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Title: What are your degrees and job titles?
Post by: Gin on Mon, 31 October 2011, 22:38:56: Just curious.

Still engineering school for me.
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Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 01 November 2011, 06:11:18: I have a BA in History (emphasis on the rise of Communism post-WWII) with a minor in Classical Civilizations (emphasis on Rome). I would like to take four semesters of Ancient Greek at some point. This would complete Classical Civilizations (despite the emphasis) and Linguistics as second and third majors.

I have the most awkward job title in the company I work for - Manager of Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Basically, I manage a team of people (myself) that develop customer segmentations, lead lists, etc. for targeted marketing campaigns through a CRM. I also do a lot of analysis around customers' shopping behavior. Despite what my job title is, I do not work in Sales, I work in Marketing. Or something very similar to that; it's still not sales, it's more research than anything. We're kinda like the Behavioral Analysis Unit of our company.

I'm the bald guy:
(http://epguides.com/CriminalMinds/cast.jpg)
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Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 01 November 2011, 06:38:08: I have a BA in English Lit (Minor in Comp Sci) and a MEng in Software Engineering.

I'm currently a developer, but I'm considering pursuing a PhD in Software Engineering.
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Post by: Bilbin on Tue, 01 November 2011, 06:44:14: *tumbleweed rolls through post*
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Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 01 November 2011, 06:47:02: Quote from: Bilbin;443235
*tumbleweed rolls through post*

You must be in the 99%.
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Post by: Daniel Beaver on Tue, 01 November 2011, 06:51:30: I have a BE in Mechanical Engineering, and I'm pursuing an MS in Industrial Engineering.

My current job title is "Specialist Engineer", and I help maintain parts libraries for various CAD packages at a large company. Think of it as very specialized IT. It has nothing whatsoever to do with my degree, but that's not so unusual. I only work part time there; grad school is my "real" job.
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Post by: Daniel Beaver on Tue, 01 November 2011, 06:57:15: Quote from: itlnstln;443236
Quote
*tumbleweed rolls through post*
You must be in the 99%.

I think you're allowed to be directionless at age 18. Besides, Australian minimum wage is something like 15USD per hour! So you would already be in the upper 50% of American incomes :)
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Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 01 November 2011, 07:00:09: Quote from: Daniel Beaver;443238
I think you're allowed to be directionless at age 18.

Agreed. I had no idea what I wanted to do at 18.
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Post by: Ekaros on Tue, 01 November 2011, 07:02:28: Not sure about exact translation, but I'm studying for Master of Science (Engineering) Majoring in Communications Network, with minor of Computer Science in Bachelor. Probably will go for Network Programming.
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Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 01 November 2011, 07:03:25: Quote from: keyboardlover;443239
Agreed. I had no idea what I wanted to do at 18.

I did. Then I found out radio doesn't pay. At that point, I was directionless.
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Post by: fossala on Tue, 01 November 2011, 07:35:01: I am studying towards my BSc in computer and information technology.
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Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 01 November 2011, 07:40:43: No degree... Sr. Systems Administrator for Product Development.
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Post by: Ascaii on Tue, 01 November 2011, 09:30:27: im studying towards a BEng in Technical Theatre
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Post by: zmurf on Tue, 01 November 2011, 09:56:49: Master in Software development... working as code monkey... eating bananas everyday.... bananas and coffee... mostly coffee... almost only coffee... coffee in -> code out...
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Post by: Malphas on Tue, 01 November 2011, 10:21:17: I'm a slumlord.
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Post by: thebilgerat on Tue, 01 November 2011, 11:15:40
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Post by: ironman31 on Tue, 01 November 2011, 11:35:27: What degrees do you have, ripster?
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Post by: Pretendo on Tue, 01 November 2011, 15:15:55: Working on a Computer Science degree with a focus on web development. Interning for a QA web testing company. I also have a strong interest in the arts, literature and attractive, intelligent women!

Hope that answers your questions.
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Post by: Playtrumpet on Tue, 01 November 2011, 15:44:43: Working at a Performance degree. Thinking of graduate school for Composition.
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Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 01 November 2011, 16:00:17: Currently enrolled in high school. Hopefully going to be a reverse engineer or an electrical engineer...
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Post by: Aseral on Tue, 01 November 2011, 16:04:45: Studying Informatics and Telecommunications, more intrested in the informatics part.
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Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 01 November 2011, 16:08:17: "Master of Computer and Systems Sciences". Title: "Programmer" right now.

