Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:30:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2645535 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:08:18 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id h9LI8CQU004841 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:08:13 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <001a01c397fe$12e523c0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] "good enough" and such X-Original-Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:06:38 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C397DC.8B566480" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C397DC.8B566480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 From: Peter Cowan/Lexy Cameron=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 10:22 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] "good enough" and such First, Ed, you know we all love ya. My thanks also for your last recount of the incident. Finally, the couple of comments on engineers accepting good enough = reminds me of the best example of that philosphy and one which drove it = home to me most vividly. It came in the form of a Simpson's episode = where Homer was using a time machine. Each time he returned from the = past his environment was somewhat different due to his having disturbed = something in the past. Because it wasn't just what he wanted he kept = returning to the past to try to "fix" the future. He finally thought he = had it right with home and family looking just like he had left them but = as they began to eat a meal the rest of them ate like frogs with their = tongues. Tired of all this search for perfection Homer says "Oh well = close enough". Those writers really know about life in the real world. Peter Thanks Peter, Its nice to feel welcome {:>). I have nothing against perfection = - except I don't have the time, money nor inclination to achieve it. = Functionality first and foremost, then if you want/have the time and = money to make it pretty, that's fine. Reminds me of the Greek parable about two fellow being told about a = test. A sack of gold was place out some distance in front of them both. = They were both told there was only one condition, they could only take = 10 steps and each subsequent one could be no further than 1/2 the = remaining distance to the sack. =20 The first gentleman (a very smart and theoretical type) was offered = the first opportunity to close the distance and pick up the gold. He = thought about it a bit and then declined, pointing out that 1/2 of the = remaining distance each time meant that you could never get there to the = sack of gold, but would always have 1/2 dn to go. So the second gentleman was give his opportunity, being more the = "engineering" type, he immediately started toward the gold following the = rule of only advancing 1/2 of the remaining distance. When the = remaining distance became so small as to make infeasible to continue he = was 18" short of the sack of gold. "See", say the superior first = gentleman, "you were foolish to even start as you could clearly never = reach the gold" "Your right of course" replied the second gentleman as = he bent over and reached out to grasp the sack of gold. "But close = enough is good enough" and headed toward the local tavern to celebrate = his good fortune. I always like that story for some reason Best Regards Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C397DC.8B566480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
From:=20 Peter = Cowan/Lexy=20 Cameron
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 = 10:22=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] "good = enough" and=20 such

First, Ed, you know we all love = ya.
My thanks also for your last recount = of the=20 incident.
Finally, the couple of comments on = engineers=20 accepting good enough reminds me of the best example of that = philosphy and one which drove it home to me most vividly. It came in = the form=20 of a Simpson's episode where Homer was using a time machine. Each time = he=20 returned from the past his environment was somewhat different due to = his=20 having disturbed something in the past. Because it wasn't just what he = wanted=20 he kept returning to the past to try to "fix"  the future. He = finally=20 thought he had it right with home and family looking just like he had = left=20 them but as they began to eat a meal the rest of them ate like frogs = with=20 their tongues. Tired of all this search for perfection Homer says "Oh = well=20 close enough". Those writers really know about life in the real=20 world.
Peter
 
Thanks Peter,
 
    Its nice to feel = welcome=20 {:>).  I have nothing against perfection - except I don't have = the=20 time, money nor inclination to achieve it.  Functionality first = and=20 foremost, then if you want/have the time and money to make it pretty, = that's=20 fine.
 
 Reminds me of the Greek parable = about two=20 fellow being told about a test.  A sack of gold was place out = some=20 distance in front of them both.  They were both told there was = only one=20 condition, they could only take 10 steps and each subsequent one could = be no=20 further than 1/2 the remaining distance to the sack. =20  
 
The first gentleman (a very smart=20 and theoretical type) was offered the first opportunity to close = the=20 distance and pick up the gold.  He thought about it a bit and = then=20 declined, pointing out that 1/2 of the remaining distance each time = meant that=20 you could never get there to the sack of gold, but would = always have 1/2=20 dn to go.
 
So the second gentleman was give his = opportunity,=20 being more the "engineering" type, he immediately started toward the = gold=20 following the rule of only advancing 1/2 of the remaining = distance.  When=20 the remaining distance became so small as to make infeasible to = continue he=20 was 18" short of the sack of gold.  "See", say the superior first = gentleman, "you were foolish to even start as you could clearly = never=20 reach the gold"  "Your right of course" replied the second = gentleman as=20 he bent over and reached out to grasp the sack of gold. "But = close enough=20 is good enough" and headed toward the local tavern to celebrate = his good=20 fortune.
 
I always like that story for some=20 reason
 
Best Regards
 
Ed=20 Anderson 
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