Last year I designed a new fastener. It was versatile: one could use it in place of buttons, hasps, belts, and so on -- and it had no moving parts. I manufactured a proof-of-concept, and showed it to a company. There was one problem: my fastener required just a little skill -- call it learning. There was a knack to it. People don't want to waste time with knacks. Last night, in my dreams, I took the fastener in my hands, and turned it 90 degrees. It took the knack out of it. Now it worked without any skill. Not only that, but it became an adjustable fastener -- with no moving parts. In my dreams, I say. The next step is to put it down on paper, and try another proof-of-concept.
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