Actually it is not a real Master's degree, but a Swedish "Magister" degree which is considered to be slightly below it. I would have needed to take courses for three months more or something to get a "Master's", but that is practically the only difference. EU-standard "Master" degrees were not introduced in Sweden until some time in the previous decade.
One thing that bugs me is that I can not title myself "Software Engineer" because I did not take a formal "engineering" degree, but was signed up at a non-"engineer" college. It does not matter that my faculty was joint-project between two universities and that 90% of my courses were taken together with "engineering" students ...
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Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 01 November 2011, 17:16:09: BS in Business Commerce with a concentration in Operations Management. I'm a Healthcare Consultant working in the Business Intelligence field. (SAS, Cognos, Business Objects and databases)
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Post by: noodles256 on Tue, 01 November 2011, 17:38:18: EE
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Post by: ironman31 on Tue, 01 November 2011, 17:42:20: Quote from: SmallFry;443573
Currently enrolled in high school. Hopefully going to be a reverse engineer...

Never heard of that one..
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Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 01 November 2011, 20:04:42: It usually entails companies that sell third party products where they reverse an item and make it better. For example, the xbox controller has been figured out so that companies such as Razer and Nyko can make their own cheaper/better controllers. I also think a security specialist would be cool, specializing in penetrating systems. (isn't that what iMav does?)
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Post by: ironman31 on Tue, 01 November 2011, 20:07:44: I don't know. I just know he used to/works for McAfee
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Post by: bavman on Tue, 01 November 2011, 20:08:49: BS in biochemistry...soon soon
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Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 01 November 2011, 20:09:54: IIRC, iMav works in sales =)
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Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 01 November 2011, 21:13:20: I thought he worked for Mcaffee's security, but I stand corrected.:)
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Post by: oneproduct on Tue, 01 November 2011, 21:17:59: Last year of a my bachelor's in computer science. Very little interest in doing any coding or software development though. I come from a background in organic chemistry. Was not too into that and switched to this. I like the theoretical side and rather try to come up with new algorithms or memory addressing schemes or whatnot that are not so explicitly related to coding.

I actually hate computers in the same way that people call TVs idiot boxes. I do however love input devices. I find typing very relaxing and almost artful.
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Post by: hashbaz on Tue, 01 November 2011, 21:50:37: BS in computer science, currently a "Software Engineer".
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Post by: peda on Wed, 02 November 2011, 03:09:09: i guess i have the widest spread of educations around here (and pretty much the only one which no IT profession).

I have a master in business administration, a certificate to be an insurance agent and a certificate to work as a floor broker.

But the one which i actually use in my job mostly is that i am a fully qualified Head Professional in golf with a degree in golf science (yes, you can study golf. I got mine from the University in Birmingham) and a TPI certificate.
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Post by: Bilbin on Wed, 02 November 2011, 03:31:27: $15 minimum wage in Australia? Maybe if you're 18.

14 and 9 months you are allowed to work in Australia, cash in hand is illegal. Last year when I was 17 I was making $12 an hour as casual at Woolworths, dropped to $10.70 once I became part time.
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Post by: RColinTaylor on Wed, 02 November 2011, 03:43:11: Working on a BA in History, Minor in English

Assisting my finances through College with a job as a Resident Fire Fighter at a department that specializes in ARFF.
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Post by: Demofly on Wed, 02 November 2011, 03:49:46: High school drop out and forced to become caretaker for my mom.

I own but don't operate a website that is a hub for gaming blogs and livestreams.
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Post by: zmurf on Wed, 02 November 2011, 04:14:39: Must... have... coffee... must... create... code... ... my masters command me... coffee drinking, code creating, ninja monkey must obey!
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Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 02 November 2011, 06:15:57: Quote from: zmurf;443936
Must... have... coffee... must... create... code... ... my masters command me... coffee drinking, code creating, ninja monkey must obey!

