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That isn't humor - This is though . . .

This post is a warning for the skydivers choosing an altimeter. In 2019, I bought an AltiX altimeter (https://www.parasport.it/en/electronic-altimeters/88--1773-altix-digital-altimeter.html#/36-mount-wrist_band_black_grey). Later I discovered -it showed a height of 40-80 meters lower than other altimeters. I sent it to the manufacturer for repair through the dealer I bought it from. Repair took 2.5 months. My AltiX returned from repair with a new firmware and a new serial number and an old, already discharged battery. However, after receiving the altimeter from repair, the problem was not resolved. I again sent the altimeter to the manufacturer with a request to refund for low-quality goods... The manufacturer agreed. However, after receiving the altimeter, he changed his mind by saying, "The unit has been visibly damaged from the client, the soldering are not the original ones as well the battery has been changed even if the unit has 4 jumps only." Naturally, I did not solder, only replaced the battery. After repair the altimeter has already come with the soldering that the manufacturer referred to as made by me (there are photos on the day of receipt). That is, the manufacturer, under a false pretext, left me without money and an altimeter. 1. This is photo on the day of receipt from repair: 2. This is photo from manufacturer 3. This is a photo from the manufacturer "as it should be"

Well, then, COVID-19 is a good thing.

GiGo

so the infrastructure is already there, It just needs to be funded and expanded.

Hi Joe, And a national health care plan is really nothing more than an extension of Medicare. Why is that so hard to conceive? Jerry Baumchen

I think the issue is if you wait until you have the perfect solution before doing anything, then nothing ever gets done. Because even if there were a perfect solution on Tuesday, things would have changed enough by Wednesday to make it obsolete. Just look at any technical project over the last 50 years. Anyone who put a stick in the sand on technology was out of date within months; but always shifting to the latest is a never-ending cost sink, and then the cost sink runneth over. Doesn’t mean do any half-assed thing, just define and limit the scope, and accept less than perfection. Remember that the project is to be implemented with the resources and personnel you actually have, not the ones you wish you had. Any decent project manager would help. Wendy P.

6th through 10th grade were in schools with poor blacks and poor whites. Prior to that was military base, after was Illinois farming areas with no blacks and a LOT of racism. 6th - 10th took zero effort to get straight A's, 10th on took minimal effort. Outside of the added racism I never really saw any quality of public school after the 6th grade, there was zero challenge. Thankfully I aced my ASVAB tests and left that nonsense behind for what turned out to be MIT led and created computer education in the Navy. But I was just lucky on timing. Very few places were teaching mainframe computing engineering. I do realize inner city poverty traps exist, but they aren't limited to one minority. Taking an entitled white dismissive attitude doesn't serve them well either. We can, and should, do more as a society to try and see that everyone succeeds. Equal treatment for all. Improving everyone's chances at a better life improves everyone's chances at a better life. It's what a great society should do. Though, again, I'm most likely expecting too much. Which is why I keep pushing myself.

Bob forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was mad. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds! AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!!" The next morning when his wife woke up, she looked out the window to see a box ... gift wrapped in the middle of the driveway. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale... Bob has been missing since Friday.

Turtle, thanks for pointing out the errors.

On their Facebook page, my message disappeared in just over two minutes. And also in the comments on the Altix photos.

Send them a link to this thread, and post it on facebook too. Everyone should know that they are being unreasonable jerkoffs, and they should know that we know.

Bottom line, though, we still don't know if the Earth is flat or not. We need another astronaut...

The company said: "The unit has been visibly damaged from the client, the soldering are not the original ones as well the battery has been changed even if the unit has 4 jumps only." It is as if someone at Parasport doesn't realize that unit was ever sent in for repair by their own folks.... when clearly they should have some history from its serial numbers and see that it is a problem unit. Do they have a poor database detailing their products shipped? Or tracking of customer issues? Especially with them having changed the serial number? Or is it a dumb employee who didn't use the databases correctly? Hanlon's razor: " Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity" So is their decision final or is there still a chance to explain to them how they messed up?

You can submit a review in the gear section of this site. Those reviews can be critical to others as they consider if buying a new product is wise. My memory of the Neoxs altimeter was a lot of complaints about poor quality and lousy customer service, so getting the word out about it is at least being helpful to others.