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If you give it a circuit that doesn't work well enough, how does it generate a circuit that works better? "Oh, it doesn't."
What's All This Analog Stuff, Anyhow?*
My big file that I keep on perpetual motion is marked as "dimbulb." I find that some of the guys who promote P/M do fall into this category.
What's All This Perpetual Motion Stuff, Anyhow?*
Another guy was at his desk, which had just a few dozen things on it. He was picking them up, one by one, studying them, and then throwing most of them in the wastebasket. I commented, "You sure do keep your desk neat." He said, "Yeah, if I find something I don't need, I throw it out." I said, "Doesn't your wife ever get nervous?" He replied, "It's my third wife ..." No, I don't operate that way.
What's All This Neatness Stuff, Anyhow?*
"Anyhow, I still like my old Beetle, running reliably at 287,000 miles. It's not the highest quality, maybe not as good as a Rolls Royce, but it is appropriate quality."
What's All This Quality Stuff, Anyhow?*
"Now, with a broad pen and a blank envelope, or a piece of paper taped to an envelope, you, too, will be able to warn drivers: 'YOU HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS' and 'YOU HAVE ONLY ONE BRAKE LIGHT.'"
What's All This Dead Car Stuff, Anyhow?*
"(When I was working at Philbrick) ... there was a book that came out... called "My Indecision Is Final". I immediately went out and bought the book -- and was astonished to see that it was NOT about my boss."
What's All This Camel Stuff, Anyhow?*
"Being an Applications Engineer is Sometimes Like Being Nibbled to Death by Ducks"
What's All This Applications Engineering Stuff, Anyhow?*
"Never try to catch a falling soldering iron." The odds are about as poor as trying to catch a falling knife, and the payback is equally painful. So, it's worthwhile to have a holster where the iron can be kept safely without likelihood of falling. Then drill the idea into your head, that if the soldering iron does fall, well, let it."
What's All This Reflex Response Stuff, Anyhow?*
"I'm perfectly capable of making mistakes, every kind of mistake."
What's all This Multiplication Stuff, Anyhow?*
"There are many things I do with cardboard boxes."
What's all This Box Stuff, Anyhow?*
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