I'd like to take a forum poll...greenspun.com : LUSENET : TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) : One Thread |
I've been having an argument with my boss, and I'd like to know:
1)How old are you?
2) What is your education level?
Thanks everyone. I'll be back in the morning to see the results.
Going back to my cage now.
-- (hamster@gone.away), February 26, 2000
1) Thirty-Nine2) Master's Degree (M.Ed)
-- semper paratus (still_here_with@my.pals), February 26, 2000.
1) 37 2) 2 Bachelor degrees...General Studies (prelaw) the other Computer Science
-- Tim (pixmo@pixelquest.com), February 26, 2000.
43High School diploma, otherwise an Abraham Lincoln education.
-- mushroom (mushroom_at_bs_too_long@yahoo.com), February 26, 2000.
48 BS Polit Sci, MBA Info Systems, NREMT-PChuck
-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), February 26, 2000.
1) 61 2) BS + almost MBA from years agoTodd
-- Todd Detzel (detzel@jps.net), February 26, 2000.
Age - 33Education - High School Grad, a year of college.
I also attended the School of Life(took care of invalid father; read his entire library while caring for him. He was triple degreed in Chemistry, Russian, and Mathmatics; a couple of universities for him, Westpoint grad to boot. I read all of his papers and books back to him, and I understood most of it; guess you could say I had the ultimate liberal education), and read everything I get my hands on. Library trips weekly.
I hope this helps. I've missed you, hamster! Keep on runnin' in the wheel!
Peace,
Don
-- Shimoda (enlighten@me.com), February 26, 2000.
Age: 46Education: Masters Degree from The School of Hard Knocks.
-- Lucy (lifeisgoodhere@webtv.net), February 26, 2000.
72 next month, High School Dimploma plus 2 years of business college, and a PHD in life experiences
-- Nadine Zint (nadine@hillsboro.net), February 26, 2000.
1. 462. BS Engineering Va Tech; MBA Univ Pgh
-- Bill P (porterwn@one.net), February 26, 2000.
45, married to 48. I have a BA, he has a Masters. Our 11 year old boy just got a siberian hamster today. It is the cutest!
-- carolyn (carolyn@luvmy.hub), February 26, 2000.
Curses upon old, stiff fingers - should read "diploma" - can spell, just can't type too well anymore.
-- Nadine Zint (nadine@hillsboro.net), February 26, 2000.
62 and a BS plus......lots and lots of BS!!! LOL
-- Taz (Tassie123@aol.com), February 26, 2000.
32Electrical Engineer
-- jonny (jonnybe@good.com), February 26, 2000.
1) 46
2) one partial year college, else autodidactic
2) have patents in software, sort of proof of original thought if not education.
-- pliney the younger (pliney@puget.sound.hard.rain), February 26, 2000.
1. 552. Master's plus odds 'n ' ends. maybe another 30 hrs more of less.
gene
-- gene (ekbaker@essex1.com), February 26, 2000.
Just turned 40 (egads!) - JD
-- Bordergirl (Bordergirl@nottooquick.iguess), February 26, 2000.
54Attended same schools as Lucy and Nadine, graduate of Sam Houston Institute of Technology.
-- JB (noway@jose.com), February 26, 2000.
1. 60 years 9 months old2. High school Grad, + 1 year of College, and a PhD in "street smarts", and another in the hard knocks school of life.
S.O.B.
-- sweetolebob (buffgun@hotmail.com), February 26, 2000.
50-something. BA in history plus constant research in this and that.
-- Mara (MaraWayne@aol.com), February 26, 2000.
Age 68High school grad, one year of college. Then on to a full degree from the College of Hard Knocks, graduated with the school colors of Black and Blue. Read Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire at the age of 8, went on from there as an avid reader of anything and everything for the past 61 years. Read all of Wm. Shakespear in 8th grade and the Nuns had a fit! Earned a living in newspapers, advertising, public relations. Spent some time as a practicing artist, living in Tokyo, Mexico City and a short stint in Florence, Italy. Nothing like starving in a cold garret. Redford will be doing my movie at Sundance this Summer.
