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Post by Phil on May 11, 2013 17:43:25 GMT -8
We all at some time in our lives make something or do something that makes us feel proud of ourselves. Sometimes these achievements are not even noticed by others; other times they may make the headlines. Tell us about something that really gave you that "inner glow" when you did it. If it's technical, just give the bare bones, people can see behind this to how difficult and important it really was for you.
I bags first:
When I worked for Bosch, checking car alternators after they were built, the alternators had nine small "diodes" pressed into the casing, three groups of three with different functions. When an altenator didn't perform as well as it should it was almost invariably one of these diodes that was faulty. The alternator was dismantled, and the parts returned to the assembly line for re-assembly (it was hoped that the pre-check of the diode before being pressed in would identify it, and it would be discarded). I invented a way to identify the faulty diode in-situ and remove and replace it, saving Mr. Bosch lots of money.
As my daughter used to say after "show-and-tell" in Primary School, "Thank you for listening to my story".
Your turn.
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Post by Mandoli on May 18, 2013 15:08:56 GMT -8
I'm a fan of auto racing. Since 2000, I've been frequenting a specific short track on Fridays (this one). Although I have my favorites, I decided to start recapping races each week for a message board I used to frequent regularly. Nothing special, just a lot of "this happened" and nothing much.
It wasn't until 2006 that I started tinkering with the idea to start a blog based on the events that occurred at the track. I started up the blog that May, and called The View From Turn One - not surprising, since I sit near turn one.
Well, this blogging earned me a temporary position with the track's magazine. I wrote a few articles up for them (my first one being about a firesuit, for some half-arsed reason). This all started when my mother e-mailed the track with a link to my blog. They apparently loved it.
And that led to another job altogether. One of the guys who was a part of the announce team at the track (RIP) suggested to his boss that I start writing things up for their website. So after a few weeks of writing for the track magazine, I was writing for an actual racing website.
I only lasted until the end of the 2010 season, but it was a blast doing that. And if I ever get my life completely back on track, I'd love to try to earn back the respect of those who I let down my putting my blog on hiatus.
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Post by Phil on May 18, 2013 17:31:37 GMT -8
I can imagine your blog was very good, as you've got a natural, conversational style that would lend itself well to that sort of thing. Was that an intended pun when you said you were trying to "get your life completely back on track"?
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Post by Mandoli on May 18, 2013 18:46:20 GMT -8
I'm not really looking for puns. My life has just overall sucked lately.
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Post by Phil on May 18, 2013 20:42:50 GMT -8
Sorry to hear that. Hope it picks up for you. Talking on this website is a good release I think; I find it very therapeutic.
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Post by April on May 21, 2013 5:55:00 GMT -8
Aw, Mandoli, well even though your life is not going the way you want it to right now, that is still something to be proud of! That's just awesome and I can imagine how great of a feeling that would have been, for someone to like your writing so much to offer you a job like that. Things like that can definitely boost your confidence. And I agree with Phil, you do have a natural conversational style in the way that you write. I've had to think about this for a bit... and while I'd like to say I have some great achievement that I'm proud of, the only thing I'm most proud of is moving here to California almost 4 years ago. I had wanted to do this years before, but never been strong enough to be 1,600 miles away from my family, specifically my mom. I felt so bad when I even moved 3 hours away from her, let alone 23 hours! But something in me just wanted to move on and I knew if I stayed in the area where I was, that would never happen. There's too many memories, some good, but one large bad one that haunts me every time I'm there. (even when I visit, I can't escape it.) So I basically just packed up what I could fit in my car and drove. I'm proud of the fact that I finally found the courage to do that, and to be so far away from everything that was so familiar to me. I had a major dose of culture shock when I first got here, but now I feel like I'm a more diverse person because of it. California has opened my eyes in many ways and I could not be happier or more grateful for that.
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Post by Phil on May 21, 2013 6:03:07 GMT -8
The things we achieve when we "bite the bullet" are always more gratifying than those that we just stumble across. Well done.
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