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bazmichaels · 2 years

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Career - Part Three

THE INSTITUTE

I responded to the want ad with an updated resume that I threw together and mailed to the company, which was called the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (E.S.R.I.). I had never heard of them, even though they were in Redlands, but I liked the sound of that name. I liked it a lot. Someone from E.S.R.I. called me soon enough and we set up an in-person interview. My interview with TRW was about an hour or so. This one was all day. I arrived on their campus, which was nestled back from the little side road it was on, under a canopy of trees. It had one fairly large brown 3-story building, and about 3 brown medium-sized portable buildings that were firmly anchored into the ground. HR was easy to locate, and my interview started with the HR recruiter. Then I met with the hiring manager, and then went through most of the programming staff, circled back around to the department manager, and finally the president and owner of the company, Mr. Jack Dangermond.

Jack is one of those people that has sort of a mystical persona around him. He is a Harvard-trained landscape architect and pioneer in the field of Geographic Information Systems. He is a genius, but beyond that, a visionary, an inspirational leader, and a genuinely kind person. I got that impression just from meeting him, and it turned out to be spot-on. We talked for at least an hour, and he told me about his vision for the company and, in some ways, for the new digital world that was coming, and how E.S.R.I would be an integral part of it. He also asked me about my programming background, and how I went about designing and developing software. He liked to describe software development as crafting the code to do what you want it to. Then we talked about the project they were trying to pull off and why they were looking for someone with my particular set of skills. It seemed like a dream job and company.

I got home and breathlessly told Julie about it, and she thought I was crazy to even consider it. TRW was a behemoth corporation that was built into the military industrial complex and provided uncontestable job security, good pay, and great benefits. E.S.R.I. was a small, privately owned company with about 100 employees, and a campus that, no kidding, had a Montessori school in one of its buildings.

This could get tricky if I got an offer. I got an offer. They offered me the position, full benefits at no cost (for reals), but they offered me an hourly wage that was less than my current hourly wage, if you took my salary and divided it up. This was concerning to me, but when I said something to the HR guy, he said not to worry, because I got paid for every hour I worked, and I could work as many hours as I wanted or needed to, and I would make quite a bit more annually than what I currently made. That part sounded a little sketchy to me, but he was looking for an answer and I didn't want to blow this opportunity, so when I got him to raise his offer a little, I took the job. Yay!

But, uh oh. I hadn't talked to Julie about it before I accepted the position. Single fellas, that is considered bad form in a marriage. Very bad form. Married guys - I know your butt cheeks clenched when you heard I made an independent decision after marriage. And Julie was not in favor of it when we talked after the interview. But I was confident this was the job, the career for me. That was right before 1990. As of this writing in 2022, I can say unequivocally and emphatically that I was right on this, and Julie was wrong! (I believe this was the first and last time that has ever occurred, since we usually agree on things, and when we don’t, she’s right.)

The Cold War, upon which TRW’s Ballistic Missile Division was so lavishly funded, ended by the end of 1991. Norton AFB was closed by 1994. Almost everyone I worked with had been laid off by then. (Miraculously, Janis was with the division’s skeleton crew util her retirement in 2020.) On the other hand, Esri, as we are now known, has grown from around 100 employees in Redlands when I hired in, to over 9,000 employees worldwide, and we had nearly $1 billion in sales last year. Jack, now a multi-billionaire, still owns the company with his wife, Laura, and has proven to be a truly caring and ethical leader of not only our company, but of our entire industry. I’ve been with them since January of 1990, and I played a significant role in the company’s success. I will detail my career history in a separate document, but, in summary, it’s been a great ride.

#memoir #career

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tumsozluk · 2 years

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Master Sgt. Mickey Bretado   > Goodfellow Air Force Base > Article Display

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The 17th Training Wing recognizes and celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, and how every members’ diversity make the force stronger. Each week from September 15- October 15, the 17th TRW highlights members of different Hispanic backgrounds and experiences.  This week’s spotlight is on Master Sgt. Mickey Bretado, 313th Training Squadron flight…

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aesthetic-background · 7 years

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Anonymous asked: Can you do an Alex standall from 13 reasons why aesthetic please

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dimension-20-every-introduction · 3 years

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Welcome! Before you go further, please note you are most undoubtedly entering spoiler territory for several seasons of Dimension 20, Collegehumor/Dropout's dnd anthology series! Okay, continue!

