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Title: Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Thing on November 24, 2003, 03:30 PM
This weekend I put together a proposal to set up and manage a network for a company located north of Dallas.  These guys do targeting and guidance systems for air-to-surface missiles for the USAF.  I delivered it this morning and DAMN! Talk about a tough crowd!  Here I am in this room full of PhD's, who know their shit doesn't stink, trying to get them to come down to my level and understand that just because you're a rocket scientist doesn't mean you have to be an ass!  One guy was appalled that I was going to charge them a consultation fee for putting together the proposal.  I guess he thought that I enjoyed those 15 hours of work so much that I was just going to do it for free.  HA!

Anyway, they chilled out when I gave them an impromptu demonstration of remote access through VPN and some other cool tricks.  I even heard the ass say "Wow" once.  HA! Again!  I'll give you guys an update when they award me the contract. :)
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Thing on November 26, 2003, 10:15 AM
OK, the head propellar head just called and awarded me the contract.  ;)  Now I must figure out a way to inject special code into their targeting software that will direct all missles to Canada.
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Hitmen on November 26, 2003, 11:04 AM
Run, iago!
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: iago on November 26, 2003, 12:44 PM
haha, I'm not worried.  No person or missile could possibly find my city.  It'll just miss horribly.
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Zerg on November 26, 2003, 03:07 PM
Quote from: Thing on November 26, 2003, 10:15 AM
OK, the head propellar head just called and awarded me the contract.  ;)  Now I must figure out a way to inject special code into their targeting software that will direct all missles to Canada.
How big are these contracts? How long does they last?
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Thing on November 26, 2003, 03:51 PM
This contract is a little one.  Tuesday I'll go there and interview them to get some more details and create the plan of action.  It will probably run around $10K up front and then a monthly maintenance fee.  The initial installation will take around 10 hours.
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Zerg on November 26, 2003, 04:28 PM
Quote from: Thing on November 26, 2003, 03:51 PM
This contract is a little one.  Tuesday I'll go there and interview them to get some more details and create the plan of action.  It will probably run around $10K up front and then a monthly maintenance fee.  The initial installation will take around 10 hours.
whoa...where's your profit in that nice number.(small contract you say? - lol)
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Denial on November 27, 2003, 02:10 PM
"air-to-surface missiles for the USAF" could i buy a few? cheap? i have some people i don't like
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Crypticflare on November 27, 2003, 05:19 PM
Buy 7 get the 8th one free
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Hitmen on November 28, 2003, 10:15 PM
Quote from: Crypticflare on November 27, 2003, 05:19 PM
Buy 7 get the 8th one free
Prepay your batch of rockets (air-to-air) and recieve a portable rocket-lacuncher for free!
http://forum.valhallalegends.com/phpbbs/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=2475
Title: Re:Delivering the Proposal
Post by: Grok on November 30, 2003, 02:59 AM
Quote from: Denial on November 27, 2003, 02:10 PM
"air-to-surface missiles for the USAF" could i buy a few? cheap? i have some people i don't like

You have a private jet you'll be mounting these on?