by Max Maxfield
The funny thing about knowing something yourself is that you tend to assume everyone else knows it also. This is especially true on a site like EEJournal that attracts electronic engineers and embedded systems developers from all walks of life. But the funny thing is — when you actually get to sit down and chat with people — you begin to realize how little they typically know outside their own area of expertise.
The same is true the other way round of course. In fact, although I don’t like to boast, I think it’s fair to say that people are often amazed to discover how little I know about almost any topic they care to mention. Not that this stops me from talking about those subjects, you understand; as I’ve said on many an occasion, much like my dear old mother, the real trick is to get us to