Your latest acquisition

noelpolar · 03-15-2020, 04:10 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Liney

I prefer to refer to myself as a technician, not as qualified as an engineer but at least I know which tool to use....

I was just a kid that wonders. Dads lawnmower was a victim of my wonders.... but not many 8yo learn what a woodruff key is.

**ChrisPlatt** · 03-16-2020, 06:28 AM - **4 Likes**

At the supermarket Saturday I saw they were completely sold out of SMU's!
Photographers may be hoarding telephoto lenses - to aid social distancing...

Chris

**Canada_Rockies** · 03-16-2020, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

At the supermarket Saturday I saw they were completely sold out of SMU's!
Photographers may be hoarding telephoto lenses - to aid social distancing...

Chris

Yes, it makes sense. Whenever I use my M 400/5.6 for the next while I will make sure I convert it into a 680/9.52 with my AFA 1.7x.

Unregistered User · 03-16-2020, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by aslyfox

and I have yet to receive the income I should get when " Allen " wrenches are sold

I'm thinking about contacting @dlh to see if he will represent me in a class action law suit

Hmm, sounds like an action for "identity theft", don't it? I'd do it except for three things: I'm retired; I never did much work in Fed. cts. and it's been twenty years at least since I've read the FRCP; and most of the work I did was criminal defense in firearms and defense related cases. Other than that, I'm your lawyer!

Tell you what I could do, I could take a picture of an Allen wrench for you. Though, as with representing yourself in court, you have a perfect right to take the picture yourself.

**aslyfox** · 03-16-2020, 09:41 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by dlh

Hmm, sounds like an action for "identity theft", don't it? I'd do it except for three things: I'm retired; I never did much work in Fed. cts. and it's been twenty years at least since I've read the FRCP; and most of the work I did was criminal defense in firearms and defense related cases. Other than that, I'm your lawyer!

Tell you what I could do, I could take a picture of an Allen wrench for you. Though, as with representing yourself in court, you have a perfect right to take the picture yourself.

You know as well as I do the old adage:

A lawyer who represents him/her self

As a fool for a client

Unregistered User · 03-16-2020, 10:24 AM

back when my degree in history qualified me to work as a software engineer, I was instructed by my supervisor, "Dan, what we need is phased implementation, not deferred perfection."

Wasp · 03-16-2020, 01:14 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by dlh

back when my degree in history qualified me to work as a software engineer, I was instructed by my supervisor, "Dan, what we need is phased implementation, not deferred perfection."

Words to live by! Especially for software engineers - ask me, I would know...

**Canada_Rockies** · 03-16-2020, 02:44 PM

Originally posted by Wasp

Words to live by! Especially for software engineers - ask me, I would know...

Too bad the Canadian Government didn't follow the development rules when they tried to update the payroll system with "Phoenix". It's still burning and hasn't resurrected yet.

Liney · 03-17-2020, 01:50 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

IIRC. at the time I recommended that biscuit as an AMU*.

* Alternate Measuring Unit.

Yes you did, and I thank you for it. Others however were not as generous....

It's a moot point anyway, I haven't any caramel wafers in the house at the moment.

Lord Lucan · 03-17-2020, 06:07 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by dlh

back when my degree in history qualified me to work as a software engineer

An elderly history tutor I knew when I was at uni was part of the Bletchley Park team that broke the Enigma code. There were no "software engineers" then of course, but Bletchley recruited mathematicians, linguists, and "academics who were expert crossword solvers". History was not my subject (but an interest, I am an engineer), but I attended some of his informal talks. He did not talk about Bletchley, but I learned of his involvement later, in his obituary.

**aslyfox** · 03-17-2020, 06:46 AM

Originally posted by Liney

Yes you did, and I thank you for it. Others however were not as generous....

It's a moot point anyway, I haven't any caramel wafers in the house at the moment.

I don't recall my position at this time but I think I opposed them

but in my defense I remember thinking erroneously they lacked chocolate covering

my bad

Jonathan Mac · 03-17-2020, 08:59 AM - **1 Like**

I don't usually post non-photography stuff here but I'm perhaps feeling the pinch of being deprived of normal social contact, so this forum will serve as a proxy over the coming weeks

My latest purchases (will see if they arrive) are various bits of fitness equipment to use while we're confined to our homes and my gym is shut down. As someone who works in front of a computer all day, many of those from home (and now all from home), I consider regular exercise to be absolutely essential and start to get nervous if I'm deprived of it.

Such equipment on Amazon, at least in Spain, seems to be disappearing rapidly as others have the same idea.

tim60 · 03-17-2020, 12:34 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by aslyfox

and I have yet to receive the income I should get when " Allen " wrenches are sold

I'm thinking about contacting @dlh to see if he will represent me in a class action law suit

I have a friend called David, who is a lawyer. I once suggested he claim from the local church, St David’s, for naming rights. He said he thought they could claim they had the name before him.

SSGGeezer · 03-17-2020, 12:51 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

Such equipment on Amazon, at least in Spain, seems to be disappearing rapidly as others have the same idea.

It will be for sale again at a better price within the month I suspect!

Racer X 69 · 03-18-2020, 01:57 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

Such equipment on Amazon, at least in Spain, seems to be disappearing rapidly as others have the same idea.

There is always calesthenics.

Push ups, sit ups, jumping jacks, running in place . . . .

No equipment required.

