Hadn't heard of LISEGA before (well, maybe somewhere back in my offline brain storage).
Contact me privately via the website if you want more discussion about pipe supports and boring stuff like that. Put something non-spammy in the subject line if you want me to read it.
On the current project we're PDS modelling supports in-house, but that's for a specialized industry and out-of-spec project due to scale (I.E., very large bore piping). I've finally got a computer at the office capable of reliable real-time model-checking (Design Review). I guess that's what I'm supposed to do on the project aside from generating hand-drawn concept sketches and sending them to engineers.
But "AutoCAD" and "AutoCAD LT" are different animals. LT lacks (Auto)LISP and "3D", but maybe I'm out of touch with the most recent software crippling that Autodesk is providing.
I think the Australian dollar is similar in exchange to the Canadian, so multiply the US price by about 1.3 to compare.
They seem to need "DDR registered ECC 184pin PC2100 (266MHz)" RAM - this is from the original invoice. I don't know if that's a requirement or just recommended.
It's only a sample of that portion of the population willing to answer telephone surveys
That's a key observation. It's certain that phone survey results reflect the outlook and intelligence of people willing to submit to a 5 minute Q&A session with someone who claims to be from some official-sounding organization or reseach company.
These phone surveys are often also carefully scripted so as to obtain a pre-determined response from the interviewee. The "drone on the phone" never knows that they are being subtly manipulated.
The attack on the Pentagon was meant to intimidate our society. It was also for ideologicl reasons
You perhaps forgot the most important one - a crude but effective psychological warfare tactic. A smaller force cannot hope to defeat a larger one (in most cases), so other methods are used. Demoralizing the enemy has always been an effective exploit.
Some story submitters seem to think that more=better and since the RTFA comment phenomenon is popular at Slashdot, just imagine the "dude, didn't ya read the article"-type posts that refer to one of the *other*, non-read articles.
Maybe someone like Piquepaille could summarize everything c/w links into one self-serving webpage so that we can easily ignore all the references provided.
Why are you sending political emails (which tend to get verbose and require thoughtful replies) while you are at work? Are you a politician or do you just have a lot of spare time while you're at the office.
Once I upgrade the two AMD MP 1800+ processors from my current computer what do I do with them? I'm not an eBay person and I'd hate to just give them away to a local shop. Since these matched CPUs (supposedly) need specific, fairly rare motherboards and RAM, I figure that donating them to a local school or whatever might be a waste.
If you think about it, what logic in there is giving a false good review for a bribe, if the bribe is a free version of the product you don't like very much?
The potential promise of getting yet more free evaluation stuff you don't like?
"Fresh eyes" is a concept used in process plant design which means that a similarly experienced and knowledgeable (but independant) designer will pick apart each feature and poke holes. Now, with 3D modelling and CAD we don't have to do this anymore since everything's perfect from the get go.
Now if you could just give me the winning numbers for the upcoming Super7, I'll happily drop $2.5 million into open source efforts (just to be a Slashdot hero).
This is also true in other industries. A good idea unprotected often tends to fall victim to the vampires/corporate momentum/lowest common denominator/baser instincts phenomenon.
Your idea may be great, but the people you end up trusting to implement it may not be.
Going off on a tangent, this is what annoys me so much about those "inventor assistance" companies that advertise sometimes on TV. You pay for their generic info and then if suckered, end up disclosing the idea (after paying again, of course).
I called in response to one of these TV ads once inquiring about details (just to see what was up) and after persistent questioning was told, "we are just the marketing firm, we don't know anything about the company advertised. If you don't stop annoying us we will take legal action against you".
If you don't have face radiation burns from two 19"+ CRTs, you're a wannabe poser that cares more about image than "real work".
Seriously though, are the (real, not published) response times up to CRT levels yet? As a poor CAD user, I just can't seem to rip myself away from the CRT (not to mention the price difference). Plus, as an old fart, I like the added advantage of that "desk-hugging weight" for cornering ability.
Sorry, I heard of that one from Slashdot, should have known better and checked first. Now corrected, and I blame my godless Canadian education system for not teaching more American president quotes.
It's an interesting statement because at first glance the implication might be that the speaker is referring to him/herself, but that's not what it really means. Replacing "you" with "one" works better but doesn't have the same impact on the reader.
The Order of the Engineer was initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of pride, individual integrity and responsibility in the engineering profession, to bridge the gap between training and practice; and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer.
The first ceremony was held on June 4, 1970 at Cleveland State University. Others like it have since spread across the United States at which graduate and registered engineers are invited to accept the Obligation of the Engineer and to wear a stainless steel ring. The ceremonies are conducted by Links (local sections) of the Order.
The Obligation is a creed similar to the oath attributed to Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.) that is generally taken by medical graduates and which sets forth an ethical code. The Obligation likewise, contains parts of the Canon of Ethics of major engineering societies. Initiates, as they accept it voluntarily, pledge to uphold the standards and dignity of the engineering profession and to serve humanity by making the best use of Earth's precious wealth.
