[sdiy] Introduction and a question

[cyborgzero at comcast.net]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roman" <modular at go2.pl>
To: <cyborgzero at comcast.net>; <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 5:05 AM
Subject: Odp: [sdiy] Introduction and a question


> Hi Rob and everyone,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <cyborgzero at comcast.net>
>
> > > for those interested (if you read Polish):
> > > www.merkar.com.pl
> >
> > Might as well get some practice ;) . I have actually entertained
> > emigrating there once I finish up my next degree.. Seems as though
the
> > manufacturing quality in Poland is now *very* good and it will
soon be
> > a shining star of quality and foreign investment is starting to
pick
> > up at a breakneck speed...
>
> Let me tell you this. About 15 years back, and probably even
> in more distant past, it was presumed that Polish equipment like
> consumer stereos etc. is far superior than foreignn. And it was
> true to some extent. E.g. we were not prepared for all than
> western marketing crap. When specs said bandwidth up to
> 15kHz, it was flat till 15kHz

That was the first thing we noticed with the TVs Thomson bought for
sale in the US Market.. When they say *flat till X*, its flat,  not
even the slightest drop, all the way to X.

> Don't know about others, but all Thomson TVs smaller than 28''
> are made here. That's what they told me when I aplied for work
> there. Who knows, maybe Sony will invest here to0, so the quality
> improves then... :)

No, won't happen. They are completely commited to China unfortunately.
:(

>
> As for PCB, which was probably the reason of this thread,
> I can't complain for the quality. The fab I use has the worst
> quality available and it's still pretty good. I have no problem
> finding a place doing PC-mobo type of board. That's probably
> because most top quality makers sell their stuff abroad, and it
> was allways like that here - good for export, if doesn't pass
> quality check - domestic market.
> Probably because we have western prices and eastern sallaries.
>
> However if you think Poland will get new investments, and
> all this "shining star of quality" thing you say, think it over.
> We have 20% unemployed angry people here. Companies
> making big profits 2 years ago are now being colsed. At my
> job 120 people lost their jobs about 2 months ago. It's getting
> worse each day.

Its hard to say.. Prlly more realistically, the US has roughly 6-10
percent unemployment, because our govt doesn't include those who "quit
looking" ie ran out of unemployment benefits. So, they *say* what, 1
or 2 percent, but its actually much higher.. Half the ppl I know are
being let go, yet the unemployment is 1-2 percent?? How can that be?

Don't worry though, it has nothing to do with anything except China..
I mean, cmon, we have a guy who went over to China to start a research
facility and when they brought him *engineers* with *experience* they
were nothing more than ppl who had made it through grade school and
the experience was tending a potato field for the past 6 years near
Mongolia *but* the govt put these ppl through a month or so crash
course and gave him a sort of diploma so they could be considered
*engineers*.  :(

>
> And all I wanted was to say was how happy I am that someone
> thinks Poland is a cool place, which, BTW *IS*.

Oh, I had someone go to Poland to do a genealogy search on my last
name, and he said it was really nice, regardless of the 20 percent
unemployment there.

Rob