29 Jun
2005
29 Jun
'05
5:31 p.m.
But on the
devices that mean something to me, I'm not willing to risk ending
up with a dead box just so I can 'learn something' by potentially farking it
And that, I think, is where we differ. I _always_ want to understand what
goes on inside the device. If that means risking said device, well, I'll
do that. Of course I don't do things I do will do permanent damage, like
cutting the tops off working ICs or hybrid modules, but I can and will
take things apart. the lock on a
machine that means something to him, something that could
potentially render the machine inoperable if he extracts the lock wrong, or
messes up with pins, or goodness knows. He can learn to re-pin a lock with
I will admit I've never seen the machine in question, but surely this
lock (a) locks the cabinent and (b) operates various contacts
(microswitches?). And nothing more