Shoddy Hardware (Was: Re: WW fixtures (was Re: "New" PDP-8))

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Tue Apr 2 17:18:52 2002

On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Christopher Smith wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Douglas H. Quebbeman [mailto:dquebbeman_at_acm.org]
>
> > Chris Smith and I were discussing repair techniques offline, and the
> > above were amongst the discussed techniques.
>
> > However, I prefer erecting totems next to the troublesome devices...
>
> I still maintain the usefulness of runestones, incense, and rituals
> involving chant and the drawing of "signs of power" around the device.

Right! Just remember that when skill, cunning, and daring come face to
face with luck and superstition, it is luck and superstition every time!

                                                 - don

> Chris
>
>
> Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
> Amdocs - Champaign, IL
>
> /usr/bin/perl -e '
> print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
> '
>
>
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