tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post7857453363149620390..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: So You'd Like To Be A Starship Tekkie?Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-78538974553837284212008-11-19T19:50:00.000-05:002008-11-19T19:50:00.000-05:00"... singed fingers..."As we used to say about the..."... singed fingers..."<BR/>As we used to say about the blind<BR/>ham in the next town south of us,<BR/>"You can tell he's been soldering<BR/>by the band-aids on his fingers."<BR/>Great post. I was on the other side<BR/>of things, to wit:<BR/>"There's nothing more dangerous than<BR/>air talent with a tweaker's <BR/>screwdriver."<BR/>Anon, DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-73752188303780091202008-11-19T15:28:00.000-05:002008-11-19T15:28:00.000-05:00Great post! If you need a new multiple plate pole ...Great post! If you need a new multiple plate pole with frictionless bearings let me know ;-)tooldieguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876588241514291518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-60349466386896717522008-11-19T10:24:00.000-05:002008-11-19T10:24:00.000-05:00Don't usually like to me-too, but manoman, I reall...Don't usually like to me-too, but manoman, I really love this stuff.<BR/><BR/>Good job!<BR/><BR/>M<BR/><BR/>TW: pelsh -- What you do when the stardrive goes out. "What are you going to do, get out and pelsh?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-85833738936093432232008-11-19T10:05:00.000-05:002008-11-19T10:05:00.000-05:00My days are not as hectic, anymore, but the same s...My days are not as hectic, anymore, but the same sort of things. Usually the bangs are bigger, and more destructive, but we have a team of good folks to pound the sheet metal back flat again. Entropy warriers are the shiznitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-25623673950141666682008-11-19T09:31:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:31:00.000-05:00@rickn8or - If it was easy, they would have hired ...@rickn8or - If it was easy, they would have hired an entry-level. Cheaper, easier to replace, illusions of management infallibility still intact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-5084044853164730032008-11-19T07:49:00.000-05:002008-11-19T07:49:00.000-05:00Gott im Himmel, but I lurve these posts.Gott im Himmel, but I <I>lurve</I> these posts.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-55168503108097405772008-11-19T06:27:00.000-05:002008-11-19T06:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for the many many plates you don't drop. W...Thanks for the many many plates you don't drop. We trust you to continue to circumvent the time dilation issue and keep us in warp drive.<BR/><BR/>Great post!Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-41503605772874443782008-11-19T06:02:00.000-05:002008-11-19T06:02:00.000-05:00I understood every single word, especially the one...I understood every single word, especially the ones not typed in.<BR/>Living in another variation of that same universe helps me understand.<BR/><BR/>You have my respect! Not many can work that function in a starship and keep the efficiency and efficacy cranked up. Scotty always made it look smooth and easy, and I bet you do to. Then again, I am certain you are far better looking while stuck a jeffries tube with high voltage crackling around you.Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-74200019282846196252008-11-19T00:51:00.000-05:002008-11-19T00:51:00.000-05:00If it were easy, anybody could do it and there wou...If it were easy, <I>anybody</I> could do it and there would be no fame, glory, honor and vast renumeration$.<BR/><BR/>And the mouth-breathers on the other end of all this have no concept of how the pretty pictures are made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-75418057585491512662008-11-19T00:50:00.000-05:002008-11-19T00:50:00.000-05:00Try this once in a while: "Let me look at it, I pr...Try this once in a while: "Let me look at it, I prob'ly wont make it worse."<BR/><BR/>wv: tinfulo Shiny side out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69008721507633965112008-11-18T23:37:00.000-05:002008-11-18T23:37:00.000-05:00I had no freaking clue what you were talking about...I had no freaking clue what you were talking about the entire time, yet I somehow still enjoyed this post.<BR/><BR/>Captcha: forgoet. Good advice when in doubt.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277406782786889424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-14261099142865548042008-11-18T23:31:00.000-05:002008-11-18T23:31:00.000-05:00I too always identified more with Scotty down in E...I too always identified more with Scotty down in Engineering.alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152504268166466779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-22261639685460380912008-11-18T22:58:00.000-05:002008-11-18T22:58:00.000-05:00Sounds like an average day at sea to me. Minus the...Sounds like an average day at sea to me. Minus the people coming and going and going and coming...and always too soon!turing word bumen what we wil all be doing Jan 20th?<BR/>Rey BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-7856205433225617982008-11-18T22:51:00.000-05:002008-11-18T22:51:00.000-05:00Wonderful post!Captcha: locarWonderful post!<BR/><BR/>Captcha: locarTurk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.com