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Whew!! It still works!!!
On 25/08/2015 2:00 AM, Xeno wrote:
> On 25/08/2015 11:27 AM, graham wrote:
>> On 24/08/2015 7:15 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:33:39 -0600, graham wrote:
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>>>> On 24/08/2015 4:59 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>>>> On 25/08/2015 8:08 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>> On 2015-08-24 5:30 PM, wrote:
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>>>>>>> If I were John, I would send away for a replacement set
>>>>>>> of the Capresso burrs (Swiss), and figure out how to retrofit
>>>>>>> his B&D burr grinder with them. Because burrs don't last forever.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Swing by the Grand Canyon next time you're in the area. Water erodes
>>>>> stone! ;-)
>>>>>
>>>> Actually, it's the sediment carried by water that erodes stone.
>>>> Graham
>>>
>>> Water without any sediment, water is still very effective in erosion.
>>> If you pour a bucket of water into a pile of dirt, what happens? The
>>> force of fast moving water is very effective at wearing away rocks.
>>>
>> Oh, Sorry! I must be out of date then. After all, I received my geology
>> Ph.D 45 years ago and have been working in the profession since then.
>> Graham
>>
> Given the average age at completion of a Ph.D, the average age of a
> graduate from 45 years ago would probably place you in your late 70s at
> best but more likely in your 80s. I am currently tutoring a Ph.D student
> and she will be 40 on completion, a fairly typical age. Two of my
> previous students were 37 and 35 respectively.
>
> Anyway, congrats on managing to stay in your field for your entire
> career. My preferred career path vanished before I had even completed a
> Masters. Such is the transitory nature of modern careers!
>
I'm 71.
Graham
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