-- Richard (Astral-Acres@webtv.net), February 26, 2000.
1) 74 in April2) MD, AA in EE/CS, PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors Association) -- the degree I'm most proud of of all!
2a) HTRN from ABU (High-tech redneck from Alabama Backwoods University)
Bill
-- William J. Schenker, MD (wjs@linkfast.net), February 26, 2000.
Age-50 B.S.Education
-- jeileen (tjfarrar@bellsouth.net), February 26, 2000.
55, BA....."Masters" in Int'l life.....lived here, there and everywhere..:) Inspite of some problems,(or perhaps because of), this ole USofA is still the best place to be...can't conjure up any other better! Can you?
-- Birdlady (Bird@nest.home), February 26, 2000.
A 'young' 56College, 1yr. Next 38 years enrolled in 'Life Studies', passed most 'assignments'. Majored in 'practical knowledge' and 'common (?) sense'.
How about you, Hamster ?
-- (Kenin17@yahoo.com), February 26, 2000.
57associate degree
member of Mensa survivalist
-- Mr. Pinochle (pinochledd@aol.com), February 26, 2000.
47 in April. High School, 1 yr. college [while IN high school]. Read The Hobbit and Triology at the ripe old age of 7. Have a masters in life's misfortunes and a Phd in it's happiness.
-- justme (justme@myhouse.com), February 26, 2000.
62, MSME, U of Wisconsin
-- (nemesis@awol.com), February 26, 2000.
I am 40 something...born in "53, although at times I feel 80. Lots of folks above said they have been to the school of hard knocks, well, I went to that school too and also minored in the school of abuse, went to college for awhile, majored in psychology, just to try to understand the idiots I managed to marry. Guess I learned something over the years, now I have a great husband, that sleeps with only me every night and he would never go fishing without me. Life is great and I have a wonderful y2k partner too.Hamster, give us the results of your poll...O.K.? Salene
-- salene (salene814@hotmail.com), February 27, 2000.
48, hi-school grad.But I've been working, and playing, with computers since before that.
32 years of real-world computer education.
<:)=
-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.
54 - BA Paralegal - ARA (accredited records administrator)
-- Sammie (sammie0@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.
60 - feel 19!3 1/2 yrs toward BA in Choral Composition and Conducting;
four choral arrangements published - 1967;
more than 60 compositions and arrangements performed between 1957 and 1973;
arranged the Official Colorado Centennial Song - 1958;
cut two records;
hold two patents;
designed and built numerous machines and other devices currently in- use;
products of my conception and design have been sold world-wide from 1984 through 1999; [no product recalls, no product liability litigation!];
perpetual student of psycho-acoustics, metrology, philosophy, micromachines, the "Great Ideas", art, sculpture, photography...and lots of other stuff;
still going through the School of Hard Knocks...!
-- Perry Arnett (pjarnett@pdqnet.net), February 27, 2000.
Jonny,By chance, were you raised by Depression-Era folks?
Peace,
Don
-- Shimoda (enlighten@me.com), February 27, 2000.
51B.S. University of Texas at Austin 1971
Diploma in C++ achievement from the Steve Heller Institute of Technology (no acronyms please) 1996
-- Susan (susan@steveheller.com), February 27, 2000.
Age is 33, my major started out to be Aerospace Engineering until it concluded with Computer Science. I don't know if that happened by choice - hard to remember now. Let's just say the scent of the dollar is hard to ignore, and hypocracy prevalent... Buy that? Cool!
-- Bemused (and_amazed@you.people), February 27, 2000.
39HS grad, (double english major, French major). My reading level was tested before graduation & found to be in graduate college range. Which probably explains why I left college after a single quarter -- way too boring for me. Went to work for a psychiatric hospital (no fooling). Became the first female and youngest Marine Lending Manager in the nation. Am retired to parenthood now and hope to extend my current knowledge of plants (am a Master Gardener) by attending horticulture school soon. Am a enthusiastic member of the chronically late library book club.
-- Daisy Jane (deeekstrand@access1.com), February 27, 2000.
