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"Bill Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Johnny, I've asked you before to give me permission > to access your Carleton transcripts and student > records. > > Why won't you do it? > > > ---- I think he's a self absorbed Bozo, but on the other hand, he might just be a Fucking Loon. > > > The Carleton designation for their degree is > "Bachelor of Engineering" not "B. Eng." > > Registered engineers in Canada as elsewhere designate > themselves after their names as "R. Eng." > > Turmel's designation of himself after his name as "B. > Eng." is what in other contexts would be called a > "deceptive trade practice" by inferring that he is a > registered professional engineer to those who do not > look closely and do not suspect fraud. > > In every jurisdiction it is illegal to refer to > yourself as an engineer if you are not registered. > > In many jurisdictions it is a criminal offense to > refer to yourself as an engineer if you are not > registered. > > Turmel has repeatedly demonstrated that he is a con > man, a scammer and a clown. > > > --- > > A few points in closing: > > Of the five hypothetical examples, three from Turmel, > one from myself - > > The right side up bowl, the upside down bowl and the > ball rolling along the plane, and the terminal > velocity example - > > Arguably, not one of them demonstrates any type of > feedback properly defined. > > The two real world examples that I supplied > definitely do: the clock escapement and the triode > amplifier that demonstrate the beneficial effects of > *positive* feedback that revolutionized the world we > live in. The first for the first time enabled > navigation across open oceans. The second enabled > modern communications. Turmel's assertion that > "positive feedback is always unacceptably unstable" > is proven to be complete nonsense beyond the > shadow of doubt. > > He furthermore claims that *interest* is positive > feedback in the physical sense, which it definitely > isn't. It is feedback only in the social sense that > it is information that flows to entrepreneurs and > their financiers. It is defined by consumer choice > in free markets. It is measured through the rules of > accounting. No analogy from the physical world > therefore is relevant. > > Now on to the question of Turmel's honesty: > > He has repeatedly claimed to be an engineer, and > continues to do so. In answer to an earlier > challenge from me, he replied that he has a four-year > B.S. in electronics engineering diploma from > Carleton, I believe. In further query he admitted > that he has never been employed even for a single day > as an engineer, that he has always been self-employed > as a professional gambler. He admitted that he has > never been recognized as an engineer through the > registration process in Alberta or anywhere else. > > But-- > > This is how he styles himself that you can see at the > "bowl" link: > http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/bankmath.htm > > "John C. Turmel, B. Eng." > > It is what in business and law we would call a > "deceptive trade practice." Registered professional > engineers style themselves "R. Eng." Presumably, > Turmel hangs on the technicality that the "B" derives > from the B.S. in engineering that he claims he > possesses. But there is no accreditation anywhere in > the world that styles itself, "B. Eng." Possibly in > the history of the world no one has every styled > himself "B. Eng." except for John Turmel. Purely and > simply it is concocted to deceive, to fool those who > don't look closely into believing he is really an > engineer. > > -- > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Ryan) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > Okay, I found "bowl." > > > > <**>If you have a bowl and you put a ball in it and > > then give the ball a little shove, it will travel up > > one side, gravity will bring it down and it will rock > > back and forth until it settles back to the middle. > > That's how engineers use negative feedback to bring > > back things which have been pushed out of normal > > operation back to normal.<**> > > -------------------- > > Which is a demonstration of the concept of "stable" > > equilibrium. Turmel has failed to direct our > > attention to the source of "negative feedback" in > > this demonstration, however. There is merely > > momentum countervailed by gravity. No feedback. > > > > Turmel continues to claim that he is an "engineer." > > In response to an earlier question he said he was a > > graduate of Carleton, I think. Will he give me > > permission to access his Carleton transcript and > > student records so I might confirm his claim? > > -- > > > > <**>If you turn the bowl upside down and put the ball > > at the top, one small push and the gravity will make > > the ball fall faster and faster. That's unstable. If > > you put the ball on a platform and give it a push, > > without friction, it will just continue in rolling > > steady state.<**> > > -------------------- > > Which merely demonstrates the concept of "unstable" > > equilibrium. There is also no feedback in this > > demonstration, merely the effects of gravity. > > -- > > > > <**>Both zero and negative feedback are acceptable > > while positive feedback is always unacceptably > > unstable.<**> > > -------------------- > > Which does not follow from the two examples because > > neither contains feedback. Turmel arbitrarily > > asserts, "both zero and negative are acceptable" and > > "positive feedback is always unacceptably unstable." > > Both assertions are complete nonsense. > > -- > > > > Drag on a falling object is *negative* feedback that > > increases to the square of the object's velocity, so > > is therefore "exponential." It will increase to the > > point where the force from drag and the force from > > gravity equal. From that point downward the object > > is falling at its "terminal" velocity which is > > constant. So the change to that point is > > "exponential" but from that point downward there is > > nothing "exponential" about it whatsoever. > > > > But this is negative feedback that this eminent > > "engineer" says is "acceptable." I wonder if he will > > admit that it also demonstrates that negative > > feedback can be "exponential." > > > > What is it about the clock escapement that feeds > > energy into the pendulum that keeps it going with > > each tick of the clock that makes it "always > > unacceptably unstable"? Will this eminent "engineer" > > please supply an answer? It is definitely an example > > of positive feedback that for the first time made > > navigation across open oceans possible. > > > > What is it about the triode tube that makes it > > "always unacceptably unstable"? There is positive > > feedback from plate to grid which revolutionized > > communications, making