RE: Re: Re: seismic design of pipelines

From: <Steve>
Date: Wed Mar 09 2005 - 23:13:00 EST

Duuuh

what a surprise; an American link!

And it gives me a virus.

As I live in the 2.5rd world, jcluf may expect a hostile reaction. And by the way, I think the tables have been turned for quite some time now, going by national deficit figures.

I tend to find most big ideas result from a confluence of other ideas whose time has arrived.

No point in giving the credit to DARPA; may as well give it to Babbage, or perhaps the inventor of the bagpipes. No, don’t do that; the bagpipe guy does not deserve credit.

So in your face, you non-native North American. I will be more curteous when to learn the rules and the (rapidly disappearing)spirit of cricket. Until then; why you little..............!

Cheers

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Bowers [mailto:pbowers@pipingdesign.com] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 4:35 PM
To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
Subject: OT: Re: [PipingDesign] Re: seismic design of pipelines

jcluf wrote:

> I wonder if the 3rd world will be as generous when or if the tables
> are turned???

My guess is that this depends on how the model of competition/capitalism

is eventually interpreted and implemented in those places of the world.

A few posts ago I was somewhat chastised onlist for saying that we have the Americans to thank for the internet. Yes, Sir TB-L is a founder, but

the concept wouldn't have gotten anywhere without the original DARPA effort. If you don't know what I'm talking about, look it up. Or just see this URL: http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml

And, yes, it was the Americans that got it going and provided the infrastructure for what we have today. I suppose they could have just kept it to themselves for their own advantage, but they didn't. The internet has changed the world and will continue to do so.

I now await flamage from people that disagree with me and over-exuberant

"boo-yeah, IN-YOUR-FACE!" comments from the rah-rah, Homer Simpson crowd.

Paul

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