The definition sounds like "scientist", but applied mainly to artifacts. Reminds me of this passage from ZatAoMM:
After a while you may find that the nibbles you get are more interesting than your original purpose of fixing the machine. When that happens you've reached a kind of point of arrival. Then you're no longer strictly a motorcycle mechanic, you're also a motorcycle scientist, and you've completely conquered the gumption trap of value rigidity.http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper2/Zen/Zen%20and%20the%20Art...
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The definition sounds like "scientist", but applied mainly to artifacts. Reminds me of this passage from ZatAoMM:
After a while you may find that the nibbles you get are more interesting than your original purpose of fixing the machine. When that happens you've reached a kind of point of arrival. Then you're no longer strictly a motorcycle mechanic, you're also a motorcycle scientist, and you've completely conquered the gumption trap of value rigidity. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper2/Zen/Zen%20and%20the%20Art...