An article by Charles Passy in today's Wall Street Journal entitled "Can Big-Box Merchants Fix Your Computer?" is his tale of taking 4 computers to 3 different large retailers that offer computer repair, plus sending one away to a fourth company. The three retailers, Best Buy (Geek Squad), Office ...
Tech consultant = motorcycle mechanic?
The New York Times Magazine had an article this past Sunday, May 24, called "The Case for Working with Your Hands," by Matthew B. Crawford. It's an excerpt from his new book Shop Class as Soulcraft, published by Penguin. Crawford is a motorcycle mechanic in Virginia, even though he has a Ph.D. in ...