From: "Erica VD Ginter" <eginter at klgai.com>
To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Gravity Probe B, Equal signs
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:11:35 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

I used to carry a slide rule to figure out how much a certsain amount of
fabric would cost me by the yard. Now I have a 1 1/2 x 2" keychain
calculator that cost me $1.

Erica

-----Original Message-----
From: Elspeth Kovar [mailto:ekovar at worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:56 AM
To: WSFA members
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Gravity Probe B, Equal signs

At 01:45 PM 4/21/2004, Michael Walsh wrote:
> >twhite8 at cox.net 04/21/04 12:19PM
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Barry L. Newton" <bnewton at ashcomp.com>
> >To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:58 AM
> >Subject: [WSFA] Re: Gravity Probe B, Equal signs
> >
> >> Interestingly, Michael Walsh said:
> >> >IBM Selectric typewriter . . .
> >> >
> >> >mjw
> >>
> >> Consider this:  There are people on this list who might not get the
>
> >> significance of that comment. . .old boy.
>
> >People need a sense of history, of their roots.
>
>  . . . read Mimosa . . . <http://jophan.org/mimosa/>  . . . don't
> repeat history, do something different !

I, who am younger than all of you, recall the old adding machines which, if
you typed in the correct set of numbers, started thumping out the William
Tell Overture.  You gonna call me old?

As for roots?  Got 'em and keep exploring them.  And am fortunate enough to
be able to lean on other people's as they do on mine.  We all keep learning
and growing.

Mighty fine world, this.

Elspeth