[PLUG-TALK] reliance on technology
Brent Rieck
bsr at spek.org
Wed Nov 5 21:12:21 UTC 2003
Jeme A Brelin wrote:
> I believe that's exactly what I wrote.
hmm, I guess I didn't receive that email.
> Manufacturing techniques are probably too arcane for a non-specialist to
> fully grasp, but working knowledge doesn't require that level of detail.
What do you mean by working knowledge then? It's neat to be able to
tell somebody how a refrigerator works at a cocktail party but that has
no practical value - to keep my milk and eggs cold all I need to know is
how to keep the fridge plugged in. Is that what you mean by working
knowledge?
--Brent
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