Re: [LAU] Fwd: Re: Asus/Ubuntu/Audacity searching a reliable usb-recordig interface.

Jose van Rooy <josevanrooy@...> writes: recording-interface of 100 euro {to convert a tape into digital formats}, but it's like you didn't read my letter... I'm going to suggest here that maybe we have a typical introvert/extravert stylistic clash. To generalize (maybe over-generalize), extraverts like to talk through problems. Jose's e-mails sound a lot like "thinking out loud" -- extraverted behavior. Introverts (again, generalizing) tend to think, "Don't spend a lot of time on chitchat, just get to the point." Consistent with that, several of the responses to the very long e-mails have gone along the same lines: - "Your emails are extremely long winded: if you want advice, please be concise. You'll notice more people reply to short, clear emails." - "I've snipped away lots of your email, trying to focus on the important parts" -- after which, only two lines remained... the implication of which is obvious to any introvert :-p - And more harshly, "After reading all this junk.... you want me to read the rest?" It's reasonable to guess that people who like to spend free time tinkering with computer audio are likely to be more introverted than extraverted. Jose, if you want help from a bunch of introverts, you'll get a lot better help by focusing on two or three main points and cutting down the verbal diarrhea to a minimum. If it's not *directly* related to those 2-3 points, save it for another time. And, introverts like myself need to respect a different mental style that prefers talking-through over thinking-then-talking. (But, respect for that style doesn't manufacture enough time of day for me to read several screens full of text where the main point is hidden in there... somewhere...) hjh