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[gdizzle]

So I'm currently working on two big things at work, designing a new system, and doing a market survey for another project where I'm trying to find a solution for them. The other project is a product that is the backbone of all of our major systems and it's a POS. It used to be a solid piece of gear, but the company that owned the patents got bought out and now the new company could give two shits. So the other day my PM for the system I'm designing asked me to look into new avenues and to check out a specific company that could potentially replace said POS equipment and handed me a packet of info about their products. This product does exactly what our current product does, so it'd allow us to drop the other completely. So today, the PM for the project I'm doing the market survey for (the same project that produces said POS device) hands me the same packet from the same company and says hey, check these guys, this could be our solution (to the market survey). He's only interested in a small application but it won't work without the entire package (it's all proprietary) and he doesn't realize that he recommended to me that I recommend that he and his team get fired and we should go use this other product instead. So, I scheduled a demo with the company next week and invited him all the other important decision making people from both projects. Looking forward to Thursday.
Sorry for being so vague, nature of the business.

[thewhiteguy1]

tl;dr

[Mesoam]

blah blah blah

[ErikS]

Decide to go hang out with Aaron today? Is that going in the wagon?

I dropped off my 850 yesterday, when I get it back I hope for it to be "done,"

I find it funny, I post what is likely the one of the finest built white blocks in NA, and only one person notices it.

[gdizzle]

deserved.

[bdimag]

So I'm currently working on two big things at work, designing a new system, and doing a market survey for another project where I'm trying to find a solution for them. The other project is a product that is the backbone of all of our major systems and it's a POS. It used to be a solid piece of gear, but the company that owned the patents got bought out and now the new company could give two shits. So the other day my PM for the system I'm designing asked me to look into new avenues and to check out a specific company that could potentially replace said POS equipment and handed me a packet of info about their products. This product does exactly what our current product does, so it'd allow us to drop the other completely. So today, the PM for the project I'm doing the market survey for (the same project that produces said POS device) hands me the same packet from the same company and says hey, check these guys, this could be our solution (to the market survey). He's only interested in a small application but it won't work without the entire package (it's all proprietary) and he doesn't realize that he recommended to me that I recommend that he and his team get fired and we should go use this other product instead. So, I scheduled a demo with the company next week and invited him all the other important decision making people from both projects. Looking forward to Thursday.
Sorry for being so vague, nature of the business.

i remember neubar and I were trying to figure out what you did @ carlisle... this does not help.

hmmm halloween idea.

[BtownVolvo]

I dropped off my 850 yesterday, when I get it back I hope for it to be "done,"

I find it funny, I post what is likely the one of the finest built white blocks in NA, and only one person notices it.

I saw his FB post. Don't know why he's being all secretive about it though.

What needs to be finished on the 850?

[gdizzle]

i remember neubar and I were trying to figure out what you did @ carlisle... this does not help.

I work in modular transportable communications.

[Fudge_Brownie]

So I'm currently working on two big things at work, designing a new system, and doing a market survey for another project where I'm trying to find a solution for them. The other project is a product that is the backbone of all of our major systems and it's a POS. It used to be a solid piece of gear, but the company that owned the patents got bought out and now the new company could give two shits. So the other day my PM for the system I'm designing asked me to look into new avenues and to check out a specific company that could potentially replace said POS equipment and handed me a packet of info about their products. This product does exactly what our current product does, so it'd allow us to drop the other completely. So today, the PM for the project I'm doing the market survey for (the same project that produces said POS device) hands me the same packet from the same company and says hey, check these guys, this could be our solution (to the market survey). He's only interested in a small application but it won't work without the entire package (it's all proprietary) and he doesn't realize that he recommended to me that I recommend that he and his team get fired and we should go use this other product instead. So, I scheduled a demo with the company next week and invited him all the other important decision making people from both projects. Looking forward to Thursday.
Sorry for being so vague, nature of the business.

That seriously sounds exciting to me. I would be on the edge of my seat waiting for Thursday. As I'm sure you know, switching out one proprietary solution for another probably isn't a huge step forward. I know the nature of your business probably requires some narrow-market stuff though. So this is for that thing you're working on that lets people do that stuff and your expertise in that field is where you really shine?

tl;dr

I fucking hate lazy people. Go read twitter if you want to read short and shallow commentary.

[ErikS]

What needs to be finished on the 850?

Cage, full paint, engine. Pretty much everything .

[bdimag]

fixing an Aliens pulse rifle

[gdizzle]

That seriously sounds exciting to me. I would be on the edge of my seat waiting for Thursday. As I'm sure you know, switching out one proprietary solution for another probably isn't a huge step forward. I know the nature of your business probably requires some narrow-market stuff though. So this is for that thing you're working on that lets people do that stuff and your expertise in that field is where you really shine?

If the new system can do what the other one can do, only do it reliably all the time, it's a step forward.

[survolvo]

Spent the day putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff. Oh I love it!

[The Big Tuna]

Really? Here is some white block pron I got to see today to top it off ...

Ummmmmmm holy stuff snacks Erik, did I miss a thread somewhere where your building a race car?

[gdizzle]

That's Aaron's motor, but I'm guessing Erik's won't be much different..

[Kevin.]

pretty cool if you haven't seen it

[fivex84]

Spent the day putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff. Oh I love it!

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

[survolvo]

[Get Some]

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Edited by Get Some, 10 June 2012 - 05:52 PM.

[ErikS]

That's Aaron's motor, but I'm guessing Erik's won't be much different..

It will look the same from the outside for the most part, but not on the inside. My goals are also like 300hp less than his.