^ It seems that Starbucks is back in expansion mode.

someone overexposed the candles and tried to fix it in post, lol.

Well, there goes $65,000.
It's a good thing we do that much in sales a day.

I kinda love and hate being the one to tell the company "shits fucked, get the checkbook out".

(trip is at 1200a, normal max load is ~950a)
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a2cf64f2b6.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...0ce767ea23.jpg

I feel your pain on this.

Admittedly, I don't have any systems that average 950a. In my business, we tend to think in tens of kilovolts rather than hundreds of amps. But the end result, when something goes south, is the same.

And yeah, the checkbook (or the purchase order) is an amazingly useful repair tool. I consider myself hugely fortunate to work at a station that makes a ton of revenue, so when a critical system goes down, the only question I have to answer is "How quickly can we have this fixed?"

That having been said, I do have one employee in particular who seems to specialize in making a career out of what ought to be simple repairs. This microwave receive dish has been in the shop since LAST OCTOBER, because every single time he hits even the smallest little snag, it turns into an ordeal of Shakespearean proportions.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...5d65a1e9c0.png


Mind you, most of my guys aren't slackers. As an example, the motorized polarization assembly on Dish 5 was hit by a bucket truck, and then struck by lightning, on consecutive says. To say that shit was fucked up is an understatement. And, mind you, the original manufacturer is long since out of business. Forget about buying replacement parts.

John absolutely knocked that repair out of the park. It took a grand total of two weeks to scavenge / manufacture all of the needed replacement parts, drill out a bunch of broken fasteners, and re-assemble the thing in like-new condition.


https://attachments.office.net/owa/J...animation=true


Is it ugly? Yeah, a little. We don't have a lathe or mill at the shop, so we're talking hacksaw / drill press / files. But you know what? It works.

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d5&oe=5D316D24

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...02&oe=5D6239FC

But he dien' do nuffin!

My sister keeps sending me photos along the lines of this:

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...cc&oe=5D723F8C

Yes, I get it. The Vizsla has prominent testes. I'm not sure why this needs to be an ongoing discussion. He's never going to be able to mate with the Chihuahua, no matter how much hilarity ensues.

Saw Episode 1 of this today.
It's darker than Schindler's list
It's not a documentary, its an actual show.

I'm more impressed by his ability to shoot a "selfie".

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3d61b25d1a.jpg

[IMG]https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1557348179

Here is a picture of a cat standing atop a DEC VR14 monitor, which is connected to a very well-equipped PDP-8 computer:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...295acd2149.png


That is all.

In the interest of completeness, here is a picture of a different cat operating a different PDP-8:

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3ff8eae4d2.png

EOL.