<p>Tl; dr - I didn't fry the amp, kids.</p>
<p>Responses inline.</p>
<p>On Dec 21, 2012 1:27 PM, "John Withers" <<a href="mailto:jwithers@reddagger.org">jwithers@reddagger.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Fri, 2012-12-21 at 03:29 -0800, Jake wrote:<br>
> > as it turns out, the most important point got overlooked - polarity.<br>
> ><br>
> > Rachel didn't know whether power connectors go straight or... the Other<br>
> > way, and in fact the power adaptor in question had the opposite polarity<br>
> > of the appliance being powered.</p>
<p>More specifically, I wasn't clear on how to read the diagram, ie was it supposed to match or be complementary. A dopey example, perhaps, of how even the simplest diagram can be confusing. I would have been really sad if I got this wrong a few weeks ago when I was building a new power supply for my laptop. Strangely, then I just winged it with a multimeter and my common sense, and was fine. Trying to parse the diagram this time was too much for me somehow. Fortunately I am smart enough to have looked beyond one hastily written email's incomplete advice.</p>
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> Gah. Yeah, okay, I was dim and might or might not be responsible for<br>
> killing a perfectly good thing.</p>
<p>Hm, so incomplete advice gives you responsibility? Weird.</p>
<p>Was focused on the whole ma issue and<br>
> didn't think about the bigger picture. A fairly common fault with my<br>
> thinking on tech stuff.<br>
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> Rachel, my sincere apologies if I contributed incomplete information<br>
> that caused damage to your thing.<br>
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<p>Your email didn't actually say anything that andy's didn't, incidentally more thoroughly. I appreciate your attempt to help, but I have to admit I found this strange mea culpa ... well... strange. Overall I interpreted your previous email as an attempt to establish an interaction between us with a different tone than our most recent exchange. I gratefully took it as such, and ignored its (redundant and incomplete) content. So don't worry about the amp. If you are worried about the tenor of our social interactions we can talk about that. Generally I think that kind of friction, unaddressed, can contribute to later, equally confusing interactions. Like this one.</p>
<p>But hey! Getting annoyed at people over the tone of their emails is so 2001. I know I'm not annoyed in the least. I also know that we exist in a culture that doesn't like to discuss social conflict, and so whenever someone tries, everything gets all confusing and everyone thinks everyone is upset. </p>
<p>So here is some more. In this email you try to take repsonsibility for my potentially fried electronics. This is probably an attempt to apologize for what you are actually responsible for, as well as trying to reboot the tone of our conversation.</p>
<p>All you are responsible for is a hasty email.</p>
<p>No, I am not 'annoyed' that you are worried about having 'caused' my amp to be fried. It's touching, even while being really obnoxious.</p>
<p>I see this framing of your concerns as evidence of your systems of thought. Systems I don't like. You can run whatever OS you want but every time you try to interface with me using Paternalism (even 2.0) you will get an error message. I am not expecting you to -poof- undo or rise above decades of cultural programming. I also don't expect myself to be silent about these experiences when I have them, especially since I have this hypothesis that enough sunshine will destroy these festering moldy pockets of yesteryear. I expect you to probably be 'annoyed' or defensive about this message, thinking that ZOMG you are *so* not paternalistic and what an obnoxious ethics-101 concept to even drag out in the face of your attempted help and then further attempted apology. I am happy to be disappointed in this. Nam myoho renge kyo (everyone is capable of enlightenment), after all. Even paternalistic dudes with ominous neck tattoos.</p>
<p>And if any of you think this email is annoying? Pedantic? Over-reactive? Whatever. If your thoughts and feelings here are relevant than mine are too.</p>
<p>R.</p>
<p>> ><br>
> > you missed our x-ray presentation at 5mof, i thought you were all excited<br>
> > about xrays. Now we need a long-exposure camera (noisebridge DSLR?) for<br>
> > taking more and more xray pictures.<br>
> ><br>
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> Yes I did, yes I am and again I apologize. I am very highly burnt at the<br>
> moment and spending a lot of time in my quiet place with no sharp<br>
> objects in easy reach.<br>
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> I will ping the Kelly who probably has a DSLR we can use for this<br>
> project in her storage here and is likely to be back in the area in the<br>
> next few weeks specifically planning on digging into said storage.<br>
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> -j<br>
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