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JefW
I'm sure to have the odd mis-spell in this post. You don't pan someone else's ...
David Ashton
The most obvious one, visitor's instead of visitors, is repeated twice but ...
What were they thinking: Verification levels
Brian Bailey
6/20/2012 3:46 PM EDT
I know it is not Friday, but I will be off on vacation for a couple of days and did not want to deprive you of some fun, so here it is a couple of days early.
It would seem logical that the more permanent that something is the more verification you would perform. Take our industry as an example. Hardware gets verified more than software because of the time and expense related to fixing problems. A chip gets verified more than a board because the time and cost to fix a chip is longer and more expensive than for a board. So you would think that an information plaque at a major San Francisco attraction would have been proof read before casting it into bronze. The attraction in question is the fountain commissions by the Hyatt, close to Union Square. It was designed by Ruth Asawa.
In front of the fountain is a plaque and let’s say, you would have thought it would have been proof read, but in this case, it seems as if that was unimportant.
How many errors can you spot in this plaque? Click here for a bigger version
I visited this fountain while I was in San Francisco for DAC. If you are interested in knowing more about this fountain, visit my personal blog for photos and description.
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It would seem logical that the more permanent that something is the more verification you would perform. Take our industry as an example. Hardware gets verified more than software because of the time and expense related to fixing problems. A chip gets verified more than a board because the time and cost to fix a chip is longer and more expensive than for a board. So you would think that an information plaque at a major San Francisco attraction would have been proof read before casting it into bronze. The attraction in question is the fountain commissions by the Hyatt, close to Union Square. It was designed by Ruth Asawa.
In front of the fountain is a plaque and let’s say, you would have thought it would have been proof read, but in this case, it seems as if that was unimportant.
How many errors can you spot in this plaque? Click here for a bigger version
I visited this fountain while I was in San Francisco for DAC. If you are interested in knowing more about this fountain, visit my personal blog for photos and description.
Brian Bailey – keeping you covered
If you found this article to be of interest, visit EDA Designline where – in addition to my blogs on all sorts of "stuff" – you will find the latest and greatest design, technology, product, and news articles with regard to all aspects of Electronic Design Automation (EDA).
Also, you can obtain a highlights update delivered directly to your inbox by signing up for the EDA Designline weekly newsletter – just Click Here to request this newsletter using the Manage Newsletters tab (if you aren't already a member you'll be asked to register, but it's free and painless so don't let that stop you [grin]).
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David Ashton
6/21/2012 7:37 PM EDT
The most obvious one, visitor's instead of visitors, is repeated twice but numerous other plurals are correct. I had the correct use of apostrophes drummed into me by my dad and numerous teachers, and I always wonder exactly how the mis-users decide when to use an apostrophe and when not to. There seems to be no rhyme or reason in it.
And not to be picky Brian, but you said "The attraction in question is the fountain commissions by the Hyatt...."
Shouldn't that be "commissioned"? ;-)
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JefW
6/29/2012 6:06 AM EDT
I'm sure to have the odd mis-spell in this post. You don't pan someone else's work and get away with it ;-). Apostrophes and commas sprinkled through at random complement almost germanic sentence construction and the occasional incorrect word selection. I guess the same clear thinking that produced the text decided not to proof-read it.
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