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

[David Froble]

Paul Sture wrote:
> 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.
> 

Quality tools are, in the end, cheaper ....