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minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·2 years agoLorewise, Saruman was supposed to be something of an engineering prodigy
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·2 years agoHe was a Maiar of Aulë, which was the Vala of Crafting, so prodigy is probably underselling it. As a side note, considering what happened with both Saruman and Sauron, I would say Aulë was probably a very shitty boss.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 years agoHe probably was - which is why they prefer to promote shitty engineers to management, usually.
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 years agoHe turned a park and a forest into a huge industrial complex, making an fully equipped army in a few years. From an engineering point of view this is impressive.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoHe’d been amassing that army since 2953, and only revealed his true self by going sicko mode on Gandalf in 3018.
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 years agoThanks for the details, I’ve look for it but could not find how long it took him.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoThe Orthanc wiki page. I basically lucked out, search engines suck these days
minus-squareThavron@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoYou know, I’m something of a wizard myself
Lorewise, Saruman was supposed to be something of an engineering prodigy
He was a Maiar of Aulë, which was the Vala of Crafting, so prodigy is probably underselling it. As a side note, considering what happened with both Saruman and Sauron, I would say Aulë was probably a very shitty boss.
He probably was - which is why they prefer to promote shitty engineers to management, usually.
He turned a park and a forest into a huge industrial complex, making an fully equipped army in a few years.
From an engineering point of view this is impressive.
He’d been amassing that army since 2953, and only revealed his true self by going sicko mode on Gandalf in 3018.
Thanks for the details, I’ve look for it but could not find how long it took him.
The Orthanc wiki page. I basically lucked out, search engines suck these days
You know, I’m something of a wizard myself