What's your day job?

topdollar · 2017-07-05 20:29:28

I figured out that I was old when my son say me writing down all of this stuff for his mom, he said "Dad, why don't you just take a picture instead of writing all of that" and send it to her! I thought the brilliance of youth in it's prime! :-)

topdollar · 2017-07-05 20:30:40

Not trying to hijack the thread!

Sector11 · 2017-07-05 20:47:39

KrunchTime wrote:

^ I don't meet the minimum age yet. O:)

You are hereby granted: Honorary Membership!

EDIT: That's how damo got in ... then he reached the age of membership in his own rights.

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Sector11 · 2017-07-05 20:59:29

Damo should we do the same with topdollar? After all his kid says such wonderful things.

@ topdollar and KrunchTime - you know you're getting old when a healthy 20-something young lady gets up to offer you her seat on the bus. I just smile and said "I'm good thanks." (in Spanish of course). But in my mind, "Well, that's it, YOU'RE OLD!"

In my mind I'm still 30ish. Problem is when body parts start screaming "NO! YOU ARE NOT 30-something! SLOW DOWN!"

Sun For Miles · 2017-07-05 21:25:11

Really interesting thread. I truly admire all the non-IT folks on this forum who are interested to learn Linux on their own.

Currently I'm an IP voice admin which translates into a lot of time spent working with class 4 and class 5 softswitches, various IP telephony vendors' equipment and standard Linux systems.

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KrunchTime · 2017-07-05 21:28:55

Sector11 wrote:

KrunchTime wrote:
^ I don't meet the minimum age yet. O:)
You are hereby granted: Honorary Membership!
EDIT: That's how damo got in ... then he reached the age of membership in his own rights.

Uh...should I thank you?

topdollar wrote:

I figured out that I was old when my son say me writing down all of this stuff for his mom, he said "Dad, why don't you just take a picture instead of writing all of that" and send it to her! I thought the brilliance of youth in it's prime! :-)

Priceless...

Sector11 wrote:

@ topdollar and KrunchTime - you know you're getting old when a healthy 20-something young lady gets up to offer you her seat on the bus. I just smile and said "I'm good thanks." (in Spanish of course). But in my mind, "Well, that's it, YOU'RE OLD!"

I have a saying...you know you're getting old when you see antique license plates on vehicles that were newer during your youth.

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topdollar · 2017-07-05 21:49:20

Sector11 wrote:

In my mind I'm still 30ish. Problem is when body parts start screaming "NO! YOU ARE NOT 30-something! SLOW DOWN!" lol

Wow brother, that's my life in a nutshell! Now I am not a huge country music fan but Toby Keith has a song called "As Good as I Once Was" and it stuck a bell with me!

Once again, not trying to hijack the thread!

"With age, comes wisdom!" not according to my wife, she say's I am blessed with a "natural immaturity"

Cheers all!

glittersloth · 2017-07-05 22:24:44

damo wrote:

S'OK - particularly decrepit youngsters are occasionally allowed honorary membership

Double standards!! I had to race* Sector11 to the nearest neighborhood bingo gathering in order to qualify. Now you're letting the little whipperspammers in for free?

*I was leading too, till the bastid threw a conky in my face, impairing my vision with weather widgets.

Sector11 · 2017-07-05 22:45:26

you slay me gs ...

OMG!!! Give him the "Gold" Membership card! Maybe you never made it to the bingo, but do you know what it's like sitting with a bunch of little of ladies that are looking at you with daggers in their eyes ... "touch my card and ... " damn scary stuff ...

First guy that comes in here and says he was a Bingo Caller - I shoot first and ask questions later!

damo · 2017-07-05 23:43:20

glittersloth wrote:

damo wrote:
S'OK - particularly decrepit youngsters are occasionally allowed honorary membership
Double standards!! I had to race* Sector11 to the nearest neighborhood bingo gathering in order to qualify. Now you're letting the little whipperspammers in for free?
*I was leading too, till the bastid threw a conky in my face, impairing my vision with weather widgets.

Yeah, but @KrunchTime behaves like he would fit right in. You would be too lively, and interrupt the snoring

KrunchTime · 2017-07-05 23:58:23

damo wrote:

Yeah, but @KrunchTime behaves like he would fit right in.

True, I fit the definition in the OP that started the thread; e.g. liking some things the way they used to be. I'm also a bit of an introvert and much prefer peace and quiet over rowdy crowds and/or noise.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2017-07-07 21:38:48

Sun For Miles wrote:

I truly admire all the non-IT folks on this forum who are interested to learn Linux on their own.

For some it is a matter of necessity — I cannot afford Microsoft's (insane) licensing fees but I can use OpenBSD & print/texlive (for free) to generate articles and letters &c that look *much* better than silly old Word documents...

C#Coder4ever · 2017-07-09 04:37:19

My day job almost literally a year ago was working in a non-local grocery store.
These days however it's basically doing a computer engineering job despite being a CS major, kinda funny how that works out. O:)

datstartup · 2017-07-14 12:07:59

An accountant (not the accountant, of course!)

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Steve · 2017-07-14 14:45:15

Im an order clerk. I punch orders into a linux/unix made application that runs on windows!

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Martin · 2017-07-14 15:00:00

I am designing radio basestations for cellphone systems since mid-1993.

Here is an example of something I have been involved in a little lately.

/Martin

Sector11 · 2017-07-14 22:03:41

datstartup wrote:

An accountant (not the accountant, of course!)

You were AWESOME in that film, I know it was you.

And in that light I could use your {couch cough} number skills. ]:D

Sector11 · 2017-07-14 22:17:23

Martin wrote:

I am designing radio basestations for cellphone systems since mid-1993.
Here is an example of something I have been involved in a little lately.
/Martin

Nice ... but will they bring back 'dumb phones'?

You know the ones that just make phone calls, no camera, no radio, no games. no WhatsApp, WhatsUp WhatsDown WhatsOverThere ... but has an "address book"; for the sake of a name - and SMS messages since the 'dumb phones' of old had "text messaging", none of this MMS please, that stuff can carry viruses. ]:D

Martin · 2017-07-15 08:32:10

Sector11 wrote:

Martin wrote:
I am designing radio basestations for cellphone systems since mid-1993.
Here is an example of something I have been involved in a little lately.
/Martin
Nice ... but will they bring back 'dumb phones'?
You know the ones that just make phone calls, no camera, no radio, no games. no WhatsApp, WhatsUp WhatsDown WhatsOverThere ... but has an "address book"; for the sake of a name - and SMS messages since the 'dumb phones' of old had "text messaging", none of this MMS please, that stuff can carry viruses. ]:D

Like the Nokia 3310?

When it was introduced by Nokia at Mobile World Congress this year it created the biggest media buzz of all things shown there.

/Martin

Sector11 · 2017-07-15 17:16:33

NICE!!!! I hope they bring it to Argentina.

This was my first phone back in the day.

Again: On topic: Retired Draughtsman/Surveyor
Laid out these small arms ranges plus a whole bunch of other stuff, buildings (foundations and services), runway clearances, roads. Aaaa the good days.

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