What are we all doing?

Doug Wampler · Dec 9, 2003

--I was just wondering what occupations we, the forum members, have that allows us to communicate and surf this forum during the working hours of the mornings and afternoons. I am just curious. Some of you, including me, seem to be on here quite frequently. I think it would be interesting to know what kind of occupations some of our forum members have. Maybe this will help to indentify others in this forum who have similar interests. I am a high school teacher and a varsity baseball coach for a hgih school in Indianapolis. In between periods and on my prep, I often browse this forum trying to pick up useful information. There are many in people in this forum who have greatly aided me in my photography.

You have to continue to believe!
Sony 717; Canon 300 Digital Rebel
Doug

iMac therefore iAm · Dec 9, 2003

Day Job: Printshop pre-press/graphic design.
Home Business: I make decals for scale model Indy/CART/Formula One cars
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'Me fail English? That's unpossible!'

Spaz · Dec 9, 2003

Yep....one of those geeks.

What is scary is when I think back that I did my first programming in BASIC on an Intellivision game system with the optional keyboard + tape recorder when I was 8, back in 1979.

So, being 32, when people ask me how I know the stuff I do, telling them I've been working with puters for 24 years....damn that makes me feel OLD

David Waelder · Dec 9, 2003

Daytime: Oracle DBA
Nightime: newbie father!

Regards,

David.

--
there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

Doug Wampler · Dec 9, 2003

iMac said:
Day Job: Printshop pre-press/graphic design.
Home Business: I make decals for scale model Indy/CART/Formula One
cars
--
'Me fail English? That's unpossible!'

--Imac, that is interesting. I love auto racing. Living here in Indy is a plus with the Indy 500 and Brickyard.

You have to continue to believe!
Sony 717; Canon 300 Digital Rebel
Doug

Doug Wampler · Dec 9, 2003

David Waelder said:
Daytime: Oracle DBA
Nightime: newbie father!

Regards,

David.

--
there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

--Congratulations!
You have to continue to believe!
Sony 717; Canon 300 Digital Rebel
Doug

Spaz · Dec 9, 2003

Night time : Congrats

Make sure to enjoy every minute of it, because those little cute cubby babies grow up so very quickly, and you go from being a "god" to an annoyance.

Day time : Ohhhhhracle...wouldnt it be nice if "upgrading" oracle was easy. I'm about to upgrade from NT4/11.5.3 to W2K3/11.5.9 and I'm not looking forward to it.

David Waelder said:
Daytime: Oracle DBA
Nightime: newbie father!

Regards,

David.

--
there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

Ritchie White · Dec 9, 2003

DougW said:
--I was just wondering what occupations we, the forum members, have
that allows us to communicate and surf this forum during the
working hours of the mornings and afternoons. I am just curious.
Some of you, including me, seem to be on here quite frequently. I
think it would be interesting to know what kind of occupations some
of our forum members have. Maybe this will help to indentify others
in this forum who have similar interests. I am a high school
teacher and a varsity baseball coach for a hgih school in
Indianapolis. In between periods and on my prep, I often browse
this forum trying to pick up useful information. There are many in
people in this forum who have greatly aided me in my photography.

You have to continue to believe!
Sony 717; Canon 300 Digital Rebel
Doug

--
http://www.ritchiewhite.com

Troy114670 · Dec 9, 2003

....So I spend my whole life around computers, not to metion I get to work from home certain days of the week. Sadly, dpreview has replaced my normal slashdot reading. One thing that I have noticed, is the continual activity in the forum requires a substabcial time investment over slashdot browsing. Between this and fantasy baseball and football, I may never complete my current project. As much controversy as there is arround here lately, I have to say slashdot still has way more trolls! Nice to see things getting back to normal around here.

iMac therefore iAm · Dec 9, 2003

DougW said:
iMac said:

Day Job: Printshop pre-press/graphic design.
Home Business: I make decals for scale model Indy/CART/Formula One
cars

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Doug Wampler said:
--Imac, that is interesting. I love auto racing. Living here in
Indy is a plus with the Indy 500 and Brickyard.

Doug,

2004 will be my 20th consecutive Indy 500. If you ever go into the museum and see the display of model winning cars, some of those are mine. Also been to 5 BY400's and all 4 USGPs. Unfortunately I'm 350 miles NW of the Speedway so I don't get there as often as I like. Here's some pics I took at the 500 this year: http://www.indycals.com/2003Indy500/index.html
--
'Me fail English? That's unpossible!'

Brian Wadie · Dec 9, 2003

Spaz said:
Yep....one of those geeks.

What is scary is when I think back that I did my first programming
in BASIC on an Intellivision game system with the optional keyboard
+ tape recorder when I was 8, back in 1979.

So, being 32, when people ask me how I know the stuff I do, telling
them I've been working with puters for 24 years....damn that makes
me feel OLD

Don't worry spaz - I used my first computer in '59! Big as a house it was and the cable connection to our lab was like a python. Book two weeks in advance, count down for 10 secs to start, 15 sec run. Wait two weeks for the results: "error in line one of programme".

