Re: the electrix repeater

[Mark <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

Actually Dave, yes I did work on a film.  <warning: name drop> I worked 
for Laurie
Anderson on the pre audio production of her "Home of Brave" movie, and I 
do know
one thing: Warner Bros. didn't start running commercials for it until it 
was "in
the can"... oh yeah... that's right.  Warner Bros. didn't run commercials 
for it
at all.

I've stated this many times, and I'll say it again: I have no problem with 
"the
process" and any resulting delays.  What I do hate is CHEESEY SALESPEOPLE 
like the
one who accompanied the very nice and intelligent musician/engineer from 
Electrix
at the Repeater demo.  He looked me straight in the eye and assured me 
that the
Repeater would be in my rack by the 15 of June.  Can't we tell these 
people that
the earth is going to be eaten by a giant space goat and send them on the 
first
space craft off this rock?

Mark

Hedewa7@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 08/01/2001 9:05:09 PM, sine@zerocrossing.net writes:
>
> >Sorry Tom, but where I come from when someone tells you something like,
> >"as soon
> >as we get a power supply..." at a point when they're 10 months away from
> >having
> >finished software, you are being lied to.  When you're told a shipping
> >date at a
> >point when "nasty crashes and lock-ups...or card memory corruption!!" is
> >even
> >close to being an issue, you are being lied to.  Maybe in the sunny love
> >love land
> >where you live, everyone tries very hard at their job and does a great
> >job, but
> >here in the real world, I find people that call themselves "project 
>managers"
> >or
> >"marketing engineers" to talk out their ass on a regular basis.  Setting
> >unrealistic due dates is one of their greatest skills.  I'd love to here
> >an
> >uncensored version of what's going on at Electrix from an 
>engineer/software
> >engineer.  I'd bet we'd all have a nice chuckle.
>
> .....have ya ever worked on a record, or a film?
> that thought might engender some reasonable forgiveness, for 'process'.
> me, i never pre-order cd's (nor film tickets) when i know that the
> project-in-question's still in process.
> (though i'll pay-in-advance for new EDP software, kim, ifya want me to!)
> dt / s-c