be spot-on, unless one has nitpicking mode on occassionally. Those Russkies sure can be inscrutable, they sure do lack wealth at the moment, and there sure are plenty of them still, despite the split up. Regards, John "Derek Wildstar" wrote in message news:Lp_Ta.137894$ye4.95979@sccrnsc01... "John Ward" wrote in message u... Hi Derek, That's an interesting site. One of Katy Pluta's recent posts re graphics cards contained a link to a Russian site, and the testing/comparisons were extremely well done (well, I thought so, anyway). Some of those guys must really know their onions over there. Regards, John To paint with a broad brush, the Russians are somewhat unscrutable geniuses when it comes to engineering and technology, not to mention aeronautical engineering, they built a Space Shuttle as well, recall. However, there aren't enough rubles in Lenin's Tomb to get me up in that death trap. Recent sad events notwithstanding. Perhaps it's due to the lack of wealth and need for amassing of wealth in their culture that enables them to explore avenues of science that have little economic merit, it explains the whiling away the hours playing chess against super computers and writing computer virii. |
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Pardon my asking, but I am only a poor Englishman with a small brain, what
is a Dux exactly? Is it the same as a dunce? "John Ward" wrote in message ... Just saw my post posted - My mistake, I was only Dux of Russian, not Dux of the whole school, and now I can't even send a simple post correctly. Apparently I didn't learn much! :-)) Regards, John "John Ward" wrote in message ... Hi Derek, Ever since I was Dux of my school, and later studied Russian at University for a couple more years, I've had a bit of an ear cocked towards such a vast culture. Things have sure progressed since the Cold War days, and because there are so many of them, the pressure must always be on to come up with something, just to be able to make your way through life, and hopefully do a little better than the next bloke, so you can provide a little easier, or indulge your interests more, or whatever. Similarities with China, parts of Asia, the U.S.A.... where there are big populations? The more National, Global, Universal your experiences/thinking get, the more it all keeps you thinking to the best of your abilities. I suppose for some, the hard part then becomes how to bring everyone else along for the ride, but that's way beyond my dumb mind!! It is interesting, though, how one's sense of perspective changes the more you come to wrap your mind around (or at least, it should! ), and that then should lead to an ever-changing appreciation and understanding of the differing degrees to which were not all in the same boat. Sorry to you, and anyone else, if this is dribbling on, but you do seem to have a bit of a different , broader, perspective on things, or perhaps many do, but you just express it more, and your advice always seems to be spot-on, unless one has nitpicking mode on occassionally. Those Russkies sure can be inscrutable, they sure do lack wealth at the moment, and there sure are plenty of them still, despite the split up. Regards, John "Derek Wildstar" wrote in message news:Lp_Ta.137894$ye4.95979@sccrnsc01... "John Ward" wrote in message u... Hi Derek, That's an interesting site. One of Katy Pluta's recent posts re graphics cards contained a link to a Russian site, and the testing/comparisons were extremely well done (well, I thought so, anyway). Some of those guys must really know their onions over there. Regards, John To paint with a broad brush, the Russians are somewhat unscrutable geniuses when it comes to engineering and technology, not to mention aeronautical engineering, they built a Space Shuttle as well, recall. However, there aren't enough rubles in Lenin's Tomb to get me up in that death trap. Recent sad events notwithstanding. Perhaps it's due to the lack of wealth and need for amassing of wealth in their culture that enables them to explore avenues of science that have little economic merit, it explains the whiling away the hours playing chess against super computers and writing computer virii. |
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Silver Tongue,
