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Re:American Airlines' Legendary Mechanic Passes Away at 100 ... by barbazoo on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:59AM (#49523817)
> I don't think you can learn how to work in a machine shop safely from a book. Or recognize when a complex design is heading towards being unworkable.

This strikes me as something one learns very slowly over time. Safety takes time to internalize after close calls or seeing people get hurt. Same with complexity, it takes going through project after project to get a gut feeling for what works and what doesn't.

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Re:American Airlines' Legendary Mechanic Passes Away at 100 ... by tedd4u on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @01:30PM (#49525097)
Parents also develop the ability to see several seconds into the future with regard to their toddlers and small children.
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Re:American Airlines' Legendary Mechanic Passes Away at 100 ... by barbazoo on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @02:24PM (#49525873)
Right! Maybe the longer into the future the older the kid is. It's hard to predict past 1s sometimes what my toddler is going to do. The older one, I'd bet on the outcome within a couple seconds.
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