1. also born(hatched?)in '53 2. old for my age, 2+ yrs 3. Can I ask for posting of results for all to read? Should be interesting. (thanks in advance!)
-- Lucky in Oregon (Lucky@peak.org), February 27, 2000.
1) 492) M.Ed. from Temple ( Phila. ) : GO OWLS!
-- JR.MINT (guhm@webtv.net), February 27, 2000.
Age 49, BS Drake U.
-- suzy (suzy@nowhere.com), February 27, 2000.
aged 50 - three years college. 36 years business experience. Former tv news anchor; reporter; group facilitator; adult trainer. Activist for past decade. Researcher in legal history with work utilized by attorneys and university educators in the United States and South America. Mommy.
-- marsh (armstrng@sisqtel.net), February 27, 2000.
Pam--56, BS Industrial Engineering, BA English, Penn State. Jerry--55, BSIE, MSIE,Penn State; PhD, Lehigh; PE. 20 yrs. faculty at Penn State, 15 yrs. small business owners, and 10 yrs. tomorrow (!) shepards.
-- Pam (jpjgood@penn.com), February 27, 2000.
Just turned a young 67. One year of college...am a semi-retired LPN.
-- Jo Ann (MaJo@Michiana.com), February 27, 2000.
48 (born September, 1951)MBA, MS
-- eve (eve_Rebekah@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.
1. 502. HS Grad, commercial real estate broker for 21 years
-- Ruth Angell (bar @bpsinet.com), February 27, 2000.
44. BA Psychology, MSBA [Master of Science in Business Administration] (majoring in Research Management), Ph.D. ABD [All But Dissertation] MarketingPlus, I feel so strongly that my schooling has provided the LEAST of my education, that I've decided to not require my son to attend school at all! Here's what I mean about my self-education.
-- Dancr (addy.available@my.webpage), February 27, 2000.
40....some college. lots of technical
-- kevin (innxxs@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.
48BA Industrial Technology-CAD MA Industrial Technology-CAM
Alphabet soup of other awards and certifications over the years CPR Instructor. EMT, CNE, PADA, Over dose aid, First Aid, MSCP, and more
plus Associates Degree Liberal Arts Associates Degree Respiratory Therapy
This is not an uneducated, uninformed, misguided group.
-- Tom flook (tflook@compuserve.com), February 27, 2000.
52 - BS Business (Finance), MBAComputer Consultant (32 years)
Y2K Prepper!
This List is my favorite news source!! The wisdom expoused here is greatly appreciated!!!
-- Flash (flash@flash.flash), February 27, 2000.
1. 542. Undergrad degree from UC Berkeley in Political Science Law degree 1980 - presently solo practitioner and part time farmer/rancher.
-- jeanne (jeanne@hurry.now), February 27, 2000.
P.S. Kevin - are you the "kevin mixes music" that used to post here regularly??
-- jeanne (jeanne@hurry.now), February 27, 2000.
1. 572. 3 years plus college - Retired Administrative Director of a state government agency.
-- Tee (teefleur@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.
1. 32 2. BS in Chemistry; Secondary Ed. certifications; five languages with varying levels of proficiency/rustiness (Arabic is my second best, English my best); Openwater I; a more clear view of my own flaws than is comfortable.
-- S. Kohl (kohl@hcpd.com), February 27, 2000.
50, RN, almost finished with second education, geometrics (undergrad), Mom!nancy
-- NH (new@minspring.com), February 27, 2000.
1. 56 in April 2. High school grad; one year college as English Major. MENSA qualified. Technical Recruiter for 20 years (yes, I find those programmers for companies.) President of my own headhunting corporation since 1993. Prepared heavy for y2k including moving to country, etc., per Gary North. Still a believer in future problems, although don't know what or when. Love this forum!
-- Kathy (kathyp@airmail.net), February 27, 2000.
Interesting to see the disposition of various careers. The impression from most of the "What about You" threads seems to still be true, that we have a larger proportion of medical people than the general population.Interesting. Chuck
who left out 5 yr of Systems Design, 10 yrs of retail Mgt, and both clinical and Street experience as a Medic.
