Quickload update question

[BenMc]

Welcome to AccurateShooter BenMc.

I'm not the greatest statesman or very tactful. This may come out more strongly worded than I intend. It is really a light conversational counter to your public expressions.

You didn't "offend me" or "struck a nerve". The maker of QuickLoad is not here to defend himself. He is German. They detest the very model you propose for revenue maximization. They still live in a world of trust and relationships. Pirating software is and always has been the act of a creep. Pointing out how easy it would be to pirate to possible customers, there by killing the revenue you espouse is uncool. This is a time when your opinionated comment "looks like something I made when I was a beginner" and your other opinionated comments regarding anti piracy methods ads no value to yourself, the maker or the world. You are of course entitled to your opinions. I am entitled to disagree with them and offer my counter opinion if you choose to share them rather than keep them to yourself. When I was your age, if I had the kind of "opinion" you express and perceived a market opportunity, I kept my mouth shut and made a better mouse trap. If I did not perceive a market, I kept my mouth shut out of respect for my fellow craftsmen. That is why I have time for what I enjoy.

Yeah, it did come across pretty aggressive. I in no way intended to advocate software piracy or kill the revenue, but I have to essentially go through the same steps in order to install the program on my laptop which has no optical drive. You obviously have much more experience and knowledge than I do in the matter of software development as well as the specifics of the gentleman who writes this particular piece of wonderful software so thanks for explaining where you're coming from.

Keeping your mouth shut when you have an opinion, in my opinion, is more of a personality thing rather than a generational thing so I don't really put any value in the "when I was your age" statement. I will admit putting down the website design was uncalled for, I apologize for that. At least it IS easy to navigate which is more than I can say for many pages.

Anyway, technicalities and explanations aside, I still wish it was distributed digitally, I just didn't think that anti-piracy was a valid reason to only distribute on CD by mail.

An ugly opening to my membership on this forum, sorry everyone! I look forward to picking your brains and pulling from all the experience on here.

 

[savagedasher]

Yeah, it did come across pretty aggressive. I in no way intended to advocate software piracy or kill the revenue, but I have to essentially go through the same steps in order to install the program on my laptop which has no optical drive. You obviously have much more experience and knowledge than I do in the matter of software development as well as the specifics of the gentleman who writes this particular piece of wonderful software so thanks for explaining where you're coming from.

Keeping your mouth shut when you have an opinion, in my opinion, is more of a personality thing rather than a generational thing so I don't really put any value in the "when I was your age" statement. I will admit putting down the website design was uncalled for, I apologize for that. At least it IS easy to navigate which is more than I can say for many pages.

Anyway, technicalities and explanations aside, I still wish it was distributed digitally, I just didn't think that anti-piracy was a valid reason to only distribute on CD by mail.

An ugly opening to my membership on this forum, sorry everyone! I look forward to picking your brains and pulling from all the experience on here.

I have had it over 12 years and it works fine for me. But I don't try changing all the information to be correct. Powder burn curves and the volocity Z1 PMax and. Case capacity along with how many of inches for 95 percent of speed . I want all my cases to be compressed load . Without QL it would be a guess on pressures. Larry

 

[Nvreloader]

Lloyd

That bullet,
Hornady 162 BTHP pn# 28405,
is in the bullet file on my 3.9v of QL.

I use a master bullet file for all the calibers I reload for.

Tia,
Don

Ben,
Welcome to the forum. In answer to your question, I'm looking for the Hornady 162 BTHP pn# 28405

Lloyd

 

[BOB LEE SWAGGER]

BenMc,

I was a professional programmer before you were in High School, maybe before you were born. I'll tell you the same thing I have been telling other programmers since I was 16 years old programming a Vic 20 and TI 99.

If you think another programmer should "do" something, shut up.

Fact is you did not make this program, you have no say. You are being an example of a bad, spoiled and opinionated millennial".

Way over the top and absolutely unnecessary.

I've had QL for two years and find it extremely useful. If you have it you are probably a tinkerer and thusly will have no problem adding profiles to the libraries. Google is your friend.

 

[jfseaman]

Way over the top and absolutely unnecessary.

Hi Bob,

Think of it from the standpoint of a new, unproven gunsmith who makes public comments about an old proven gunsmith who has a track record of making guns that shoot but still does everything by hand and is not "on forums". The new unproven says, "he should CNC..." on the forums but the old proven gunsmith does not know about it until a potential customer asks "do you CNC" and other dumb questions.

Does the new unproven kid have the right to criticize the master craftsman when the master craftsman can not defend himself because he's "old school"? I think not.

Therefore, not out of line anymore than any other master craftsman sticking up for the other "old guys" master craftsman. It's about respect. Saying "he should do this" or "he should do that" without respect for what has been accomplished is bad manors. Could the maker of QuickLoad do some of the things that BenMc suggests, sure. Perhaps he is working on those very things. We don't know. Same as "old school" gunsmith could be studying CNC but the "new unproven" doesn't know BECAUSE HE DIDN'T ASK before making derisive public comments. Rude and bad manors.

Is my method of pointing it out the most "tactful" form of communications. I will admit, it probably is not. I keep working on it. I will get better but I'm not going to stop. There is an interesting line between "unsolicited advice" when the target is present vs. negative criticism when the target is not present to defend her/him self.