Saw this this morning and recognized the style right away.
This excerpt from a page (itself a kludge of stuff from the Wikipedia text) on the subject seemed appropriate . . . . .
". . . Today the leading definition given by the NEW MULTILINGUAL is, "An ill-assorted collection of poorly-matching parts, forming a distressing whole."
It is in this latter sense that "Kludge" is used by computer hardware men. Today "kludge" forms one of the most beloved words in design terminology, and it stands ready for handy application to the work of anyone who gins up 110-volt circuitry to plug into the 220 VAC source. The building of a Kludge, however, is not work for amateurs. There is a certain, indefinable, masochistic finesse that must go into true Kludge building. The professional can spot it instantly. The amateur may readily presume that "that's the way computers are" . . . . ."
This excerpt from a page (itself a kludge of stuff from the Wikipedia text) on the subject seemed appropriate . . . . .
". . . Today the leading definition given by the NEW MULTILINGUAL is, "An ill-assorted collection of poorly-matching parts, forming a distressing whole."
It is in this latter sense that "Kludge" is used by computer hardware men. Today "kludge" forms one of the most beloved words in design terminology, and it stands ready for handy application to the work of anyone who gins up 110-volt circuitry to plug into the 220 VAC source. The building of a Kludge, however, is not work for amateurs. There is a certain, indefinable, masochistic finesse that must go into true Kludge building. The professional can spot it instantly. The amateur may readily presume that "that's the way computers are" . . . . ."
Saw this this morning and recognized the style right away.
This excerpt from a page (itself a kludge of stuff from the Wikipedia text) on the subject seemed appropriate . . . . .
". . . Today the leading definition given by the NEW MULTILINGUAL is, "An ill-assorted collection of poorly-matching parts, forming a distressing whole."
It is in this latter sense that "Kludge" is used by computer hardware men. Today "kludge" forms one of the most beloved words in design terminology, and it stands ready for handy application to the work of anyone who gins up 110-volt circuitry to plug into the 220 VAC source. The building of a Kludge, however, is not work for amateurs. There is a certain, indefinable, masochistic finesse that must go into true Kludge building. The professional can spot it instantly. The amateur may readily presume that "that's the way computers are" . . . . ."
This excerpt from a page (itself a kludge of stuff from the Wikipedia text) on the subject seemed appropriate . . . . .
". . . Today the leading definition given by the NEW MULTILINGUAL is, "An ill-assorted collection of poorly-matching parts, forming a distressing whole."
It is in this latter sense that "Kludge" is used by computer hardware men. Today "kludge" forms one of the most beloved words in design terminology, and it stands ready for handy application to the work of anyone who gins up 110-volt circuitry to plug into the 220 VAC source. The building of a Kludge, however, is not work for amateurs. There is a certain, indefinable, masochistic finesse that must go into true Kludge building. The professional can spot it instantly. The amateur may readily presume that "that's the way computers are" . . . . ."
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Now THAT is excellent!
About the only thing that could have made it better would have been if the support leg had been sitting on top of the stop sign....
It's like a fine wine that take years (maybe even lifetimes) to obtain that level of perfection.
Truly, a work of art!
Steve 😀
About the only thing that could have made it better would have been if the support leg had been sitting on top of the stop sign....
It's like a fine wine that take years (maybe even lifetimes) to obtain that level of perfection.
Truly, a work of art!
Steve 😀
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