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Subject:Making techwriters, take II From:Geoff Hart <Geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA> Date:Tue, 27 Apr 1999 10:37:12 -0400
Paul Strasser observed that <<In three hours I can teach you
the basics of aerodynamics. You'd understand how a plane
works, and what keeps it up in the air. That means, of course,
you are qualified to build airplanes....>>
What's the problem? It's not like it's rocket science or
something really difficult, after all! <gdrlh>
In fact, Paul provided a very apt example of what I was
saying: you can learn the rudiments of the theory easily
enough, but the execution is somewhat more complex.