“Intro cards” as I’m calling them refer to the screen that appears and shows the official art whenever an NPC is introduced, a scene is described, etc. This includes but is not limited to NPC introductions, PC introductions and full statblocks in combat episodes, full maps (no zoom-ins because I don’t hate myself), specific scene stills, clues, or otherwise cool moments involving official art I want to capture and compile.

The artists who have drawn the official art are all listed below, as well as the tags and/or spoiler tags for each season where introduction cards have been compiled:

General: #dimension 20 spoilers, #dimension 20, #questions for me, #d20 introductions, #not d20 introductions, #d20 introduction analysis

Fantasy High (Freshman Year): Art by Victor Rosas II (characters) and Mark Ledgerwood (maps)

Escape From the Bloodkeep: Art by Land Wolf Toussaint

The Unsleeping City (Chapter 1): Art by Kendra Wells

Tiny Heist: Art by Alec Grosso

A Crown of Candy: Art by Samir Barrett (characters) and Jon Pintar (map)

Fantasy High (Sophomore Year): Art by Victor Rosas II (characters) and Mark Ledgerwood (maps)

Pirates of Leviathan: Art by Victor Rosas II (characters) and Mark Ledgerwood (maps)

The Unsleeping City (Chapter 2): Art by Kendra Wells. #tuc2 (COMPLETE)

Mice and Murder: Art by Tucker Donovan. #mice and murder, #mice and murder spoilers (COMPLETE)

Misfits and Magic: Art by Adrián Ibarra Lugo (characters) and William Kirkby (map). #mismag, #mismag spoilers (COMPLETE)

The Seven: Art by Anneliese Mak (characters), Calum Gillies (map), and Mark Ledgerwood (maps). #7d20, #7d20 spoilers, #the seven, #the seven spoilers (COMPLETE)

Shriek Week: Art by Bee Arakaki. #shriek week, #shriek week spoilers (COMPLETE)

A Starstruck Odyssey: Art by Amy Reeder. #a starstruck odyssey, #a starstruck odyssey spoilers (COMPLETE)

Coffin Run: Art by VooDooVal (characters), John Abbiss (map). #coffin run, #coffin run spoilers (COMPLETE)

A Court of Fey and Flowers: Art by Faith Schaffer. #acofaf, #acofaf spoilers (COMPLETE)

Neverafter: Art by Giuseppe Lama and Victor Van Dort. #neverafter, #neverafter spoilers (COMPLETE)

The Ravening War: Art by Samir Barrett (characters), Jon Pintar (map). #the ravening war, #the ravening war spoilers, #acoc:trw, #trw (COMPLETE)

Dungeons and Drag Queens: Art by Savana @danyelss (IG), @danyelss2 (twt). #dungeons and drag queens, #dndq, #dndq spoilers (COMPLETE)

Mentopolis: Art by Allison Cooper. #mentopolis, #mentopolis spoilers, #d20 mentopolis (COMPLETE)

Burrow’s End: Art by Annalise Jensen. #burrow’s end, #burrow’s end spoilers, #d20 burrow’s end (COMPLETE)

Fantasy High (Junior Year): Art by Cait May (@caitmayart) (characters, background projections) and Jon Pintar and Arcane Canvas Studio (map). #fantasy high junior year, #fhjy, #d20 fhjy (COMPLETE)

Never Stop Blowing Up: Art by Cait May (@caitmayart). #never stop blowing up, #nsbu, #nsbu spoilers (IN PROGRESS)

If you have any requests for additional tagging (triggers, mentions, etc) feel free to send an ask and I’ll apply them!

#dimension 20 #everyone introduced #announcements #this will be my pinned post and will be updated any time there's something important

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usafphantom2 · 3 years

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Wing attack Plan R

66th TRW McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo 56-0070

*USAF 66th TRW, at Laon AB, France.

*USAF 363rd TRW, at Shaw AFB, SC.

*Kentucky ANG 165th TRS, at Standiford Field, KY.

*4/1976: Withdrawn from service to MASDC as FF 356

Tail stripe is yellow. 20th TFW F-100D 56-3000 is in right background.

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gruntydiecast · 4 years

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Casting Call: Vector W8

First off, I’d like to apologize for the fact that I’ve not been updating my Tumblr lately. I’ve been busy at work and haven’t had time to write something. To make up for this... I’m writing quite possibly one of my longest posts yet.

