Starting monday next week, I will be going back to school.
First for a full 5 days, then twice a week!
Wish me luck guys.
Back To School
Started by Stefancos, Mar 21 2012 08:24 PM
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 08:24 PM
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 08:42 PM
what will you be studying? some new trade?
wish you luck? Of course
wish you luck? Of course
OH God, Joe is posting again, someone hand me my pills!
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 09:24 PM
A new trade? Well yes and no.
I was trained as a screenprinter, but sadly that is a dying craft that is increasingly less in demand.
I will be retrained, at great expense it seems as a Digital Printer. The first 5 days are an intro into the world of Desktop Publiishing.
Which means I will probably have to learn to handle an Apple computer...
I was trained as a screenprinter, but sadly that is a dying craft that is increasingly less in demand.
I will be retrained, at great expense it seems as a Digital Printer. The first 5 days are an intro into the world of Desktop Publiishing.
Which means I will probably have to learn to handle an Apple computer...
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 10:22 PM
Digital Printer? Sounds interesting. I'd be up for that; I'm bored with my job. What the course entitled?
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 10:29 PM
Speaking Dutch would be a good start....
I've been exposed to Digital Printing for years, and know quite a lot about it. I lack the papers though.
I suppose it's the way forward for printing...
Still, the excitement of thickly viscose ink being pushed though a mesh by means of a rubber squeegee....
I've been exposed to Digital Printing for years, and know quite a lot about it. I lack the papers though.
I suppose it's the way forward for printing...
Still, the excitement of thickly viscose ink being pushed though a mesh by means of a rubber squeegee....
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 10:46 PM
Viscose? I know a lot about that...
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:02 PM
Really? I would love to hear your experiences.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:44 PM
I used to work in fabrics and textiles. Viscose is not too dissimilar to polyester, but it has a much more 'luxury' feel; easily mistaken for silk - if finished to a certain standard. But unlike silk, it can take a lot of abuse. Clothing manufactures love it for its (phony) premium semblance.
Next question!
Next question!
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:51 PM
Wrong! viscosity relates to the thickness of a substance!
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:53 PM
Um, I think there's a connection there, Steef.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:57 PM
Not that i can see...
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:59 PM
Still, the excitement of thickly viscose ink being pushed though a mesh by means of a rubber squeegee....
You meant viscous. Viscous is the adjective that describes viscosity, which is the resistance of a liquid to flowing. A thick liquid has a high viscosity: it resists flow, like honey or your ink. A thin liquid has a low viscosity, which means it will flow easily, like water.
Viscose (note the spelling) is an organic liquid that is used to make rayon and cellophane. It is becoming synonymous with rayon, a soft material commonly used in shirts, shorts, coats, jackets, and other outer wear.
Viscose is a viscous material: it is thick. But the adjectives viscose and viscous are not interchangeable.
At least not in English. If your universal translator makes them the same, than your language is shortchanging its vocabulary.
Quint ran with the word because your typo is a valid word that happens to be very similar.
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Good luck learning a new skill, Steef! It will be good to once again consider you in the ranks of the employed.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 12:15 AM
Viscose is not an organic fibre, Wojo: it is a mixture of both synthetic and natural processes. I was well aware of Steef's spelling, and I maintain that the origins of both applications are linked - hence the vernacular similarity. But I've moved to bed now and my mobile phone. I shan't continue the debate with my thumb.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 12:17 AM
Good luck!
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 12:17 AM
Good luck for your new studies!
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 12:20 AM
Curse you Wikipedia! Curse you for misleading my brain against the mighty temple of our buddy Lee!
Buddy Lee!
Buddy Lee!
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 12:23 AM
You shalt be forgiven, in the morning. Silly boy!
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 04:44 AM
Well, day One!
Got up at 6, had some special K, a coffee and orange juice. My god it's still dark outside!
Got up at 6, had some special K, a coffee and orange juice. My god it's still dark outside!
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 07:38 AM
Just want to tell you good luck. We're all counting on you.
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 08:31 AM
Very Apple centric teacher, yet not a single Mac in the classroom....hmmmm....
Lesson one...switching on a computer...how to make a folder....how to put a file in the folder.
Lesson one...switching on a computer...how to make a folder....how to put a file in the folder.
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 08:46 AM
Are you sure you are in the right class and not in the "Computer for beginners" or something?Very Apple centric teacher, yet not a single Mac in the classroom....hmmmm....
Lesson one...switching on a computer...how to make a folder....how to put a file in the folder.
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 09:50 AM
Ars superior est vita hominum.
"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-
I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 10:24 AM
Its a 5 day intro for printers who may not be as computer savy as most. I suppose later it will go into the workings of Indesigh, Photoshop, Illustrator etc.... bur right now i just learned how to adjust the speed and shape of my mouse pointer.
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 11:10 AM
With those 5 intro days you must bring some Cider with you to keep it interesting.
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 11:33 AM
Good luck, Stefan!
After having started two careers that never really took off, I've started over yet again and gone back to school too (despite having studied and worked at the university for 11 years already!). Namely pedagogy(?) studies in order to become a high school teacher in English and Media Studies.
After having started two careers that never really took off, I've started over yet again and gone back to school too (despite having studied and worked at the university for 11 years already!). Namely pedagogy(?) studies in order to become a high school teacher in English and Media Studies.
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 11:46 AM
Hurray, learning about Wordpad and .txt files!
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Hurray, learning about Wordpad and .txt files!
Wow. Things are getting complicated! They're not telling you about uppercase and lowercase, are they? Because that's for advanced level only.
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 11:58 AM
There are you upper and lowercase letters in Wordpad, you idiot!
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 02:31 PM
Well I am all for learning something new and starting a new career or updating your professional skills and knowledge. So good luck and have fun!
Back to the basics would describe the beginning of your classes I would say.
Back to the basics would describe the beginning of your classes I would say.
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"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 05:20 PM
Well, i did learn one neat trick. If you have a MS Word file which contains pictures and that Word file the extension .docx, you can simply change the extension to .zip, and use winzip or winrar to open it and all the pictures will be in a separate file.
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 06:41 PM
I have used that tip before. It is very useful.
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