[sdiy] Score: Silicon 1, Tim 0

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Glen <mclilith at ezwv.com>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Score: Silicon 1, Tim 0
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:24:47 -0500

> At 10:50 PM 3/21/02 , harry wrote:
> >Probably the harders thing to do is troubleshoot alone...  More brains make
> >light work....
> >
> >H^) harry
> 
> Actually that only applies if the other brains are at least as functional as
> your own.  :)

Well, not necessarilly. That person could be just incredibly slow, and
it still works! That is, naturally, that you only operate in
talk->listen/nod/ask stupid question to get clearer explanation mode.

> One of the most irritating things for me, is to work around someone who knows
> absolutely nothing about the device I'm servicing, and insists on telling me
> how I should go about my troubleshooting. I know some people like that, and
> some of them actually get visibly irritated if you don't seem to be taking
> their unsolicited advice seriously. Sometimes, it really is better to work
> alone.

Indeed. There is constructive and destructive ways of doing the
backseat driving. I've seen people that is pretty smart, which is
really terrible as backseat drivers. You should try out different
people, and select which is allowed "in" when you have troubles. One
must give people a few shots thought.

> I should add that this mailing list is about as far from that situation as one
> can get. There are a lot of smart and helpful people here. It's just too bad
> that most of us live so far apart from each other. It would be interesting to
> see all of us in the same room at once.

Indeed, indeed. However, it would be a terrible mess in the end.

Cheers,
Magnus