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RE: Smartworx Geodetic Azimuth

Once again I've got to be a smart a........It sounds like he has a fine understanding of the basic principles involved. What he asked is how to do it ...

11 years ago
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RE: Education question

A good starting point for the assessment of a survey technician is whether he can pass the FS exam. Why do we want to perpetuate the gunner-for-life c...

11 years ago
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RE: Surveyor->Landman career advice

Thanks to everyone for the insights and please keep them coming. The potential position is as Logan Park describes: Landmen deal with the owners and a...

11 years ago
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RE: "Professional Surveyor" is dead, long live "xyHt"

> further evidence our profession is at its end. Better watch your step. You'll be burned as a heretic! [sarcasm]Our profession isn't ending. It's ...

11 years ago
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RE: Dealing with large clients

AGC boilerplate contract will say that you don't get paid for a certain phase until they do (by the Project Owner). Eliminate this clause if possible ...

11 years ago
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RE: 4 year Engineering Degree

PayPal founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel:“A true bubble is when something is overvalued and intensely believed,” he says. “Education may...

11 years ago
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RE: chainsaw recs.... go.

I bought a Tanaka (Japanese) saw a few years ago. I wanted a small, packable saw. It came out ahead of the Stihl and Husqvarna because, at that size, ...

11 years ago
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RE: Conflict of interest to take land as payment

I don't think it's unethical. A surveyor always has an interest in seeing the subdivision approved, and taking the steps to make that happen ethically...

11 years ago
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RE: The Holy Grail of C3D--Renumbering

Hats off sir! I believe you have found it.

11 years ago
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RE: WOW! Check Out This Surveying Colleges List I found

These enrollment numbers don't make any sense. I think some schools must have reported the number of students per year, while others reported total in...

11 years ago
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RE: Managing points in C3D

Ah, yes, a fatal flaw. Hadn't thought about that...

11 years ago
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RE: Managing points in C3D

Remember, the pline went through the points in order, so when the pline is renumbered, the new points will follow the same order.

11 years ago
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RE: Managing points in C3D

A possible way:Make a new Point Group. In the Include tab, use the "Selection Set in Drawing" to graphically select all points. All the points will th...

11 years ago
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RE: Not All Education Is Equal

All education is equal, but some education is more equal than others.With the long slow death of brick and mortar universities begun, and the offering...

11 years ago
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RE: 4 year Survey Degree and ROI

Just because the the chemical engineering and Yale Law grad data sets contain outliers doesn't render them unmeaningful.It is still a useful thing to ...

11 years ago
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RE: Cooler

Yeti Coolers (www.yeticoolers.com) seem to be the best thing going. You pay dearly up front, but over time would probably be the most economical for a...

11 years ago
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RE: Lucas Column is Good--and Correct--unfortunately

[sarcasm]Yet somehow he rose to prominence in a profession (and message board) full of MIT, Stanford, and Caltech grads...[/sarcasm]Come on guys. Curr...

11 years ago
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RE: Surveying - An Honest Group

Thanks for this thoughtful reminder. Now being on the fringes of the real estate world, the absolute lack of integrity by nearly everyone in the room ...

11 years ago
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RE: 4 year Survey Degree and ROI

Thanks for the thoughtful response, Ranger.The $80,000 is accumulated 4-years after high school, at the date equivalent to college graduation. And whi...

11 years ago
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