Ladies and Gentleman, I get a ton of emails I have to delete.
I respectfully request we keep the emails limited to beowulf-related topic. Please take your conversations about scientists-programmers offline. Thanks! -- Audentes Fortuna Juvant -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Vincent Diepeveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > As i'm typing as fast as RGB, though not at the same quality, yet > perhaps with a wider scope, > seems i'm allowed by the generosity of Greg to post this. > > With respect to your viewpoints on how scientific world works, it > definately reminds me how > the average guy might be. Between big extremes; on the one hand the > great > achievements of reaching the Moon and soon hopefully Mars. > On the other hand not aware of anything what happens outside of state > borders, let alone > nation borders. Being too lazy to read emails, as a result from not > wanting to think too much; > therefore turning on the TV and when zapping spitting on the same guy > again. > > Vincent > > On Aug 28, 2008, at 4:44 AM, Greg Lindahl wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:04:10PM +0200, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > > > >> I would go even further. It is definately true that from physics some > >> scientists learn programming really well, at the best level i'd say. > >> That's not their job however. > > > > Vincent, > > > > I know you're an expert on chess, but I didn't know you were an expert > > on employment of physicists, worldwide. In the US there are scientific > > programming positions associated with many big projects, and these are > > often filled by scientists who happen to be good programmers. So yes, > > programming is their job. And many people with real physics jobs have > > programming as part of their jobs, too, which was the kind of position > > I had back when I was an astronomer. > > > > But what do I know? I figure you're an expert about many things. You > > sure sound like one. > > > > -- greg > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org > > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
