Re: Publishing in journals (was: On the fence)

["Richard G. Combs" <richard -dot- combs -at- voyanttech -dot- com>]

Geoff Hart wrote:

<snip> Plus, I'm a recovering scientist
> (and as a Canadian, one of those left-wing socialist types <g>), so I've
> been exposed to this quaint notion that sometimes expanding the body of
> knowledge shared by a profession, for no obvious reward other than that
it's
> the right thing to do, is a good thing.

I don't think one needs to be a socialist, or even altruistic, to share your
"quaint notion." I believe it's in _my best interest_ to improve my
profession (although I don't have much time to put that belief  into
practice <g>). Just as it's in _my best interest_ to live in a community in
which people interact with courtesy and good will -- hold doors, allow
others to merge into traffic, stop to help a stranded motorist, etc. The
best way to promote that kind of behavior is by modeling it.

Richard, the gun-owning rugged-individualist Libertarian ;-)

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Richard G. Combs
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Voyant Technologies, Inc.
richard -dot- combs -at- voyanttech -dot- com
303-223-5111
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