04-07-2007, 08:42 PM
[quote cbelt3]Reading Pr0nnie's posting got me thinking- how long was the longest you've gone without sleep for work, "Professinally" ?
Me: working on a military contract proposal for a battlefield radar in the early 80's. Genius VP got us into the bid with one week before it was due. I had to design all the control electronics and human interface, spec them out, document them, and do a cost analysis. I stayed up from Thursday morning at 6 Am until Monday at about 6 Am.
It's wonderful to know that our nation's security rides on the rails of snake oil used car salesmen who make commitments that cause your situation to happen, a situation that even medical interns would say "Wow...." to.
I can only imagine being the grunt in the field who has to work your wonder of sleepless design. I can hear that grunt saying, "Damn, who designed this crap? Was he asleep or what?"
Me: working on a military contract proposal for a battlefield radar in the early 80's. Genius VP got us into the bid with one week before it was due. I had to design all the control electronics and human interface, spec them out, document them, and do a cost analysis. I stayed up from Thursday morning at 6 Am until Monday at about 6 Am.
It's wonderful to know that our nation's security rides on the rails of snake oil used car salesmen who make commitments that cause your situation to happen, a situation that even medical interns would say "Wow...." to.
I can only imagine being the grunt in the field who has to work your wonder of sleepless design. I can hear that grunt saying, "Damn, who designed this crap? Was he asleep or what?"