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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True wisdom!
Such enlightenment is further proof that you can learn something new every day — and still die stupid.
And the real answer is “I don’t have the foggiest!”
Or as the greatest miracle worker in the world says, “Always overestimate…”
That’s what I do.
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.