The Order is not a membership organization; there are never any meetings to attend or dues to pay. Instead, the Order does foster a unity of purpose and the honoring of one's pledge lifelong.
The Obligation of the Order of the Engineer is similar to the Canadian "Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer" initiated there in 1926. In the Canadian ceremony, engineers inducted into the Order received a faceted ring during a private ceremony and accepted the engineer's oath based on writings by Rudyard Kipling. The extension of the Ritual outside Canada was prevented by copyright and other conflicting factors. The basic premise, however, was adapted for the creation of the Order of the Engineer in the United States in 1970.
See also http://www.ironring.ca/, http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=2, http://me.queensu.ca/undergraduate/activities/iron Ring/jj-ring.asp, etc.
Even better, because there's no need to use the intermediate PDF step, instead the user would just print from their browser and they'd get the nicely formatted output pages.
With ads, or without?
I just can't wait for e-ink "paper" to become popular. Blinky, flashy - on a printout!
Yes, but if the "new way" is just going along with some recent VP's trendy new management fad initiative gleaned from a golf session with corporate buddies, you're always going to be playing catch up, cover-up and WTF.
Try working for an engineering company (I.E., a firm that designs and builds stuff other than software) sometime. In that field there is a lot less bullshit from management since failure in what they do can kill people, not just CPU processes.
If that is a major factor for doing what you do I suggest that seeking peer approval is much less important than making sure that you adhere to principles, ethics and morals in your business dealings.
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Hadn't heard of LISEGA before (well, maybe somewhere back in my offline brain storage).
Contact me privately via the website if you want more discussion about pipe supports and boring stuff like that. Put something non-spammy in the subject line if you want me to read it.
On the current project we're PDS modelling supports in-house, but that's for a specialized industry and out-of-spec project due to scale (I.E., very large bore piping). I've finally got a computer at the office capable of reliable real-time model-checking (Design Review). I guess that's what I'm supposed to do on the project aside from generating hand-drawn concept sketches and sending them to engineers.
Are you a CAD, engineering or IT guy?
But "AutoCAD" and "AutoCAD LT" are different animals. LT lacks (Auto)LISP and "3D", but maybe I'm out of touch with the most recent software crippling that Autodesk is providing.
I think the Australian dollar is similar in exchange to the Canadian, so multiply the US price by about 1.3 to compare.
From an Australian CAD vendor, AutoCAD LT 2005 at AUS$1995 (special price).
Batch plotting with AutoCAD LT
Sticker shock for Brits
Oldish article about Intergraph and its Clipper chip
This was around the time I bought a math co-processor so I could run AutoCAD on a Microchannel 286.
They seem to need "DDR registered ECC 184pin PC2100 (266MHz)" RAM - this is from the original invoice. I don't know if that's a requirement or just recommended.
It's only a sample of that portion of the population willing to answer telephone surveys
That's a key observation. It's certain that phone survey results reflect the outlook and intelligence of people willing to submit to a 5 minute Q&A session with someone who claims to be from some official-sounding organization or reseach company.
These phone surveys are often also carefully scripted so as to obtain a pre-determined response from the interviewee. The "drone on the phone" never knows that they are being subtly manipulated.
AutoCAD costs $700 per seat? Prices I've seen on the web (from legitimate dealers) is in the thousands of dollars US for ACAD 2005.
The attack on the Pentagon was meant to intimidate our society. It was also for ideologicl reasons
You perhaps forgot the most important one - a crude but effective psychological warfare tactic. A smaller force cannot hope to defeat a larger one (in most cases), so other methods are used. Demoralizing the enemy has always been an effective exploit.
Some story submitters seem to think that more=better and since the RTFA comment phenomenon is popular at Slashdot, just imagine the "dude, didn't ya read the article"-type posts that refer to one of the *other*, non-read articles.
Maybe someone like Piquepaille could summarize everything c/w links into one self-serving webpage so that we can easily ignore all the references provided.
Why are you sending political emails (which tend to get verbose and require thoughtful replies) while you are at work? Are you a politician or do you just have a lot of spare time while you're at the office.
Maybe I misread the intent of your post.
Once I upgrade the two AMD MP 1800+ processors from my current computer what do I do with them? I'm not an eBay person and I'd hate to just give them away to a local shop. Since these matched CPUs (supposedly) need specific, fairly rare motherboards and RAM, I figure that donating them to a local school or whatever might be a waste.
If you think about it, what logic in there is giving a false good review for a bribe, if the bribe is a free version of the product you don't like very much?
The potential promise of getting yet more free evaluation stuff you don't like?
Thus far, the only thing China is really good at is copying and making things very cheap.
Like the Japanese used to be?
I often completely overlook my own.
"Fresh eyes" is a concept used in process plant design which means that a similarly experienced and knowledgeable (but independant) designer will pick apart each feature and poke holes. Now, with 3D modelling and CAD we don't have to do this anymore since everything's perfect from the get go.
