Either way, the point, of course, is that it's often vitally important to understand how things work.
*-- Russ Abbott* *_____________________________________________* *** Professor, Computer Science* * California State University, Los Angeles* * My paper on how the Fed can fix the economy: ssrn.com/abstract=1977688* * Google voice: 747-*999-5105 Google+: plus.google.com/114865618166480775623/ * vita: *sites.google.com/site/russabbott/ CS Wiki <http://cs.calstatela.edu/wiki/> and the courses I teach *_____________________________________________* On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Parks, Raymond <[email protected]> wrote: > How about a craftsman or artisan that understands the engineering > principles of what they craft? Too many craftsmen I've met don't know why > they do things a certain way - that's just the way they were taught to do > it. I can think of two people I'd like to have with me in case of a major > catastrophe - one is a rocket scientist who crafted a museum quality (as in > museums have offered to buy it) astrolabe, sews costumes from eye (not > patterns), and makes water balloon catapults. The other is a carpenter and > builder who restores old (as in 1000 year) buildings on the Isle of Jersey. > Oddly enough, both are members of the Society for Creative Anachronism - > which might be another pre-req for surviving a major catastrophe. > > Ray Parks > Consilient Heuristician/IDART Program Manager > V: 505-844-4024 M: 505-238-9359 P: 505-951-6084 > NIPR: [email protected] > SIPR: [email protected] (send NIPR reminder) > JWICS: [email protected] (send NIPR reminder) > > > > On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:50 PM, glen e. p. ropella wrote: > > Russ Abbott wrote at 03/21/2013 04:45 PM: > > Every once in a while I hear about a survey where it is asked who you > > would like to have with you in case of a major catastrophe. > > Overwhelmingly the answer is an engineer. I wouldn't disagree. > > > I've always preferred to answer that question with a craftsman or > artisan. In principle, there shouldn't be much difference. But in > practice, I find engineers talk and argue like lawyers whereas artisans > talk very little but produce quite a lot. > > -- > glen e. p. ropella, 971-255-2847, http://tempusdictum.com > Reprove not an arrogant man, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and > he will love you. -- Proverbs 9:8 > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > >
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