@ross macintosh said: The big guy loves SketchUp too! Doesn't surprise me...

This could be your next job. [image: normal_elephant_poop.jpg]

I passed it right the first time. Guys, your internet connection is too fast. With my jaggy edge connection i had enough time to see everything ... But the bear fails in doing the moonwalk.

And also I cannot change this, sorry. Though probably wouldn't even like to - PMs are private anyway so I don't think there's a problem with a sort of read receipt.

Many years ago, my first job out of college was working for a shipyard. At the time we had a ship under construction with a 12 cylinder Sulzer diesel engine about the size of the one in the picture. The block was so big that there was a full sized door in the side for entry and there were walkways...inside the engine. It was 167 feet long. I remember inspecting the exhaust manifold expansion joints. From inside the exhaust manifold. I could stand up fully erect inside the exhaust manifold. Each of the 12 cylinders had a bore of something on the order of 1 meter (it's been 25 years I don't remember the specifics). The rotation speed of the engine was such that it didn't require a gearbox and was directly coupled to the 40 foot diameter propeller. It rotated about 50 rpm if memory serves me correct. To go backwards the engine was turned off, the cam gear shifted and the engine was started in the opposite direction. I didn't realize these things were still made. chris

wow - thanks for sharing

Cheers guys, seems liek theres no amgic method for doing this, but your suggestions all sound like decent ways of getting it done. Thanks again.

@unknownuser said: No, that's not a very efficient way of doing things at all. Get process explorer, it's a replacement for task manager with Way more functionality. The easiest way to spot spikes in cpu usage is to turn on the cpu history column in process explorer. Nice!

Nice ones, Joe, really. And yeah - seeing a plan implemented is always nice!

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[image: e1_blog_excerpt_1.jpg] Good news, SKlion is finally Online on scheduled. I have placed the first blog post already. You can view SKlion from here.

hahaha, more than a slight hint of urban legend i reckon, but anyway

Dear Jon, The engineering looks fun, and so I couldn't resist getting involved. Regards, Bob

My experience is a little different, I find that drawings (CAD anyway) produced by architects are worse than ones produced by draftsperson, let me explain before I get linched! Architects are aiming for the design of the building not the drawing of the design, they are often under pressure handling multiple projects and performing multiple aspects (letters to contractors, schedules, planning etc etc etc) as a result layer management, technical accuracy etc. can take a back-seat. Its easier when under pressure to edit a dimensions text than to move the wall(s) to which the dimension is pointing. Why use layers when changing a lines colour has the same VISUAL effect? A 'good' draftsperson's creation is the drawing(s), producing drawing is 'their' skill. They usually get a good clear run at a scheme without the other distractions mentioned above and can therefore concentrate on layer management, neatness, presentation, and most importantly accuracy. I started my career as a draftsman but please don't take the above as a biased comment, its just my experience of working with and for both. I could never have drawn anything had it not been designed first. On more than one occasion (a lot more than one actually) I and others have 'defied' an engineers/architects instruction to ensure its RIGHT not just 'looks' right. And on just as many occasions have been balled out by the said engineer/architect only later to be proved right (invariably on-site). The only good thing about being linched by a bunch of architects is that it will take then 3 years to finalize the design for the gallows

Well done guys cheers Alan

Hi Mike, Exactly what problems do you have?

Here's a good lead - http://www.vinebranches.com. I talked to him this evening and asked him if he was the best in the country. He said I couldn't afford the best in the country. Todd

For, no matter how cunning and intelligent he was, Herr Hagan knew he was no match for the uber-mastermind of that wearer of many hats known as Daniel. He couldn't take any chances.

I regularly run mozbackup and advice everyone to do so. Firefox once scrambled my bookmarks, lost them on another occasion and lost my stored passwords one day as well.

Thanks, Bruce. I'll send you a PM after work today. We actually do get snow like that where I live as well, although not with particular regularity...less than two feet is more typical for a storm. Last time we received quite as much snow as you picture they had to call out the Guard to clear trees and downed utility poles from the roads!