VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Listen up year 6! (or something) I will be in classroom VPC01 at 11am this morning to make an important announcement concerning the allocation of certain items which have not been claimed. Anyone not able to attend in person can catch up via recorded video interface after 11.30. Anybody wishing to make a claim who has not already done so should submit their details to me IMMEDIATELY to be considered for today's distribution. That is all, back to your books. Mr Brown.
VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Good morning children, it is time for today's prize winner draw. Who will be the mystery guest today? Who will be our lucky winner? View on, compadres... Congratulation winning person! Now you must choose one of the remaining numbers from the list below to find out what lovely prize you have won: We'll reveal your prize in the thread when you've chosen. Entries are still being taken - IT/ICT Managers and Technicians PM me your professional details to be added to the remaining draws. Al 1
CAM Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Do semaphore signals and track circuitry count as IT in my other job?
VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) woohoo.. I won! Can I have number 2 please You certainly can. You have won... [drama pause tick tock/heartbeats etc] ...a matching "Break in case of emergency" mug and biscuit tin! Congratulations - and good luck to everyone else for the rest of the competition. Remember to get those entries in if you want to be in with a chance! Al EDIT - just noticed my spelling mistake on @siuko's name in the graphic. Pedants should be aware that this will be corrected for future releases. Edited August 13, 2013 by VeryPC I'm a typo dummy! 1
VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Do semaphore signals and track circuitry count as IT in my other job? Are you a miniature rail worker on a Hornby model railway kit? 1
Devontechie Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 You certainly can. You have won... [drama pause tick tock/heartbeats etc] ...a matching "Break in case of emergency" mug and biscuit tin! Al Thanks Al
X-13 Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Al, you're getting redder and redder in every video... You been at the Wonka 3 course meal sweets? 'Grats steve. You've taken out a prize I wasn't too interested in, thus making it more probable that I can get what I want. Is there any special entry conditions for the PC? Or is everyone who entered the main competition eligible for it? Also, how intricate/large can engravings be?
xenonive Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 I'm hoping only 15 people entered so we all win
VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Al, you're getting redder and redder in every video... Is there any special entry conditions for the PC? Or is everyone who entered the main competition eligible for it? Also, how intricate/large can engravings be? Yes. Yes I am. that is all. Everyone who has entered the competition by midnight on Thursday 29th August will be in with a shot at winning the star prize. Any winners of daily prizes whose names have been temporarily removed will be put back in for the star prize draw. We use a laser to "etch" away the layer of black anodisation in the aluminium panel of certain products, revealing the bare aluminium underneath. The laser travels along controlled paths that we define and marks the panel one fine line at a time. In order to get the best results, there are certain limitations to the artwork we can produce using this process. Very small details are best avoided as the etching line has a certain thickness which limits the detail visible, and on a brushed aluminium surface like this, the line "wobbles" a little bit as it passes over the brushing grooves, also limiting the amount of detail visible. It is also best to avoid large areas of "white", as the laser leaves a faint trail which becomes more and more apparent when lots of lines are etched next to each other to create the blocks of white. This artefact is more noticeable in sharp corners where the path of the laser suddenly turns. We can etch the whole side of the panel for you, but need to leave a 2mm gap from the edge to avoid damage to the sides of the panel or PC. Large artworks need to be done as line drawings, to avoid the artefacts that become visible in large blocks of white. The panel is always going to be predominantly black basically. Having seen many Broadleaf front panels with custom branding, they always look great even with some faint artefacts, which I think just show the genuine marking process in the same way that stitches show the process in embroidery. Here's an example of a Nano Sketch panel we etched recently. The blocks of white in the butterfly wings are at the upper limit for size (look in close-up and you can see the line artefacts) and the outline portions of the butterfly show the fine line approach: Who ever wins can submit the artwork they want and before etching we'll convert it into a version appropriate for our process and show them a mockup prior to firing the laser. Al
VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) PM sent with my details Cheers - glad to have you on board. Good luck! Al Edited August 13, 2013 by VeryPC
VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 PM Sent Thanks for entering and welcome into the banana bucket! Best of luck to you! Al
featured_spectre Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Al, laser etching can be done on laptops btw (As per our convo the other week), just needs the laser to be on a lower setting than etching metal
VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 I'm hoping only 15 people entered so we all win I'm afraid that swallow has dived already. We're well past 15, but the numbers are still fairly modest (could be down to the summer holidays) so anyone who thinks it's not worth entering by now, think again - it really is! All lurkers get your professional contact details PMed to me ASAP (if you are an IT/ICT Manger/Techy type in any organisation with an EduGeek account, you qualify), you stand a decent chance of winning a prize. Al
X-13 Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 I'm afraid that swallow has dived already. Did you measure its airspeed velocity? I'm trying to get this thread as good as the first one... its hard when I'm on the app.
VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Did you measure its airspeed velocity? I'm trying to get this thread as good as the first one... its hard when I'm on the app. The swallow dives at the same speed as the number of entrants in metres per second, it passed 15ms-1 a while back and is still accelerating. YES YES! get it as good as Stocktober! Do it through the app! EDIT - or not through the app, browser is fine too - but make some good.
VeryPC Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Can I enter the draw, Al? Please? Suuuuure you can. I've got just the prize for you! http://www.dlsne.co.uk/sc_images/products/923_image.jpg EDIT - For no bonus entries, can anyone guess what foodstuff Colin fears most in the world? (Clue above) Edited August 13, 2013 by VeryPC
VeryPC Posted August 14, 2013 Author Posted August 14, 2013 Good morning studious younglings! Your attention please. There are still a number of unclaimed items in school lost property. I have them under lock and key in classroom VPC01 and they will be on display from 11am to 12pm today when one item will be awarded to a randomly chosen name. Any "students" who wish to make a claim who have not already done so should send me a PM with their [professional] contact details and view the video recording of my classroom later today. Lemon out.
VeryPC Posted August 14, 2013 Author Posted August 14, 2013 Sit down, sit down. Today's lesson from the science teacher Dr Brown will begin now. You are going to learn how dreams work! You will also find out who gets to claim some of the lost property by winning the draw in BACK TO SCHOOL! Well done to the lucky winner. Would you please select your number from those remaining below and we will reveal which prize you have won: There are still plenty of prizes to win until term starts, including our star prize, a VeryPC Nano Sketch with SSD and etched in the design of your choice. All UK based IT Manager/Techy types PM me your professional contact details to enter and be in with a chance to win! Now lets have that number, winner! Al 1
VeryPC Posted August 14, 2013 Author Posted August 14, 2013 Who is it for the youtube impaired? I've PMed the winner - I'll let the suspense build as we wait for them to turn up and choose their number...
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