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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 som
by 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 agoMan, 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 agohttps://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 agoAgreed -- I already subscribe to the Prepared and can vouch for their readers' acute interests in manufacturing technology.