Nothing much has changed, it just got smaller and faster LOL

What do I do now? Nothing 'cept play, I'm retired. Hurrah

Brian

Mark Marshall · Dec 9, 2003

I aggravated a herniated disc shoveling snow last Saturday, so am enjoying a Vicodin holiday thanks to the present Rush (or was that my doctor?) gave me. ~ m²

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'Brothers and sisters, we've learned that there's some bad bokeh going around out there. So like, just be careful man, alright?' (If Wavy Gravy emceed PMA) http://rhodeymark.instantlogic.com

metgue · Dec 9, 2003

DougW said:
--I was just wondering what occupations we, the forum members, have
that allows us to communicate and surf this forum during the
working hours of the mornings and afternoons. I am just curious.
Some of you, including me, seem to be on here quite frequently. I
think it would be interesting to know what kind of occupations some
of our forum members have. Maybe this will help to indentify others
in this forum who have similar interests. I am a high school
teacher and a varsity baseball coach for a hgih school in
Indianapolis. In between periods and on my prep, I often browse
this forum trying to pick up useful information. There are many in
people in this forum who have greatly aided me in my photography.

You have to continue to believe!
Sony 717; Canon 300 Digital Rebel
Doug

--
http://www.pbase.com/metgue

David Waelder · Dec 9, 2003

Thank you all for the congrats!

Ok, you asked for it, here is a pict (done of course with the 300D):

As for Oracle migration... Good luck!!!

Regards,

David.

Spaz said:
Day time : Ohhhhhracle...wouldnt it be nice if "upgrading" oracle
was easy. I'm about to upgrade from NT4/11.5.3 to W2K3/11.5.9 and
I'm not looking forward to it.

David Waelder said:

Daytime: Oracle DBA
Nightime: newbie father!

Regards,

David.

--
there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

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--
there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

Daniel Myers · Dec 9, 2003

Hehe ditto re: Slashdot.

Daniel

Troy said:
....So I spend my whole life around computers, not to metion I get
to work from home certain days of the week. Sadly, dpreview has
replaced my normal slashdot reading. One thing that I have
noticed, is the continual activity in the forum requires a
substabcial time investment over slashdot browsing. Between this
and fantasy baseball and football, I may never complete my current
project. As much controversy as there is arround here lately, I
have to say slashdot still has way more trolls! Nice to see things
getting back to normal around here.

Doug Wampler · Dec 9, 2003

David Waelder said:
Ok, you asked for it, here is a pict (done of course with the 300D):

As for Oracle migration... Good luck!!!

Regards,

David.

Spaz said:

Day time : Ohhhhhracle...wouldnt it be nice if "upgrading" oracle
was easy. I'm about to upgrade from NT4/11.5.3 to W2K3/11.5.9 and
I'm not looking forward to it.

David Waelder said:

Daytime: Oracle DBA
Nightime: newbie father!

Regards,

David.

--
there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

--What a great picture! Have you made it into a 8x12?
You have to continue to believe!
Sony 717; Canon 300 Digital Rebel
Doug

Spaz · Dec 9, 2003

Some people say that all babies are cute.....well, they're not. Some are soooo ugly that should have a return policy...but, you have one damn cute baby!!!!! Good job! (lol....you enjoyed the 'work' involved anyway, but still good job!)

David Waelder said:
Ok, you asked for it, here is a pict (done of course with the 300D):

http://www.werwerf.net/Nico/slides/Mi%20primera%20sonrisa.jpg

As for Oracle migration... Good luck!!!

Regards,

David.

Spaz said:

Day time : Ohhhhhracle...wouldnt it be nice if "upgrading" oracle
was easy. I'm about to upgrade from NT4/11.5.3 to W2K3/11.5.9 and
I'm not looking forward to it.

David Waelder said:

Daytime: Oracle DBA
Nightime: newbie father!

Regards,

David.

--
there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

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Click to expand...

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there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

David Waelder · Dec 9, 2003

Thanks! I really like it also...

As for the printing, my wife has been "insisting" on it, but I want to find a reliable place to do it.

Regards,

David.

DougW said:
--What a great picture! Have you made it into a 8x12?
You have to continue to believe!
Sony 717; Canon 300 Digital Rebel
Doug

--
there was a SIG here.
It is gone now

james j cash · Dec 9, 2003

DougW said:
--I was just wondering what occupations we, the forum members, have
that allows us to communicate and surf this forum during the
working hours of the mornings and afternoons. I am just curious.
Some of you, including me, seem to be on here quite frequently. I
think it would be interesting to know what kind of occupations some
of our forum members have. Maybe this will help to indentify others
in this forum who have similar interests. I am a high school
teacher and a varsity baseball coach for a hgih school in
Indianapolis. In between periods and on my prep, I often browse
this forum trying to pick up useful information. There are many in
people in this forum who have greatly aided me in my photography.

You have to continue to believe!
Sony 717; Canon 300 Digital Rebel
Doug

--

My first language is English, my second is, trying to get the first one right. Photography is a reflection of the heart and mind. JJC

Todd B. · Dec 9, 2003

I am the 2nd shift Manager at the alarm center that I work for. I have 3 other supervisors under me and we have about 28 people on our shift. We monitor commercial and residential alarm systems across the good old USA If you count this and my time spent in the Air Force as Security Police, I have been in the security field for 15 yrs now. I need a change....(ugh)

It is good to see everyone's background. Interesting stuff.

Todd

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