This is my new favorite shirt (http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=20761):

[ATTACH=CONFIG]30625[/ATTACH] (http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=20761)
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Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 02 November 2011, 06:16:30: Quote from: zmurf;443936
Must... have... coffee... must... create... code... ... my masters command me... coffee drinking, code creating, ninja monkey must obey!

This is my new favorite shirt (http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=20761):
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Post by: kaiserreich on Wed, 02 November 2011, 06:46:01: Nice Keycap design
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Post by: peda on Wed, 02 November 2011, 06:49:09: Quote from: kaiserreich;443954
Nice Keycap design

lets start an interest check for an interest check for a group buy!

but on a more serious note. i would like that also on a keycap!
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Post by: Feferi on Wed, 02 November 2011, 11:36:29: No degree. I will get one eventually, but I don't know in what.

I work as an engineering technician on a signal integrity team. Cool job. Get to meet lots of people and play with a lot of different technologies. And by "play with" I actually mean "break."
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Post by: funkymeeba on Wed, 02 November 2011, 11:43:49: B.S. in Computing Technology. I work as a software QA intern presently.
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Post by: insilica on Wed, 02 November 2011, 13:54:17: BSc Computer Science & Engineering
MSc Advanced Computing
PhD Medical Image Computing

Currently technical adviser at a firm of Patent Attorneys
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Post by: 500_pts on Wed, 02 November 2011, 15:36:40: EE. I work as a systems analyst/software engineer at EMC.
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Post by: Kick on Wed, 02 November 2011, 18:43:14: Major in Math and Applied Science (changing it soon)

But just recently got promoted for Student Supervisor at one of the dining halls on campus.

I basically am a manager, just get paid less and student is my title because I am a student.
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Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 02 November 2011, 19:48:35: BS Industrial Design

Licensed Residential Contractor

VP of Operations

.

PS - Tae Kwon Do - 1st degree Black Belt
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Post by: Quarzac on Wed, 02 November 2011, 21:28:58: Quote from: Bilbin;443235
*tumbleweed rolls through post*

Same. Though I'm looking at studying cognitive science, and eventually getting a doctorate in something in those lines.
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Post by: leotnnz on Wed, 02 November 2011, 22:18:59: MS in physics. a grad student as a PhD candidate of physics now.
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Post by: JLai on Thu, 03 November 2011, 00:01:16: Guess I'm odd man out since I'm not in the computer or engineering field.

BS in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, minor in Anthropology, and Master of Health Administration. Also have 2.5 years of med school before I decided to get my MHA instead, but that is neither here nor there.

Strategic Analyst for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.
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Post by: Semaj on Thu, 03 November 2011, 01:07:33: I did two years of an Advanced Diploma in electronic, then did a trainee ship with an Electronics company. The went back to uni and did bachelor in IT, planing on starting a Master in IT next year. Working as Analyst Programmer now.
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Post by: glycolate on Fri, 04 November 2011, 06:49:56: stuck in retail as i wait for march to roll around to enlist.

you can be 18 and have a C average and get a 18 on your act,and you only have to pay 2k a year for college. I'm 23, test 90% or better on everything they throw at me,had a 3.2 gpa and they want me to pay 10k+ a year. but if i was 28,it'd be free.

so yea,waiting to go into the army to be an engineer or do something with intel.

also an avid lottery player :sad:
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Post by: Internetlad on Fri, 04 November 2011, 16:18:38: High school degree, work at a local tech store as a computer janitor. . . I mean technician.
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Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Fri, 04 November 2011, 16:32:33: No degree. I'm a "service clerk" at a local market. which is a nice word for the store *****.
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Post by: SirClickAlot on Fri, 04 November 2011, 16:58:28: Msc information technology......

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by: Input Nirvana on Fri, 04 November 2011, 19:08:02: Quote from: ripster;444526
I've met women with that Head Professional degree. Wasn't golf though. I usually just asked for a clinic certificate copy before the first hole.

BA.
DA.
Bing!!!

Quote from: ripster;445885
I just realized I am 6 degrees from Kevin Bacon.

