The Audiokarma Member of the Year for 2010
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rmeade
Super Member
This is a nice recognition by the Audiokarma community of Zilch's lasting contribution.
A recent recognition of Evan was posted in a local on-line news source: "Evan received his degrees in engineering. He held more than 75 patents. His particular field of expertise was the development of exercise equipment. His company developed the swim bench, a dry land exercise used by swim teams around the world. Evan was the conditioning coach for the UC Berkeley swim team. Evan developed exercise equipment for commercial gyms ..."
His moniker 'More Data Less Wank' was probably derived from his experience to improve the performance of athletes.
Here is a discussion (from a swim training Blog) of a training machine that Evan developed many years ago (and continued to improve over time):
Coaches believe that on ... [Evan's] Swim Bench, swimmers move their arms in patterns identical to the various swimming strokes. It is an "exercise modality that can duplicate the swimming motion with speed." Data-hungry coaches are particularly fond of the dynamic force and strength analysis possible with the Swim Bench. A simple hookup allows coaches to get computer readouts that calculate and graph power output for every pull. Jim Richardson, women's coach at the University of Michigan, has seven Swim Benches ... When he uses the machine's variable resistance capability for rate-specific work, he'll connect the Swim Bench to a computer to learn how much force a swimmer is exerting in a certain block of time.
More data less wank, indeed - RIP Zilch
A recent recognition of Evan was posted in a local on-line news source: "Evan received his degrees in engineering. He held more than 75 patents. His particular field of expertise was the development of exercise equipment. His company developed the swim bench, a dry land exercise used by swim teams around the world. Evan was the conditioning coach for the UC Berkeley swim team. Evan developed exercise equipment for commercial gyms ..."
His moniker 'More Data Less Wank' was probably derived from his experience to improve the performance of athletes.
Here is a discussion (from a swim training Blog) of a training machine that Evan developed many years ago (and continued to improve over time):
Coaches believe that on ... [Evan's] Swim Bench, swimmers move their arms in patterns identical to the various swimming strokes. It is an "exercise modality that can duplicate the swimming motion with speed." Data-hungry coaches are particularly fond of the dynamic force and strength analysis possible with the Swim Bench. A simple hookup allows coaches to get computer readouts that calculate and graph power output for every pull. Jim Richardson, women's coach at the University of Michigan, has seven Swim Benches ... When he uses the machine's variable resistance capability for rate-specific work, he'll connect the Swim Bench to a computer to learn how much force a swimmer is exerting in a certain block of time.
More data less wank, indeed - RIP Zilch
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voltcontrol
Fizheuer Zieheuer
RIP Zilch! Your presence will linger here for a long, long time.
A great tribute to Evan . . . I'm sure he's smiling down on us :thmbsp:
I'm guessing somehow he knows.
If there ever was a more deserving member, I'd be hard pressed to remember.
Scott
merrylander
AK Member
Idid not know Evan as my interests do not lie in the area of speaker building. I do know that his death was untimely as he was much too young. From what others have written I do suspect that there are some great sounds in Heaven these days.
sparky1116
Active Member
An excellent tribute.
spartanmanor
Lunatic Member
The right choice among many.
pioneervato
Lunatic Member
Well deserved, Evan. Well deserved. May you Rest in Peace.
Rome
Holsum Honey Buns
My sentiment exactly!
His memory will be forever immortalized by this award.
Also, I would like to say congratulations to all who were nominated & thanks to the person(s) who nominated me. I am deeply touched by this gesture, for the second time.
Rome
AnalogDigit
Realistic fan.
Great choice and a loving tribute!
We could not have done better. Not one little bit.
Here's hoping that some future award bestowed by AK can bear his name. "The Zilches"!
Here's hoping that some future award bestowed by AK can bear his name. "The Zilches"!
Evan was an outstanding example of what "contribution" means. He was always helpful, always giving, always trying to teach and explain. He will be missed.
filecat13
Member
Zilch!
Evan! Dude! Sheesh bro! Even in another life you're outclassing us.
There's a wrong truism about whoever has the most toys at the end wins. More likely it's whoever has the most fun at the end who wins, and that was you, Zilch, to a T. I never met a guy who enjoyed "being" more than you.
Congratulations.
Evan! Dude! Sheesh bro! Even in another life you're outclassing us.
There's a wrong truism about whoever has the most toys at the end wins. More likely it's whoever has the most fun at the end who wins, and that was you, Zilch, to a T. I never met a guy who enjoyed "being" more than you.
Congratulations.
