Saturday, 06 September 2008

  • Adventures in Digital Design Class

    ADVENTURE #1

    Aging, Brilliant Professor Who Used to Work In IBM Research:  *sits down at desk, plops down a stack of engineering magazines, and holds two of them emphatically up in the air*  Sigma!  Do you know what today is?!
    Me:  ...the day you get all your magazines, sir?
    Professor:  *a bit taken aback, but quickly regains composure* No!  It's a Life-Long Learning Day!!
    Guy Sitting Next To Me:  *whispers* Every day is a Life-Long Learning Day with this guy.
    Me:  Oh yeah.  I forgot.

    ADVENTURE #2

    Background--As explained in at least two previous classes, you cannot have photons with electrons, and cell phones and PDAs work because when the tower sends a photon to the device, the electrons in the antenna are excited.

    Professor:  Remember, photons and electrons are married.  You cannot have one without the other.  Do you know what happens in a cell phone antenna when it rings?
    Guy Sitting Next To Me:  They have an affair, sir.
    Professor:  *faint smile* ....  Well, that's one way of looking at it. 


    Sigma

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