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I got reminded today why I don't listen to Everclear when I have important things to do, like work.
Speaking of work, the Geeky British Boss and I finally managed to show other people that there was a serious problem with one of the components that I had been working with. I've handled about 500 more of these stupid things than the rest of the R&D department combined, so you'd think they'd believe me. Apparently, nobody paused long enough to think that colorants, while pretty, affect plastic elasticity, firmness, and tensile strength. When put into a new component that relies heavily on all three of these things, they make a big old difference. To quote the coworker in charge of consumer testing, "This is...concerning." Now that the GBB and I have convinced everyone that I'm not crazy, the company that makes said spiff new component refuses to admit that there's a problem. Yey.
The GBB leveled himself up Friday by building a functional applicator out of the Legos he expensed and showing that it worked better than the $1000+ thing we'd been using. I stand in awe of his geekdom. Today, he had built a new, better, lighter version...still out of Legos.
And this is just silly.
I got reminded today why I don't listen to Everclear when I have important things to do, like work.
Speaking of work, the Geeky British Boss and I finally managed to show other people that there was a serious problem with one of the components that I had been working with. I've handled about 500 more of these stupid things than the rest of the R&D department combined, so you'd think they'd believe me. Apparently, nobody paused long enough to think that colorants, while pretty, affect plastic elasticity, firmness, and tensile strength. When put into a new component that relies heavily on all three of these things, they make a big old difference. To quote the coworker in charge of consumer testing, "This is...concerning." Now that the GBB and I have convinced everyone that I'm not crazy, the company that makes said spiff new component refuses to admit that there's a problem. Yey.
The GBB leveled himself up Friday by building a functional applicator out of the Legos he expensed and showing that it worked better than the $1000+ thing we'd been using. I stand in awe of his geekdom. Today, he had built a new, better, lighter version...still out of Legos.
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And this is just silly.
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Date: 2005-10-11 12:02 pm (UTC)