-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), February 27, 2000.
Age 16, don't need no steenkin degree, still know it all!
-- Porky (Porky@in.cellblockD), February 27, 2000.
40 years old single High School Graduate, Successful Real World Self Employed Entrepreneur since age 17 in a variety of Ventures including Automotive Parts, Real Estate Investments, Retail Electronics and currently a Health Foods business which I'm expanding onto the Web later this year.Hamster, Let us know how your argument with your boss comes out. And remember theres nothing wrong with being able to think for yourself but most people cant, thats why they're part of the herd.
-- Zdude (zdude777@hotmail.com), February 27, 2000.
42BA degree in General Business, but I consider the formal education has irrelevant and insignificant to the "real life" education I've acquired.
OJT is worth far more than the pieces of paper you acquire at "institutions of higher learning".
-- Guy Daley (guydaley@bwn.net), February 27, 2000.
...if anyone really cares to know, I'll answer!!!
-- Vern (bacon17@ibm.net), February 27, 2000.
Age 52 Two Years at University of Idaho. Experience level is combination of 32 of farming\ranching along with 8000hr. of commercial aviation. Only 5 engine failures with 1 real accident with damage!
-- John Thomas (cjseed@webtv.net), February 27, 2000.
1. 372. BS Biochemistry, Biotechnology specialization, from VT. AAS arts and sciences, lots of programming classes, bi-lingual English/Spanish.
3. Eqivalent of a Masters in, life, y2k, market dynamics, self sufficiency, the matrix,.............
Love the forum!
-- Jack Marshall (marshall2@iname.com), February 27, 2000.
1) 472) BS Mechanical Technology 1979
2a)15+ years experience machinist,CAD/CAM,CNC programming
Recently took test for Mo.State water plant operator license.
-- Sam (Wtrmkr52@aol.com), February 27, 2000.
43, BS Computer Science
-- Arnie Rimmer (Arnie_Rimmer@usa.net), February 27, 2000.
46/BA/Lots of other courses for no special purpose
-- weather (mountain@blueridge.com), February 27, 2000.
75/writer/phd in life
-- Very (Grateful@still.here), February 27, 2000.
523 years college during 30 years military service. Airborne, HALO, SCUBA, Special Ops, war plans. Two wars. 3 languages. Love the forum.
-- Craig (sofpj@netscape.net), February 27, 2000.
After reading LadyLogic's post, I find out I didn't learn much at all in these 75 years. Still biting at fake hooks.
-- Very (Grateful@still.here), February 27, 2000.
LL, shame on you for impersonating a hamster! Have to admire your confession, 'specially when you easily could have not said a word.Unfortunately, now we have to wonder if it's really you, LL, or someone else. Guess it's a gamble we all take when doing time on the 'net.
Either way, I like these polls. I particularly like that nearly everyone includes their practical education, many placing higher value on that then on their 'formal' ed. Nothing like being out of school a few years to teach you what you didn't learn. So much money for so little so much of the time...
Me, I'll be 40 in a few months (how did that happen?) Got a BS in Anthropology about 20 years ago (go try to get a job with that!) I rather think anthropology should be a required subject, really got me to thinking about the world from a different point of view. Never knew how narrow-minded I was until Anthro 101. Sadly, by the time I graduated, I realized that most of the 'professionals' in the field had gone back to tunnel vision.
Anyway, been livin' & learnin' since then. Some lessons I had to do over a few times before they sank in. Divorce was an education in human nature all by itself. Then there was that short stint in the military, and all those years as a (gasp!) civil servant. Motherhood was & is my greatest achievement to date... including of course, the raising bit. So far so good.
Learned more in the last 20 months from this forum than most people I know have forgotten. Don't mean to sound self-congratulatory, mean it in praise of you all and all the knowledge & wisdom I've found here. If we could package it and make it required reading for our high schoolers, the world could be a better place.
I'll shut up now. I didn't know I'd cut back so much on caffiene! The 2 cups of coffee I drank this morning have me buzzing!!!
