Re: Patching TPU innertube

On Thu, 2 Jan 2025 23:17:15 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 1/2/2025 5:11 PM, Catrike Rider wrote:

On Thu, 2 Jan 2025 16:30:44 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 1/2/2025 12:21 PM, Catrike Rider wrote:

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Now, as for the various and sundry studies, tests, and sample polling,
I think it safe to say that people do not finance them without a
purpose. In the case of he aforementioned tests of violins and wines,
I can't see any other purpose than an attempt to coercively devalue
the more expensive units.

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YOU can't see any other purpose. That's merely a description of your
limited knowledge and mindset.

 
<LOL>  So, what are all the other purposes that you say I missed?

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You really don't deserve response, but:
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Most people really interested in science are not in it for monetary
return. Your assumption that it's all about money just indicates your
own mindset.
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I just had dinner with a retired biologist and naturalist. He still
actively attends conferences to further his knowledge, still writes for
publication, etc. His greatest passion is learning and passing on
knowledge. He makes no money at it, and never really did make a lot of
money.

Sure you did..  <LOL> Did you tell him about the time you rode your
bike 200 miles? Was he as impressed as Fred?"

Jim Papadopoulos is currently one of best researchers advancing the
scientific knowledge of bicycling. He's definitely not doing it for money.

I remember you complaining a while back about people using anecdotes
to argue their cause.

There are people who study volcanoes, people who study bird migration,
people who study ancient music, and people who study countless other
topics, simply out of curiosity, of love of learning, or of desire to
increase mankind's knowledge.

So, you're claiming that the people who funded the study simply wanted
to increase mankind's knowledge about whether Stradivarius violins
produced a more desirable sound than other violins?

I get that you're not one of them. That doesn't mean they don't exist.
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I suspect that some of the people studying perception of violin sounds
are interested in advancing the technology of violins. Some of them
might be doing it hoping to personally make money by selling violins
they produce. But I very much doubt those people are in the majority.

<chuckle> Krygowski claims that people funding a study comparing
extremely expensive violins to less expensive ones were really
studying perception of violin sounds, and thus, the perception of the
value of the violins was not really a factor in the study.