On Friday, January 22, 2021 at 4:41:30 PM UTC-5, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
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When it works, it is wonderful. But ...
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pyotr filipivich
"With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone."
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I've worked at a couple of places where the demand for perfection generated
a high rate of scrap, which the engineers and then the techs picked over
like vultures for home projects. Much of my electrical and mechanical stock
came from their reject bins and lab clean-ups, as any parts we took from
stock for tests or experiments were tainted by our touch and couldn't be
returned. I home-brewed my first computer on recycled wirewrap boards from
one.

My sister once worked in a car plant. When I pressed her on what she actually did, she told me:
"I'm in quality control. I measure parts, and when they are out of spec, I report them. It actually works! One time I reported a part and they were on it right away. Within an hour they had changed the spec."

John