In my case yes, but normally it just means top of the school, so you get a book or something, in front of the rest of the school. I used to translate Russian geological papers for De Beers while at school, so maybe that helped me. Somehow related to the Argyll Diamond Field over in Western Australia. These days, in terms of learning about flying, most things seem to be Double Dutch. :-)) Regards, John "quilljar" wrote in message ... Pardon my asking, but I am only a poor Englishman with a small brain, what is a Dux exactly? Is it the same as a dunce? "John Ward" wrote in message ... Just saw my post posted - My mistake, I was only Dux of Russian, not Dux of the whole school, and now I can't even send a simple post correctly. Apparently I didn't learn much! :-)) Regards, John "John Ward" wrote in message ... Hi Derek, Ever since I was Dux of my school, and later studied Russian at University for a couple more years, I've had a bit of an ear cocked towards such a vast culture. Things have sure progressed since the Cold War days, and because there are so many of them, the pressure must always be on to come up with something, just to be able to make your way through life, and hopefully do a little better than the next bloke, so you can provide a little easier, or indulge your interests more, or whatever. Similarities with China, parts of Asia, the U.S.A.... where there are big populations? The more National, Global, Universal your experiences/thinking get, the more it all keeps you thinking to the best of your abilities. I suppose for some, the hard part then becomes how to bring everyone else along for the ride, but that's way beyond my dumb mind!! It is interesting, though, how one's sense of perspective changes the more you come to wrap your mind around (or at least, it should! ), and that then should lead to an ever-changing appreciation and understanding of the differing degrees to which were not all in the same boat. Sorry to you, and anyone else, if this is dribbling on, but you do seem to have a bit of a different , broader, perspective on things, or perhaps many do, but you just express it more, and your advice always seems to be spot-on, unless one has nitpicking mode on occassionally. Those Russkies sure can be inscrutable, they sure do lack wealth at the moment, and there sure are plenty of them still, despite the split up. Regards, John "Derek Wildstar" wrote in message news:Lp_Ta.137894$ye4.95979@sccrnsc01... "John Ward" wrote in message u... Hi Derek, That's an interesting site. One of Katy Pluta's recent posts re graphics cards contained a link to a Russian site, and the testing/comparisons were extremely well done (well, I thought so, anyway). Some of those guys must really know their onions over there. Regards, John To paint with a broad brush, the Russians are somewhat unscrutable geniuses when it comes to engineering and technology, not to mention aeronautical engineering, they built a Space Shuttle as well, recall. However, there aren't enough rubles in Lenin's Tomb to get me up in that death trap. Recent sad events notwithstanding. Perhaps it's due to the lack of wealth and need for amassing of wealth in their culture that enables them to explore avenues of science that have little economic merit, it explains the whiling away the hours playing chess against super computers and writing computer virii. |
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Ah like El Duce then?
Good on yer sport! I now feel that small I could sit on a zac and dangle me legs! "John Ward" wrote in message u... Silver Tongue, In my case yes, but normally it just means top of the school, so you get a book or something, in front of the rest of the school. I used to translate Russian geological papers for De Beers while at school, so maybe that helped me. Somehow related to the Argyll Diamond Field over in Western Australia. These days, in terms of learning about flying, most things seem to be Double Dutch. :-)) Regards, John "quilljar" wrote in message ... Pardon my asking, but I am only a poor Englishman with a small brain, what is a Dux exactly? Is it the same as a dunce? "John Ward" wrote in message ... Just saw my post posted - My mistake, I was only Dux of Russian, not Dux of the whole school, and now I can't even send a simple post correctly. Apparently I didn't learn much! :-)) Regards, John "John Ward" wrote in message ... Hi Derek, Ever since I was Dux of my school, and later studied Russian at University for a couple more years, I've had a bit of an ear cocked towards such a vast culture. Things have sure progressed since the Cold War days, and because there are so many of them, the pressure must always be on to come up with something, just to be able to make your way through life, and hopefully do a little better than the next bloke, so you can provide a little easier, or indulge your interests more, or whatever. Similarities with China, parts of Asia, the U.S.A.... where there are big populations? The more National, Global, Universal your experiences/thinking get, the more it all keeps you thinking to the best of your abilities. I suppose for some, the hard part then becomes how to bring everyone else along for the ride, but that's way beyond my dumb mind!! It is interesting, though, how one's sense of perspective changes the more you come to wrap your mind around (or at least, it should! ), and that then should lead to an ever-changing appreciation and understanding of the differing degrees