[Info-vax] Maybe a bit OT, maybe not.. in any case an interesting article

[Paul Sture]

On Tue, 15 May 2012 12:04:59 -0400, David Froble wrote:

> To most people a computer is just another tool.  There are other things
> in this world besides being able to program computers.  With today's
> tablet computers, forget programming, it's just a tool that comes
> pre-configured with applications.

Well, my father had an assortment of cheap tools in his toolbox, and 
helping him fix stuff was always a pain - rounded screwdrivers, electric 
drills without enough oomph et al.

My reaction was to promise myself that I'd buy decent quality tools once 
I started earning my own money.

A decnet joiner will pick his first saw carefully, buy a sharpening kit, 
and use it regularly, for that saw is his livelihood.  He won't being 
getting that saw from Walmart.

-- 
Paul Sture