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"Big Al" <nospamsal1@qwest.net> wrote in message
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> "geewhiz" <"checkmywebsite"@bob2000.com for email addy> wrote in message
> news:wMD6f.3565$Ix3.1934@dukeread05...
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>>> > http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/thundersnakes
>>>
>>> I see this map is not Netscape-friendly. Web developers seem to be
>>> getting ever closer to "we don't care about Netscape any more".
>>
>> While it may not be Netscape friendly, it does appear to work well with
>> Netscape's brother, Mozilla 1.7.5.
>>
>> Considering that the Mozilla Foundation's new product, Firefox, is
>> taking back the web from Internet Exploder, the web developers should
>> start to take notice of browsers other than IE.
>>
>
> Trying Firefox here in Linux and Windows. One thing that irks me is at
> some web pages you can not "click" on a button. It will highlight, but
> nothing happens when you click it. IE works every time??
Yes, IE works every time.
--
John
'69 Mach 1 390 Toploader Acapulco Blue
ThunderSnake #59
HareBall wrote:
> "keller428@hotmail.com" <keller428@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:1129945568.516278.21010@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>> I started a Thundersnakes Map for the newsgroup. If your a snake, go
>>ahead and add yourself. ....the invites are also open to regulars
>>visiters. The HAMB (Hokey Ass Message Board) has one of these maps.
>>They use it not only because its kind of cool but it also comes in
>>handy for what they call "HAMB relays". ....getting parts from one end
>>of the country to the other via members that happen to be traveling the
>>direction the parts need to go. For example, imagine that CJ (sitting
>>in sunny Arizona) is lacking in his supply of rusty camshafts. Me,
>>being located in the salty North East, (who has many rusty parts) could
>>get the part to FastEd up in Ontario Canada who is going to a track
>>event in Ohio - another TS living in near Mid-Ohio happens to be
>>visiting relatives in West Texas the following weekend and the parts
>>travel with them - where another TS happens to drive a weekly route
>>from Dallas to Pheonix who can meet CJ and deliver the goods.
>>
>> Its also cool to see where everybody is located and to see where the
>>concentration of folks are.
>>
>> Anyway, here's the link to the Thundersnakes map.
>>
>>http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/thundersnakes
>>
>> There's a satelite mode and a mix mode that shows some roads and
>>topography. You can also zoom in on areas as well. You can check out
>>the HAMB map to get an idea of what a mature map looks like. The link
>>for the HAMB map is here:
>>
>>http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/hamb
>>
>> It is not the fastest website and it takes plenty of computer HP and
>>bandwidth so slow connections and slow PC's may take longer to move
>>around on the map.
>>
>> Enjoy!!
>>
>> -Mike.
>>
>> Thundersnake #5
>>
>
>
> I'm on there for what it's worth. I don't get to go anywhere much anymore,
> as I work 28 days on and 2 days off. At least the Sundays are double time.
> I get to be off 2 weeks from today WOOHOO!
>
If you don't mind me asking, what do you do on that insane schedule?
Good to hear you'll be off for a while.
"Big Al" <nospamsal1@qwest.net> wrote in
news:9hG6f.504$yH.11647@news.uswest.net:
> Trying Firefox here in Linux and Windows. One thing that irks me is at
> some web pages you can not "click" on a button. It will highlight, but
> nothing happens when you click it. IE works every time??
>
> Al # 35
>
>
Al,
How are you liking Linux? I still haven't built my Linux machine, but it
won't be long.
--
Larry
---------------------------------
He has all the virtues I dislike
and none of the vices I admire.
Sir Winston Churchill
Wound Up <none@your.disposal.ask.me> wrote in
news:435C08BC.8080307@your.disposal.ask.me:
> HareBall wrote:
>> "keller428@hotmail.com" <keller428@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1129945568.516278.21010@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>
>>> I started a Thundersnakes Map for the newsgroup. If your a snake, go
>>>ahead and add yourself. ....the invites are also open to regulars
>>>visiters. The HAMB (Hokey Ass Message Board) has one of these maps.
