On Saturday 01 March 2014 16:52:44 Grant Edwards did opine: > On 2014-02-28, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The problem does have to believe that the rubber duck/teddy > > bear/figurine is an expert, though. I've had my siblings or parents > > come to me with problems and, without saying a word or touching the > > computer or anything, I've solved them. The problem itself respects > > my skill, and retracts its objection and solves itself. > > The same thing works with expensive/complex test equipment instead of > an expert. > > You drag out the lab scope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, sweep > generator, strip plotter, and the machine that goes "ping". You start > to get everything set up to nail that problem securely to the > dissecting board. Long before you actually get to that point, the > problem becomes intimidated and reveals itself and a solution.
Chuckle ;-) Is there not a Murphy's Law corollary on that, Grant? I have certainly been there and done that enough times to know its 100% true. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> NOTICE: Will pay 100 USD for an HP-4815A defective but complete probe assembly. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
