Re: Common House Use Proposal
From: list (listmoz.geek.nz)
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 22:05:06 -0700 (PDT)
> In addition, I am equally curious about the electric engineering
> applications,

The IEEE runs largely on volunteer labour and because it's made up of
engineers they have a tenency to look at the large number of meetings and
go "there has to be a better way" (or other, more earthy statements to
that effect). I once read a very carefully worded study to the effect that
adding money to many of the standards committees in an attempt to counter
what I think they called "corporate sponsorship" did not have the expected
effect, and that committees which responded by publishing everything did
best. It was more sociological than electrical except that it tried to
evaluate effectiveness of published standards, and was hence interesting
to users of said standards. And, of course, it was done by IEEE members.
Sorry if you were thinking more Abu Gharib than just another meeting.

Personally I have kept that approach because it appeals to me as much
because it's shown to possibly work in some circumstances. I cheerfully
accept most bribes and tell anyone who might be interested that I have
done so (and when I'm speaking for the bribe, or not). Disappointingly, I
don't get many repeat bribes :(

Moz


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