You too?
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Post by: Ink`Eyes on Fri, 04 November 2011, 19:40:23: Associate in Science with certificates in ecology and fisheries and wildlife. Working on my wildlife biology major.
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Post by: Hydroid on Sat, 05 November 2011, 00:59:07: Currently all I have is completion of high school. But next year I'm hopefully going to study a Diploma of Engineering at a college near my house which gets me right into the 2nd year of a Bachelors in Engineering Science (a 3 year course) which can get me into the 4th year of any of 8 degrees in various engineering fields. I know I want to go into engineering but I'm a little blurry on the specifics of what I want to major in. For the most part Mechanical, Electrical, Software and Systems engineering all interest me and I could also choose to go into robotics which is pretty awesome, but I'd imagine is really just a collective effort of the 4 fields above in practice.
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Post by: litster on Sat, 05 November 2011, 03:11:49: I have a Master degree in My Own Domain.
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Post by: AgentZen on Sun, 06 November 2011, 10:49:51: I hold a BS in biochem. The work I do is more or less proof reading/quality assurance of user entered medical records.
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Post by: raeb on Sun, 06 November 2011, 23:42:38: Amateur geekhack lurker.

BS in Computer Science, work at Caltrans primarily doing GIS related software development with a small sprinkling of server administration.
According to my admin coworkers, I'm almost one of them. Apparently I need to corrupt a filesystem or delete /etc/passwd to be truly qualified...
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Post by: AgentZen on Mon, 07 November 2011, 00:43:03: Quote from: ripster;446716
I lie on my user entered medical records.

Sorry.

In fact once I got thrown out of a Red Cross blood drive because I refused to give my SSN. They used to print it on the blood bag. Not especially great security at the Red Cross.
Ya gotta look out for your self, no one else is ya know.

About the med records... they're copy/pasted from a hospital's electronic system by our data entry team. I check them over before they're sent to our doctors and reviewed for medicare compliance.
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Post by: Index on Mon, 07 November 2011, 01:13:13: Quote from: raeb;447112
Amateur geekhack lurker.

BS in Computer Science, work at Caltrans primarily doing GIS related software development with a small sprinkling of server administration.
According to my admin coworkers, I'm almost one of them. Apparently I need to corrupt a filesystem or delete /etc/passwd to be truly qualified...

One of the best things about working in a CS related field is that "****ups" are expected, and if you don't **** up once in awhile then you're doing it wrong.
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Post by: alaricljs on Mon, 07 November 2011, 08:27:05: The true sign of an IT master is to **** it so completely that it is totally unfixable and show the client proof that it's all their fault because they didn't manage their systems better and all the hardware's fault because they didn't buy a support contract.
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Post by: raeb on Mon, 07 November 2011, 11:44:49: Quote from: alaricljs;447257
The true sign of an IT master is to **** it so completely that it is totally unfixable and show the client proof that it's all their fault because they didn't manage their systems better and all the hardware's fault because they didn't buy a support contract.

Hah, that sounds a little... depressing? In a way. I'm sort of at a loss as to how I could accomplish that.
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Post by: alaricljs on Mon, 07 November 2011, 11:56:54: Well, it starts with having hardware in situations it was never designed for to begin with.

True story: Company had a cluster running against some HP storageworks SAN. The SAN was not validated for clusters and when I got to the documentation there were specific warnings against even trying it. The whole thing was already messed up and I was called in to fix it. Due to a severe lack of documentation on the implementation as it stood I went in blind and ended up wiping the data completely. Since it was already gone I moved forward with trying to get their 'original' config working so we could restore from backup. Started by updating the firmware on all the various parts since that was necessary to get HP support and replacement disks for the failed units. Next step was to show them that the configuration they wanted was completely impossible now with the new firmware (it programmatically disallowed the config that was possible before) and that it was documented as not working in the old firmware. Then my favorite part was when they let me know there was no backup and I was in deep. That lasted 5 seconds before I whipped out the contract they signed that stated they had full backups and I could not be held liable for anything that happened to their data.
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Post by: zirb on Tue, 08 November 2011, 02:10:02: Media Designer
Doing all sorts of graphics, for web and print and also coding html/css/javascript and php
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Post by: dicho on Tue, 08 November 2011, 06:03:44: I am a PhD candidate on Music Composition, at Universidade Federal da Bahia (Salvador/Brazil).
I am working at musical data visualization projects with the Genos research group (http://genosmus.com/).
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Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 09 November 2011, 16:14:33: I'm a lawyer (BA in political science and a JD). I'm also currently enrolled in a Master of Accounting program.
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Post by: RickyJ on Wed, 09 November 2011, 23:45:48: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, specializing in mobile communications and microwave engineering. Did that for a few years until the economy tanked, company went to ****.