:)
-- Arewyn (artemis31@msn.com), February 27, 2000.
Imprudent (very) to provide personal information to an unknown person.Experience teaches.
-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), February 27, 2000.
Arewyn, ditto ditto!
-- Ashton & Leska in Cascadia (allaha@earthlink.net), February 27, 2000.
me PHD Post Hole Digger 8-) Wife PHD Personal Hair Dresser.:<)
-- Dumpster Dude (abc@efg.14U), February 27, 2000.
48, Bachelors in Psychology, Masters in Theology, current job title Senior Software Analyst, have written software reviews for major industry publications that both you and your boss would recognize the names of if I gave them.
-- Markus Archus (apxov@mail.com), February 27, 2000.
Tom and Ashton & Leska:In all sincerity do you think there was any information posted that could not be acquired by practically anybody? In this day and age, you have absolutely no privacy. A time or two I have answered the questions asked on the warranty cards and then I learned that this information is being processed by jail inmates. Everyday we give up a bit more of our privacy.
-- Nadine Zint (nadine@hillsboro.net), February 27, 2000.
Hamster, a respected regular poster on this forum, said her goodbyes a few months ago, I believe. That LL would impersonate a trusted name is all too typical. What is more insidious is why.For those who are newer to this forum, a search of the archives will show that this question of age/education has been asked and answered several times, as LL no doubt is aware. (By the way, previous forum polls have shown that this forum has unusual demographics---by far, a higher percentage of over-40's and college education than the average internet bulletin board system would be expected to have.) Anyway, speculation as to why the Hamster impersonation and bonafides question at this time: We have a lot of "newbies" since this question was last asked. LL, in her obsessive, twisted quest to "out" members of this forum has intruded on people's real lives in attempts to cause them personal harm. This has included, among other things, efforts to contact employers, and others on whom a poster's livelihood may depend. Please, good folks, heed Tom Carey's warning about posting personal information.
-- (TrollPatrol@sheesh.now), February 27, 2000.
Earlier up in this thread, someone suggested that the posters represented a good number of people in the medical profession. Reading between the lines would also guess that there are a fair number of law enforcement people here, legal professionals, active military, mental health professionals, and some gub employees.
-- nobody (nobody@nowhere.com), February 27, 2000.
52 years old. BS in Business Administration. Too many years in middle management for a Fortune 500 financial services firm.
-- REvans (my2scents@home.com), February 27, 2000.
Nadine, our comments were directed to Arewyn re her post :-)
-- Ashton & Leska in Cascadia (allaha@earthlink.net), February 27, 2000.
1. 472. BBA (Bach of Bus Admin), Univ of Mich, 1977
-- JCC (wolverine_in_nc@hotmail.com), February 27, 2000.
http://206.28.81.29/HyperNews/get/gn/2103/1.htmlI posted as hamster.)
http://hv.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=002fC6
I'd like to take a forum poll...
greenspun.com : LUSENET : TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) : One Thread
I've been having an argument with my boss, and I'd like to know:
1)How old are you?
2) What is your education level?
Thanks everyone. I'll be back in the morning to see the results.
Going back to my cage now.
-- (hamster@gone.away), February 26, 2000
My answer to her:
Being dishonest for using different handles makes you sick to your stomach but calling people foul names doesn't? You are one sick puppy. TB2000 probably will become password protected and CPR warned you to leave because this place will become password protected. You have no credibility (never did) anywhere on the internet. Your only knowledge is your ability to disrupt and to show how mentally ill you are. Your own peers told you to get lost, here's a reminder from CPR:
DON"T RUIN THIS FORUM ANYMORE. POST WHAT YOU WANT TO CHERRI's PRIVATE FORUM WHERE STUPID POST **WILL BE DELETED** NO MATTER WHO POSTS THEM.
Don't waste space here. This place stays up to remind everyone the NORTH was a FOOL and A FAKE in Y2k for MONEY!!
THIS IS THE PLACE THAT STARTED ALL THE EXPOSURE OF NORTH AND THE REST OF THEM.
