Claimed OU circuit of Rosemary Ainslie

[Rosemary Ainslie]

wow, a grain of truth obfuscated in his words.

@rose,
ironically, milehigh has bailed out and is watching silently from the sidelines.
perhaps you should lock the thread and post updates from fuzzy, harvey, etc. as they come.

  Hello Wilbyinebriated - always nice to see you around and always nice to watch that sword play.

I realise MH is there now and again.  Whenever I post to him his name immediately disappears off the list.  Clearly he's not sympathetic to our needs here.  Still.  At least we've got you and Hoppy to rely on for intelligent commentary and I think we've got ION to suggest some test parameters.  And Hoppy - anybody - give us some links.  LONG OVERDUE.  The thread is getting way too depressing.

The thread stage reminds me of a dead dinosaur - with the carrion circling to get to the carcass.  They're sort of keeping their distance because the results aren't yet out.  But I'm more or less committed to freedom of speech and only draw the line at pornography.  In truth, I'm frightened if I drop my guard here they'll try to kill off the thread with obscenities.   Grumpy's already flirting with this intention.  In any event, I'm not sure if I can lock the thread.  And I'm not about to find out either.   I want that rare privilege of posting our paper here after submission.  It's got that delicious symmetry that I referenced in my post at EF.com.  At least our readers - if there are any - will see the basis on which the 'claim' was made.

Wilby - don't go far away - whatever you do.  Vultures are circling and hyenas are sniffing.  And that dinosaur is definitely not dead.  Just really, really old.  LOL.

Edit - an appeal for some much needed lighthearted references.   

[Rosemary Ainslie]

This is the post on energetic forum referred to above.

"Guys I see that Fuzzy's already advised about our moderator status across at OU.COM. thread. There's an irony here that is positively delicious and I can't resist a brief revisit. The thread was started by TK and intended as a 'debunk on any grounds available' exercise. His objects were entirely defeated by the complexities of the circuit, on the one hand, and by some skillful questions posed by Wilbyinebriated, AKA as our very own Captain Skat. Those questions were asked with such persistence that they entirely defeated TK and also threw some question on Wilby's actual state of sobriety. This is a gentleman with remarkable skills with the dialectic and with a memory from Hell. Nor does the occasional foray into the bottom of the occasional glass - seem to blunt his expertise. 'Not To Be Trifled With' - it seems - on either side of his preferred tipple. LOL

During which time and - indeed in line with TK's stated preference - I was not only barred from the forum as a contributor but very often also as a guest. it may be of interest to note that I carry the rare distinction on the internet of being the first person to be barred from a forum without ever having posted. TK's attack died - but not his thread. This struggled on with the various levels of noise and nonsense but after TK's departure not only was I allowed to join the forum and contribute to the thread - but was actually signed on by Hartiberlin himself. Another strange historical paradox.

Having got there I anchored in as I was determined that never again would the trolls run rampant without some supervision. It seems to have paid off as I am now a moderator? Golly. Happily for me Harti does not realise how anxious I am to allow that thread to 'fall off a cliff'. In any event - and as a rule - I encourage as much irrelevance as possible - from its contributors and am not averse to adding my own here and there. My reasoning is that - what it lacks in critical input - it at least benefits in comic relief.

So now, it seems that my own objects there carry endorsement from all over the place. Such absurdities crowned by the distinct honour of being nominated and elected a monitor - with absolutely no prior discussion. Since I am constitutionally incapable of editing anyone's contributions - and entirely averse to the principles of 'banning' unless it's to secure a critical survival - then I shall simply continue my own irrelevant commentaries on all irrelevant discussions there. I trust that it will, at its least - entertain some of their readers.

What can I say. Only in this strange universe of the internet can so many compounded ironies come to pass. LOL. I think TK will be turning in his grave.

EDIT - I might add that we have Fuzzy there to lend some gravitas to the thread - and some relevance to the topic. Thank goodness at least one of us is over qualified to do the necessary and keep matters in check.
Last edited by witsend : 11-07-2009 at 07:55 AM. "

[powercat]

anybody - give us some links.  LONG OVERDUE.  The thread is getting way too depressing

robotic jellyfish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JI7jj0bk0w
cat

[Rosemary Ainslie]

Cat - that was AMAZING.  Such elegance.  And the Festo number?  WOW.  Many thanks.  How could I have forgotten you.  Your links are always GOLD.  Watched it through twice already and am about to do a repeat. 

[WilbyInebriated]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d7WlE5D1kk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQbCMBq6MpU

a little more lighthearted...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuVgXJ55G6Y