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ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted John Barnes, probably not the one you thought
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John Barnes, probably not the one you thought @JohnBarnesSFReplying to @MorlockP @edlongwell @jordanthelawyerThis made me laugh out loud, literally literally as younger people say (LOLLL?). Perfect example of recognition humor: comedy made/laughter induced by recognizing that someone is behaving exactly like themselves.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
3/ The story, for those who haven't heard it before, was that back circa 2008 I was running Smartflix and Heavy Ink, and I'd designed a process where our rails app would slam orders vs inventory, generate shipments, generate a packing label and manifest for each, >>
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4/ Generate a LaTeX document, and print that. So we were printing thousands of pages per day. Needed some beefy printers. Found an HP printer for about $1k designed for this volume. It broke after a year, maintenance was $1k...so I just bought a new one.
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5/ Repeat this a few times, then the model is discontinued. Change is fine, but...change brings risks. Unknown unknowns. Are used / remaindered printers out there? Yes! At $900. Cheaper than before, awesome.
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6/ So we buy a New Old Stock printer once a year or so from this remainder warehouse, and price drops every time. Awesome. One day we get a phone call. "It's the warehouse. We're getting out of this. You want any more?"
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7/ Depends, how much? "Umm...how about $300 each". How many you got on the shelf? "14" I'll buy all 14 off of you right now at $100 each. "Done!" Done.
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8/ And that's why I've got half a dozen or so light industrial printers in the basement here at the farm.
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