OTHERWISE, Paul will shut this off to PASSWORD ONLY. PERIOD.
Where ever you go they are going to hassle you because to the Doom Zombies you are a TRAITOR.
ITs Deliberate on their part because they can't stand the exposure.
BUT.......you are killing the boards you post on and .....no one will listen to you anymore.
So DO IT BY EMAIL PRIVATELY.
THAT WAY....THEY WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON OR WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEM WHEN THEY ARE FINALLY ALL *EXPOSED* FOR THE SILLY PEOPLE THEY ARE.
Beside, NO ONE IS LEFT ON EY's pit now. They went to HUMP the DUMB II and you have to sign in there to post.
-- EyeSpy (EyeSpy@eyespyyy.xcom), February 27, 2000.
http://206.28.81.29/HyperNews/get/gn/2103/1.htmlSpamming, Handles, and TimeBomb Members...
Forum: Gary North is a Big Fat Idiot Forum Date: Feb 27, 09:52 From: laura
Hi Dirt Road,
I had to start a new thread because I didn't want this to get buried as a message.
Thanks for the kind words, your timing couldn't have been better. You've just given me the opportunity to say a few things I've been wanting to say for a long time.
Spamming:
I don't want to spam!
As you already know, if I were allowed to post like any other poster, I wouldnt do it.
What the sysops dont seem to realize is, if they would let me post, I would get tired of it, and get on with my life. They could even delete my posts after a week or so, I wouldnt care. If they took the ban off for just one week, Id be happy! All I want is the opportunity to counter some negative things I see going n next door. Im just one voice, it doesnt seem like I should be all that threatening to them.
Handles:
I suspect one of these days Im going to get caught using one of my anonymous handles, so Id like to address that issue right now. It ties in so well with censorship.
Id like to state up front that I am NOT cinloo, or whoever that other person Netghost and Cherri/EyeSpy thinks I am.
If I put my name, or my flower on my posts I am, of course, deleted within minutes. If I chose a nondescript handle, I can stay up sometimes for 12 to 24 hours. Last night I discovered that if I pick a familiar name and ask a question no one takes offense to, I can stay up (well see for how long though).
I dont like doing these things Dirt Road, honest I dont. Dishonesty makes me sick to my stomach. However, I have resorted to doing something sneaky to extract the information I want. P>
TimeBomb Members:
For the record, the injustices I want to address are double standards, shills at the forum, and on occasion; FUD. Personally, I dont care if people want to discuss MD-80s, or oil, or whatever, to see if it is y2k related or not. I figure theyll figure it out sooner or later, and I dont have a problem with that. Furthermore, I think I LIKE most of the people over there - and here - and once Ive made my apologies, I can leave, download all the archives, and get one with my life.
Unfortunately, I sure Im not ever going to have the opportunity to finish this up. I suspect TimeBomb will go to a password protected site because of my spamming and then people who do participate in that forum with have a daily feeding of pablum --- and theres nothing I can do about that. I wont even be able to spam to counteract what ticks me off for the half hour of attention that I get with spam now.
While Im thinking about it, Id like to just touch on something Ive noticed for a long time now. Have you noticed (for the most part) people tend to post to a response that they disagree with, but when they agree they pretty much stay silent? Id bet money that there were people yesterday who agreed with me that Greg Canton was trying to sell his products but just didnt say anything. It seems to me, there are people who recognize this phenomena is happening, but dont have the time to say something about it. (I cant be the only one that is noticing this, but maybe Im the only one who cares? Maybe Im missing something.)
Anyway, Im in a hurry and have to take off. Im having brunch with a girlfriend I havent seen in four months. She thinks I went y2 k-r-a-z-y and shes right. She told me a year ago y2k would be a .02 and she demonstrated that belief by spending the rollover on a Russian icebreaker in the Antarctic. (Guess whos having crow for brunch?)
Laura
2. Response by EyeSpy, Feb 27, 12:41 1. For the record (in case it's deleted). by laura, Feb 27, 10:46 -------------------- She confesses that she's a liar, so why believe anything she has to say? I still believe she is cinloo.
