On Thu, September 3, 2009 11:14 am, wes wrote:
>>
>> To some extent I can understand the fixation on not spending any money
>> (I
>> have it too), but at this point I think if you went back in time,
>> dressed
>> in your rattiest clothing, and stood outside of Powell's Technical Books
>> or Free Geek and begged passers-by for spare change for a JTAG adapter
>> you'd find that you'd get enough to buy one from Olimex for the time
>> you've spent digging for information here.
>>
>> --
>> Tim Wescott
>>
>
> This is only true if knowledge has no value.

The explicit statement is true, although you are absolutely correct that
the implied value judgment is a bit hasty.  I knew that, but I figured
that the OP could make his own value judgments.

I think it'd be fun to go begging for cash for computer parts, just to see
how people would react.

-- 
Tim Wescott
Control systems and communications consulting
http://www.wescottdesign.com

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