Siegel’s sense of troubleshooting

As an engineer, at some point your boss will ask you the dreaded question: “How long is that going to take?” Here’s the correct response:

“One cannot guess the real difficulties of a problem before having solved it.” - Carl Ludwig Siegel, mathematician

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  1. Posted April 19, 2006 at 11:04 pm | Permalink

    True wisdom!

    Such enlightenment is further proof that you can learn something new every day — and still die stupid.

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  3. Lynda
    Posted April 22, 2006 at 7:26 am | Permalink

    And the real answer is “I don’t have the foggiest!”

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  5. Posted July 19, 2006 at 8:57 am | Permalink

    Or as the greatest miracle worker in the world says, “Always overestimate…” :) That’s what I do.

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  7. Russell
    Posted December 13, 2006 at 12:18 pm | Permalink

    My first trip to ElectorLund… well my expectations are fully met. No matter how normal you seem on the outside… you are a true geek at your core.

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