By popular demand, this is the casting you chose on Instagram for me to document: the Vector W8. Grab some popcorn, a drink or some music... and enjoy the read. This is also in some ways a car that time forgot, but it’s not a concept car... but I can break the rules because I made them.

When it comes to cars of the ‘80s, there is a debate as to what the best car of the era was. Many say it would be either the Lamborghini Countach or the Ferrari Testarossa. But I have something that is neither of those things. Today, we’re going to take a trip down memory lane and explore the car that attempted to elevate a small company to the dizzying heights of the supercar realm. This... is the Vector W8.

First, here’s a bit of background. The W8 was manufactured by a company known as Vector Motors, then known as Vector Aeromotive. The company was founded in 1971 as Vehicle Design Force by Gerald “Jerry” Wiegert in Wilmington, California; we’ll get to the full history of Vector in a post in the near future because it is honestly very interesting.

In essence, the W8 was a highly refined version of the Vector W2, one of the company’s initial prototypes (the “W” in the name stood for “Wiegert”). Wiegert wanted to put the W2 into production, but an economical downturn prevented him from doing so. However, by the ‘80s, Wiegert had eventually secured enough capital through public stock offerings and even various lawsuits, allowing him to chase his dream: to build his ultimate sports car, designed and built by his own company.

Design inspiration for the W8 (and by extension the W2) came from this green car: the Alfa Romeo Carabo (Hot Wheels actually did a model of this way back when). Its sleek, futuristic and aerodynamic design was perfect for Wiegert, especially with the aerospace theme the company was going for in the ‘80s.

Combining the sleek looks of the Carabo with the geometry and technology of fighter jets of the time like the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Hornet, Wiegert and chief designer David Kostka set out to create what would be quite possibly the most insane supercar of the ‘80s, and probably still is now: the Vector W8. The term “Aeromotive Engineering” was used to describe the process of manufacturing this car, for the car used the newest and most advanced aerospace materials when manufacturing the W8.

The car passed the mandatory DOT crash tests and emissions tests. It used a semi-aluminum monocoque chassis which was epoxy bonded and riveted using 5000 aircraft-specification rivets with an aluminum honeycomb floorpan. The body was made mainly of carbon fiber and Kevlar. The car featured scissor doors, like a Lamborghini.

The beating heart of the W8 was this: a highly-modified aluminum resleevable 6.0L Rodeck twin-turbocharged racing V8 with variable boost pressure. The engine produced 625 horsepower and made 649 lb⋅ft (880 N⋅m) of torque at 4,900 rpm at 8 psi of boost pressure, and as if the Rodeck V8 couldn’t get any more ridiculous, it featured TRW forged pistons, Carrillo stainless steel connecting rods, stainless steel valves and roller rocker arms, a forged crank, a dry-sump oiling system with three separate filters and braided stainless steel hoses with anodized red and blue fittings. This engine sounded mad; click here to hear a Vector starting up and revving.

Yes, you heard that correctly; variable boost. The boost for both turbochargers was adjustable from 8 to 14 psi through a dial in the interior. And speaking of which, let’s talk about that next; because, if you thought the engine was already mad enough, the interior is on a whole other level.

As you can see, the interior of the W8 is mad. Fighter jet-inspired screen? Check. A million buttons everywhere? Check. Gauges? ...no check. And hang on... is that what I think it is? A Turbo-Hydramatic 425 transmission?

Yep, that’s right, and that just makes the car a lot more insane; this ridiculously powerful 6.0L Rodeck V8 was mated to a 3-speed Turbo-Hydramatic 425 automatic transmission. Next to it on the right was the handbrake, sort of shaped like the throttle on a fighter jet. Due to the placement of the transmission and the handbrake, the driver side doorsill is very, very wide, making it a bit tough for the driver to get in and out of the car. You will also notice that there are buttons on top of the gear stick. I’ll get to those now.

As if this car couldn’t get any more ridiculous. This is the screen of the Vector W8, with four different settings (controlled with those four buttons), marked “Main”, “Performance”, “Performance” again and “Chassis”. This is the “Main” screen, showing the odometer, fuel gauge, speedometer and tachometer.

This is the first “Performance” screen, showing engine temperature, oil pressure and temperature, the tachometer reading and various other metrics.

The third screen was the second “Performance” screen, showing the transmission pressure (because it had a torque converter) and transmission temperature as well as battery voltage.

The last screen was the “Chassis” screen, which showed a picture of the W8 which updated in real time when a door was opened, when the engine compartment was opened and so on.