>>>They use it not only because its kind of cool but it also comes in
>>>handy for what they call "HAMB relays". ....getting parts from one end
>>>of the country to the other via members that happen to be traveling the
>>>direction the parts need to go. For example, imagine that CJ (sitting
>>>in sunny Arizona) is lacking in his supply of rusty camshafts. Me,
>>>being located in the salty North East, (who has many rusty parts) could
>>>get the part to FastEd up in Ontario Canada who is going to a track
>>>event in Ohio - another TS living in near Mid-Ohio happens to be
>>>visiting relatives in West Texas the following weekend and the parts
>>>travel with them - where another TS happens to drive a weekly route
>>>from Dallas to Pheonix who can meet CJ and deliver the goods.
>>>
>>> Its also cool to see where everybody is located and to see where the
>>>concentration of folks are.
>>>
>>> Anyway, here's the link to the Thundersnakes map.
>>>
>>>http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/thundersnakes
>>>
>>> There's a satelite mode and a mix mode that shows some roads and
>>>topography. You can also zoom in on areas as well. You can check out
>>>the HAMB map to get an idea of what a mature map looks like. The link
>>>for the HAMB map is here:
>>>
>>>http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/hamb
>>>
>>> It is not the fastest website and it takes plenty of computer HP and
>>>bandwidth so slow connections and slow PC's may take longer to move
>>>around on the map.
>>>
>>> Enjoy!!
>>>
>>> -Mike.
>>>
>>> Thundersnake #5
>>>
>>
>>
>> I'm on there for what it's worth. I don't get to go anywhere much
>> anymore, as I work 28 days on and 2 days off. At least the Sundays are
>> double time. I get to be off 2 weeks from today WOOHOO!
>>
>
> If you don't mind me asking, what do you do on that insane schedule?
> Good to hear you'll be off for a while.
>
I am a Master Electro/Mechanical Tech for ARC Automotive. Fancy title for a
maintenance tech. There is a good chance that if you have a car with
airbags, we made the inflator for them. They tend to run production 6 or 7
days a week and even when production isn't running, we have to be there
doing preventative maintenance. The hours get long, but the pay is good.
Not to show off my income, but I just started back in Sept. and I'll
probably hit $21,000 for the remainder of the year. We make more than most
of the engineers and supervisors. It is also only 4 miles from the house.
I see another big block in my future.
--
Larry
---------------------------------
He has all the virtues I dislike
and none of the vices I admire.
Sir Winston Churchill
Interesting stuff. I'm sure with that much time running, you need to
do quite a bit of PM!! And also, it sounds like ARC has a huge market
share. Bringing home the bacon like that is great! Sounded like an
insane schedule, but I'd sure as heck take it, given that!
I need to do something to bring car money in more quickly. Thinking
about going back to school to take more programming classes. This
analyst stuff is getting kind of old. I need more hard skills to sell
if I'm going to get more out of IT around here. But, I also work very
close to home (1.6 miles), which is obviously beneficial and saves a
good chunk of money and stress, compared to a 20-mile trip downtown
every day. I eat at home, can walk here, and have no commute time. I
hope this company doesn't disappoint me in the next couple years. I'd
like to be this close AND get a big raise. That would be the thing.
"Wound Up" <jello72@iwon.com> wrote in news:1130169875.548298.81960
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
> Interesting stuff. I'm sure with that much time running, you need to
> do quite a bit of PM!! And also, it sounds like ARC has a huge market
> share. Bringing home the bacon like that is great! Sounded like an
> insane schedule, but I'd sure as heck take it, given that!
>
> I need to do something to bring car money in more quickly. Thinking
> about going back to school to take more programming classes. This
> analyst stuff is getting kind of old. I need more hard skills to sell
> if I'm going to get more out of IT around here. But, I also work very
> close to home (1.6 miles), which is obviously beneficial and saves a
> good chunk of money and stress, compared to a 20-mile trip downtown
> every day. I eat at home, can walk here, and have no commute time. I
> hope this company doesn't disappoint me in the next couple years. I'd
> like to be this close AND get a big raise. That would be the thing.
