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		clintonb on Jan 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Software engineering topics I changed my mind on Common sense isn’t common, and sometimes it helps to write down the obvious. Obviously planes should only land with the gear down, yet not all planes have. Hence the use of checklists stating the obvious: lower the gear.

seba_dos1 on Jan 24, 2021 [–]

Is lowering the gear something you have changed your mind on though? ;)

clintonb on Jan 24, 2021 | [–]

Lowering gear is a strong belief tightly held. I don’t think I’ll change my mind on that. :)

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