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Geek Culture / Qutting game dev for good - New job with RAF

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Mnemonix
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Posted: 1st Apr 2010 12:22
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I have decided to quit making games and programming altogether in order to concentrate on my new career.

I joined the RAF recently and I have been deemed qualified and suitable for the position of parachute tester. I will therefore be no longer frequenting these forums.

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MSon
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Posted: 1st Apr 2010 17:44
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Hi Mnemonix, are you sure this isn't an april fools... if not then im sure you will be missed here.



also "parachute tester" sounds a little risky

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lazerus
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Sounds fun, though short lived mind you.


http://lazerus-reborn.deviantart.com/
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budokaiman
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Posted: 1st Apr 2010 18:28
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I will miss you, but I am also leaving to pursue bigger dreams. I am leaving to build nuclear weapons in my basement.




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MSon
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Posted: 1st Apr 2010 18:45 Edited at: 1st Apr 2010 18:47
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Hi budokaiman, shame it was a joke as i was going to offer you my Prototype.



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Seppuku Arts
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Not too long ago I found on ebay somebody selling a Nuclear Bunker, I though it would be a fantastic investment for my evil plans. It was going for £17,000...alas I am a poor student and couldn't afford it. T'was in the peak district too, so not too far from one of my homes.

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budokaiman
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Posted: 1st Apr 2010 18:59
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Quote: "shame it was a joke as i was going to offer you my Prototype."

I'll take it anyway. Just show me a picture of it before I buy it.

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Mnemonix
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Posted: 1st Apr 2010 19:02
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apparently i'm too "stupid" to test parachutes.

I thought being stupid was a desired quality in that job.

I shall be staying here forever

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Oolite
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Quote: "Hi budokaiman, shame it was a joke as i was going to offer you my Prototype."

Hows,

this going to help?




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budokaiman
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Quote: "this going to help?"

Unfortunately not, as I already have that. Unless your version has guides to building missiles. If it does, I'll take it.

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MSon
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Quote: "Unfortunately not, as I already have that. Unless your version has guides to building missiles. If it does, I'll take it."


You can fine anything on the net
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Library/Brown/index.html


I can tell you now that some of the designs are incorrect, but it gives you a general idea, if you want to sell some, im sure IanM will have some for his moon base

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Veron
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Is parachute tester even a job in the RAF?

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2010 12:22
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Quote: "Is parachute tester even a job in the RAF?"


Yes - they're called "The Parachute Regiment" - and, yes, their jobs tend to be short-lived.
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Veron
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What do they do? The only equivalent we have over here are parachute riggers, who, as the name suggests, rig the parachutes for ejection seats/jumpers.

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Shaun Of The Dead
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Quote: "Yes - they're called "The Parachute Regiment" - and, yes, their jobs tend to be short-lived."


Wrong, the parachute regiment are based within the British Army im guessing the job he would be doing would be something to do with testing the rigging/parachutes for those going out of planes, and for the chutes on jet seats and supplies that would be airdropped.

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Mnemonix
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the job I was going to do would be jumping out of planes with asda bags attached to me in an effort to find a cheap and viable alternative to the expensive traditional parachute.

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Keo C
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Parachutes are way too expensive to supply every person jumping out of a plane with one. In my own personal experience you just need to give two men parachutes, drop them out of the plane with an air mattress and a foot pump, and the rest of the troops jump out and aim for it. It's 4.5% more effective than asda bags in my personal tests.


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Mnemonix
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Your tests must be flawed.

Our asda bags carried a 100% mortality rate, which is 100% more than 0%.

This is the most effective you can be I think.

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Posted: 2nd Apr 2010 21:38
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I found you get best results with a waitrose canvas bag in the middle of the asda bags (to add stability), stored in a backpack like so.


Believe it or not I actually submitted an idea like this into an eco-competition back at school.

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Mnemonix
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2010 21:39
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Waitrose bags are expensive however.

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