Soldering and other skills (was Re: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))

From: Marvin Johnston <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Sun Mar 31 21:47:01 2002

"R. D. Davis" wrote:
>
> Quothe Chuck Dickman, from writings of Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 08:12:16PM -0500:
> > I enjoy soldering.... It is almost meditative.... but then it might just
> > be the flux fumes.... :-)
>
> ...or the lead in the solder. You've heard of the saying "mad as a
> hatter"? ...not that there's anything wrong with madness, a rather
> good quality for a hacker to possess. :-)

As I understand it, "the mad hatter" got that way from mercury, not
lead.
Received on Sun Mar 31 2002 - 21:47:01 BST

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