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From: Le Forgeron
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 16 Aug 2016 11:31:27
Message: <57b331cf$1@news.povray.org>
Le 16/08/2016 à 14:26, Stephen a écrit :
> 
>>>
>> But nobody checked if it was to be installed on the moon, or on mars...
>>
> 
> If it is not in the spec then it will cost extra. Probably best to leave it to phase
2.

Customer: Of course it always was. You didn't ask, your fault. No extra.

Extra only works when the customer is the government, where it is automatic for big
critical projects.
(Answer to quote was X, but if the final cost is less than 4 X, then something was
wrong in the process)


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From: scott
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 16 Aug 2016 11:35:13
Message: <57b332b1$1@news.povray.org>
>>> 1. drink water with hose.
>>> 2. wait about 1/2 hour.
>>> 3. stand next to black box.
>>> 4. [REDACTED]
>>
>> But would you be able to sustain 3 bar pressure?
>>
>>
>>
> Yes he could, diving at 20 meters under the water surface on earth. The pressure in
his blader would be a bit above 3 bar when urged to pee, thanks the surrounding
muscles.

Now there's a good answer.

Forget about the bucket.

Just submerge the black box (and pipe) underwater.


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 16 Aug 2016 11:35:25
Message: <57b332bd$1@news.povray.org>
On 8/16/2016 4:15 PM, scott wrote:
>> 1. drink water with hose.
>> 2. wait about 1/2 hour.
>> 3. stand next to black box.
>> 4. [REDACTED]
>
> But would you be able to sustain 3 bar pressure?
>
>
>

That's where my 100 foot hole comes in. :)

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Regards
     Stephen


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 16 Aug 2016 11:40:35
Message: <57b333f3$1@news.povray.org>
On 8/16/2016 4:31 PM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Le 16/08/2016 à 14:26, Stephen a écrit :
>>
>>>>
>>> But nobody checked if it was to be installed on the moon, or on mars...
>>>
>>
>> If it is not in the spec then it will cost extra. Probably best to leave it to
phase 2.
>
> Customer: Of course it always was. You didn't ask, your fault. No extra.
>

If it is not in the Blueprint, that you signed, it is extra.

> Extra only works when the customer is the government, where it is automatic for big
critical projects.
> (Answer to quote was X, but if the final cost is less than 4 X, then something was
wrong in the process)
>

But on the other hand the money is distributed elsewhere and it is your 
budget that is frozen. To keep overall costs down.

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Regards
     Stephen


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From: Le Forgeron
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 16 Aug 2016 13:08:14
Message: <57b3487e@news.povray.org>
Le 16/08/2016 à 17:40, Stephen a écrit :
> On 8/16/2016 4:31 PM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>> Le 16/08/2016 à 14:26, Stephen a écrit :
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> But nobody checked if it was to be installed on the moon, or on mars...
>>>>
>>>
>>> If it is not in the spec then it will cost extra. Probably best to leave it to
phase 2.
>>
>> Customer: Of course it always was. You didn't ask, your fault. No extra.
>>
> 
> If it is not in the Blueprint, that you signed, it is extra.

The delivery time-chart  was signed by the committee on the second weekly meeting.
Promising the signature of the specification by T0+1 month... but they keep debating
on the content at every weekly meeting, rolling back some previous decisions, or
amending them just a bit. Whatever, it was stated that the full delivery of project
(phase 5) was due on
T0+12 months, so you must deliver or won't get paid for that part.
That the specifications for phase 5 are still unsigned is another issue. YOU MUST
DELIVER, and IT MUST SUCCEED THE TESTS which will be finalized AFTER your delivery.

And the day before you deliver, the committee agree that the new standard published
two days ago must be part of the next delivery.


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 16 Aug 2016 13:38:13
Message: <57b34f85$1@news.povray.org>
On 8/16/2016 6:08 PM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Le 16/08/2016 à 17:40, Stephen a écrit :
>> On 8/16/2016 4:31 PM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>>> Le 16/08/2016 à 14:26, Stephen a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> But nobody checked if it was to be installed on the moon, or on mars...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If it is not in the spec then it will cost extra. Probably best to leave it to
phase 2.
>>>
>>> Customer: Of course it always was. You didn't ask, your fault. No extra.
>>>
>>
>> If it is not in the Blueprint, that you signed, it is extra.
>
> The delivery time-chart  was signed by the committee on the second weekly meeting.
> Promising the signature of the specification by T0+1 month... but they keep debating
on the content at every weekly meeting, rolling back some previous decisions, or
amending them just a bit. Whatever, it was stated that the full delivery of project
(phase 5) was due on
> T0+12 months, so you must deliver or won't get paid for that part.
> That the specifications for phase 5 are still unsigned is another issue. YOU MUST
DELIVER, and IT MUST SUCCEED THE TESTS which will be finalized AFTER your delivery.
>

Yawn! You forget. I am a contractor.
I am not doing it until a signature.



> And the day before you deliver, the committee agree that the new standard published
two days ago must be part of the next delivery.
>

Not my problem comrade. :-P

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Regards
     Stephen


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From: clipka
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 16 Aug 2016 13:51:26
Message: <57b3529e@news.povray.org>
Am 16.08.2016 um 17:15 schrieb scott:
>> 1. drink water with hose.
>> 2. wait about 1/2 hour.
>> 3. stand next to black box.
>> 4. [REDACTED]
> 
> But would you be able to sustain 3 bar pressure?

Pro Tip: Do not try this at home. Turns out kidneys don't like high
pressure in the urinary tract too much. A relative has just recently
lost one of his to this phenomenon.


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From: Sherry K  Shaw
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 16 Aug 2016 13:52:50
Message: <57b352f2$1@news.povray.org>
scott wrote:
>
> ...but to me even a
> non-engineer would be able to have at least a stab at some ideas for
> solving it.
>

An odd train of thought involving anti-gravity pads, some slanted brick 
wall, buckets, ropes, mouse boxes, and assorted other odds and ends 
ultimately led here:

https://archive.org/details/the_incredible_machine_1992

And eventually here:

https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games/v2&tab=collection

Woo-hoo!

TIM is a little clunky on my antique 'puter with slow connection (but so 
is everything else); I haven't yet determined whether it's possible to 
tweak the DOS Box settings from the browser (because I've been too busy 
pla--that is, "testing the interface").  :)

--Sherry Shaw

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From: Bald Eagle
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 16 Aug 2016 15:15:00
Message: <web.57b365294a19223ab488d9aa0@news.povray.org>
clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:

> Pro Tip: Do not try this at home. Turns out kidneys don't like high
> pressure in the urinary tract too much. A relative has just recently
> lost one of his to this phenomenon.

This is bad for pets - especially cats and clumping cat litter.
{Who knew? }
I lost a whole cat because it caused a blockage, inability to eliminate, and the
accumulation of K+ in the bloodstream, leading to cardiac arrest.


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From: scott
Subject: Re: Interview question
Date: 17 Aug 2016 02:43:33
Message: <57b40795$1@news.povray.org>
> If it is not in the Blueprint, that you signed, it is extra.

And actually, while we're at it, we'll charge you for investigating how 
much extra we need to charge you.


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