Not every failure is yours to control

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A caller wants every customer's product DVD to open automatically. Dr. Dave first reassures him that a troublesome result would not make him stupid, then separates controllable quality from the recipient's unknown player and configuration. Testing in three different programs is a responsible effort, but no author can make disc playback a hundred-percent prospect.

2:49 · Consulting Philosophy

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Proposed recording date: 2008-08-16. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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