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I would like to sign up for cellophane facts.

• floatingatoll 5y ago
  I, too, would like to hear stories about cellophane manufacturing. Mike, you should hook up with The Prepared email newsletter and ask to be a guest author some week. They would be super excited to have you participate. :)
  • mikestew 5y ago
    Man, tough crowd. One smart ass remark turns into writing a newsletter article. :-) In seriousness, I'll make an honest effort at seeing if I can come up enough interesting paragraphs, and then check The Prepared (a new one to me). Here's a preview of what I learned on my first day: cellophane is made from wood (which gets pulped, and broken down with nasty chemicals). I always assumed it was some kind of plastic. I was there to get them off that mainframe, but hung out with those on the floor when I could. Depending on one's career path, though, I think we all collect little tidbits along the way that are way outside of the software craft. I was a partner in a consulting company back in the 90s, and we specialized in small-medium businesses. Anything from cellophane to auto body shops to mail-order jewelry (class rings and the like). It wasn't always interesting (see: mail-order jewelry), but my "TIL" moments were probably more frequent than any other time.
    • floatingatoll 5y ago
      https://theprepared.org/newsletter-archive/2021-09-27 https://theprepared.org/newsletter-archive/2021-09-27 A post about cellophane would be perfect for this audience :)
      • teachrdan 5y ago
        Agreed -- I already subscribe to the Prepared and can vouch for their readers' acute interests in manufacturing technology.