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"The Shadow" wrote:

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I'm 35. Engineer. And you?

I'm curious about the demographic that occupies these groups.


76 years old, retired Hewlett-Packard Technical Writer, AA Degree
Electronics, Amateur Extra since 1977, US Navy Korean War - Aviation
Electronics Tech AT1

SWL frequently

The Old Shadow do

Now that's cool. I've probably read stuff you have written.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

On Sep 30, 11:42 am, wrote:
I'm 35. Engineer. And you?

I'm curious about the demographic that occupies these groups.

58 years old, female, retired studio technician (or "operator," if you
prefer). A.A. degree, one year of study in electronic theory and an
FCC general operator's license (formerly first phone). Still work
occasionally as a freelance audio mixer. Moderate a classic movies
newsgroup and read voraciously in my spare time.

I was born in the summer of my twenty-seventh year,

On Oct 1, 12:54 am, Steven wrote:
I was born in the summer of my twenty-seventh year,

and I left yesterday behind me.

"Steven" wrote in message
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I was born in the summer of my twenty-seventh year,


Going home to a place you've never been before?

"Steven" wrote in message
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On Oct 1, 12:54 am, Steven wrote:
I was born in the summer of my twenty-seventh year,

and I left yesterday behind me.


Might say you were born again?

I am 59 and am a "service technician" (a fancy name for grease monkey)
that works on Honda motorcycles.

wrote:

I'm 35. Engineer. And you?

I'm curious about the demographic that occupies these groups.

Telamon wrote:
SFTV_troy wrote:
Phil Kane wrote:

Perhaps after he has 40-50 years of experience --

Doubtful. Engineering is boring; you sit in a damn cube all day long,
staring at a computer. I've been saving every penny, such that I will
be able to retire at 40-45. Or semi-retire (only take jobs I like).

Engineering is dull.

Well you took a wrong turn didn't you but it's never to late to get into
marketing where you can lie your ass off. It's very exciting, just ask
Eduardo.


I've worked in sales, but I tried to avoid lying. For example when I
was in college I worked for Sears. They instructed me to "sell
extended warranties" I complied, but I also told the customers that I
thought it was un-necessary.

Sears didn't like me very much
- what with telling the truth.

I'd expect an electrical engineer to be more knowledgeable than
your posts indicate.

If you think one person can possibly know EVERYTHING there is to know
about the subject of electronics/electrical devices. For example:

- Do you know what VHDL is?
- How about a state machine?
- Synchronous DDR?
- PCI Express?
- Flip-flop?
- What does GCLK mean in the context of FPGAs?
- What are constraints?

This is just a small sample of what I know, because this is what I
work upon every day..... but I suspect a lot of it you have no clue
what it's about. And that's fine. Because I don't expect one person
to know everything there is to know about EE.

On Oct 1, 3:23 am, Bruce Farley wrote:
I am 59 and am a "service technician" (a fancy name for grease monkey)
that works on Honda motorcycles.


If you read the thread, you'll see some other very arrogant & very
condescending people who think folks like you are inferior. They
don't consider what you do to be "real" work. (see below).

I am not one of those. I wish I had half the talent you had, when
it comes to hands-on work. (I don't even know how to solder a basic
connection; I can do it, but it's very sloppy.)



On Sep 30, 1:55 pm, (Don Pearce)

I'd like to say I'm an engineer, but the word is debased.....
The chap who comes to look at my busted washing machine and announce
it is beyond repair - he is an engineer too, as is the bloke who sits
at a mixing desk with not the slightest clue as to what he is doing,
and moves a fader while trying to look cool.

I don't feel that inclined to call myself an engineer these days.

wrote ...
Bruce Farley wrote:
I am 59 and am a "service technician" (a fancy name for
grease monkey) that works on Honda motorcycles.

If you read the thread, you'll see some other very arrogant & very
condescending people who think folks like you are inferior. They
don't consider what you do to be "real" work. (see below).

I am not one of those. I wish I had half the talent you had, when
it comes to hands-on work. (I don't even know how to solder a basic
connection; I can do it, but it's very sloppy.)

Note that plumbers, motorcycle mechanics, cabinetmakers,
etc. are the kinds of jobs that cannot be "outsourced" to
foreign shores. Just one of the advantages of doing "real"
(physical) work vs. virtual (mental) work. :-)

There's likely an instructional video on Youtube on how to
solder. OTOH, with the prevalence of SMD, horse-shoeing
may be a more practical skill. :-)