Q8, PMS SEND TO THOSE WITH ISSUES BLF soda can light

But seriously, people may have somewhat shorter fuses than usual with all the stuff happening outside BLF lately… it seems like the whole world is on edge. Hundreds of people waiting together in a cramped space like this is going to cause some friction even on a good day, and there have been a lot of not-so-good days lately.

So as a general guideline, any time you are faced with a decision of whether to escalate or not, please take a deep breath and choose not to escalate unfortunate situations. Strong opinions can be very satisfying to express, and they can attract a lot of attention, but they tend to be divisive and cause conflict.

If you must get frustrations out, direct them toward Moloch, the incarnation of the system itself. Because almost no one is evil; the problem is that almost everything is broken. It’s almost never malicious intent which causes our problems but, rather, the systems in which we live. In almost any complex multi-person system, the system acts according to its own chaotic incentives that don’t necessarily correspond with what any individual within the system wants.

Now, in a relatively small system, individual efforts to go against the flow are important. A few people swimming upstream can have a significant impact on the overall flow of the system. However, in larger systems, individual efforts are mostly irrelevant. The flow will follow the shortest path toward the incentives regardless of individual attempts to divert it in other directions. It does what Moloch wants, not what the people trapped in the system want.

As the thread grows, and as BLF grows, we keep bumping into Moloch in new ways… and we keep having to come up with new solutions for that. The lessons learned here will surely help future projects to run a little smoother, but for now please try to be patient and charitable toward each other.

I think that was Mad TV’s Nicole Sullivan doing the Vancome Lady. Good times. Lol

That part was not aimed at you specifically. Only the first paragraph was meant as a direct reply. Sorry about the confusion.

And no, I’m not going to name anyone as that’s useless.

For any & all interested…… Here is an on-topic Q8 announcement. Quoted below for any who might have missed it. :open_mouth:

A debt of gratitude.

I went back and edited the post using your correction.

As I added:………clearly I had a fixation (or a physical/emotional perturbation) from the playfully erotic, and more attractive Alexandra Wentworth at that time.
It was so bad, I never even noticed young Jennifer Lopez in the cast of dancers on Living Color back then.

Fair enough, :beer:

Cheers David

Beautiful! The pic of the guy holding the sign is priceless, pretty much say’s it all!

7 out of 7!
Yeehoooo!

:+1: …. :smiley:

Hmmmm, out of date? I don’t think so…… :open_mouth:

Here is my newest model…….
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Probably a bit out of date on the LED headlights. But not the HID’s.

That is why I included the codicil in the statement you quoted. My memory had started to rear it’s ugly head as I wrote that. :slight_smile:

That was some good headlight info you posted, thanks. :+1:

I just know I cuss oncoming cars that have those stark blue/white headlights.
My horse dislikes them too. :wink:
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Pics or it didn’t happen :wink:
Any news on the springs? Guess that will be for next week…

No DEL has yet to receive his
Will change title to 6 out of 7 next time I do the list

Thorfire said they can do the spring as we asked:
Or better, I asked for this:

1mm wire thickness
10mm diameter base
6 or 7 mm diameter top
12 or 13mm height

So this means single bigger fatter springs instead of double springs?

Nice!!! :slight_smile:

Yep…. :+1:

Better to carry current and easier to bypass. :wink:

Yes.

Sorry for the misinterpretation and false hope that i created by spreading around that everyone received their Q8 sample, since Del does not have his latest sample yet.
My bad
I think i am going sitting in to the corner and cry now
:cry:

So everything is ready to go? Springs have been agreed upon and the firmware has been updated. I don’t think there where any other issues with these prototypes or am I missing something? So when PilotDog has played around with his light an DEL receives his and both don’t find any issues it’s a go right?

Ahhhhh - no word back bout the springs...

No argh on my part, Barry didn’t click are all
Springs how we want +
Manual 4 pages fine +
Manual in 4 pages means not able to store in tail +/-
Last is just Joechina making abbew cheat sheet for people to print and fold
Sorry will forward it now

Good idea… “false hope” might be contagious. :open_mouth: … :person_facepalming: …. :stuck_out_tongue:


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BUT, on the other hand; who cares?? Honest mistake my friend. :smiley:

Carry on……… :beer: