[Boot Hill]

XLurk says:   "I feel that everyone around me - even society itself - has attempted to thwart, impede, and destroy me."

This is not a good sign.

XLurk says:   "...because we are driven - and frankly, deranged."

Now this is a good sign.

XLurk says:   "I am talking about CREATING something...I am talking about THE CREATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS - thereby ADVANCING THE HUMAN RACE to higher levels of productivity and experience."

Pardon me, but bull pucky. The ONLY reason to ever go into business is to make money. All other reasons are secondary. When I was a kid, Dad said to me: "Hey Boot, do you know what the difference between an engineer and a scientist is?" No, Dad, what is it? He replied: "The engineer knows the same bag of tricks that the scientist does, except he has learned one extra trick. He has learned how to turn science into gold."

What kind of hi-tech?

--Boot Hill

[Centurion2000]

Pardon me, but bull pucky. The ONLY reason to ever go into business is to make money. All other reasons are secondary. When I was a kid, Dad said to me: "Hey Boot, do you know what the difference between an engineer and a scientist is?" No, Dad, what is it? He replied: "The engineer knows the same bag of tricks that the scientist does, except he has learned one extra trick. He has learned how to turn science into gold."

The corrollary to that. Scientists know things; Engineers know where to look things up.

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"Hey Boot, do you know what the difference between an engineer and a scientist is?" No, Dad, what is it? He replied: "The engineer knows the same bag of tricks that the scientist does, except he has learned one extra trick. He has learned how to turn science into gold."

Oooooo! I'm going to use that on my kids!