pearls of wisdom

jerry scharf_2

In my varied jobs (can't quite get the hang of this career thing) I have come across some real pearls of wisdom. They are generally under the category of "the real rules."
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From my days at NASA:

With enough thrust, anything will fly! I think the actual quote was "Don't ask me if I can make it fly. With enough thrust I can make a sheet of plywood fly."

Factors of two are rarely interesting in coding, algorithm changes will net orders of magnitude improvement.
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From my Internet engineering days:

If you aren't scared, you don't have a clear grasp of the situation.

If you kill the person, you will have to do your job and theirs.

Paddle faster!
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From my process control days:

The difference between a stiff system and a brittle system is usually one unexpected input.

From the time a system accidentally dumped 5000 gallons of water because it thought there was a fire. "How did we get there in the code?"
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From fly by night startups:

Don't worry that you haven't seen the plans and it's past due, there's plenty of time before default.

When there's no working code: "Just dazzle them with a powerpoint show and your enthusiasm. I'll handle the follow up."
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from construction:

Make sure you have everything you need before you start up the ladder.

Carry your own lock for breaker panels. That way you know you have the only key.

I asked "how can you not be upset at this delay?" Answer from the best project manager I will ever work with "I know who I'm sending the bill to. And there's useful work for me to do." (I always felt like he should address me as grasshoppper, like the old kung fu show.)

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What are your favorites??

jerry

ScottMP

From my

High school teacher : When all else fails, read the directions.

My Father : If people don't like you, they don't talk to you. If they are teasing you, its because they like you.

My first Boss : Well, the horse never died before did he ! ( after being told by a customer they'd never had this problem before ).

Scott



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Ken_8

Measure twice...

Cut once.

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J.C.A._3

Absolute truth.

Gravity works!

Dale

From a custom curcuit design class

I have never forgotton this. " Just because the design works on paper doesn't guarantee that it will work in practice, however if it doesn't work on paper it will almost certainly gaurantee that it will not work in practice."

Unknown

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Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

Get in line.

Bob Davison

There a LOTS of favorites



There are no stupid questions .... but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots!

Its amazing how much easier it is for a Team to work together when no one has any idea where they are going.

See the pictures with the words of wisdom at: http://www.despair.com/

I get thse calendars for my staff every year!!

Bob

BillW@honeywell

My favorite...

Murphy was an optomist!

J.C.A._3

A continuation of Murphey' Law....

Any tool dropped while working on anything, will gravitate to the exact geographic center, which you will not be able to reach without the help of an "extension of your extremities". Or..."always have some kind of tool in your hand." (if nothing else, it looks impressive).

Another pearl from Buzzy, my old shop teacher. Chris

Floyd_7

My grand father.....

"Son, I done greater things than that" after my whining about a difficult task....

Which leads tto my favorite come back when a customer asks if I can do something......

"Hey, with enough time and money, I can do anything.....you got the money, I got the time."

Floyd

Pat K

Meetings= Noone of us alone can be as dumb as us all of us together.

steve gates

an optimist sees the glass as half full, pessimist half empty.

an efficiency expert-wrong size glass

Jimmy Gillies

Jimmy Gillies 1978

Jimmy. ''I was to drunk to walk, so I had to take the car''.
Judge. ''Oh well you'll be walking for the next year''.

Aidan (UK)

pearls of wisdom

Sweat saves blood.
Thought saves sweat and blood. ( The RSM)

Many a man's mouth has broken his nose.

kevin coppinger_4

NO Good deed...

goes unpunished...kpc

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PJO_5

How about...

"Live Simply....so that others may simply live"

PJO

Floyd_7

Hey PJO!!!!....

I thought you "fell off the wall"!!!!!

Looks like you changed jobs...new eml addy.....

Just thinking the other day that I hadn't seen your hand here for awhile....

How ya doin?????

Floyd

PJO_5

Once in a while....

I "climb back in..."

Yes, new job and it's a bit goofy the way things are with this job as far as hours/etc (boy is that a general statement). I still have dreams about other things like we "talked" about many moons ago...

I was thinking of you a couple of weeks ago; a friend of mine built an awesome detached garage...three bays with an apartment on top...and I talked him into radiant. He's got it in the slab and on the second floor w/ gypcrete, plus a huge indirect. I tried to get HB on the job, but the builder wanted this other guy...while the job looks pretty good it doesn't have that "HB" effect - including perfect mechanicals and awesome diamondplate! :-)

This guy is now complaining about the cost of the radiant but his cars and 100th anniversary softail Harley sure will be cozy!

It's fired by an W/M Ultra (propane) with Wirsbo tubing, and the whole shootin' match is underneath the steps. Reminds me of a job you and Ron, Jr. would combine on (due to the tight space).

Good to hear from you, too. Take Care, PJO