New US finance minister - can he even handwrite?

[HundertzehnGustav]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

as a flight instructor, and as my career evolved into airlines and also the insurance business my elaborate and enunciated signature from high school and college was having to be duplicated dozens of times per day.

it eventually evolved onto something more or less recognizable as the initials JSY

to each his own... but i do think a persons signature should at least resemble their name on some level... i dont see how a series of what appear to be upside down cursive "E"s makes out his name.

handwriting is going the way of the dodo

when not writing my signature i write in architectural block letters because throughout high school and throughout most of college its what i was taught and it stuck with me and meshes well with my slightly obsessive compulsive tendencies.

part of why i keep a journal is not only for the therapeutic nature of getting the thoughts out... but also to maintain that hand writing.

Interesting. i often judge people by their signature. The one in the OP looks like its from a guy who has done the same thing for decades, and is boring, desilusioned, confused and unable to innovate. (running round in circles, over and over again...)

[Platapus]

In my capacity as Precinct Chief, I have to sign my name about 50 times in one day. It is interesting how the signatures change. Especially as the stress increases.

But then anyone who has closed on a house knows exactly how it is.

[August]

Originally Posted by Platapus

In my capacity as Precinct Chief, I have to sign my name about 50 times in one day. It is interesting how the signatures change. Especially as the stress increases.

But then anyone who has closed on a house knows exactly how it is.

Or been in the military.

[em2nought]

Why are we just now getting around to eliminating excess conference spending?

[Spoon 11th]

The year is 2013. Handwritten signatures are 1400's technology. Only digital signatures have importance today.

[vienna]

The year is 2013. Handwritten signatures are 1400's technology. Only digital signatures have importance today.

They have an importance, but they are also extremely vulnerable to misuse and theft. I really only trust to great extent the handwritten signature on paper...

<O>

[August]

Originally Posted by vienna

They have an importance, but they are also extremely vulnerable to misuse and theft. I really only trust to great extent the handwritten signature on paper...

<O>

Exactly. Digital signatures are just begging to be misused.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Spoon 11th

The year is 2013. Handwritten signatures are 1400's technology. Only digital signatures have importance today.

It seems you guys all have missed my only point.

When somebody "signs" something by making three crosses, "X X X", then the question must be asked whether he can read or not. And when he can not, then it could happen that somebody puts just any paper on his desk, says "this is what we said yesterday, law X or treaty Y or rule Z, please sign it and then it becomes legally valid." But since the guy signing it cannot read it, he maybe makes something very different a law, a treaty valid, a rule. In other words: he has no control.

The spiral cable that this man is painting, has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with any signs of writing letters. Like making three crosses. As long as this man has not presented something readable in his writing, and has not demonstrated his ability to read a given text off the paper, I will assume he is an illiterate. When somebody signs something by making three crosses, or now a spiral cable, then I only assume that until the opposite is proven. He would not have been the first impostor climbing on the career ladder, or the first illiterate hiding his handicap successfully by delegating everything that could have given his secret away.

And do not get me started on what a graphologist would say about this "signature".

So I ask again: has it ever been demonstrated that this man actually can read and write?

[HundertzehnGustav]

LOL!
Imagine you have to test each and every Politician for that...

how many will fail? 5%?

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Skybird

It seems you guys all have missed my only point.

No, we got it. It's probably just a combination of some people think it is just silly while others don't care altogether.

When somebody "signs" something by making three crosses, "X X X", then the question must be asked whether he can read or not. And when he can not, then it could happen that somebody puts just any paper on his desk, says "this is what we said yesterday, law X or treaty Y or rule Z, please sign it and then it becomes legally valid." But since the guy signing it cannot read it, he maybe makes something very different a law, a treaty valid, a rule. In other words: he has no control.

Okay.

The spiral cable that this man is painting, has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with any signs of writing letters. Like making three crosses. As long as this man has not presented something readable in his writing, and has not demonstrated his ability to read a given text off the paper, I will assume he is an illiterate. When somebody signs something by making three crosses, or now a spiral cable, then I only assume that until the opposite is proven. He would not have been the first impostor climbing on the career ladder, or the first illiterate hiding his handicap successfully by delegating everything that could have given his secret away.

Sounds good. I'm sure you'll let us know in painful detail how that works out for you.

And do not get me started on what a graphologist would say about this "signature".

What would a graphologist say about this "signature"? Inquiring minds want to know.

So I ask again: has it ever been demonstrated that this man actually can read and write?

Probably.

[August]

A legible signature is no proof that the writer has the ability to write anything besides their signature, or even read what they wrote.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

My writing has deteriorated so much in the past three years that I much prefer to print now.

Beer & curry dose that.

[the_tyrant]

Holy crap!

This guy signs in binary! 000000


I for one welcome our robot overlords

[HundertzehnGustav]

Originally Posted by August

A legible signature is no proof that the writer has the ability to write anything besides their signature, or even read what they wrote.

but no legible signature indicates the contrary.
But then again, many politas are not there for the goal of helping things run smooth. they are there for the power and the cash, aint they?

[August]

Originally Posted by HundertzehnGustav

but no legible signature indicates the contrary.

Well no actually it doesn't. It just indicates haste.

But then again, many politas are not there for the goal of helping things run smooth. they are there for the power and the cash, aint they?

That is a fact which stands on it's own.