more urban lumbersexuals

May 24, 2018 42 Replies

I had to push through another bunch of big mean looking guys blocking the sidewalk, dressed in big boots and plaid lumberjack shirts, talking loud at one another. About data bases and cloud apps.



John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com

So men shouldn't dress like women and they shouldn't dress like men either apparently. How DO you prefer men to dress? Maybe u missed your calling in fashion design engineering

They can dress as they please. It's just funny that guys who type code all day want to look like construction workers. It's the new uniform.

The Silicon Valley engineer look was once very different, white shirts and skinny ties.

Did I offend you?

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com

Suits & ties can give me the same chuckle...

Welcome to the human race!

John ;-#)#

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John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com

Drifting further off-topic

My favourite name of a test unit is Wobbulator, an ancient tube device that I just picked up...

ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment/Wobbulator.JPG

John :-#)#

It processes video? What does it do?

One button to set attenuation to 10 Db [sic] and 3 buttons all say 20 Db?

I can't read it. Unfortunately google can't find a better copy.

I think you offend a great many people. Good thing most of the world doesn't know you exist.

Rick C.

Not nearly as impressive as the Turbo Encabulator:

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Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 http://electrooptical.net http://hobbs-eo.com

What? You don't recognize musical notation? I think 20 Db would be ultrasonic though, around 18 MHz.

Rick C.

A wobulator is an RF sweep generator that uses a vibrating variable capacitor, sometimes made from a speaker cone.

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com

Looks like a TV FM test instrument, 13 channels of Video carriers and sound carriers.

Reciently, I heard the Wobbulator mentioned in this video,

Cheers

Hey punk, stop pushing through! :^) My belly keeps growing so I'm now ~170 lbs and 5'11". I often wear jeans and plaid. (I leave my Stihl at home, don't tempt me. :^)

George H.

Those guys wouldn't know which end of a chainsaw to grab.

"Where's the USB port?"

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com

Chain saws are scary things, maybe more dangerous than cars. We should all just stick to soldering irons.

George H.

Isn't it kinda warm there for plaid shirts (which are usually heavy fabric)?

Were they wearing suspenders and bras?

It's parka weather lately, fog that's almost rain and temps in the

50's. It's officially 58F this instant, but the official weather station is downtown and runs a bit warm.

We're going up into the Sierras this weekend, 6000 feet or so, to warm up a little.

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc lunatic fringe electronics

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