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Started by Salty, February 02, 2014, 03:49:04 AM

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LMNO


Junkenstein

Quote from: Cain on February 03, 2014, 08:08:50 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on February 03, 2014, 06:25:23 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on February 03, 2014, 06:24:16 PM
That would be your "out of hours consultancy rate" then.

1 hour minimum charge, charged per 15 mins after the first hour.

Rinse 'em.

This.  Right there.

Do it cheap, you'll be discarded as a hack.  Charge out the ass.

I'm taking the free airing of my article for the moment, since getting mentioned by this particular news organization would be helpful and the questions were small, but if I'm asked for any more, we'll be talking money changing hands, certainly.  It also increases my bargaining power with the people who publish my articles, as now they know I'm getting them attention, meaning I can screw them for more cash.

Plus I'm being treated as some sort of expert, which is kinda scary.  I just read a bunch of articles, thought about it for a day, and made up my own mind.  It doesn't take any special skill to do that.

I promise you this, independent thought is both an incredible skill and hindrance in many sectors. There is an amazing lack of it, mainly due to people figuring out it was holding them back so they've stopped having any altogether.

Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on February 03, 2014, 07:20:56 PM
Quote from: The Suu on February 03, 2014, 07:17:34 PM
"Hi, I really like the dress you have on sale right now, and I don't want to buy or commission one from you, but can I ask you how you made it, exactly? Like, what pattern did you use, and where did you buy it from?"

Nigel always used to express her love of people who would hit her up for "how to make beads".

"Why, sure, I'll help you become my competitor!"

Actually, I taught for years, and whenever anybody asks me how to do something I tell them.

Odds are it's way above their skill level, but I tell them. In detail. It's a huge part of how I built my reputation.

http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=162c451a615b5982648e9dad7d687f7e&t=186181
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Suu

Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on February 03, 2014, 08:33:08 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on February 03, 2014, 07:20:56 PM
Quote from: The Suu on February 03, 2014, 07:17:34 PM
"Hi, I really like the dress you have on sale right now, and I don't want to buy or commission one from you, but can I ask you how you made it, exactly? Like, what pattern did you use, and where did you buy it from?"

Nigel always used to express her love of people who would hit her up for "how to make beads".

"Why, sure, I'll help you become my competitor!"

Actually, I taught for years, and whenever anybody asks me how to do something I tell them.

Odds are it's way above their skill level, but I tell them. In detail. It's a huge part of how I built my reputation.

http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=162c451a615b5982648e9dad7d687f7e&t=186181

Exactly. I told her what the dress was, but she said it herself: drafting is above her skill level. I give classes all the time. In fact, I need to sign up for my Pennsic classes.
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on February 03, 2014, 08:33:08 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on February 03, 2014, 07:20:56 PM
Quote from: The Suu on February 03, 2014, 07:17:34 PM
"Hi, I really like the dress you have on sale right now, and I don't want to buy or commission one from you, but can I ask you how you made it, exactly? Like, what pattern did you use, and where did you buy it from?"

Nigel always used to express her love of people who would hit her up for "how to make beads".

"Why, sure, I'll help you become my competitor!"

Actually, I taught for years, and whenever anybody asks me how to do something I tell them.

Odds are it's way above their skill level, but I tell them. In detail. It's a huge part of how I built my reputation.

http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=162c451a615b5982648e9dad7d687f7e&t=186181

Then I am remembering things wrong.

Perhaps it had to do with "Okay, it works like this" followed by "that looks really hard.  Can't I just..."
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on February 03, 2014, 08:34:51 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on February 03, 2014, 08:33:08 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on February 03, 2014, 07:20:56 PM
Quote from: The Suu on February 03, 2014, 07:17:34 PM
"Hi, I really like the dress you have on sale right now, and I don't want to buy or commission one from you, but can I ask you how you made it, exactly? Like, what pattern did you use, and where did you buy it from?"

Nigel always used to express her love of people who would hit her up for "how to make beads".

"Why, sure, I'll help you become my competitor!"

Actually, I taught for years, and whenever anybody asks me how to do something I tell them.

Odds are it's way above their skill level, but I tell them. In detail. It's a huge part of how I built my reputation.

http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=162c451a615b5982648e9dad7d687f7e&t=186181

Then I am remembering things wrong.

Perhaps it had to do with "Okay, it works like this" followed by "that looks really hard.  Can't I just..."

