2 May
2011
2 May
'11
9:09 a.m.
At 19:06 -0500 4/29/11, cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote:
...The other side to this is that unless you show kids
how do fun things,
they will have a go on their own. Possibly with things that are a lot
more dangereous than a car battery and lead.
Oh yes! My kids have done archery, rock climbing, sailing (with
*lots* of wind), bicycling (on public roads), snorkeling in the
ocean, model rocketry, etc. etc. etc. with my encouragement and
supervision. Lots of warnings, but (hopefully) lots of fun, too.
At 19:06 -0500 4/29/11, ard wrote:
...I think I've expressed this view before...
Everything has some risks
associated with it, even getting out of bed in the morning. So I could
either spend my life lying in bed and die of boredom or I can get on with
what I enjoy, even though there are some dangers in doing so. I'll take
sensible precaustions (not drinking the electrolyte as it may contain
heavy metal ions, not eating solder, making sure high voltage devices are
isolated and discharged before I work on them, etc). My life will
probably be shorter doing that, but it will be a lot more enjoyable which
would seem to be the important thing.
I agree almost completely with this. My one provisio is that I'm much
more likely to take risks when I (think I) understand them and know
how to minimize or control them. There's a lot of chemistry and
biochemistry that's not in that category for me, so I'm more cowardly
there.
At 5:03 -0500 4/29/11, Grumpy Ol' Fred wrote:
It has a radio that can be used while working,
While my '68 Plymouth 12V bench supply appreciates the compliment,
it's not warranted. The AM radio came out in the '80s, and was
replaced by an AM-FM-Cassette which subsequently failed. Wish I'd
kept the AM radio...
But Fred left off one of the most important auxiliary functions! It
can also function as a dolly for moving computer cabinets around the
workshop at speeds up to ~100 mph (well, OSHA-type regulations
notwithstanding...)!
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