On the other side, you will notice that the W8 doesn’t actually have a partition between the driver and passenger side footwells. So it is a little awkward. This car also has no glovebox; in its place is a... CD changer?

Yes, that’s right. The car came with an in-car stereo... and a Sony CDX-A2001 ten-disc CD changer which graced the entire right side of the car’s already insane instrument panel. This was a nice innovation, although it did came with one drawback; no passenger-side airbags. Good luck if you get into a crash riding shotgun.

Back to the interior though. It was upholstered in premium leather and suede, with electrically adjustable leather Recaro seats and featured a premium air-conditioning system. Some driving amenities such as power steering were excluded. The seating position for the driver was made slightly towards the center for better drivability.

The rear of the W8 was dominated by lines, and the rear sightline... wasn’t very good, mainly because of that gigantic wing. The license plate holder is located on the left and apparently may have been an afterthought. “TWINTURBO” is seen gracing the back.

The car also features a trunk which is just behind the engine.

As for the front... oh, right, the headlamps. They’re not pop-up... they’re pop-DOWN.

The car also has a storage cubby up front, although really, it wasn’t much.

Also gracing the front were windshield wipers, as you would expect on practically every other car. However, there wasn’t just one, nor was there just two: there were THREE. A moonroof was also standard. It also had sliding side windows like a race car, as well as power-adjustable side mirrors.

The logo on the side of the car was the only thing that really gave any indication as to what manufacturer it was.

The car had unique six-spoke “turbine” wheels fitted to Michelin XGT Plus tires; the car used 255/45ZR-16s in the front and very, very strange 315/40ZR-16s in rear. These wheels were apparently of a bespoke design made to the driver’s specifications.

In terms of suspension, the W8 featured double A-arms up front and De Dion tube suspension at the rear, located by four trailing arms that stretched all the way forward to the firewall. The W8 used 13-inch vented disc brakes with Alcon aluminum 4-piston calipers.

In terms of performance, the Vector shined; it claimed to be able to do 389 km/h (242 mph) and a 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) time of 3.9 seconds. These numbers were never officially tested, but if true, these are very impressive numbers for the time. Okay, enough about the W8’s performance and figures; let’s get to the part you’ve been waiting for, the history.

The W8 was first introduced in 1988 with a sticker price of about $185,000, priced within striking range of European competitors like the Lamborghini Diablo.

One high profile owner of a W8 was this man: Andre Agassi, although he ended up giving the car a bit of a bad rap. Agassi had insisted that his car be delivered before it was fully prepared; Vector agreed to this on the condition that Agassi not drive it and keep it in storage as the car was adjusted for the various emissions regulations in place. Agassi did not listen and drove it and ended up burning the rear carpeting due to an overly hot exhaust system; Agassi ended up requesting for a refund, which was ultimately granted. I’ll let you decide who’s at fault here.

Car And Driver magazine also tested the W8, but couldn’t complete testing because all three cars they were sent somehow managed to break down in different ways, leading to even more bad publicity. However, not all is bad as Road and Track magazine waxed lyrical about the Vector, praising practically every aspect of the W8’s performance.

Vector was still going strong in 1993, selling W8s; however, Wiegert was already planning for a successor. That successor was to be known as the AWX-3, better known as the WX-3 (Hot Wheels also made a model of this one too), where the name stood for Avtech Wiegert eXperimental, 3rd generation.

I’ll get into more details of the WX-3 in a later blog when I receive my WX-3 from the United States. Production of the W8 ultimately came to a halt in 1993 as Wiegert attempted to put the WX-3 into production; however, as the company was engaged in a hostile takeover by a Bermuda-based Indonesian company known as MegaTech, production never resumed and Vector entered a sharp decline. I’ll get into the rest of that history in another post.

In total, twenty-two cars were produced; seventeen of which were customer cars and five of which were prototypes. The car is now worth over $1 million today; so, if for some reason you ever see a car that looks like this on the roads, drop everything and take as many pictures as you can, because you have just seen one of only twenty-two Vector W8s. Okay, now that we’ve gotten all that out of the way, let’s get to the reason why you’re here.

This... is the Hot Wheels version of the Vector W8. Named the Vector W8 Twinturbo in the Hot Wheels lineup, this casting was first introduced in the 2012 HW Boulevard series in the Ahead Of Its Time sub-series. This casting was designed by Manson Cheung.

The base of the W8 features no mention of “Vector” anywhere; instead, just the SKU is displayed: W4831.