possible the ultimate > > development of the very computers we use to scribble > > and view these messages. > > > > "Edwin Howard Armstrong enrolled in electrical > > engineering at Columbia, and in 1913, while still an > > undergrad, made his first great discovery, > > regeneration...Armstrong discovered that the gain of > > a triode amplifier could be enormously increased by > > feeding some of the amplifier output back into the > > input, i.e. by using positive feedback. Given enough > > feedback, the amplifier became a stable and powerful > > oscillator, perfect for driving radio transmitters. > > Given a little less feedback, the amplifier became a > > more sensitive radio receiver than anything else at > > the time." > > -- > > > > <**>His latest assertion is that I'm wrong when I say > > positive feedback generates an exponential output. > > Like I said, Ryan's certifiably irrational. I have a > > gift for explaining super-sophisticated engineering > > really simply. > > -------------------- > > The gifts are the gifts of the glib and successful > > con man. Turmel 1) falsely claims to be an > > "engineer," which gives him the aura of someone who > > knows what he is talking about to whom we must defer > > even though we don't understand what this "genius" is > > talking about; and 2) he lies with a straight face. > > He is indeed good at what he does. > > -- > > > > More to the point is the assertion that interest is > > feedback. It is feedback in the informational sense > > only and derives from the conventions of accounting. > > Interest is merely the name that we give to profit > > going to the financier, which includes most of us > > through pension, insurance and mutual funds. > > > > Profit is "positive feedback" and loss is "negative > > feedback" because it informs us whether or not what > > we are doing is satisfying the demands of consumers. > > It is the very basis of the system of free > > enterprise. > > -- > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Turmel) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > > >Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:32:52 -0500 > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daniel Morin) > > > >Subject: Money, Interest and Prosperity > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > JCT: Dan, this post based on your questions has really > > > stirred up a lot of debate on the USENET groups. > > > can.politics and alt.fan.john-turmel get it all and you can > > > even use Google search Groups for turmel sorted on date and > > > you'll find almost 30 articles. > > > > > > Most are from Dan Parker beating up on Bill Ryan. Bill's a > > > wonderful shill to beat up on. He uses big words that are > > > gibberish and some people take him seriously so using him as > > > a foil is a lot of fun. Dan Parker's enjoying showing Ryan > > > wrong as much as I did. > > > > > > I had 18 posts debating with Bill Ryan that I can refer you > > > to which I've published and can be found online with a > > > search for turmel and ryan and social credit or at the > > > Turmel's Latest Posts page from my home page: > > > http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/ryan1.htm > > > http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/ryan4.htm > > > http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/ryan6.htm > > > http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/ryan8.htm > > > http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/ryan10.htm > > > http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/ryan14.htm > > > > > > By the end, he was so badly beaten up that he became > > > demented and has been unable to stop bad-mouthing me all > > > these years after his drubbing. > > > > > > So go check the Google Groups. Step in if you'd like to make > > > a fool of Ryan too. It's not too often you get an opponent > > > who doesn't realize he's beaten and keeps getting up so you > > > can keep smashing him down. > > > > > > His latest assertion is that I'm wrong when I say positive > > > feedback generates an exponential output. Like I said, > > > Ryan's certifiably irrational. I have a gift for explaining > > > super-sophisticated engineering really simply. He's arguing > > > I'm wrong when I can explain positive, negative and zero > > > feedback with a ball and a bowl. See: > > > http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/bankmath.htm and search for > > > bowl. Once you get it, then you'll really enjoy seeing Crazy > > > Bill baying at the moon. > > > > > > Again, he's fun to beat up on but only for educational > > > purposes. Check it out. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Turmel) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > Jct: I've just noticed that Bill "Never-take-a-bet" Ryan been > > mouthing off that I have no right to sign myself as > > "John C. Turmel, B. Eng." and has been posting his > > diatribe as a response to everyone of my posts on USENET. > > > > So be it. > > > > I bet $1000US to $100 if Bill Ryan will put it up that > > Carleton University will back me up as to my graduation > > with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) [B.Eng.] > > degree. > > > > I'd love to say "put up or shut up" but Bill Ryan > > never ever put up and never ever shut up. > > > > I won't be bothered with Mr. "Never-put-money-where-his- > > mouth is" until he calls my raise in stakes. > > > > The chicken. > > Again, visit http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/lp.htm for > > my debates crushing him years ago which accounts for his > > dementia now. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Turmel) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > Bill Ryan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: > > > The Carleton designation for their degree is > > > "Bachelor of Engineering" not "B. Eng." > > >... > > > Turmel has repeatedly demonstrated that he is a con > > > man, a scammer and a clown. > > > > > >> So be it. > > >> I bet $1000US to $100 if Bill Ryan will put it up that > > >> Carleton University will back me up as to my graduation > > >> with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) [B.Eng.] > > >> degree. > > >> > > >> I'd love to say "put up or shut up" but Bill Ryan > > >> never ever put up and never ever shut up. > > >> > > >> I won't be bothered with Mr. "Never-put-money-where-his- > > >> mouth is" until he calls my raise in stakes. > > >> > > >> The chicken. > > >> Again, visit http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/lp.htm for > > >> my debates crushing him years ago which accounts for his > > >> dementia now. > > > > Jct: Bill Ryan's mouth won't shut up though he won't put up > > and call my bet. I wonder why if he's so certain? I'm certain > > enough to bet. Why isn't the mouthy coward?
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