Techie#1
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A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced
altitude and spotted a man below in a garden, tending some
flowers. Descending a little bit more to be within talking
range the balloonist shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I
promised a friend I would meet him half an hour ago, but I
don't know where I am."
The man below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon
hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are
between 40 and 42 degrees north latitude and between 58 and
60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the man, "but how did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is
technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your
information, and the fact is I am still lost."
The man below responded, "You must be a manager."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "how did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where
you are going. You made a promise which you have no idea how
to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact
is you are exactly in the same position you were in before
we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."
hyeah:
altitude and spotted a man below in a garden, tending some
flowers. Descending a little bit more to be within talking
range the balloonist shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I
promised a friend I would meet him half an hour ago, but I
don't know where I am."
The man below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon
hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are
between 40 and 42 degrees north latitude and between 58 and
60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the man, "but how did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is
technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your
information, and the fact is I am still lost."
The man below responded, "You must be a manager."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "how did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where
you are going. You made a promise which you have no idea how
to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact
is you are exactly in the same position you were in before
we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."
hyeah: