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From: gsmith@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Gene Ward Smith)
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Re: StarDate: March 14 A Toast to Einstein
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Date: Sun, 16-Mar-86 23:04:16 EST
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In article <1078@vrdxhq.UUCP> mws@vrdxhq.UUCP (Mike Stalnaker) writes:

>In article <12382@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, gsmith@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Gene Ward Smith) writes:
>... Mr. Smith first makes a correction to the 14 March stardate article...
>> Am I the only one who finds the tripe
>> emanating from "StarDate" to be often annoying?

>***Flame On. ****
>I think you are one of the few pompous people who seem to think that just
>because they know something about astronomy, putting out short, non technical
>articles for the general public could only be considered 'tripe'.  Stardate

   I prefer to think I am one of the boring, pompous people who believe that
if this is done, 'twer best done correctly. I also find the Kindergarten
teacher tone a little annoying.

>is brodcast over radio daily in many major markets, and the folks are at 
>U. Texas are kind enough to send a transcript out over the net. I have 
>found their articles informative and useful, and I have done a great deal
>of studying in the field on my own.  Consider: The average person has no
>idea of the difference between space and space time. In fact, according to
>Einstein, there is no difference, if I remember correctly.  Don't assume 
 
    Wrong. Study more, and listen to Debbie less.

ucbvax!brahms!gsmith    Gene Ward Smith/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720
          "There are no differences but differences of degree 
            between degrees of difference and no difference"