On 4/17/11 11:21 AM, Gene Buckle wrote:
I once had an
argument with a fellow who didn't believe
potentiometric voltage measurement systems ever had any value, because
there have been "multimeters", VOMs and VTVMs for many decades. "Why
do all that comparison stuff with standard cells when you can just
MEASURE the damn thing?" he asked. He didn't understand that there's
a voltage reference of one sort or another inside every VOM and VTVM.
He obviously never had a lab course in electrical measurements.
No, but he had an MCSE, therefore he was an expert in all things
technical.
Ahh, the unparalleled Microsoft Certified Solitaire Engineer. It's teh
awsum! *ahem*
Yep. The great mark of "clueless" for this era. I recall all to
well the last era's mark of "clueless": CNE! Remember those guys?
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL