i don't like to be caught up in the details.

look. i’m not trying to be difficult. but i believe if we’re going to make any real progress, then we can’t afford to be static. we need to leave our old ways behind us, move forward---and in order to accomplish our goals, we must look at the situation ergonomically. now. i have heard myself described by some of the members present as a "hair-splitter;" nothing could be further from the truth. unless of course we were to refine the accepted definition of "hair" to mean a determined Euclidian span which, though it may be bent and arranged to represent any number of slopes, nonetheless yields a function of time (t), enabling us to subtract t(i) from t(f), with a result of delta t; and, also, we understand "splitter" to mean a given object in motion through which we can arrive at delta v. --were we to put delta v [splitter] over delta t [hair], the resulting ratio would give us an accurate summary reading of forward motion and acceleration. then, in that situation, hey, absolutely: me equals hair-splitter. let’s just not lose sight of the fact that we’re never going to get anywhere without some more comfortable chairs.