Re: Doing Things Right

To The Paul brothers, Villano and Wilson:

Though I'm a great admirer of Einstein--especially his subtle sense of
humor--I never used this quote as a tag line.

Old Albert had a lot of fun with his "Time, Space Continuum" but in the
Aviation Class for youngsters, I taught at a local community college, sub
teens were going to the blackboard and disproving it with ease.

(I realize that most on this list assumed that any association I had with an
academic institution, must have been in a janitorial capacity.)

Anyway--Those who still steadfastly adhere to the idea that by moving
"apart" at the speed of light, it would cause one group to age while the
other remained the same, missed the twinkle in the old man's eye.

Have they ever considered the simple logic that even if there was any
validity to the idea, the effect would be reversed when the two groups
reversed course and moved "toward" each other--which they would have to do
if they were ever to reunite and compare ages. Not to do so would fly in the
face of the very foundation of his Theory of Relativity. (The phenomena he
described was only an intellectual example of the effect of advancing or
receding light waves.)

But apologies, I digress ...

As an engineering type, (degree in Aeronautical Engineering), my two
personal Gods have always been the KISS principle and the Great God Murphy.
He is the well known deity that has always said that "Redundancy is the
adhesive of good engineering, for verily, what can go wrong, surely will."

The school teachers of this world could not stand the beauty of this
simplicity and have--in their academic gobbledygook--added the following
Correlation:

"The tendency toward failure is inversely proportional to the desirability,
with reference to time and space."

I mention all this as the relevance to web work is obvious ...

So how do I keep my two Gods at peace with each other?? I just try to keep
every redundant part as simple as possible. (Huh??)

Best wishes
Ted Temer
Temercraft Designs Redding, CA
temer(at)c-zone.net
www.temercraft.com/
www.newsredding.com/


> Thanks for the input.  Makes sense.
>
> Someone mentioned a quote they thought was mine but might have been yours:
>
> "Make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler?" Albert Einstein
>
> Was that your tag line at one time?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Paul Villano, USACHCS, "For God and Country!"
> PERSONAL QUOTE:  Make the most of every moment!
>

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