Window light is great but it's not some magic bullet that beats every studio setup. A decent softbox or octabox can mimic natural light pretty well, especially in a controlled room. The real trick is that good photographers know how to use whatever light they've got, whether it's a window or a strobe.

Did you actually sell it or is it still gathering dust in your shed?

My cousin paid $80 for that same disc and spent a whole weekend clicking every link. He found one working page about someone's pet iguana.

Did the building manager even CARE when you showed him the rust and the interference readings, or was he all "it passed inspection so it's fine"? I swear these new builds are just slapped together with the cheapest materials and zero thought about how things actually work. Did you happen to check if they used proper grounding on those cable runs too, because that's usually the NEXT corner they cut. Makes me wonder what OTHER horrors are hiding behind those sleek walls.

500 repairs in 4 years part time is solid, most people burn out way before that. Reminds me of a buddy who fixed arcade boards on the side and he kept a jar of blown caps on his desk just to see how high it would get. Ended up with like three jars full before his wife made him throw them out.