Chad Shaw

As a fairly recent grad (2009), I can’t disagree…while in school, I definitely jumped on the bus. 
My first job out set me straight, though- quickly realized that my job was to make the site work as intended (in that case, school grounds), not push unnecessary agendas.  I’ve been fortunate enough to find plenty of work, and now that I’m in the r…[Read more]

Benjamin-
Try to get a job doing something relatively close to either of the fields, save some money, travel, and think about it for awhile…no need to hurry…seriously
 
 

yeah, yeah, yeah….I was waiting for the trip hazard comment 🙂
The concrete will be stained, curb/ring around firepit masonry to match house, etc.- the finish details have been discussed, more interested in ideas to help make it work effectively at this point, not look pretty (but thanks for the recommendations).

Top of pit is near ground level, and it will be gas…I have a pretty good idea of how we’re going to construct it, but just wanted to see if anybody had any suggestions for any particular scenarios we hadn’t considered.

I have a Canon T1i, have no complaints, although haven’t used it as much as I would like.

Walleye Whiz- Sunday mornings at 4:30  hehehe

The office in which we may be making the switch is small- only 2-3 designers working on the machines.  That being said,  we aren’t too concerned about problems arising from the transition.
My concern lies in problems with a first version software on a specific operating system…it seems to me (at least on a PC) that this rarely works well w…[Read more]

Thanks for the suggestions….however, the specific places where I’m considering including traffic-calming elements aren’t at intersections, making the idea of a neck-down a bit difficult. I’m not completely sold on the speed table idea; in fact, a painted crosswalk might end up doing the trick. Speed humps/tables have been considered because of…[Read more]

well, alec, based upon the responses to the above question, there is sure to be some whole-hearted discussion (or bitter debate) over the mag’s content…it sounds good to me. tell me more about it over some beers?