From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,31c0457c1c47fc2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-25 21:18:20 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!195.158.233.21!news1.ebone.net!news.ebone.net!newsrouter.euroconnect.net!newsfeed.song.fi!nntp.inet.fi!central.inet.fi!inet.fi!read2.inet.fi.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Anders Wirzenius" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <27085883.0110191714.784d3d25@posting.google.com> <27085883.0110222226.76e006a2@posting.google.com> <9r3dv302pbi@drn.newsguy.com> <9r3sen$dnj$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BD6AC26.979AA69B@earthlink.net> <3BD70EA2.655805A6@boeing.com> <9r754q$2r1$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Subject: (Off topic:) Quality X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Message-ID: <2u5C7.6$Ea4.477@read2.inet.fi> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 04:18:06 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 194.251.142.2 X-Trace: read2.inet.fi 1004069886 194.251.142.2 (Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:18:06 EET DST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:18:06 EET DST Organization: Sonera corp Internet services Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:15210 Date: 2001-10-26T04:18:06+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote in message <9r754q$2r1$1@nh.pace.co.uk>... >Well, if they were *good* engineers, they'd design to the strength of the >materials they had. It would be the construction contractor using a grade of >steel of lower quality than specified who would go to jail. :-) Reminds me of a picture I saw on the wall in the office of an offshore oil platform design project: "When the storm whines around your ears and you cling to the hand rail on the deck, remember, that this rail was made by the supplier who came with the lowest bid." Anders Wirzenius