"design"... merely one step past "idea"?
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:45 pm
I was searching for ogg vorbis decoder chips, and found this awesome little quote as a comment reply to an article called "Ogg Vorbis decoder chip a reality"
Statement by user "stratjakt":
Reply to "stratjakt" by user "nomadic":
....I was laughing my ass off....
Statement by user "stratjakt":
Seems to me the chip is not a reality.
A design for it is.
Which is merely one step past "idea".
Reply to "stratjakt" by user "nomadic":
Nonsense, the design's the hard part.
For example, check out my design of an intergalactic starship:
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***|............... 0 0 0 @ \___
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We're heading for the stars. Obviously we still have to manufacture it, but let's be honest, after looking at those schematics does anyone doubt that we'll get there soon? BTW, that @ is me looking out a porthole, wearing a spacesuit.
....I was laughing my ass off....