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[jedidia]

First day in Cologne. I am essentially lost.

If you see a frenzied female psychiatrist chasing after escaped mad people, say hello to her from her brother, please :lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

If you see a frenzied female psychiatrist chasing after escaped mad people, say hello to her from her brother, please :lol:

I'll remember to do this the next time I see her.

It might be possible I already met her by chance, some hyperactive female person asked me strange questions 5 minutes after leaving my car and looking on my smartphone for the address of the apartment management. :lol:

It really only added to the confusion.

 

[Loru]

Last night printing:

Hopefully customer will bring bottle or two in addition to payment .

 

[jedidia]

It might be possible I already met her by chance, some hyperactive female person asked me strange questions 5 minutes after leaving my car

Oh, she's not hyperactive. She just has some pretty hilarious/horrifying work-stories to tell.

Hopefully customer will bring bottle or two in addition to payment

On the one hand one would hope so, on the other... it's Jack Daniels.

 

[Urwumpe]

Oh, she's not hyperactive. She just has some pretty hilarious/horrifying work-stories to tell.

Then clearly a negative. :lol:

 

[Loru]

In 20 years "my car is manual" will mean it has steering wheel.

 

[mojoey]

5 Speed gearbox, the best modern anti-theft system.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Last night printing:

Hopefully customer will bring bottle or two in addition to payment .

That's made not too far from me.

 

[Andy44]

A few months ago I spoke to a guy who works for a tourist railroad, which happens to own a Ford Model T truck, converted to run on rails. The truck was in perfect running order. To my surprise, the guy told me that the Ford Motor Company still supports the Model T and you can order parts from them.

So now I kind of want a Model T...

 

[jedidia]

5 Speed gearbox, the best modern anti-theft system.

Yeah, in the US maybe... :lol:

 

[APDAF]

Knowing how crude muscle cars are I am not surprised that they still support it...

 

[Urwumpe]

Yeah, in the US maybe... :lol:

In Europe, you simply use an unsynchronized ten speed manual transmission. Yes, those still exist. :lol:

 

[jedidia]

In Europe, you simply use an unsynchronized ten speed manual transmission. Yes, those still exist.

Many of our army trucks still have have unsynchronised transmissions, but I can't remember them having 10 gears... :blink:

 

[Quick_Nick]

an unsynchronized ten speed manual transmission.

Isn't that pretty much the most common configuration for an 18-wheeler? (At least in the U.S.)

 

[Urwumpe]

Isn't that pretty much the most common configuration for an 18-wheeler? (At least in the U.S.)

Yes, but usually, it should be synchronized by now. Only some offroad trucks are not synchronized because it allows more torque per kg gear box.

 

[jedidia]

The swiss government finally decided to give up on the big software project to create an all-in-one solution for all government business that was in development for the better part of a decade. Total loss: About 175 million chf. Thanks, waterfall! :facepalm:

 

[Urwumpe]

The swiss government finally decided to give up on the big software project to create an all-in-one solution for all government business that was in development for the better part of a decade. Total loss: About 175 million chf. Thanks, waterfall! :facepalm:

OUCH.

Never considered buying the software simply from commercial providers?

 

[jedidia]

Isn't that pretty much the most common configuration for an 18-wheeler? (At least in the U.S.)

So that's why those get stolen so rarely! :lol:

Never considered buying the software simply from commercial providers?

I would assume they checked their specs against existing products and concluded that none of them fit the bill before they ordered a custom solution, but then you never know... :shifty:

 

[Urwumpe]

I would assume they checked their specs against existing products and concluded that none of them fit the bill before they ordered a custom solution, but then you never know... :shifty:

Well, I do customizing now, and I can hardly imagine a use case in a federal administration, that can't be covered by customizing an existing software for the special cases.

Sadly, I don't even know the requirements or use cases on the software.

 

[Fabri91]

Keep in mind that having "deployed a custom software solution for the entire administration" sounds a lot more impressive on a resumé than "bought a commercial software and was done with it".