to which were not all in the same boat. Sorry to you, and anyone else, if this is dribbling on, but you do seem to have a bit of a different , broader, perspective on things, or perhaps many do, but you just express it more, and your advice always seems to be spot-on, unless one has nitpicking mode on occassionally. Those Russkies sure can be inscrutable, they sure do lack wealth at the moment, and there sure are plenty of them still, despite the split up. Regards, John "Derek Wildstar" wrote in message news:Lp_Ta.137894$ye4.95979@sccrnsc01... "John Ward" wrote in message u... Hi Derek, That's an interesting site. One of Katy Pluta's recent posts re graphics cards contained a link to a Russian site, and the testing/comparisons were extremely well done (well, I thought so, anyway). Some of those guys must really know their onions over there. Regards, John To paint with a broad brush, the Russians are somewhat unscrutable geniuses when it comes to engineering and technology, not to mention aeronautical engineering, they built a Space Shuttle as well, recall. However, there aren't enough rubles in Lenin's Tomb to get me up in that death trap. Recent sad events notwithstanding. Perhaps it's due to the lack of wealth and need for amassing of wealth in their culture that enables them to explore avenues of science that have little economic merit, it explains the whiling away the hours playing chess against super computers and writing computer virii. |
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Silver Tongue,
Isn't El Duce dead, thank Christ! Or was that Ill Duce?(sorry Fr Bill, it won't happen again if I can help it, I swear! ). ROTFL - haven't heard that one before, can I borrow it? Whatever you decide to do, any chance of you telling us all more about it? Same for all you other blokes with your stories/experiences - I'm in no way shape or form putting the pressure on you Silver Tongue - I just reckon all of us benefit from accumulated wisdom, particularly cf some of the garbage values that are promulgated these days. I'm off to watch the Aussies flog the Kiwis at Rugby League, and if by some miracle we lose, surely we'll get 'em tomorrow night in the Rugby Union? Those Black Devils! :-))) Couldn't handle the pressure from DonButts if we lose both of them, but that won't happen? Regards, John "quilljar" wrote in message ... Ah like El Duce then? Good on yer sport! I now feel that small I could sit on a zac and dangle me legs! "John Ward" wrote in message u... Silver Tongue, In my case yes, but normally it just means top of the school, so you get a book or something, in front of the rest of the school. I used to translate Russian geological papers for De Beers while at school, so maybe that helped me. Somehow related to the Argyll Diamond Field over in Western Australia. These days, in terms of learning about flying, most things seem to be Double Dutch. :-)) Regards, John "quilljar" wrote in message ... Pardon my asking, but I am only a poor Englishman with a small brain, what is a Dux exactly? Is it the same as a dunce? "John Ward" wrote in message ... Just saw my post posted - My mistake, I was only Dux of Russian, not Dux of the whole school, and now I can't even send a simple post correctly. Apparently I didn't learn much! :-)) Regards, John "John Ward" wrote in message ... Hi Derek, Ever since I was Dux of my school, and later studied Russian at University for a couple more years, I've had a bit of an ear cocked towards such a vast culture. Things have sure progressed since the Cold War days, and because there are so many of them, the pressure must always be on to come up with something, just to be able to make your way through life, and hopefully do a little better than the next bloke, so you can provide a little easier, or indulge your interests more, or whatever. Similarities with China, parts of Asia, the U.S.A.... where there are big populations? The more National, Global, Universal your experiences/thinking get, the more it all keeps you thinking to the best of your abilities. I suppose for some, the hard part then becomes how to bring everyone else along for the ride, but that's way beyond my dumb mind!! It is interesting, though, how one's sense of perspective changes the more you come to wrap your mind around (or at least, it should! ), and that then should lead to an ever-changing appreciation and understanding of the differing degrees to which were not all in the same boat. Sorry to you, and anyone else, if this is dribbling on, but you do seem to have a bit of a different , broader, perspective on things, or perhaps many do, but you just express it more, and your advice always seems to be spot-on, unless one has nitpicking mode on occassionally. Those Russkies sure can be inscrutable, they sure do lack wealth at the moment, and there sure are plenty of them still, despite the