scott wrote:
>> OK, I rephrase: *I* wouldn't presume to know about structural 
>> engineering. ;-)
> 
> But, like with a lot of subjects, most people think they know the 
> basics. Like if I told you that your new server room could only take 3 
> servers otherwise the floor would break, you would probably suggest that 
> I made the floor stronger... If I then said this was not possible due to 
> X, you (ok, not you personally) would either let it go or get angry and 
> tell me to make the floor stronger as it *must* be possible.  You might 
> then start to look at the details yourself and see if some beam could be 
> made larger, you might even demand that I put in this bigger beam instead.
> 
> Then when the walls below collapse due to increased weight of the 
> servers and the bigger beams you'll blame me :-)

Mmm... clearly I'm not as much of a butthole as the people you get to 
work with. :-}

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