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Ulrika Zugzwang

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12-21-2005 00:07

An automobile assembly plant with hardwood floors and glass walls? It's cleaner than the average U.S. hospital.

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Jeffrey Gomez

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12-21-2005 00:14

Whoa. It's like, a flashback of all those bad automobile commercials combined.

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Eggy Lippmann

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12-21-2005 04:32

Yeah, I was at a juice factory a few years ago, when I took a senior course on Real-Time Industrial Information Systems.
There was nobody there. The damn thing is fully automated and runs 24/7/365. I must have seen a grand total of 10 people in my tour, most of them engineers, some business/office type of people, others were from a completely different transportation company, who were there to load and unload stuff.
Squeaky clean too, very roomy and brightly lit with touchscreens embedded on the walls, running LabView.
People have this notion that factories are like 19th century sweat shops, crammed full of dirty, miserable people surrounded by rusty big iron machines with soot falling everywhere and the occasional bloody maiming going on. It's just silly.

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12-21-2005 04:36

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Rose Karuna

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12-21-2005 10:33

Dresden is a really interesting place with a mix of really old and really modern post war buildings. I was there and had business in a bank building which is a glass building also and structured in a similar manner.

Though they did have some issues with it. It was really, really hot, even in winter. Also there were some structural issues with the glass panels in some areas that I think have been since worked out. All in all it was a beautiful building.

I would love to see the inside of that factory if I am ever back there again.

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Desmond Shang

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12-21-2005 10:38

From: Eggy Lippmann

People have this notion that factories are like 19th century sweat shops, crammed full of dirty, miserable people surrounded by rusty big iron machines with soot falling everywhere and the occasional bloody maiming going on. It's just silly.

I take it you haven't been to China lately?

Though of course, some of the bigger factories look very pretty there too. But it is by far the exception not the rule.

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Juro Kothari

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12-21-2005 11:00

I need to go there... it's like a car-geeks Mecca.

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Chance Abattoir

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12-21-2005 11:04

You're all forgetting one crucial point: Beetles look like clown cars.

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Juro Kothari

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12-21-2005 11:13

From: Chance Abattoir

You're all forgetting one crucial point: Beetles look like clown cars.

Maybe - but have you driven a Phaeton? It's delicious.

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Jake Reitveld

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12-21-2005 11:28

For 100k a pop it better be delicious. I'll bet the maybach plant is cleaner though. This cras are mad for people who think thier shit does not stink because they have a lot of money. I suppose one might argue that a phaeton or a maybach is the finest back seat for a NBA star to crontract a venereal disease in. lol

But the factory is amazing.

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Juro Kothari

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12-21-2005 11:57

You can find a nice, slightly used one for just over $50k. Considering the content, that's a bargain for a year-old high-end luxury car. It's way to big for me and doesn't come in a manual - so it's not something I'd buy.

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12-21-2005 12:11

From: Juro Kothari

You can find a nice, slightly used one for just over $50k. Considering the content, that's a bargain for a year-old high-end luxury car. It's way to big for me and doesn't come in a manual - so it's not something I'd buy.

Yeah for 50K I could have a shit-hot lotus elise, which is wicked sexy. Or but a new miata, and fix the engine up right. Or I could have the world's scariest civic. No doubt the phaeton is an impressive peive of engineering.

Of course speaking of luxury indulgences, I was in santa barbara for the first week-end in december and saw some guy drving around a mercedes gull-wing coupe.

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12-21-2005 12:17

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Juro Kothari

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12-21-2005 12:20

From: Jake Reitveld

Of course speaking of luxury indulgences, I was in santa barbara for the first week-end in december and saw some guy drving around a mercedes gull-wing coupe.

Those are badass cars. My grandfather had one that was on loan to the Harrah's Auto Collection. Being a naughty kid, he never let me sit in it and he sold it before I was old enough to really appreciate it.

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12-21-2005 14:13

From: Juro Kothari

Those are badass cars. My grandfather had one that was on loan to the Harrah's Auto Collection. Being a naughty kid, he never let me sit in it and he sold it before I was old enough to really appreciate it.

Every now and then automotive desing and engineering merge into soemthing truly timeless.

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Anna Engel

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12-21-2005 15:29

From: Juro Kothari

Maybe - but have you driven a Phaeton? It's delicious.

Some time ago I had a Phaeton to drive on the weekend when my company conducted a usability study on its navigation system (probably the closest I will get to drive one for a looooong time...

).
I fell in love <3 with it INSTANTLY.
I mean, let's face it, the Phaeton looks like sh** (or nicely said: your ordinary next-door-Passat) but... what a ride!