>
>
Yeah, I like what I do. We have some very interesting stuff to work on that
I haven't done before. We have laser welders, mass spectrometers and
various PLC based equipment. Most everywhere I have worked in the past
wouldn't let the maintenance guys in the PLC's (programmable logic
controllers). Here they expect us to maintain them and make changes in the
programs as necessary. The only thing that really sucks is that I have to
work 11:00-7:00. I am going to try later to get on one of the other shifts.
--
Larry
---------------------------------
He has all the virtues I dislike
and none of the vices I admire.
Sir Winston Churchill
HareBall wrote:
> "Wound Up" <jello72@iwon.com> wrote in news:1130169875.548298.81960
> @z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>>Interesting stuff. I'm sure with that much time running, you need to
>>do quite a bit of PM!! And also, it sounds like ARC has a huge market
>>share. Bringing home the bacon like that is great! Sounded like an
>>insane schedule, but I'd sure as heck take it, given that!
>>
>>I need to do something to bring car money in more quickly. Thinking
>>about going back to school to take more programming classes. This
>>analyst stuff is getting kind of old. I need more hard skills to sell
>>if I'm going to get more out of IT around here. But, I also work very
>>close to home (1.6 miles), which is obviously beneficial and saves a
>>good chunk of money and stress, compared to a 20-mile trip downtown
>>every day. I eat at home, can walk here, and have no commute time. I
>>hope this company doesn't disappoint me in the next couple years. I'd
>>like to be this close AND get a big raise. That would be the thing.
>>
>>
>
>
> Yeah, I like what I do. We have some very interesting stuff to work on that
> I haven't done before. We have laser welders, mass spectrometers and
> various PLC based equipment. Most everywhere I have worked in the past
> wouldn't let the maintenance guys in the PLC's (programmable logic
> controllers). Here they expect us to maintain them and make changes in the
> programs as necessary. The only thing that really sucks is that I have to
> work 11:00-7:00. I am going to try later to get on one of the other shifts.
>
Liking what you do is the most important thing. Everything you
mentioned falls into the realm of "cool stuff" to me. My dad was a
fiber optics engineer, and worked building stuff and implementing it
(meaning installing and tweaking it). It was before his successors'
time of modelling everything, and not understanding too much mechanical
engineering, or how to put things together well.
It's good that they trust whom it sounds like they should to work with
the more sophisticated production equipment. If it's the kind of thing
I think it is, it only makes sense that the guys "on the floor" should
do this, rather than have a gatekeeper and a separate group do it,
potentially hindering production and causing strife.
Yeah, third shift sucks. Friends of mine have had to put a good amount
of time in on third shift as a requirement. But, with everything else
being what you enjoy doing, with good money, I'd imagine it's not quite
so bad. I've heard you never quite adapt due to your natural sleep
rhythm being totally reversed.
What do I do? Count beans, work with databases, run reports and do
various sorts of mathematical and trend analyses to save hospitals
money. Sounds exciting, doesn't it? ;) Yawn. Pays the bills, doesn't
have a lot of political crap tied to it, but sometimes gives me fits.
Not a really competitive environment within the company, just a lot of
work, and it's always there, with hard deadlines. Not so bad, good for
a couple years at least until I figure out what's next, either there or
in general.... and here I am, home for lunch.
Nah, It puts you at your five digit ZIP code....not your actual street
address....unless you give them the entire nine digit code. That might
dial them in closer....
Don't sweat it. If you only put your five digit ZIP in you get put in
the general area. The nine digit ZIP (if the map was designed to work
with it) might get you closer.
Yahoo has been supplying MAPs to your house for anybody to see for
years now....all is takes is a name and a state and some time.
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