-- EyeSpy (EyeSpy@eyespyyy.xcom), February 27, 2000.
It figures. I thought she was just a little nuts, but now I know she really is sick.Maybe she should get together with Stephen M. Poole, CET, since they seem to think alike.
Can you imagine...
<:)=
-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.
If sysops password protects this forum... she wins...let her have her DOS attacks, then spend 5 minutes cleaning up her mess... she'll get tired of it after awhile and go away. jmho :-)
-- Casper (c@no.yr), February 27, 2000.
46 yrs. High school grad.I also feel that reading and life experiences are the ultimate education. We are a smart bunch, aren't we?!! Love this forum!
-- dory (crtwheel@eburg.com), February 27, 2000.
1. 482. Masters Clinical Psychology
-- Annie (stillafraidof@nukes.com), February 27, 2000.
1. 442. EE
WW
-- Wildweasel (vtmldm@epix.net), February 27, 2000.
1. 31 years old2. 2 years college education, working on Bachelor's Degree in Native American Studies. Currently a medical transcriptionist.
-- Deb M. (vmcclell@columbus.rr.com), February 27, 2000.
Casper: "...let her have her DOS attacks, then spend 5 minutes cleaning up her mess..."One of the garbage handlers here spent an hour and a half Saturday deleting over 200 automated postings from this same person. Do not think that this is a fun way to spend free time.
-- Alcibiades (For the record@the~Forum.org), February 27, 2000.
What I would like to know, based on the copy of LL's own admission above, is this: Just exactly WHAT INFORMATION does she want? She says she "extracts the information she wants..." Namely?
-- Liz (lizpavek@hotmail.com), February 27, 2000.
double nickel (55). Master's. Papers published. Military background. Government career. Motto: "Prove It". Home: Texas
-- mike in houston (mmorris67@hotmail.com), February 27, 2000.
Noted this posting, Mike egged me on to comment. TB 2000 is a hot item. Lots of people currently interested in posters and postings. Don't sweat it. See a pattern so far? I sure do, and I'm a relative newcomer. No one who would post here is anyone to fool around with. Not too many people coming here who aren't forewarned, forearmed and perfectly capable of throwing a curve into the data base. That's why the Founding Fathers are so persnickity about backing up postings. Kind of fun, isn't it? There's all kinds of action going on beneath the information dissemination. That's the thing that's bringing us back. Like the kiddies and their on line games. This is just up several levels. Grown up stuff (in most cases, anyway). And by the way, because of the Founding Fathers' insistence on documentation this is the premiere news resource on the Net.
-- charlie (cml@workmail.com), February 27, 2000.
37,college dropout.
-- Jeff (rock@rockisland.com), February 27, 2000.
Ok, now I feel my short answers above were inadequate. My MBA (Master of Business Administration) is in accounting and my MS (Master of Science) is in botany. Oh, I know what you're thinking... Sure they're related! Now I can count plants!Outside of my formal education I've studied philosophy, theology, the New Testament (yeah, I'm Jewish -- it's just fascinated me), economics, psychology, wild edible plants, and a bunch of other stuff.
And I was born in Detroit; lived there 'till I was about 13. I would have gone to Mumford High School if we hadn't moved to the 'burbs in mid-'65. (Eddie Murphy wore a Mumford High School Phys. Ed. T-shirt in Beverly Hills Cop).
So, my claim to fame is that I almost went to a school whose t-shirt was worn by an actor. Cool, huh?
(I can't believe I even said this much...my paranoia must be letting up some...)
-- eve (eve_rebekah@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.
(1). Sixty Plus(2). Highly
-- Ra (tion@l.1), February 27, 2000.
1. 41 2. MA in tech writing (that's why I omit words and twist letters!)
-- (ladybuckeye_59@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.
33, and still having nightmares where I somehow missed some math hours in high school, which totally cancels out my business education at UT, and find myself back in high school at 33.Considering going back for some actuarial courses, since my company'll pay for it.
-- lisa (lisa@work.now), February 27, 2000.