- what is Aerogel
- where is the foam used and why. Is evacuated perlite used in the annular space for the cryo tanks?
Basic ignorant questions, I'm just asking.
Good post.
Now if you could just give me the winning numbers for the upcoming Super7, I'll happily drop $2.5 million into open source efforts (just to be a Slashdot hero).
editors" of Slashdot are nothing more than an infinite number of monkeys...
Maybe I'm the one that is to blame for this, sorry:
Return-Path: malda@slashdot.org
Delivered-To: "pboogers"@pipingdesign.com
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:31:26 -0500
Subject: Re: "Author" vs. "Editor"
On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 03:22 AM, Paul Boogers wrote:
I propose that those who select submitted stories/links/URLs for slashdot news publishing are not "authors". They are "editors".
[to which Taco replied]
"I propose that you are right. And 5.5 years ago had I thought of that, we wouldn't be having this discussion. But I'm not changing it now."
Now, this supposed reply is somewhat suspect because there are no spelling errors and maybe I was trolled.
This is also true in other industries. A good idea unprotected often tends to fall victim to the vampires/corporate momentum/lowest common denominator/baser instincts phenomenon.
Your idea may be great, but the people you end up trusting to implement it may not be.
Going off on a tangent, this is what annoys me so much about those "inventor assistance" companies that advertise sometimes on TV. You pay for their generic info and then if suckered, end up disclosing the idea (after paying again, of course).
I called in response to one of these TV ads once inquiring about details (just to see what was up) and after persistent questioning was told, "we are just the marketing firm, we don't know anything about the company advertised. If you don't stop annoying us we will take legal action against you".
Sounds familiar somehow.
I'm not trying to troll here, but maybe... just maybe.... those health issues aren't from sitting around in front of 5 CRTs...
Perhaps this is astroturfing or Munchausen.
What people believe can affect their health, apparently.
If you don't have face radiation burns from two 19"+ CRTs, you're a wannabe poser that cares more about image than "real work".
Seriously though, are the (real, not published) response times up to CRT levels yet? As a poor CAD user, I just can't seem to rip myself away from the CRT (not to mention the price difference). Plus, as an old fart, I like the added advantage of that "desk-hugging weight" for cornering ability.
Sorry, I heard of that one from Slashdot, should have known better and checked first. Now corrected, and I blame my godless Canadian education system for not teaching more American president quotes.
It's an interesting statement because at first glance the implication might be that the speaker is referring to him/herself, but that's not what it really means. Replacing "you" with "one" works better but doesn't have the same impact on the reader.
So WHERE IS MY RING? Why didn't I get invited to some masonic Order of the Ring event?
From: http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/history.htm
The Order of the Engineer
Order and Purpose
The Order of the Engineer was initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of pride, individual integrity and responsibility in the engineering profession, to bridge the gap between training and practice; and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer.
The first ceremony was held on June 4, 1970 at Cleveland State University. Others like it have since spread across the United States at which graduate and registered engineers are invited to accept the Obligation of the Engineer and to wear a stainless steel ring. The ceremonies are conducted by Links (local sections) of the Order.
The Obligation is a creed similar to the oath attributed to Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.) that is generally taken by medical graduates and which sets forth an ethical code. The Obligation likewise, contains parts of the Canon of Ethics of major engineering societies. Initiates, as they accept it voluntarily, pledge to uphold the standards and dignity of the engineering profession and to serve humanity by making the best use of Earth's precious wealth.
The Order is not a membership organization; there are never any meetings to attend or dues to pay. Instead, the Order does foster a unity of purpose and the honoring of one's pledge lifelong.
The Obligation of the Order of the Engineer is similar to the Canadian "Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer" initiated there in 1926. In the Canadian ceremony, engineers inducted into the Order received a faceted ring during a private ceremony and accepted the engineer's oath based on writings by Rudyard Kipling. The extension of the Ritual outside Canada was prevented by copyright and other conflicting factors. The basic premise, however, was adapted for the creation of the Order of the Engineer in the United States in 1970.
See also http://www.ironring.ca/, http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=2, http://me.queensu.ca/undergraduate/activities/iro
Even better, because there's no need to use the intermediate PDF step, instead the user would just print from their browser and they'd get the nicely formatted output pages.
With ads, or without? I just can't wait for e-ink "paper" to become popular. Blinky, flashy - on a printout!
Yes, but if the "new way" is just going along with some recent VP's trendy new management fad initiative gleaned from a golf session with corporate buddies, you're always going to be playing catch up, cover-up and WTF.
Try working for an engineering company (I.E., a firm that designs and builds stuff other than software) sometime. In that field there is a lot less bullshit from management since failure in what they do can kill people, not just CPU processes.
The key question is: how do you objectively measure the "productivity" of a white collar worker?
If that is a major factor for doing what you do I suggest that seeking peer approval is much less important than making sure that you adhere to principles, ethics and morals in your business dealings.