For the last year I've switched back to what I grew up doing: fixing cars at the shop my dad's owned for over 35 years. With cars becoming more dependent on electronics, and environmental regulations preventing electronics from being properly reliable, I've become the local specialist. Other shops in the area send electronics to me all the time for repair; ECU's, instrument clusters, LCD panels, climate control units, etc.
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Post by: elbowglue on Thu, 10 November 2011, 00:58:57: Md.. Work in the ER.
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Post by: ThatBum on Sat, 12 November 2011, 06:11:57: In community college. Ultimately working towards an AA, but also trying picking up Telecommunications/Network Engineering degrees and certifications along the way. Shooting for an A+ and/or CCNA. Probably A+ first, as working on end devices seems better than working on intermediary devices to me. After all that's done, I suppose it's off to State, and then I don't know what. Probably should get a job at some point as well, if those certifications mean anything and aren't obsolete by the time I get around to it.
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Post by: Balgrog on Tue, 22 November 2011, 12:04:58: Well I was going to university for bio-chemistry, then off to med school. Said **** that, got a job at the hospital reading EKG's (at 19 years old) and am now about to enter paramedic school and could not be more excited!
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Post by: ricercar on Tue, 22 November 2011, 16:01:07: When I graduated there was a check box for MA or MS, and I chose MS. However, they gave me a MA. Bastards.
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Post by: Balgrog on Tue, 22 November 2011, 17:18:04: Quote from: ripster;457502
Just drop the patients off with Elbowglue. Let him deal with all the blood and bodily fluids.

(Attachment) 32661[/ATTACH]

I'll just use some duck tape to hold them together long enough for him to fix them. :thumb:
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Post by: Dox on Tue, 22 November 2011, 17:26:04: I have no degree. I have an industrial drafter formation and I've been steel detailer/project manager for 3 years then I learned programming in my free time and became a full time programmer for a steel detailing company. The internet is my teacher.
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Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 23 November 2011, 08:27:17: Quote from: Dox;457787
The internet is my teacher.

Ha. I have a History degree (I wanted to be a teacher), and I maintain an application I wrote as part of my job. Long story on how I got there, but you're right about the internet teacher thing.

The ironic thing is that I initially went to school for CS.
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Post by: Chobopants on Wed, 23 November 2011, 10:32:11: BS in Comp Sci.

Sr. Software Engineer/Tools Architect at Zynga Boston.
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Post by: Reptile on Wed, 23 November 2011, 12:44:49: No degree; Network Engineer
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Post by: rvrebel on Wed, 23 November 2011, 13:05:26: Quote from: itlnstln;443947
This is my new favorite shirt (http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=20761):

(Attachment) 30625[/ATTACH] (http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=20761)

I have that shirt :D

BS in Aerospace Engineering w/ Minor in Physics.
Ended up as Sr. System Engineer at a software company.
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Post by: hazeluff on Wed, 23 November 2011, 20:07:04: Degree: BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. I focus more on digital systems/software/DSP
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Post by: hazeluff on Fri, 25 November 2011, 07:30:19: Quote from: ripster;458553
About time we get somebody who actually knows something.

HW people do the hard work. SW people just fake it.
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Hardware is significantly harder than software. Take it from an engineer.
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Post by: litster on Fri, 25 November 2011, 09:29:53: Quote from: hazeluff;458879
Hardware is significantly harder than software. Take it from an engineer.
I see what you did there ;-)
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Post by: hazeluff on Fri, 25 November 2011, 10:12:29: Quote from: litster;458907
I see what you did there ;-)

Also, let me show you my Harddrive.
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Post by: Voixdelion on Sat, 03 December 2011, 13:14:56: BA in Communication Studies and (shockingly, I know!) currently unemployed. Only ended up with that because I had no idea that there was an option to not go to college and had to just get through something in the four years that were budgeted for. Started with a broadcast journalism interest until I discovered that news was just another entertainment venue. I somehow ended up with the credits for the BA but zero usable focus in the real world and nothing on my resume of much use now that I'm nearly 40.

