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| Summer 2006
| Matthew B. Crawford
Posted on 05/13/2008 1:12:55 PM PDT by Uncledave
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To: Uncledave
Thanks Uncledave — definitely a good read. I’m an engineer but I love working with my hands.
To: JoeFromSidney
"Nevertheless, designing things that can't be repaired, but could be repaired if designed differently, is not the best design."
That should be tattooed on the backs of Engineer's hands (my own included).
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05/15/2008 6:25:16 AM PDT
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Hegemony Cricket
(Friends with umbrellas are outstanding in the rain.)
To: JoeFromSidney
Nevertheless, designing things that can't be repaired, but could be repaired if designed differently, is not the best design. My dad taught me to build stuff, and to take things apart and fix 'em. My high school teachers (physics, in particular) reinforced said teaching ... as did my college and grad school professors. So ... I hear ya.
BUT
When the cost of repair grossly exceeds the cost of replacement ... is "designing for repair" really a good idea?
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05/15/2008 6:49:43 AM PDT
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ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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