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by mgrennan 3595 days ago
If you hear "..It's like..." or "...we always..." then the mentor is doing it wrong. Experience is only good in details.

Single wire morse code with distributor becomes X bit X stop bit serial becomes teletype. Teletype with protocol (STOP = .) ... becomes TCPIP.

Yes, "strong opinions loosely held" is what you are looking for in a mentor.