Re: [CR]Now: List Bias Was: Another Shimano history question

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From: "Louis Schulman" <louiss@gate.net>
To: "chuckschmidt@earthlink.net" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:47:56 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <12ac01c428c8$6b9c1d60$efddfea9@mooshome>
Subject: Re: [CR]Now: List Bias Was: Another Shimano history question


According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the use of the word "biased" to mean "prejudiced against" dates to 1649. Yeah, political correctness became a real problem in the 17th century. I know that I didn't become overly sensitive until at least 1760.

Louis Schulman Tampa, Florida (where I am just getting tired of people making things up)

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 19:17:52 -0500, jerrymoos wrote:

#Depends on your definition of bias. The word was once used simply to mean a #preferential interest in or disposition toward one thing versus another, #kind of like electrical engineers talked about biasing a transistor in the #old days. It only came to mean unfair and discriminatory when the world #became oversensitive and politically correct in more recent years. I think #there is a definite Campy bias here in the older, non-sinister sense. That #is, there is a preferential interest in Campy as opposed to Shimano. Or to #Stronglight/Simplex for that matter. # #Regards, # #Jerry Moos #Houston, TX # # #----- Original Message ----- #From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> #To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> #Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:57 PM #Subject: [CR]Now: List Bias Was: Another Shimano history question # # #> jerrymoos wrote: #> > #> (cut) #> > Someone said this reveals a Campy bias here. I tend to agree, in that #> > everyone seems to know what the correct markings on the axle locknuts #were #> > for a 1973 Campy Record hub, no no one seems sure how many versions of #Dura #> > Ace there were or when they were introduced. #> #> #> I do not believe that a lack of knowledge equals a bias. Apples and #> oranges in my opinion. #> #> Chuck Schmidt #> South Pasadena, Southern California #> #> . #> _______________________________________________ #> Classicrendezvous mailing list #> Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org #> http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/classicrendezvous #> # # #_______________________________________________ #Classicrendezvous mailing list #Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org #http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/classicrendezvous