Shannon's Journal Discussion

[Shannon]

5G takes the amount of time that is required for me to do everything that it takes to make a 5G. That depends on a variety of factors, like...

• Is it a single stage or 6 stage set?
  
• Which technologies does it incorporate?
  
• How complex is the script?
  
• How long is the script?
  
• Do I need to perform a strip-down and rebuild of an existing script or create a new one from scratch?
  
• Which parts of the script am I upgrading, if any?
  
• Do I need to develop any new technologies to build it?
  
• Does it pass quality control checks?
  
• How much are you guys trying to add to it after I thought I had finished compiling the to-add list?
  
• How long do you guys keep trying to add things?
  
• How much am I being distracted by other aspects of life?
  
• Is my car dying and forcing me to walk miles to the office while it's in the shop (as I had to do earlier today, which took me an hour to get here because of)?
  
• Am I needing to take care of issues that require me to be out of town?
  

While my car is theoretically fixed (I somehow suspect it's only got different issues now), the other things are things I have to consider every time I build.

Theoretically, I can build a 5G single stage program from scratch in a day, if the script is short, and I do not have any distractions and I don't tell you guys I'm doing it (which leads to days or even weeks of adding stuff). But more often than not, various things slow me down and cause it to take a week or more. Even just upgrading a six stage set in 5G can take months, as AM6 did (2 months straight of work every day). It depends heavily on the complexity of the script.

I'm trying to get back to where I am able to do this in a short period of time with 5G single stagers, but still, it's challenging. I have a lot to deal with. Even if we don't factor in oddball stuff like car issues.