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Ulrika Zugzwang Magnanimous in Victory Join date: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 6,382	12-21-2005 00:07 An automobile assembly plant with hardwood floors and glass walls? It's cleaner than the average U.S. hospital. http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1837641 ~Ulrika~ _____________________ Chik-chik-chika-ahh
Jeffrey Gomez Cubed™ Join date: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,522	12-21-2005 00:14 Whoa. It's like, a flashback of all those bad automobile commercials combined. _____________________ ---
Eggy Lippmann Wiktator Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 7,939	12-21-2005 04:32 Yeah, I was at a juice factory a few years ago, when I took a senior course on Real-Time Industrial Information Systems. There was nobody there. The damn thing is fully automated and runs 24/7/365. I must have seen a grand total of 10 people in my tour, most of them engineers, some business/office type of people, others were from a completely different transportation company, who were there to load and unload stuff. Squeaky clean too, very roomy and brightly lit with touchscreens embedded on the walls, running LabView. People have this notion that factories are like 19th century sweat shops, crammed full of dirty, miserable people surrounded by rusty big iron machines with soot falling everywhere and the occasional bloody maiming going on. It's just silly. _____________________ Help us document Second Life history at http://slhistory.org!
Frans Charming You only need one Frans Join date: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 1,847	12-21-2005 04:36 "Created in Style" _____________________
Rose Karuna Lizard Doctor Join date: 5 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,772	12-21-2005 10:33 Dresden is a really interesting place with a mix of really old and really modern post war buildings. I was there and had business in a bank building which is a glass building also and structured in a similar manner. Though they did have some issues with it. It was really, really hot, even in winter. Also there were some structural issues with the glass panels in some areas that I think have been since worked out. All in all it was a beautiful building. I would love to see the inside of that factory if I am ever back there again. . _____________________ I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To
Desmond Shang Guvnah of Caledon Join date: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 5,250	12-21-2005 10:38 From: Eggy Lippmann People have this notion that factories are like 19th century sweat shops, crammed full of dirty, miserable people surrounded by rusty big iron machines with soot falling everywhere and the occasional bloody maiming going on. It's just silly. I take it you haven't been to China lately? Though of course, some of the bigger factories look very pretty there too. But it is by far the exception not the rule. _____________________ Steampunk Victorian, Well-Mannered Caledon!
Juro Kothari Like a dog on a bone Join date: 4 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,418	12-21-2005 11:00 I need to go there... it's like a car-geeks Mecca. _____________________
Chance Abattoir Future Rockin' Resmod Join date: 3 Apr 2004 Posts: 3,898	12-21-2005 11:04 You're all forgetting one crucial point: Beetles look like clown cars. _____________________ "The mob requires regular doses of scandal, paranoia and dilemma to alleviate the boredom of a meaningless existence." -Insane Ramblings, Anton LaVey
Juro Kothari Like a dog on a bone Join date: 4 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,418	12-21-2005 11:13 From: Chance Abattoir You're all forgetting one crucial point: Beetles look like clown cars. Maybe - but have you driven a Phaeton? It's delicious. _____________________
Jake Reitveld Emperor of Second Life Join date: 9 Mar 2005 Posts: 2,690	12-21-2005 11:28 For 100k a pop it better be delicious. I'll bet the maybach plant is cleaner though. This cras are mad for people who think thier shit does not stink because they have a lot of money. I suppose one might argue that a phaeton or a maybach is the finest back seat for a NBA star to crontract a venereal disease in. lol But the factory is amazing. _____________________ ALCHEMY -clothes for men. Lebeda 208,209
Juro Kothari Like a dog on a bone Join date: 4 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,418	12-21-2005 11:57 You can find a nice, slightly used one for just over $50k. Considering the content, that's a bargain for a year-old high-end luxury car. It's way to big for me and doesn't come in a manual - so it's not something I'd buy. _____________________
Jake Reitveld Emperor of Second Life Join date: 9 Mar 2005 Posts: 2,690	12-21-2005 12:11 From: Juro Kothari You can find a nice, slightly used one for just over $50k. Considering the content, that's a bargain for a year-old high-end luxury car. It's way to big for me and doesn't come in a manual - so it's not something I'd buy. Yeah for 50K I could have a shit-hot lotus elise, which is wicked sexy. Or but a new miata, and fix the engine up right. Or I could have the world's scariest civic. No doubt the phaeton is an impressive peive of engineering. Of course speaking of luxury indulgences, I was in santa barbara for the first week-end in december and saw some guy drving around a mercedes gull-wing coupe. _____________________ ALCHEMY -clothes for men. Lebeda 208,209
Zapoteth Zaius Is back Join date: 14 Feb 2004 Posts: 5,634	12-21-2005 12:17 _____________________ I have the right to remain silent. Anything I say will be misquoted and used against me. --------------- Zapoteth Designs, Temotu (100,50) ---------------
Juro Kothari Like a dog on a bone Join date: 4 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,418	12-21-2005 12:20 From: Jake Reitveld Of course speaking of luxury indulgences, I was in santa barbara for the first week-end in december and saw some guy drving around a mercedes gull-wing coupe. Those are badass cars. My grandfather had one that was on loan to the Harrah's Auto Collection. Being a naughty kid, he never let me sit in it and he sold it before I was old enough to really appreciate it. _____________________
Jake Reitveld Emperor of Second Life Join date: 9 Mar 2005 Posts: 2,690	12-21-2005 14:13 From: Juro Kothari Those are badass cars. My grandfather had one that was on loan to the Harrah's Auto Collection. Being a naughty kid, he never let me sit in it and he sold it before I was old enough to really appreciate it. Every now and then automotive desing and engineering merge into soemthing truly timeless. _____________________ ALCHEMY -clothes for men. Lebeda 208,209
Anna Engel Engelein Join date: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 133	12-21-2005 15:29 From: Juro Kothari Maybe - but have you driven a Phaeton? It's delicious. Some time ago I had a Phaeton to drive on the weekend when my company conducted a usability study on its navigation system (probably the closest I will get to drive one for a looooong time... ). I fell in love <3 with it INSTANTLY. I mean, let's face it, the Phaeton looks like sh** (or nicely said: your ordinary next-door-Passat) but... what a ride!

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