split up. Regards, John "Derek Wildstar" wrote in message news:Lp_Ta.137894$ye4.95979@sccrnsc01... "John Ward" wrote in message u... Hi Derek, That's an interesting site. One of Katy Pluta's recent posts re graphics cards contained a link to a Russian site, and the testing/comparisons were extremely well done (well, I thought so, anyway). Some of those guys must really know their onions over there. Regards, John To paint with a broad brush, the Russians are somewhat unscrutable geniuses when it comes to engineering and technology, not to mention aeronautical engineering, they built a Space Shuttle as well, recall. However, there aren't enough rubles in Lenin's Tomb to get me up in that death trap. Recent sad events notwithstanding. Perhaps it's due to the lack of wealth and need for amassing of wealth in their culture that enables them to explore avenues of science that have little economic merit, it explains the whiling away the hours playing chess against super computers and writing computer virii. |
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Hey, I'll buy a round for the house on that note!!
Sometime in the 80's my wife and I were on vacation down under, first stop NZ. While walking down the street in Auckland, saw a big sign in a travel agents window "German, French, and Aussie spoken fluently!". Got a big laugh out of it, but then several weeks later in rural Australia found out they weren't kidding!!! Almost needed an interpreter several times! No problem in urban centers, but the outback speaks a different lanuage; however, it is quite similar to English (;-))... Absolutely loved every minute down there! Thank the sky gods for frequent flier programs......... Cheers'n beers.. (ONE round!) Don "Derek Wildstar" wrote in message newsObUa.127454$OZ2.25010@rwcrnsc54... John I really wish I could understand a word either of you are saying. No matter, I think all our upside-down friends are infinitely charming, regardless of their indecipherable speech. |
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In article , John Ward
writes Those Russkies sure can be inscrutable, they sure do lack wealth at the moment, and there sure are plenty of them still, despite the split up. Not all them. One Russian, said to have around 2 billion dollars has just come to England and purchased the Chelsea Soccer Club. I think it was mentioned that he also owns a personal 767. There are about 160 million of them at the moment - a lot less than the USA population. -- ----------------------------------------------------------- David Francis E-Mail reply to ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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Hi David,
Who knows, with any certainty, how wealth is maintained, created, or distributed there these days? I certainly don't, I just try to stay a bit informed, from all the various bits and pieces that can be seen/read. Most of the normal population seem to be scratching a fair bit though, these days, and 160 million is still a big population, by Aussie' standards anyway! :-) Regards, John "David" wrote in message ... In article , John Ward writes Those Russkies sure can be inscrutable, they sure do lack wealth at the moment, and there sure are plenty of them still, despite the split up. Not all them. One Russian, said to have around 2 billion dollars has just come to England and purchased the Chelsea Soccer Club. I think it was mentioned that he also owns a personal 767. There are about 160 million of them at the moment - a lot less than the USA population. -- ----------------------------------------------------------- David Francis E-Mail reply to ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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Hi John,
Who knows, with any certainty, how wealth is maintained, created, or distributed there these days? I certainly don't, I just try to stay a bit informed, from all the various bits and pieces that can be seen/read. Indeed. Some wealth gathered seems out of all proportion. I think the source of that comparatively young Russian's wealth is obscure. Most of the normal population seem to be scratching a fair bit though, these days, and 160 million is still a big population, by Aussie' standards anyway! :-) Yes. I have lived in England all my life but I still am getting claustrophobic here. Nearly 50 million people in England alone with almost another 10 million on Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland. I think England is full up, others don't agree. Our trips to the USA showed me that I really liked wide open spaces. I have never got to Australia though, sad to say. Regards David -- ----------------------------------------------------------- David Francis E-Mail reply to ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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