The Fastest Age

Originally posted by knelson I'm going and swimming the full slate of six events (assuming the sixth doesn't get cut). A couple events I'm not great in, but what the heck, if I'm there I might as well swim. One more month of training to go! . Awesome! I wish it all pans out just the way you like it! :)

Well, Ion I'm just a slow learner that first learn to swim in a a trailer park. That's where I grew up watching dumb shows like Green Acres with Arnold the pig. I can't understand the more intellectual discussion about swimming conditioning and being a fast swimmer.

Hey Ion, long time no see. You know, I could get you some of those qualification times that you need. We are about the same height, and if I hunch my shoulders and act like a bright but defensive ten year old I think it could work. I can still do the times even if I mimic your stroke, so don't worry. I'm still the cheapest on a per second under qual time that you can get!

Originally posted by Ion Beza This: You don't know what you talk about. Every statement here shows your un-qualifications. For example, my salary is higher than the figure that you claim, higher than yours -a native of the U.S. who is not schooled well-, help desk at Intel in San Diego is in the $40k, recent college grads at Intel are in the $60k (and it is spelled college not colege like you wrote, which shows that you are in need of elementary-school learning in your native language), I already use Java, and I design and implement D.S.P. algorithms which are beyond your literacy. After this lesson that I gave you in swimming 1,000 and in education, I assess your 'expertise' in life with this statement: your mediocrity is excellence to the mediocre. Speaking of mediocrity and lessons, if you're so smart, how come you still work for other people? Back in '95, when I was 24 years of age I stopped working for others at 70-80K, and started making over 100K, in engineering. Now, owning my own company, I work only couple of days a week to make about 100K and cover the bills and travels, and if I work a full week, that goes up to about 300K. I prefer to work less, and donate couple of days worth of work a week to my team. It's more fun that way. You'll never make any decent money working for other people.

Originally posted by Ion Beza ....It is well known in USMS that you are..... Sorry Ion, you don't have the authority to make claims on behalf of the USMS. I'd be a bit more careful with snapping at people before you really slander someone, and powers to be start worrying that you're fradulently using the "USMS" name. You're starting to thread on thin ice there.

Originally posted by Ion Beza Gates' Microsoft Word also recognizes it. Microsoft word is well known for a lot of english language grammar blunders in word. Being that you are an IT professional, you should know this. Bill Gates and Microsoft are not a recognized literary and greammar authority. Perhaps I can suggest a little more reputable source, a subscription to the unabridged www.m-w.com

Originally posted by MetroSwim ....category besides clydesdale.... If you'd allow me to digress.... Hey, I was just at the San Juan Capistrano Swallows Day parade today, and the Budweiser Clydesdales were there. Magnificent looking horses. I managed to snap copuple of pics of them too :)

Originally posted by Ion Beza 'Un-qualifications' is recognized by Microsoft Word as a legitimate word. Suuuure, Right after you added it to a custom dictionary. Did you know that MS Word evaluates hyphenated words as two seperate words, and at times, it doesn't evaluate hyphenated words at all, depending on the combinations of the settings you have in word. Then, as I said before, MS Word is not a recognized grammar authority.

Originally posted by Ion Beza I also said that it doesn't recognize the word 'recognise' that you keep employing, didn't I? So learn the legitimate words in the U.S. because you are in the U.S.. Actually, they are both recognized in the US english, it's just that one is more common than the other. Similar with Colors vs. Colours... both literary acceptable. here, have a look in the American english dictionary, and see what they say about recognize Vs. recognise. www.m-w.com/.../dictionary then look up un-qualifications: www.m-w.com/.../dictionary As for MS Word, it's spellchecker and grammar checker, it's not the authority, it's just a mediocre assistance tool. If you continue to trust it, your understanding of English will stay mediocre. I gather that mediocricy is not your goal.

Originally posted by MetroSwim Wow, I shoulda used spell-check, but who can trust MS word knowing how unaccurate it is. Ya surely meant un-accurate, didn't'cha? ;)