Re: That's a curious thing to say

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by bionerd

2/6/05 2:19:15 PM

Re: That's a curious thing to say

No offense taken. I guess I was thinking of the people writing the programs. You guys work with things that arent tangible- you cant hold or touch it. To me, that's abstract.

-"I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers."

"The 2 most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity."

Newbie - (bionerd) - (94) - Feb. 6, 2005, 12:33:10 PM EST

Welcome. - (pwhysall) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:12:12 PM EST

Michigan? On the convoy route? - (drewk) - (48) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:17:51 PM EST

Re: Michigan? On the convoy route? - (bionerd) - (47) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:47:38 PM EST

He's referring to BeeP bash - (broomberg) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:51:38 PM EST

Re: He's referring to BeeP bash - (bionerd) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:06:10 PM EST

That's a curious thing to say - (drewk) - (17) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:58:12 PM EST

Re: That's a curious thing to say - (bionerd) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:19:15 PM EST

Probably means that we don't do actual (real) work. :-) -NT - (ChrisR) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:24:37 PM EST

That's sad Drook - (broomberg) - (9) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:47:31 PM EST

I said 90% didn't I? - (drewk) - (8) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:27:59 PM EST

It is representative of most of the good ones -NT - (ben_tilly) - (7) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:45:59 PM EST

Woudln't that depend on the job? - (drewk) - (6) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:59:50 PM EST

Not that often - (ben_tilly) - (5) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:17:19 PM EST

Getting a little uppity there, aren't you? - (drewk) - (4) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:22:07 PM EST

See what I said about "some organizations" - (ben_tilly) - (3) - Feb. 6, 2005, 07:03:30 PM EST

tiger teams, had the fortune to work on one once - (daemon) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:33:49 PM EST

Same thing where I work. -NT - (admin) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:38:43 PM EST

That's actually my "non-break" job - (FuManChu) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:49:02 AM EST

Programming is working with abstractions. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 08:04:03 PM EST

Okay, at that level I see what you mean -NT - (drewk) - Feb. 6, 2005, 08:15:42 PM EST

Excuse me - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Feb. 8, 2005, 10:18:27 AM EST

Since my explanation in the thread didn't clear this up ... - (drewk) - (1) - Feb. 8, 2005, 11:51:24 AM EST

Because creative \\= abstract - (jake123) - Feb. 8, 2005, 01:32:33 PM EST

Programmers, eh? - (pwhysall) - (14) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:02:51 PM EST

Where's my soldering iron? - (ChrisR) - (13) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:16:01 PM EST

Which cable, the power or the ribbon? -NT - (drewk) - (12) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:19:21 PM EST

All of 'em at once. - (ChrisR) - (11) - Feb. 6, 2005, 06:38:16 PM EST

Quit before the magic smoke comes out though. Can be tricky. -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 6, 2005, 07:13:15 PM EST

Networking engineering requires a good sense of smell. -NT - (ChrisR) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 07:23:07 PM EST

ICLRPD (new thread) - (FuManChu) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:50:16 AM EST

Hey! That's my specialty! - (ben_tilly) - (7) - Feb. 6, 2005, 07:24:01 PM EST

Have you ever blown an inch-wide hole out of a power supply? -NT - (inthane-chan) - (6) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:45:36 PM EST

Have you ever shorted across the 220 supply with an ohmeter? -NT - (drewk) - (5) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:46:56 PM EST

Nope. - (inthane-chan) - (4) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:51:20 PM EST

I helped blow out half of downtown Palm Springs once - (drewk) - (3) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:55:56 PM EST

Funniest one here . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:08:22 PM EST

Do we know Trudy under another name? -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:45:13 PM EST

No. - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 7, 2005, 02:14:56 PM EST

I'm no programmer either - (bepatient) - (2) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:16:53 PM EST

Weren't you working on changing that state of affairs? -NT - (FuManChu) - (1) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:50:48 AM EST

Was thinking about it. - (bepatient) - Feb. 7, 2005, 08:52:22 AM EST

Don't you need abstract thinking in biology? -NT - (Arkadiy) - (8) - Feb. 7, 2005, 10:35:17 AM EST

Re: Don't you need abstract thinking in biology? - (bionerd) - (7) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:22:07 AM EST

So, can you tell us about your typical time at work? - (Arkadiy) - (6) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:57:42 AM EST

I thought... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:01:25 PM EST

Don't forget the biscuits - (drewk) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:10:59 PM EST

Do you really want to hear about this? - (bionerd) - (3) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:37:39 PM EST

Suggestion - (drewk) - (2) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:45:15 PM EST

Been there, done that - (bionerd) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:13:40 PM EST

I don't imagine she got where she is... - (Steven A S) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:18:12 PM EST

Welcome - (broomberg) - (25) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:49:41 PM EST

Re: Welcome - (bionerd) - (24) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:04:39 PM EST

He has past cause... - (ben_tilly) - (23) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:42:38 PM EST

No I'm not him...I'm a her - (bionerd) - (21) - Feb. 6, 2005, 04:08:34 PM EST

Cool, there is a slight imbalance in these parts.. -NT - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:18:59 PM EST

Men are parasites ;-) - (ben_tilly) - (19) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:41:07 PM EST

Re: Men are parasites ;-) - (bionerd) - (18) - Feb. 6, 2005, 11:37:24 PM EST

Why expend more energy? To get more kids. - (ben_tilly) - (17) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:37:57 AM EST

A couple of reasons. - (Andrew Grygus) - (15) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:32:36 AM EST

Second point is pretty much pure circular reasoning, AFAICS. - (CRConrad) - (2) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:55:30 AM EST

We are not talking 'fair' here, we're talking 'survival'. - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 7, 2005, 04:29:04 AM EST

Nature is not PC - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:29:02 AM EST

Let me address those reasons for strict sexuality - (ben_tilly) - (11) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:15:06 AM EST

well if I were a hermaphrodyte I would never leave the house - (daemon) - (10) - Feb. 7, 2005, 06:40:18 PM EST

Don't confuse "hermaphroditic" with "flexible"... -NT - (admin) - Feb. 7, 2005, 06:48:57 PM EST

It works for nematodes - (ben_tilly) - (8) - Feb. 7, 2005, 08:17:54 PM EST

Y'all take all the mystery out of procreation - (ChrisR) - (6) - Feb. 7, 2005, 08:36:32 PM EST

Out drinking? Reading Jung? Casting a horoscope? -NT - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 7, 2005, 08:38:19 PM EST

OT: Where TH is Ross anyway? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (3) - Feb. 8, 2005, 09:41:10 AM EST

Re: OT: Where TH is Ross anyway? - (Yendor) - (1) - Feb. 8, 2005, 09:59:26 AM EST

Ah. Thanks. Missed that. -NT - (mmoffitt) - Feb. 8, 2005, 10:05:38 AM EST

Atlanta, IIRC. ... Oh, you mean. Well, he ran away. :-( -NT - (Another Scott) - Feb. 8, 2005, 10:00:09 AM EST

I agree - (Nightowl) - Feb. 8, 2005, 10:23:20 AM EST

dont have to try, they fight real well (bull sealions) - (daemon) - