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“Anybody can build a bridge that stands - it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.”
by bch 5y ago
“Anybody can build a bridge that stands - it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.”
- taeric 5y agoThis brings to mind my amusement when friends would bash Ikea cabinets as too flimsy. I was struck that they were just strong enough to do what they claimed. No more.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoEveryone loves to shit on value engineering but the reality is that it's a lot harder and takes a lot more craftiness than designing things under less price pressure. When you start talking about revisions to complex things where you have to both work fast and avoid revising too much of the thing (to keep costs down) it gets really crazy.