The sides feature the text “VECTOR W8 TWINTURBO” and nothing else. Black lines streak across the back to represent the engine cover.

The rear fascia is nice, although my only real gripe is a lack of rear detail apart from the engine cover.

The front fascia is also well done, with “VECTOR” and “TWIN TURBO” on the windshield, although a lack of detail on the body apart from the side reflectors leaves me wanting more. The interior is painfully cramped so I can’t get any good photographs, but what I see are the Turbo-Hydramatic shift lever, the steering wheel, seats and molded pedals (those pedals are part of the base). The distinctive screen and CD changer are absent from the instrument panel, but of course, you can’t have everything.

Folks, I believe you may have heard of the term “One-Hit Wonder” before. This is exactly an example of that; the W8 only saw one release in the HW Boulevard series and has not been seen since. As a result, prices for the Vector have been steadily climbing on eBay and I don’t see them going down for some time; why don’t you take a look for yourself?

I hope this long writeup has given you a better idea on this turbocharged thrasher, and what is quite possibly my new favorite supercar from the ‘80s; step aside, Lamborghini Countach. As usual, I’d do something like this any day.

This article is the first in a three-part series I will call The Vector Saga. The series will document the W8, the WX-3, and the history of Vector Motors as a whole.

#hotwheels #CastingCall #vectorw8 #vectorw8twinturbo #mansoncheung #thattimeforgot #vectoraeromotive #thevectorsaga

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movieprincess1998 · 7 years

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real question: did anyone actually ever see jocks at their high school wearing letterman jackets to class? bc in all my brief experience with real life high school, I never witnessed that

#I know it's also a tool in tv and movies to establish a character's background quickly w/o having to use dialogue but #its still a pet peeve of mine #lydia watches trw

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crunchycrystals · 1 month

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amangeaux literally lost her three closest friends in the whole world in one day and she KILLED one of them

#crunchyposts #d20 #trw #she was literally beghing on her knees to karna to let her save her child while seeing karna as a daughter #and to raphaniel the direct quote is 'dont leave me dont leave me'#AND THEN SHE LOST BOTH OF THEM. SHE WAS NEVER CLOSE TO COLIN OR DELI. IM GOING TO ANHJVFJSYGFATYHDJVSAHJBF #she and colin would have cool interactions though they come from opposite backgrounds but have the most similar ideology of #the whole group #but. man. whatever im normal about the ravening war im normal about these stupid fucking food people im not crying again

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701-10-design-studio-blog-nina · 3 years

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Week 2: Methods of Design Thinking.

Human Centered Design and Thinking.

This method of design encourages an individual or team to design products, services, systems, and experiences that address the core needs of those who experience a problem. In the lecture it was also stressed that it is also understanding people from different age groups, different backgrounds, different cultures. Open-mindness is essential

“What distinguishes Human-Centered Design from other problem-solving approaches is its obsessive focus on understanding the perspective of the person who experiences a problem, their needs, and whether the solution that has been designed for them is truly meeting their needs effectively or not. At its most effective, the very people who experience a problem the most are a constant part of the design process and when possible, become part of the design team itself.”

from https://medium.com/dc-design/what-is-human-centered-design-6711c09e2779

Below are some of the methods to help outline and foster this type of design thinking.

A SWOT analysis is a technique for assessing these four aspects of your business. SWOT Analysis is a tool that can help you to analyze what your company does best right now, and to devise a successful strategy for the future. Here is an image Tatiana provided delving deeper into the four sections and focuses that SWOT represents.

Here is the group activity we did in class and some information regarding the assignments and boards we will have to complete for this studio class

Here is the information I got from the lecture regarding the boards for future reference for my individual work and also to share with my group.

Board 2. Example for moodbaord and visual direction depiction

Board 3. Compiling the most important breakthroughs and sketches

Board 4. References example

Here is a reference project provided that depicts a collaborative approach to an issue that ties together many different aspects to make up a well thought out and human centered design based brand

https://bestawards.co.nz/toitanga/student-toitanga/aut-art-design/te-roopu-waiora-trw/

Board 5. Personas to help frame our user base

Possible site for royalty free pictures for persona. https://unsplash.com/

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alchemistfilmschina · 3 years

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We help our clients with their filming needs in China:

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Alchemist Films and Video Production Alchemist Films helps our clients with their film and video production needs, whether it’s documentary research or on site fixing the filming issues, we work with the fixers that comes with great skill set.

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