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03-15-2020, 04:10 PM - 1 Like	#19231
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Originally posted by Liney I prefer to refer to myself as a technician, not as qualified as an engineer but at least I know which tool to use.... I was just a kid that wonders. Dads lawnmower was a victim of my wonders.... but not many 8yo learn what a woodruff key is.

03-16-2020, 06:28 AM - 4 Likes	#19232
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,696	At the supermarket Saturday I saw they were completely sold out of SMU's! Photographers may be hoarding telephoto lenses - to aid social distancing... Chris

03-16-2020, 08:30 AM	#19233
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt At the supermarket Saturday I saw they were completely sold out of SMU's! Photographers may be hoarding telephoto lenses - to aid social distancing... Chris Yes, it makes sense. Whenever I use my M 400/5.6 for the next while I will make sure I convert it into a 680/9.52 with my AFA 1.7x.

03-16-2020, 09:10 AM	#19234
Unregistered User Guest	Originally posted by aslyfox and I have yet to receive the income I should get when " Allen " wrenches are sold I'm thinking about contacting @dlh to see if he will represent me in a class action law suit Hmm, sounds like an action for "identity theft", don't it? I'd do it except for three things: I'm retired; I never did much work in Fed. cts. and it's been twenty years at least since I've read the FRCP; and most of the work I did was criminal defense in firearms and defense related cases. Other than that, I'm your lawyer! Tell you what I could do, I could take a picture of an Allen wrench for you. Though, as with representing yourself in court, you have a perfect right to take the picture yourself.

03-16-2020, 09:41 AM - 1 Like	#19235
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,582	Originally posted by dlh Hmm, sounds like an action for "identity theft", don't it? I'd do it except for three things: I'm retired; I never did much work in Fed. cts. and it's been twenty years at least since I've read the FRCP; and most of the work I did was criminal defense in firearms and defense related cases. Other than that, I'm your lawyer! Tell you what I could do, I could take a picture of an Allen wrench for you. Though, as with representing yourself in court, you have a perfect right to take the picture yourself. You know as well as I do the old adage: A lawyer who represents him/her self As a fool for a client

03-16-2020, 10:24 AM	#19236
Unregistered User Guest	back when my degree in history qualified me to work as a software engineer, I was instructed by my supervisor, "Dan, what we need is phased implementation, not deferred perfection."

03-16-2020, 01:14 PM - 1 Like	#19237
Wasp Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pretoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,661	Originally posted by dlh back when my degree in history qualified me to work as a software engineer, I was instructed by my supervisor, "Dan, what we need is phased implementation, not deferred perfection." Words to live by! Especially for software engineers - ask me, I would know...

03-16-2020, 02:44 PM	#19238
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by Wasp Words to live by! Especially for software engineers - ask me, I would know... Too bad the Canadian Government didn't follow the development rules when they tried to update the payroll system with "Phoenix". It's still burning and hasn't resurrected yet.

03-17-2020, 01:50 AM	#19239
Liney Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,237	Originally posted by monochrome IIRC. at the time I recommended that biscuit as an AMU. Alternate Measuring Unit. Yes you did, and I thank you for it. Others however were not as generous.... It's a moot point anyway, I haven't any caramel wafers in the house at the moment.

03-17-2020, 06:07 AM - 3 Likes	#19240
Lord Lucan Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Wales Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,972	Originally posted by dlh back when my degree in history qualified me to work as a software engineer An elderly history tutor I knew when I was at uni was part of the Bletchley Park team that broke the Enigma code. There were no "software engineers" then of course, but Bletchley recruited mathematicians, linguists, and "academics who were expert crossword solvers". History was not my subject (but an interest, I am an engineer), but I attended some of his informal talks. He did not talk about Bletchley, but I learned of his involvement later, in his obituary.

03-17-2020, 06:46 AM	#19241
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,582	Originally posted by Liney Yes you did, and I thank you for it. Others however were not as generous.... It's a moot point anyway, I haven't any caramel wafers in the house at the moment. I don't recall my position at this time but I think I opposed them but in my defense I remember thinking erroneously they lacked chocolate covering my bad

03-17-2020, 08:59 AM - 1 Like	#19242
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,902	I don't usually post non-photography stuff here but I'm perhaps feeling the pinch of being deprived of normal social contact, so this forum will serve as a proxy over the coming weeks My latest purchases (will see if they arrive) are various bits of fitness equipment to use while we're confined to our homes and my gym is shut down. As someone who works in front of a computer all day, many of those from home (and now all from home), I consider regular exercise to be absolutely essential and start to get nervous if I'm deprived of it. Such equipment on Amazon, at least in Spain, seems to be disappearing rapidly as others have the same idea.

03-17-2020, 12:34 PM - 1 Like	#19243
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Originally posted by aslyfox and I have yet to receive the income I should get when " Allen " wrenches are sold I'm thinking about contacting @dlh to see if he will represent me in a class action law suit I have a friend called David, who is a lawyer. I once suggested he claim from the local church, St David’s, for naming rights. He said he thought they could claim they had the name before him.

03-17-2020, 12:51 PM - 1 Like	#19244
SSGGeezer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Indiana, U.S. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,845	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Such equipment on Amazon, at least in Spain, seems to be disappearing rapidly as others have the same idea. It will be for sale again at a better price within the month I suspect!

03-18-2020, 01:57 AM	#19245
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Such equipment on Amazon, at least in Spain, seems to be disappearing rapidly as others have the same idea. There is always calesthenics. Push ups, sit ups, jumping jacks, running in place . . . . No equipment required.