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Bother. Just been notified that I'm formally at risk of redundancy due to "restructuring", along with the only other member of the IT team.
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stephen_usher wrote: 17 Jul 2024 12:37 Bother. Just been notified that I'm formally at risk of redundancy due to "restructuring", along with the only other member of the IT team.
Ahh Damn, I'm sorry to hear that, will keep my fingers crossed you're safe.
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That's not good news @stephen_usher, been through it myself twice.

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stephen_usher wrote: 17 Jul 2024 12:37 Bother. Just been notified that I'm formally at risk of redundancy due to "restructuring", along with the only other member of the IT team.
Ah that sucks, sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed things work out.
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Thats not nice to hear at all (and I dont mean from the CL3 perspective either). :(

So if the only 2 IT members are (potentially) going, who takes care of IT?!
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stephen_usher wrote: 17 Jul 2024 12:37 Bother. Just been notified that I'm formally at risk of redundancy due to "restructuring", along with the only other member of the IT team.
Ah, that sucks big time. :(

Hoping things work out for the best for you whatever happens!

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mrbombermillzy wrote: 17 Jul 2024 19:01 Thats not nice to hear at all (and I dont mean from the CL3 perspective either). :(

So if the only 2 IT members are (potentially) going, who takes care of IT?!
It's just a guess, but I smell fire and rehire.
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Finished the OPD floppy interface case... though a slight problem with the printing due to my filament being damp.

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Still, the bouncy, bobbly bits don't impede the utility so it works nicely.
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I did a second print of the backshell of the case and despite the printer stopping when it detected stringing a few times the case was better. I need to get some more desiccant for the AMS unit as the filament is getting damp.

Anyway, it looks a lot better, but shows just how low resolution an extruding 3D printer really is.

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I tried the unit with the colour display and, as hoped, it's low enough to miss the rim around the screen.

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