The discussion centers around an interview with Russ Watters, an engineer, highlighting his experiences and perspectives. Participants share their thoughts on the interview format, express admiration for Russ, and engage in light-hearted banter about their interactions with him. The conversation touches on personal anecdotes, professional projects, and the nature of agreement and disagreement in forum discussions.
Participants do not appear to reach a consensus on the nature of their disagreements, with some expressing that differences are magnified in forum discussions. The discussion remains open-ended regarding the reasons behind their differing viewpoints.
Some participants express curiosity about the scope of questions posed to Russ, indicating a desire for deeper engagement with the interview format. There are also mentions of future interviews with retired staff, suggesting an ongoing interest in the mentor-mentee dynamic.
Evo said:
BobG said:And then, like a typical mentor, you had to go and delete all the interesting parts!
Evo said:
russ_watters said:
OmCheeto said:
Monique said:
I'm curious about your current project(s), and also what are some of the things that you feel you have an unsatisfactory understanding of, and are important enough to you that they regularly (re)occur in your thoughts and musings. Also, do you have any hobbies outside of science that you regularly and passionately pursue?russ_watters said:
Lisa! said:
nanosiborg said:
We clearly have different politics, but I don't know that geography has anything to do with it. People's brains just work differently.OmCheeto said:
Its the weekend, so I'm wearing white athletic socks.Jimmy Snyder said:
Not sure what the scope of that question is, but...nanosiborg said:
)I didn't join PF to teach, I joined to learn. I am fascinated with all things science and there are a lot of areas I'm weak in. I'm particularly fascinated with Relativity and I do a lot of lurking in that forum. And all things space related as well.
Well, finishing the basement and other general home improvement is my biggest time consumer. I'm also an avid golfer and skiier, but don't do as much of the skiing lately as I'd like.
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.Up to you. Thanks for taking the time to reply.russ_watters said:
Enjoyed learning more about you. Especially like your statement about joining PF to learn. I think that people with a desire to continue learning turn out to be the best teachers. I share your fascination with Relativity, and also enjoy watching a good movie, and planning and making improvements in and around the house when time permits.russ_watters said:-This has been a dreary winter so except for a single good Jupiter photo, not much going on on the astrophotography front right now.
-I'm finishing my basement. Started from bare concrete and with no experience in construction, it is just about finished and I'm happy with the result.
-Professionally, I'm doing a lot with energy conservation incentives. Over the past two years, I've gotten about $1.5 million for a major pharma company and the program reboots in a couple of months, so I have a big push of applications coming. Basically, I prove the energy savings of the projects to the utility/state. And because few people ever seem to try to revisit energy conservation projects to see if they are saving money, since I'm looking I also find ones that are under-performing and try to fix them. For some of the projects, I do the actual design, so then I'm on the hook if they under-perform! (which for me, they generally don't!
I didn't join PF to teach, I joined to learn. I am fascinated with all things science and there are a lot of areas I'm weak in. I'm particularly fascinated with Relativity and I do a lot of lurking in that forum. And all things space related as well.
Professionally, it is said that my field is not very deep, but it is very wide. So most of what I have to learn there isn't difficult, it is just a matter of gaining experience.
Well, finishing the basement and other general home improvement is my biggest time consumer. I'm also an avid golfer and skiier, but don't do as much of the skiing lately as I'd like.
And I'm a big movie fan. With Netflix, its easy to pick up a classic every couple of weeks, but I'm really partial to modern movies. Though I keep watching them, it is a rare old movie that impresses me. Most are over-acted and the stories are weak. Plus, computer animation, when not overdone, has made anything and everything possible in a movie and it looks real.
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Dittolisab said:That's very wise