Siegel’s sense of troubleshooting

2006 April 19
category: Etcetera
by Rob

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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2006 April 19

True wisdom!

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

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2006 April 22
Lynda permalink

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

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2006 July 19

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

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2006 December 13
Russell 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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