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- Newsgroups: alt.cyberpunk.tech
- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!panix!joro
- From: joro@panix.com (Joe Rosen)
- Subject: Re: Mercury switch sensors
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.061653.5428@panix.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 06:16:53 GMT
- References: <13DEC199210564678@scsuc.ctstateu.edu> <1992Dec16.055954.5917@panix.com> <1992Dec22.191609.1@acad3.alaska.edu> <1992Dec23.184051.21746@panix.com> <92365.150357K317370@ALIJKU11.BITNET>
- Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC
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- In <92365.150357K317370@ALIJKU11.BITNET> <K317370@ALIJKU11.BITNET> writes:
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- >re: inventing stuff yourself and reinventing stuff
-
- >i had the wonderful experience a few years ago. i was trying
- >to build a little walking robot thingy. played with it for
- >a day or so, rebuilding stuff, pulling it apart, modifying
- >the drive thingys and all, then lo and behold:
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- > i had literally reinvented the wheel
-
- >shit
-
- >but it was an interesting experience
-
- >haha
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- >tim
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- the only way to learn about some stuff...
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- maybe the best way to learn about some stuff...
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- sometimes involves dissecting and re-inventing what already exists...
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- it ain't until ya can understand (completely understand) what
- has already been invented before ya can start inventin' things "new"...
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- too many potential wannabe "creative" hackers are lookin' for tools
- that are gonna do all the work for 'em...
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- real interesting new stuff will only come from those who take
- the time and make the effort to gain an insightful understanding of
- the technology (and that comes from experimenting with what is out
- there and available now instead of whinin' about "tools" that just
- ain't there yet).
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