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richard-imrie
@richard-imrie
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RE: Staking while laughing

I've told this story before, so I'll cut it short. It's true, and not exaggerated. Years ago as a graduate engineer I did a lot of Benkelman beaming a...

3 years ago
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RE: My new favorite shovel

Actually, I can see that those depth marks would be quite handy.

3 years ago
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RE: Hunting stories

@holy-cow?ÿ We could run it as guided hunts only, that way we can control where the paying hunter goes, and what they shoot at.

3 years ago
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RE: Do I qualify for a specialized word?

My friend is saying that a magazine with that name, has nothing to do with cattle.

3 years ago
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RE: Hunting stories

On the subject of hunting in exchange for services, I had a mate who's into the hospitality/tourism/movie trade and he once got a free tandem sky dive...

3 years ago
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RE: New Workstation

@flga-2-2?ÿ Apart from the reference to dating, there doesn't seem to be much in there for surveyors.

3 years ago
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RE: New Workstation

The story I heard is that when SSD crash, they are not recoverable, whereas spinning drives are usually recoverable, hence using SSD for the program a...

3 years ago
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RE: Sena parani sd100 setup with Topcon APL1A

@jim-frame?ÿ IMHO, all data collectors should be programmed so that they make a rooster crow sound when a successful observation is stored.

3 years ago
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RE: Introductions

On the flip side of getting into surveying, a number of times while out surveying I've been approached by folk who have told me about how they used to...

3 years ago
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RE: Would you stop surveying if you won the lottery?

Sounds about right, that works out to $9,615 per week, or $1,373 per day. That being said, $1,373 per day ought to be around the mark of a surveyor's ...

3 years ago
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RE: New Workstation

I would also like to say that all the hardware grunt you have, wont amount to ... , unless you have your OS and Autodesk settings, set, to use it. The...

3 years ago
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RE: New Workstation

Just by the by here, when I went out as a "privateer" in around 1998 I swore I'd never be reliant on company supplied computer kit, so from then on bo...

3 years ago
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RE: Would you stop surveying if you won the lottery?

I think that's what I'd probably do.?ÿ

3 years ago
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RE: New Workstation

What's all this about Windows 11, then? I'm sure I heard, from the horse's mouth, that Win 10 is the b all and end all.

3 years ago
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RE: Hot

Soups like this are my favorite. However, on my list of patents pending, is a decanter, whereby via a tap, one can draw off and discard the fats and o...

3 years ago
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RE: Stakin' in the rain, what a glorious feeling!

@david-kendall?ÿ It's a Hilux ute: We do have Landcruisers (and Prado) down here, and certainly my preference would be to have one as survey vehicl...

3 years ago
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RE: Small unmanned watercraft needed

The specs for the Bathylogger say its able to do 11 knots. I'm weary of walking the nautical gangplank but 11 knots is probably well above its hull sp...

3 years ago
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