How they do it at Texas Instruments

Once, when I was hitchhiking from continental Europe to Britain, a Texan gave me a lift in his BMW. I suggested that he drive on the left when leaving the ferry at Dover. He boomed, 'I'm from Texas, I can do anything,' and drove on the right regardless. However, he changed his mind quickly when he saw the first 40-ton truck heading straight for us.That combination of can do attitude, combined with the ability to learn rapidly from experience, characterizes Texas Instruments. TI engineer Jack