{"id":100,"date":"2018-08-09T13:57:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/59-tiger-cub\/?p=100"},"modified":"2018-08-15T13:38:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T13:38:28","slug":"april-30-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/59-tiger-cub\/2018\/08\/09\/april-30-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"April 30, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Reading Assignment:<\/h3>\n<p>For Thursday, 5\/2: read the concluding sections of Shop Class<\/p>\n<h3>What we did in the lab:<\/h3>\n<h4>Frame:<\/h4>\n<p>Worked on the wheels, got one inner tube in, and cleaned parts of the wheel assembly<\/p>\n<h4>Electrical:<\/h4>\n<p>By manually spinning the distributor, got a spark from the spark plug<\/p>\n<p>The stator is in the engine<\/p>\n<p>Ready to do wiring harness<\/p>\n<h4>Top end:<\/h4>\n<p>Helping other groups<\/p>\n<h4>Clutch:<\/h4>\n<p>Glenn made new tab washer<\/p>\n<p>Almost everything is back on<\/p>\n<h4>Bottom End:<\/h4>\n<p>Helped out with other groups<\/p>\n<h3>Class Discussion on Chapters 23 to 26 of Zen:<\/h3>\n<h4>Chapter 23:<\/h4>\n<p>He had unfinished business<\/p>\n<p>The separation from his family &#8211; the glass door &#8211; is because of his quest for reason?<\/p>\n<h4>Chapter 24:<\/h4>\n<p>Is scientific method applicable (does it work?)?<\/p>\n<p>The limitations (can only test things you can think of &#8211; infinite number of hypothesis)<\/p>\n<p>A sense of quality leads you forward to the goal, making scientific method a tool<\/p>\n<p>Use intuition, experience, scientific method<\/p>\n<p>When confronted with a stuck screw, the traditional scientific method is useless to tell you what methods can be used and which method is the right one<\/p>\n<p>You can drill it out, penetrating oil (solvent), screw extractor<\/p>\n<p>The analogy: the box cars are the Classic Knowledge, the leading edge of the engine &#8211; the dynamic movement of the train &#8211; is the Romantic Knowledge, and the rail or the track on which the train travels is Quality<\/p>\n<h4>Chapter 25:<\/h4>\n<p>There is a conflict with technology because of the misunderstanding of the fact that technology is the fusion of nature and the human spirit<\/p>\n<p>peace of mind produces quality work<\/p>\n<h4>Chapter 26:<\/h4>\n<p>gumption is like enthusiasm, being at the front of the train of his own awareness<\/p>\n<p>Start a course on gumption &#8211; Gumptionology 101<\/p>\n<p>There are two main categories: setbacks (external) and hangups (internal). 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