Posts by coppermarlin5

Jeffrey Sanchez7 said:It feels like you're falling back into that small-minded way of thinking again. Angel Investors are typically established individuals who genuinely want to lift others up and invest in new ideas out of goodwill. They aren't just throwing money at things; they are investing their years of high-level consulting expertise and hard-earned wisdom.

At the end of the day, some people are driven by a desire to build up the community, while others are just looking at the bottom line.

Then why do you even have a monthly subscription for that blog of yours? Just build something for your own community instead.

Jeffrey Sanchez7 said:I just don't have the bandwidth for massive, draining projects right now. I'm strictly focusing on the gigs I actually enjoy. Why wouldn't I, when I finally have the luxury of choice?

It looks like I might have walked into the wrong room with this question. 😍

And clearly, one of those massive projects is your little blog. Careful you don't get too rich all at once. 😂

goldentrucker17 said:Exactly! Bush is also at the helm of a superpower that makes up 5% of the world's population but accounts for a staggering 25% of global pollution. Plus, he’s the president of the only major power alongside China that refused to sign the Kyoto protocol.
Then you've got a leader responsible for countless aggressive wars fought far beyond his own borders, which is why he's so widely disliked globally.
And yet, you have the nerve to draw any comparison between him and the absolute moral authority that the late Pope was. 🙄

They didn't sign something they can't actually enforce. America signed it, yet won't do anything because it's impossible—and everyone knew that before the signing even happened. I guess isn't it more hypocritical to sign and then do nothing than to just refuse to sign in the first place?

Olivia Turner49 said:Yeah, but honestly, I don't even know where to kick things off. I really need to find someone—like a solid law firm or a specialized agency—who actually lives and breathes this stuff, just to walk me through the whole checklist so I can make sure everything is absolutely airtight and foolproof.

I assume your company has a legal department or something for that?

Joseph Doyle16 said:A pair is just two wires twisted together to prevent interference.

A standard phone line runs on that single pair, and DSL uses that exact same pair at the same time. Even if you have an ISDN setup, you can still run DSL on that same pair, so I don't really see where the issue is?
Basically, ISDN, DSL, and high-speed cable services all run through that one pair.

His actual problem is that he and his neighbor are sharing the same single pair. They use PCM to manage that, which solved the old issue of having to use splitters, but it doesn't do anything to fix the data throughput speeds.

Do you honestly think you can stay competitive against the Chinese people in this market?

rustyowl54 said:The well-connected, most of the time.🙄
Honestly, this kind of nonsense is exhausting...
Pretty much 90% of people were "well-connected" because that was just how everyone lived back then.
I guess you can tell that to someone who didn't live that "privileged" life.
And regarding the guy asking about his apartment—forget it, man. A new set of insiders moved in, and even the courts can't touch them, even though they basically bullied their way into those perks.
You could win a court case—not just one, either—and still not get your place back. That’s the legal system for you; you aren't part of the right crowd.

That’s just not true. Our 90% were out there building houses and buying apartments, while the other 100% of us were being taxed specifically so that a select 10% could get handed apartments.

Kimberly Nguyen said:The limit is tied directly to your salary... I think it's roughly double 🤔 .... but honestly, if you run into trouble (at least that’s been my experience), just give them a call. I actually ended up sending over a fax once, and they bumped up my limit for a few days just so I wouldn't be stuck paying for my hotel room out of pocket 😬

I sent an email to my personal banker over at Atlantic the other night, and by the next morning, I had a reply saying my limit was increased and my card was unblocked. Chase really did surprise me.

hollowhound30 said:Hey everyone, I need some input. What are your thoughts on using the two programs mentioned in my title (AutoCAD & Vision) for drawing electrical schematics, equipment layouts (floor plans, exterior cabinet views, etc.)? Personally, I've always used AutoCAD... but I'm currently in a massive disagreement with my colleague over this. He insists that Vision is the absolute best tool for our field and claims AutoCAD is really meant for mechanical engineers or architects. He thinks Vision is more than enough for us electrical guys!😕 ...maybe he's right🙄 ...but I find it incredibly clunky to work in😠 and I feel like I'm moving at a snail's pace compared to when I'm using my beloved AutoCAD...
what do you think?... am I just being slow and awkward, or is Vision actually a success?

Neither of them is ideal for schematics. You should be looking at something else entirely—Electrical design software like AutoCAD, AutoCAD, or AutoCAD, which are actual E-CAE tools. These can automatically generate connection diagrams, specifications, and all the other paperwork required for a project, whereas otherwise, you have to manually assemble and cross-reference everything to other drawings. The only catch is they aren't free; they usually require a dongle for authorization, but they are worth every penny you invest. Honestly, it's not even that expensive, so don't panic—just do some research.

Vision is mostly fine if you just need to whip up a quick sketch to email from the shop floor, but it's not for generating full documentation. On the flip side, AutoCAD is too general-purpose; for electrical engineering specifically, it requires way too much manual labor.