You Never Know How It Falls Apart
An appreciation of analog problem-solving
I saw this article recently, and while I thought I was done with the whole pastina/manufacturing story, I guess I’m not. You really have to read the whole thing—just about every line is quotable—but the gist of it is that a complicated, high-tech, supposedly energy efficient lighting system in a Massachusetts high school failed.
It was supposed to automa…
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