[Poll]: How Technical Are You?
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That should be the real qualification for getting into "The Elite."
No, that's not Elite.
Elite is being able to tie other people's shoes together with their laces without them noticing
I preferred kicking one of their feet behind their other whilst they were walking along.
There's a knack to that.
Jenner
I wish I was English like my hero Tj.
For me:
- Originally a computer geek, self taught, with some programming experience.
- Played dozens of space sims since the 80s; one of my favorite genres.
- Got a degree in electronics engineering.
- Worked for a few years with 3D product visualization for accessibility assessment at one of the big commercial airplane makers (big after Boeing and Airbus, anyway), which means that I know a lot about how a plane looks on the inside without necessarily knowing how the specific parts work
- Originally a computer geek, self taught, with some programming experience.
- Played dozens of space sims since the 80s; one of my favorite genres.
- Got a degree in electronics engineering.
- Worked for a few years with 3D product visualization for accessibility assessment at one of the big commercial airplane makers (big after Boeing and Airbus, anyway), which means that I know a lot about how a plane looks on the inside without necessarily knowing how the specific parts work
Well i voted none of the above, but that isnt quite true.
I moved so much my entire school life that my maths and science suffered, though my languages rocketed and as such didn't pursue anything science related despite my interest in sci fi and astronomy.
Im a casual follower of science though, i like to be shown up by some really educated people in forums like this as it makes me learn new stuff that i might have not known at all or only had a casual or even flawed understanding of.
I love a broad variety of games and fantasy/sci fi and openly admit the main influence to me looking anything up is tv shows like stargate sg1 or books.
I moved so much my entire school life that my maths and science suffered, though my languages rocketed and as such didn't pursue anything science related despite my interest in sci fi and astronomy.
Im a casual follower of science though, i like to be shown up by some really educated people in forums like this as it makes me learn new stuff that i might have not known at all or only had a casual or even flawed understanding of.
I love a broad variety of games and fantasy/sci fi and openly admit the main influence to me looking anything up is tv shows like stargate sg1 or books.
Option 1 applies to myself... Though I would have liked to have succeeded in Option 4, but I didn't see that as a goal for myself at the time, and the world had changed by the time I envisioned myself wanting to get involved, such that for me it's extremely difficult to start now.
However, I have a lot of self-taught knowledge not only in building and repairing desktop computer systems, but some maintenance of laptop hardware (component replacement, internal cleaning, and of course, software configuration), as well as having dabbled a bit in 3D animation, video editing, compositing, plus amateur video camera work, audio processing, etc. Worked on an IT support desk for about a year, and currently teaching myself a bit of Java for Android development.
So bit of a Jack Of All Trades really.
However, I have a lot of self-taught knowledge not only in building and repairing desktop computer systems, but some maintenance of laptop hardware (component replacement, internal cleaning, and of course, software configuration), as well as having dabbled a bit in 3D animation, video editing, compositing, plus amateur video camera work, audio processing, etc. Worked on an IT support desk for about a year, and currently teaching myself a bit of Java for Android development.
So bit of a Jack Of All Trades really.