When an integrated circuit design doesn't work the way it is supposed to, you can sometimes fix it by only changing some metal interconnect layers, which is a lot cheaper and faster than changing everything.
At work, we once had a Chinese student doing her MSc research. She spoke English very well, but with a Chinese accent. The first time I heard her say 'We need a mental change', I thought: You're probably right, but what has that got to do with IC design?
Another time we had a British contractor working for us. When he used a word I didn't know, I asked him: "What is the meaning of this?", unintendedly giving him the impression I was angry with him.
At work, we once had a Chinese student doing her MSc research. She spoke English very well, but with a Chinese accent. The first time I heard her say 'We need a mental change', I thought: You're probably right, but what has that got to do with IC design?
Another time we had a British contractor working for us. When he used a word I didn't know, I asked him: "What is the meaning of this?", unintendedly giving him the impression I was angry with him.
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When I was in college, I bought a Toyota and a bunch of parts for around $200. I had to work on it before I could drive it so I bought a Haynes repair manual for it. The instructions told me to look in the boot. 😕 It didn't make sense to me but I went ahead and looked under the boot - the shifter boot. 😡 I decided to move on to the next repair. Then it told me to look under the bonnet, which I thought was a silly place to put a fuel pump, if there even was anything like a bonnet on this stripped down glorified golf cart. So I used my common sense and looked under the hood and found the fuel pump exactly where I thought it would be.
I actually had to ask someone to explain "boot" and "bonnet" to me. I asked an older student who was more worldly than I was. He thought it was pretty funny.
I actually had to ask someone to explain "boot" and "bonnet" to me. I asked an older student who was more worldly than I was. He thought it was pretty funny.
In the US after a car repair, I was told "you had a hole in a carb". I answered "I had looked at it, but did not see any".
Many years later I got aware of what it means.
Many years later I got aware of what it means.
