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So I Was Wandering Around Parallax One Day...

Maddie the InternMaddie the Intern Posts: 81
edited 2011-07-22 19:32 in General Discussion
Looks like a certain Stingray has found itself in the product development room. :)
(Let's see how long it takes for MattG to see this thread)

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  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    edited 2011-07-19 15:07
    OMG, is Matt soldering and wearing shorts? That's illegal, I'm pretty sure.

    Well, at least he's not cussing up a storm while he's "experimenting," like I do.

    -- Gordon
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2011-07-19 15:17
    Hey Matt, you know they don't call them BI-FOCALS any more....progressive lenses are a kinder gentler way to confront those up-close moments.

    ...or so I've heard! :nerd::lol:
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-07-19 15:25
    MADDIE!

    Unacceptable!
    besides, it's HOT here today, I'm hovered over a hot soldering iron, and you sneak up on me?

    "I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog too!"

    -Matt
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-07-19 15:28
    @ mindrobots - they're not bi-focals (at least not yet!) They're 3.75 power magnifier's from the Dollar Store :-)

    I can now solder 0402's by hand!

    -Matt
  • Maddie the InternMaddie the Intern Posts: 81
    edited 2011-07-19 15:36
    i thought about uploading another one but i figured MattG ("Dad" to me) is also my ride home!
    although I'm sure Mom will insist that he gives me a ride...
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2011-07-19 15:55
    Maddie the Intern wrote: »
    i thought about uploading another one but i figured MattG ("Dad" to me) is also my ride home!
    although I'm sure Mom will insist that he gives me a ride...

    If you learn nothing else this summer, Maddie, you've stated an important *LIFE* lesson above!!

    @MattG: I'll have to try the magnifiers, the bi-focals just aren't cutting it!!
  • WBA ConsultingWBA Consulting Posts: 2,935
    edited 2011-07-19 21:39
    Nice workspace! Looks like we'll be seeing more Stingray pics soon? I am putting the Stingray I won at UPEW together tonight. I am hoping to modify a two of the side panels to make "universal" side panels.
  • BeanBean Posts: 8,129
    edited 2011-07-20 04:21
    Matt, Soldering in shorts is a sure way to get a lesson on the "Hot Solder Drip On Leg" dance (Kinda like an EXTREME version of the pee-pee dance).
    Funny to watch, but not recommended.

    Ask me how I know...

    Bean
  • Kirk FraserKirk Fraser Posts: 364
    edited 2011-07-20 04:52
    I used to drip solder on my pants (even pajamas) all the time when I was a kid. Now that I'm an old guy I almost never do. And I'm sure he's got a better soldering station and equipment than me which would remove any need to pull the iron back over the edge of the bench. Notice they aren't short shorts, they're short pants, and he's scooted up so most of the bare part of his legs are covered by the workbench, and his hands are well over the edge of the bench, so he's covered.
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2011-07-20 05:31
    @Matt,

    Everybody knows the first thing a evil robotics' lab needs is an alarm system...

    @Maddie,

    Thanks for spying...
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,401
    edited 2011-07-20 08:28
    @Maddie - great video of that funny creature in the corner. He's really become a bit of a mad scientist - do you think I should check in with him now and then, throwing a donut his way?

    And it's great to see you on the forums. The forum members miss the insider news and your presence. Please come back more often with more pictures and details from the inside.

    Ken Gracey
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2011-07-20 10:07
    Bean wrote: »
    Matt, Soldering in shorts is a sure way to get a lesson on the "Hot Solder Drip On Leg" dance (Kinda like an EXTREME version of the pee-pee dance).
    Funny to watch, but not recommended.

    Ask me how I know...

    Bean



    Did that one last night . It was over 100 here with hmidity ......... .pooo.


    Peter
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2011-07-20 10:38
    At least Matt is surrounded by plenty of wood on the job. His benchtop and those shelving units. Slowly, they will wear him down and bring him to his senses.

    "It's the wood that makes it good!" Newman
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    edited 2011-07-20 10:57
    Ken Gracey wrote: »
    @Maddie - great video of that funny creature in the corner. He's really become a bit of a mad scientist - do you think I should check in with him now and then, throwing a donut his way?

    Umm... and there is something wrong with being a mad scientist Ken? ;-)
  • Maddie the InternMaddie the Intern Posts: 81
    edited 2011-07-20 12:10
    @Ken- I'm on it (I think Old Fashioned Plain donuts are his kryptonite!)

    @Whit- Thanks for the feedback- I'll keep spying for our wonderful forum members!

    @mindrobots- Oh yes, Parallax teaches me something new everyday!

    -MaddieTheIntern
  • HumanoidoHumanoido Posts: 5,770
    edited 2011-07-20 13:25
    Matt Gilliland wrote: »
    @ mindrobots - they're not bi-focals (at least not yet!) They're 3.75 power magnifier's from the Dollar Store :-) I can now solder 0402's by hand! -Matt
    Matt: Excellent! I knew this all along. Now that we (everyone on the Forum) all know this, we can send all our boards & smaller than surface mount components to you, and you can solder up the boards for us with your phenomenal cyborg ocular vision and more than steady Cyberdyne hand.
    MakeThumbImage.aspx?ID=%2fPortals%2f0%2fImages%2fProd%2fP%2fP8X32A-M44-M.jpg&PORTALID=0&W=120&H=120
    Greatly magnified view
    of Propeller chip

    .
    Actual size
  • Luis DigitalLuis Digital Posts: 371
    edited 2011-07-20 13:38
    Ken Gracey wrote: »
    @Maddie - great video of that funny creature in the corner. He's really become a bit of a mad scientist - do you think I should check in with him now and then, throwing a donut his way?

    And it's great to see you on the forums. The forum members miss the insider news and your presence. Please come back more often with more pictures and details from the inside.

    Ken Gracey

    Yes, we want to see Ken in shorts. lol

    She should spy Chip and inform us of recent developments. :-)
  • Maddie the InternMaddie the Intern Posts: 81
    edited 2011-07-20 13:45
    Luis Digital wrote: »

    She should spy Chip and inform us of recent developments. :-)

    The Marketing Department Intern is the reason Chip doesn't work at the Rocklin office (I always have a camera around here for any interesting (read: shiny) things...)!!
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    edited 2011-07-22 19:32
    Matt Gilliland wrote: »
    @ mindrobots - they're not bi-focals (at least not yet!) They're 3.75 power magnifier's from the Dollar Store :-)
    -Matt

    "Things are not as close as they appear."

    Amanda
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