Yeah, those people!  :lol:

I probably privately vented here about people's entitlement a time or two. Some people just don't know how to ask nicely. But what really got to me was the people who were like "I could make that for cheaper".

I don't know what they're thinking when they say that, unless they simply REALLY have no idea what they're talking about.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


LMNO

"What if I just used my toaster oven?  That gets hot enough to cook my pizza rolls, I don't see how glass would be much different."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 03, 2014, 08:50:41 PM
"What if I just used my toaster oven?  That gets hot enough to cook my pizza rolls, I don't see how glass would be much different."

:lol:

What really got me was the people who would ask in PM. Because THEY wanted to know, but they didn't want everybody else to know, too, so rather than a "how did you achieve that effect, if you don't mind sharing?" in the thread where I posted a pic of my beads, they wanted me to type everything out JUST FOR THEM IN PRIVATE. And the butthurt that would ensue when I posted my technique publicly, like I was robbing them or something.  :lulz:
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Suu

Oh, I don't know if I mentioned it last night (I was le' tired.) but a box of fabric was stolen from out front my apartment before I could get to it. It was replaced by the same size box from the same company addressed to me that I had put into recycling the day prior. So, somebody has 3 yards of jazzberry (Think fuchsia) colored heavy linen canvas, and obviously thought they were pulling a fast one on me. Maybe they thought they had stolen something cool.  :lulz: UPS said they were greeted by someone who claimed to be the customer, she was a woman and more than likely lives in my building. Now, my neighbors up to this point, after living here for a year and a half, have been great about bringing in my orders if I don't get to it in time. It's just something we do for each other.

I wrote a bilingual note and posted it on the other apartments in my house, stating that I need the fabric to do my job, and that stealing mail is a federal offense. I even said they could put it by my door and didn't have to own up to it. They have 24 hours to return my fabric, because tomorrow I'm calling my landlord about it. I'm trying to avoid doing what I had to do when I lived in the boarding house over on Elmwood, and that was earning the nickname, "Crazy white chick upstairs with the swords." I want to on the high ground. I also want my fabulous linen that I only paid $2 a yard for.
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

I hope they return it. Having your mail stolen by a neighbor is complete crap.

A few years ago, I was having a problem with packages being stolen. At the time, most of the packages I was getting were glass, mostly glass frit, aka crushed glass.

I think that after the third time, they gave up.  :lol: Still, I always wondered what they did with all those 1/2-kilo bags of crushed glass.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Suu

I just really wish I could have seen the face of someone who opened boxes of glass.  :lulz:
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

Salty

Whelp, I banged out a song and recorded it with my HD webcam....

..that has some mighty shitty speakers microphone. So no muscial magic for you spags today. Was planning on getting a wee microphone anyway. Apparently, Blue makes good, affordable ones.
The world is a car and you're the crash test dummy.

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on February 03, 2014, 09:16:15 PM
I hope they return it. Having your mail stolen by a neighbor is complete crap.

A few years ago, I was having a problem with packages being stolen. At the time, most of the packages I was getting were glass, mostly glass frit, aka crushed glass.

I think that after the third time, they gave up.  :lol: Still, I always wondered what they did with all those 1/2-kilo bags of crushed glass.

Dumped it in policemen's coffee.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Cain

Quote from: Alty on February 03, 2014, 09:26:20 PM
Whelp, I banged out a song and recorded it with my HD webcam....

..that has some mighty shitty speakers microphone. So no muscial magic for you spags today. Was planning on getting a wee microphone anyway. Apparently, Blue makes good, affordable ones.

For reference, I use this for my Youtube videos.  I would say the mic is "not entirely bad", but I don't know how it would stand up to singing as opposed to talking.

Salty

Quote from: Cain on February 03, 2014, 09:48:28 PM
Quote from: Alty on February 03, 2014, 09:26:20 PM
Whelp, I banged out a song and recorded it with my HD webcam....

..that has some mighty shitty speakers microphone. So no muscial magic for you spags today. Was planning on getting a wee microphone anyway. Apparently, Blue makes good, affordable ones.

For reference, I use this for my Youtube videos.  I would say the mic is "not entirely bad", but I don't know how it would stand up to singing as opposed to talking.

Hmmm. The price iss right. And you come through very well on it.

This is the one I am considing.
The world is a car and you're the crash test dummy.