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minus-squarethebestaquaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoWasn’t that Charles Proteus Steinmetz fixing a generator at one of Fords factories? “1 $ for the piece of chalk, 9,999 $ for knowing where to put the mark”. Search for “Ford” on the linked page to see the story as given there :)
minus-squareBixcut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoThe first time I heard it was a VCR repairman turning a screw for $100.
Wasn’t that Charles Proteus Steinmetz fixing a generator at one of Fords factories? “1 $ for the piece of chalk, 9,999 $ for knowing where to put the mark”.
Search for “Ford” on the linked page to see the story as given there :)
The first time I heard it was a VCR repairman turning a screw for $100.