On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:54:02 -0500 (EST), Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Stephen Powell put forth on 3/12/2011 8:30 AM: >> >> I have to admit that tops my story. But I think I can do better. >> I once tore up the wall of my living room trying to find an >> electrical problem, only to discover that the reason that the >> electrical outlet wouldn't work was that it was a switched outlet >> and the switch was off! That was bad enough. But to add insult >> to injury, I actually have a four-year college degree in electrical >> engineering! You'd think that an electrical engineer could figure >> out that the switch was off, wouldn't you? >> >> Now *that* was embarrassing! > > BS EE != journeyman electrician, nor apprentice electrician, not even > shade tree electrician > > A BS EE friend of mine asked myself and another friend to install a car > stereo for him as he had no clue how to go about it.
That's true. We EEs get a lot of theory, but not much practical experience. Draw me a circuit diagram with a voltage source and a network of resistors and ask me what the current is through a particular resistor and I have a decent chance of being able to tell you -- eventually. But ask me what gauge of wire is required by the electrical code for a certain application and I would have absolutely no clue. They are different skill sets for different purposes. And yes, if I bought a car stereo, I would pay someone else to install it. Still, even a lowly EE should have thought of the possibility of a switched outlet. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1068252632.1418484.1299957619004.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
