On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:51:51 +0000 (UTC), Duncan wrote:

> Indeed. =8^)  Part of the reason Linux (and computers in general) remain
> interesting to me is the challenge of figuring out what went wrong and
> fixing it.  I don't find my freezer or microwave near this interesting,
> because they "just work". =8^)  It'd be like watching grass grow or
> paint dry.

My microwave stopped working recently, just out of warranty. I had great
fun searching the web for info then pulling the microwave to bits to
diagnose the fault. I was most disappointed to find that a DIY repair of
the problem was too unsafe to consider :(


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Secret hacker rule #11: hackers read manuals.