That may be my own fault though for spending the first decade out of college being an exotic dancer... Thinking I may be able to scratch out a living as a writer of some sort, and currently using whatever skills are available to me to do everything from landscaping and sprinkler installation to appliance repair to writing and directing gay porn. Yeah, I could use a direction or two...

Okay, now I'm depressed. WHY OH WHY didn't I stick with programming ? (I think I might have if I hadn't been in the Apple camp in the 80's - I did have a very good knack for it - at least through basic and Pascal.... Oh GOD I am really OLD >"Basic and Pascal". o_O Yikes. Maybe I should go make some use of myself and sit with the OWS folks getting arrested....)
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Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 03 December 2011, 14:28:29: Exotic dancing is WAY more interesting than programming. How 'bout giving all the Geekhackers one last virtual dance? ;)
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Post by: Malphas on Sat, 03 December 2011, 15:14:10: I have a friend that goes gay for pay in porn. Seems like a pretty easy gig, to be honest.
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Post by: woody on Sat, 03 December 2011, 15:25:35: Quote from: Voixdelion;463454
WHY OH WHY didn't I stick with programming ?
Why would you?
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Post by: itlnstln on Sun, 04 December 2011, 17:05:21: Quote from: Voixdelion;463454
BA in Communication Studies and (shockingly, I know!) currently unemployed. Only ended up with that because I had no idea that there was an option to not go to college and had to just get through something in the four years that were budgeted for. Started with a broadcast journalism interest until I discovered that news was just another entertainment venue. I somehow ended up with the credits for the BA but zero usable focus in the real world and nothing on my resume of much use now that I'm nearly 40.

That may be my own fault though for spending the first decade out of college being an exotic dancer... Thinking I may be able to scratch out a living as a writer of some sort, and currently using whatever skills are available to me to do everything from landscaping and sprinkler installation to appliance repair to writing and directing gay porn. Yeah, I could use a direction or two...

Okay, now I'm depressed. WHY OH WHY didn't I stick with programming ? (I think I might have if I hadn't been in the Apple camp in the 80's - I did have a very good knack for it - at least through basic and Pascal.... Oh GOD I am really OLD >"Basic and Pascal". o_O Yikes. Maybe I should go make some use of myself and sit with the OWS folks getting arrested....)

Judging on the length and depth of this post, you could have omitted the first sentence, and we would still know. At the very least, you have a wide, practical skill set.
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Post by: Voixdelion on Sun, 04 December 2011, 18:03:31: Ha ha ha...

Wide? Yes.
Practical? Debatable.
Lucrative? Unfortunately, no. Perhaps its the way I am applying it that is the problem...
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Post by: paradox on Sun, 04 December 2011, 18:53:51: BS in Information Technology

...working at a help desk now
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Post by: cactux on Sun, 04 December 2011, 18:57:47: Quote from: paradox;464122
BS in Information Technology

...working at a help desk now

You need a lot of patience, good luck man. :-)
Title: What are your degrees and job titles?
Post by: squarebox on Sun, 04 December 2011, 22:37:38: I got a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
Works as a Project Assistant.
Title: What are your degrees and job titles?
Post by: Wihl on Mon, 05 December 2011, 02:03:26: BA in Media and Communication Science focusing on strategic communication. Also spent a year taking design, photography and a few other random courses. Managed to get a job after about 6 months as a copywriter at a web agency. For some clients we act more like an integrated marketing agency which means i end up doing pretty much everything from basic on-page SEO to press releases and TV ads.
Title: What are your degrees and job titles?
Post by: digitalleftovers on Mon, 05 December 2011, 02:48:36: Quote from: paradox;464122
BS in Information Technology

...working at a help desk now

I did that for a couple of years, I feel for you too.

BA in psych. I do what I can to make sure people don't break the website of one of the worlds largest companies. I help them collect data about visitors too. That part is more related to the 'not breaking' part than metrics architecture, though. I would like to do more with the data collection stuff in the future. Its in high demand and really interesting.
Title: What are your degrees and job titles?
Post by: awardsnight on Sun, 11 December 2011, 05:49:13: Quote from: Gin;443081
Just curious.

Still engineering school for me.

Same here! Stuck on my engineering course! Haha!