At 23:42 19-2-02 -0600, Ronn Blankenship wrote:

>>Generally we ascertain what they want, and then build it correctly based on
>>experience as to what will blow up or catch on fire or not work.
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>Of course, that experience is usually gained by building numerous things 
>that either blew up, caught on fire, or at least smoke-tested a 
>several-hundred-dollar piece of test equipment . . .

But then, that usually *is* the best way to learn how to do something: by 
first screwing up big time. Quite frankly, I am amazed I have never fried 
any computer components. Yet.

Hm. Better keep me away from the controls of a nuclear power plant...   :-)


Jeroen "what does this button do?" van Baardwijk

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