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The largest problem I find is the lack of ability in bringing together a variety of skilled individuals from different specialties together to solve a problem.
One of the most important skills for a leader is to engage everybody in solving the problem at hand.... asking each person what they think about specific aspects within their area of expertise. Done properly, amazing things can happen... the last group I was involved in advanced operational ability (speed and accuracy) on some motion controlled devices 5 orders of magnitude.

Many think they need to carefully protect their skills so that they are considered valuable, so do not share knowledge. About two decades ago I started pushing management to hire people to replace me, others that I could teach.. Finally, they hired one person, but sadly the other two they missed because of stupidity.. Now because of covid, it is really difficult to find skilled kids..

It was an interesting paradigm shift for me, from "keep it secret so they think I'm valuable" to "hire young guys I can teach to replace me".

However, I must admit that since I can retire anytime, I sit in the cheap seat. Young people do not have the luxury.

John
 
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1audio said:
Its scary to see how much knowledge has retired and not been replaced. Relearning painful acquired solutions over an over. How much old work has SpaceX and Blue Origin had to redo? And why has Boing really lost its way?
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Looking at the SpaceX Raptor they are beyond anything done before with a working full flow staged combustion engine. I still want to see a decent sized aerospike working.
 
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I've never heard of John Iverson, nor his loudspeakers, but the mention prompted me to google. His disappearance seems quite the mystery. The last post in the first link and the first of six posts reproducing an article from The Absolute Sound are fascinating:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/eagle-john-iverson
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.audio.high-end/c/EU4SbMJnXv0?pli=1
This links to all six parts of the article:

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.audio.high-end/search?q=Disappearance of John Iverson
 
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Those amongst us with modern measuring equipment, or even hipster snobs with "vintage" Sound Technology gear, or even old farts with collections of vacuum valve HP and General Radio widgets lovingly kept alive, will be surprised at the real world versatility of a lowly multimeter:


I'd guess most here would fall into two of the three categories above, maybe three. Probably not after this amazing demonstration.
All good fortune,
Chris
 
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Went to a classical concert last night - few years since I’ve done that. Fantastic music sound - Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.

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