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garyj | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Let's all join handa and sing kumbaya !

The good engineers dont ask "how many ways can this bridge stay up?" They ask "how many ways can this bridge fall down!"
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Derek Ross | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Basically. We have to know how something could break to be able to know how to prevent it from happening or at least attempt it from happening. Nothing and no one is perfect, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't strive for the best.