Okay, I'll jump in...28 yrs. old.
HS dropout (attended college at age 16, took the GED when I was eligible at 21 and passed it by more than 100 points (needed 220, got 324 out of 325! I missed ONE damn question. Grr.)) with some college electronics and comp. sci. Self-taught everything else. Publishing credits in a few books (incl. a Waite Group programming superbible), software engineer, MCP studying up for both MCSE and MCSP, Tech class Ham radio newbie who will jump to Extra class in a few months, owner of a small company that sells data-destruction software I write to Fortune 500 companies and govt.-contractors, and general-purpose weirdo that can prove easily that it does not really matter whether you got a slip of paper from a college to know what the hell you're doing.
O d d O n e, who hopes that just about covers it. ;-)
-- OddOne (mocklamer_1999@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.
39, the first time4 years of college - drafting, commercial cabinetmaking, furniture history, fine furniture making.
-- Laurie in Idaho (laurelayn@yahoo.net), February 28, 2000.
50, BA Natural Sciences. For more details, see my resume :)By the way, OddOne, how come you didn't mention the LED flashlight components? I won a prize with a lantern using one of your boards!
-- Steve Heller (steve@steveheller.com), February 28, 2000.
Odd One,Very good !!!
47
Able and gifted in 1971 and 1972..... a few 'puter classes in 86+87...
School of hard knocks.... if it ever worked, I can fix it :-)
This 'puter is over 8 years old, know what I mean? :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Casper: "...let her have her DOS attacks, then spend 5 minutes cleaning up her mess..."
One of the garbage handlers here spent an hour and a half Saturday deleting over 200 automated postings from this same person. Do not think that this is a fun way to spend free time.
-- Alcibiades (For the record@the~Forum.org), February 27, 2000.
True.... why not just let her get it out of her system..... then spend 5 minutes deleting her.. it's not like deleting 5 of her messages is going to stop her... let her quit, then do her in 5 minutes.... worked in in BIFFY :-)
-- Casper (c@no.yr), February 28, 2000.
I WAS enjoying this really cool thread when all of a sudden the EBS (eyespye broadcasting system) interrupts and ruins it. Very sad.:::shakes head in disgust:::
-- cin (cinlooo@aol.com), February 28, 2000.
39, Mom,Hatti
-- Hatti (klavine@tco.com), February 28, 2000.
Why ask?I am 102 and know all!
I even have beans.
-- Hatti (klavine@tco.com), February 28, 2000.
1) half a century2) British O and A Levels Professional British Computer Society Honours Degree level qualification Part I & II
-- Sir Richard (richard.dale@unum.co.uk), February 28, 2000.
1. 32x3!
2. 0.0015
-- spider (spider0@usa.net), February 28, 2000.
Vern,Why so coy? Yes, I'd like more info on a fellow McCainonite.
-- (nemesis@awol.com), February 28, 2000.
Spider,Age = 54. OK.
Educational level = 1/1000 of a micron? Did you flunk out of kindergarten on the first day? How devasting!
-- (nemesis@awol.com), February 28, 2000.
35 BA EconomicsExtended Education is IS/IT
Master in Lifes Experiences (working towards a Phd)
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Hamster.....You really must tell us what the "discussion" is about....details please!!!!
-- ;-) (karlacalif@aol.com), February 28, 2000.
The results from 71 posters:
Average age - 48.63 years
Average years of higher education - 2.83 years
Total years of higher education - 201 yearsThis is using the assumption that one takes
4 years for a BS and 5 for an MS and 6 for
two BS'.
-- spider (spider0@usa.net), February 28, 2000.
34high school + 4 years of college (enough hours, just couldn't decide which subject) + YMCA ropes course instructor + helped hubby study through med school + now homeschooling 2 kids + enough critters to satisfy "Elly Mae" and a big garden that keeps growing bigger every year. Life is good, although I was happier before I knew "the real world".
-- grannyclampett (notress@pass.ing), February 28, 2000.
spider,Do you think that younger, less educated people are too intimated to post their information?
-- (just @wondering.cbs), February 28, 2000.