Not quite [OT]: News about Revolution

[Judy Perry]

Thanks for this heads-up, Wilhelm, as our government typically doesn't 
inform us as to its evil deeds :-(

Judy

On Mon, 8 Feb 2010, Wilhelm Sanke wrote:

> First the bad news:
>
> The European Commission has signed the Swift-Treaty with the U.S.A. that 
> entitles American authorities to monitor any kind of money transfer inside 
> the European Union and between Europe and the rest of the world. The European 
> Parliament in its majority was against this treaty, but under the old law 
> (until Dec 1, 2009) could not participate in that decision and now, however, 
> might repeal it in the near future. The European representatives are 
> presently under great pressure from the side of U.S-lobbyists, as the press 
> reports.
> The possibility to collect and screen financial and personal data has 
> far-reaching consequences not only for industrial espionage, but also for 
> individuals.
> I could, for example, get into trouble on my next visit to the U.S.if I would 
> renew my license for "Revolution" (happily I have done that already) or buy 
> some add-ons out of the Revolution mega bundle. "Runtime Revolution" might be 
> even worse as it suggests an immediate threat and an especially aggressive 
> kind of revolution.-
>
> Now a bit of good news:
>
> "Andro", the manufacturer and provider of table-tennis equipment has produced 
> a new rubber called "Revolution" and "Revolution Quad" with its varieties 
> 420, 450, and 480 (watch for line breaks in the link).
>
> <http://www.tabletennisdb.com/table-tennis-rubber.php?id=andro-revolution-quad-420>
>
> The idea of the new material is to increase speed and spin, while at the same 
> time maintain a high degree of control, a problem that is difficult to 
> resolve because usually when increasing speed you loose control. 
> Unfortunately, this new product - at first tried out widely in the 
> table-tennis community - did not live up to the promises of Andro and the 
> expectations of the users, which especially can happen when you choose such 
> ambitious names like "Revolution" that have rather to be understood as an 
> intended goal (to be reached somewhere in the future) than an already overall 
> perfect and innovative tool.
>
> Happily "Butterfly", the Japanese manufacturer with a long tradition of 
> high-quality products, stepped in here. I myself had started my career with 
> the legendary English "Barna" rubber (comparable to the "Basic" of 
> programming languages), and then for a long time of my development used 
> Butterfly "Sriver" and "SuperSriver".
> Now "Butterfly" has presented the new "tenergy" rubber in several varieties 
> that indeed seems to fulfil what Andro had promised with its "Revolution".
>
> <http://www.butterflyonline.com/online_store_productcloseup.asp?page=rubber_all.asp&type=3&ID=97&pg=1&SortBy=b.image3&displayNum=5&frompg=allrubbers>
> (again watch for line breaks in the link).
>
> "Tenergy" is now the material of choice among most of the high-level players 
> in our region. As for myself, I did not totally abandon "Revolution", but use 
> it on the backhand side of my second racket which I use when I encounter an 
> opponent in our team-sport series who is even quicker and more offensive in 
> his play than myself - by then slowing down the tempo of the match with a 
> thinner layer of "Revolution",  thus preserving at least a chance to 
> survive.-
>
> Conclusion:
>
> Following the example of "Butterfly", I would recommend to rename "Runtime 
> Revolution" to "Runtime T-Energy".
>
> On the hand this would protect us against unwarranted harassment from the 
> side of the CIA, on the other hand it would preserve the notion of a product 
> that is strong, potentially reliable, and even innovative.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wilhelm Sanke
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