[SBE] The SBE Roundtable

[John Peterson]

Thanks Dennis I agree let us move on...

John


on 5/6/08 11:18 AM, Dennis Sloatman at dsloatman at sloatmanassociates.com
wrote:


> Ok. Yes all well and good!  But the salient point here is: THIS discussion

> board IS for "techno speak."  That is what it's for!  I have a discussion

> board I use to speak to others that share my interest in late Roman Emperors

> (speaking of "liberal arts")and another for the history of English, but this

> board is for broadcast engineering-related matters.  I really don't see what

> stereotypes and pocket protectors have to do with the price of tea in China.

> 

> Chriss was right (in my view) to intercede and get us "back on course."

> 

> I believe a few angry guys on this board are (no names mentioned) are

> spoiling it for the rest of us.

> 

> 

> Dennis L. Sloatman

> Senior Engineer

> Sloatman Associates Broadcast Engineering

> (407) 461-7592 (Voice)

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> 

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> 

> I don't recall any Obama, Hillery, McCain chat here. So I have to say I

> don't 

> recall any politics on this post.  If people are so closed minded that they

> are offended by posts they do not agree with and go away, its a good thing.

> 

> Learning is about discussing likes and differences and taking away a new

> perspective or affirming one you already held.  Its like radio and TV, if

> you don't 

> like what's on, change the channel or turn it off.  I read a lot of things I

> 

> don't agree with, but I still read them because it provides insight and

> understanding of the other persons views.  Decades ago we used to say

> "Engineers are 

> people too."  Because the stereotype engineer has glasses, pocket protector

> filled, antisocial nerd with no social skills, humor or pop culture

> knowledge. We 

> were pigeon holed as technocrats who knew nothing and cared not for the

> business functions, news, PR and other sides of the business.  Well, times

> have 

> changed. Engineers have liberal arts knowledge, can speak in non double

> secret 

> technobabble, deal with finance, sales, PR, news, programming and more.

> Today 

> you have to know more than engineering to survive and be a contributing

> partner. 

> You have to have people skills to meet and greet, and coordinate with other

> departments and the public. We need to display our human side as a big part

> of 

> creating a working environment for others.  If all you can think and talk

> about is technology then you do need a room of your own away from others.

> 

> Henry    

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