🚀 go-pugleaf

>From article <1990Aug16....@diku.dk>, by jens...@skinfaxe.diku.dk (Jens Tingleff):
> The awful truth is that us over-intelligent ;-) users are often too snotty 
> for our own good. I used to kid that the only reason that there was 
> a BIG RED lamp signaling power on was that the non-expert user could actually
> see that the darned thing was turned on. This became somewhat less 
> funny after I once spent 10 minutes pondering over *why* a piece of equipment
> didn't seem to respond too much; the power was of. SIGH.

As a hardware type, I've often been called in to try and resurrect some
system or other, and habitually check that power is in fact available at
the plug (those neon indicator sockets help here), that the mains fuse
is intact, and that the equipment is switched on.  This has cured quite
a few "faults".  I always check, even if told that it has "got power", as
the obvious is often overlooked.
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