This pirate has been promoted, and has obtained us a new whip

viper1986 · 04-13-2007, 03:58 PM

i've have noticed that our current form of transportation is a little old. this old wooden ship is showing a lot of age, and the plank is just not cutting anymore.
so im wondering what ya'll would think if i replaced this hunk of wood with a modern day Aegis Class Destroyer. yea thats right, i just landed my new job as n electrical engineer working on this classy piece of art.

take your time and think this over, it may be too much to take in.

haha

**Wimpinator** · 04-13-2007, 04:56 PM

Congrats! My main career is in electronics as a tech and I have always enjoyed it.

I offer a bit of advice from a tech who has been in the field for almost 14 years. Don't assume that degrees make the man. The most brilliant RF engineer I ever worked with didn't even have a high school diploma.

The schedules and gantt charts can be tossed out the window as soon as you start putting together hardware. Nothing works right the first time. Ever. If it does work right the first time then don't ever expect it to happen again. It was a fluke.

Make whoever you are working for buy the good tools. Using crappy equipment costs more time in labor and frustration than you saved by buying junk.

Good luck man and I hope you enjoy your new career!

**Axis of Eeevil** · 04-13-2007, 06:46 PM

It's a right sleek vessel, I'll grant ye that lad, but nary a clew ta reef nor jib ta jibe! Where be th' soul? She's a hard grey Lady, an' not one fer a bit o' slap an' tickle, I'll warrant! An' as fer the mast! Hyarg! A tuppence o' sailcloth would snap 'er in two, arh, before she caught enough wind ta move a dinghy! Nay, nay, the smell of tar an' honest plankin' 'neath me feet fer me, says I. Though I wouldn't want her guns ta be eyin' MY hull, to be sure!

All the best in your

new job, sparks!

**eGoatBoy** · 04-13-2007, 10:14 PM

Congratulations Viper! Most cool.

Oh yeah...everything Wimp said is bang on. I fully corroborate wimps account of reality, based upon my own experiences.

I'd add however, that if it's RF engy's you're dealing with don't make fun of the voodoo shrines some of those guys have. It improves results

Cheers,

viper1986 · 04-14-2007, 08:33 PM

thanks a lot guys, i really appreciate it. Im going to be working for a company called Bath Iron Works, here in Maine. I am really looking forward to it, and i know all about scheduling and the gant charts, im just finishing up a class that deals with nothing but that stuff. What im really hoping is that i get a chance to get my hands dirty in the new destroyer that they just got the contract for. its the DDG1000, the navies new toy, and is supposed to be crazy and be the first ship in the navy with electric propulsion. They want to get ride of gas turbine, which is good for me since i am just finishing up the second part of a 2 semester class dealing with electric power.

I fully understand what you mean by those who have degrees aren't necessarily the best go to guys.

BeSiege82 · 04-15-2007, 08:52 PM

I thought about a career in electrical engineering. How was college?

04-13-2007, 03:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
viper1986 Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 127	This pirate has been promoted, and has obtained us a new whip i've have noticed that our current form of transportation is a little old. this old wooden ship is showing a lot of age, and the plank is just not cutting anymore. so im wondering what ya'll would think if i replaced this hunk of wood with a modern day Aegis Class Destroyer. yea thats right, i just landed my new job as n electrical engineer working on this classy piece of art. take your time and think this over, it may be too much to take in. haha __________________ \|TG-Irr\|Viper Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others

04-13-2007, 04:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wimpinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United states, TN Age: 35 Posts: 2,815	Re: This pirate has been promoted, and has obtained us a new whip Congrats! My main career is in electronics as a tech and I have always enjoyed it. I offer a bit of advice from a tech who has been in the field for almost 14 years. Don't assume that degrees make the man. The most brilliant RF engineer I ever worked with didn't even have a high school diploma. The schedules and gantt charts can be tossed out the window as soon as you start putting together hardware. Nothing works right the first time. Ever. If it does work right the first time then don't ever expect it to happen again. It was a fluke. Make whoever you are working for buy the good tools. Using crappy equipment costs more time in labor and frustration than you saved by buying junk. Good luck man and I hope you enjoy your new career! __________________ \|TG-6th\|Wimpinator [TGU Staff] BF2 Rules and SOP's\|Teamspeak information\|TG on IRC

04-13-2007, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Axis of Eeevil Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Corvallis, OR Age: 36 Posts: 991	Re: This pirate has been promoted, and has obtained us a new whip It's a right sleek vessel, I'll grant ye that lad, but nary a clew ta reef nor jib ta jibe! Where be th' soul? She's a hard grey Lady, an' not one fer a bit o' slap an' tickle, I'll warrant! An' as fer the mast! Hyarg! A tuppence o' sailcloth would snap 'er in two, arh, before she caught enough wind ta move a dinghy! Nay, nay, the smell of tar an' honest plankin' 'neath me feet fer me, says I. Though I wouldn't want her guns ta be eyin' MY hull, to be sure! All the best in your new job, sparks! __________________ Living proof that "Teamplay ensmartens the idiotest of us!" "*Let us be neither hasty nor tardy, and let us always be ready to make a new start. If you fall, rise up. If you fall again, rise up again.*" St. Peter of Damascus, ~1196 AD The Tao of TG \| TacticalWiki:Irregulars \| Got The Time (zone)? \| BFCL \| TG University \| Visit Our Sister Site!

04-13-2007, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
eGoatBoy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 40 Posts: 2,363	Re: This pirate has been promoted, and has obtained us a new whip Congratulations Viper! Most cool. Oh yeah...everything Wimp said is bang on. I fully corroborate wimps account of reality, based upon my own experiences. I'd add however, that if it's RF engy's you're dealing with don't make fun of the voodoo shrines some of those guys have. It improves results Cheers, __________________ \|TG-6th\| eGoatBoy The 6th Devil's Brigade \| TG Must Read \| Timezones

04-14-2007, 08:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
viper1986 Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 127	Re: This pirate has been promoted, and has obtained us a new whip thanks a lot guys, i really appreciate it. Im going to be working for a company called Bath Iron Works, here in Maine. I am really looking forward to it, and i know all about scheduling and the gant charts, im just finishing up a class that deals with nothing but that stuff. What im really hoping is that i get a chance to get my hands dirty in the new destroyer that they just got the contract for. its the DDG1000, the navies new toy, and is supposed to be crazy and be the first ship in the navy with electric propulsion. They want to get ride of gas turbine, which is good for me since i am just finishing up the second part of a 2 semester class dealing with electric power. I fully understand what you mean by those who have degrees aren't necessarily the best go to guys. __________________ \|TG-Irr\|Viper Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others

04-15-2007, 08:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
BeSiege82 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PA Posts: 1,266	Re: This pirate has been promoted, and has obtained us a new whip I thought about a career in electrical engineering. How was college? __________________ lTG-Irrl BeSiege82 A platoon leader in his own right... "Courage grows strong at the wound." "Virescit Vulnere Virtus." "{My grump-o-meter starts to make a high-pitched whine when I point it at your post, though.}" -- Axis Platoon Leader of Irregular's platoon Alpha

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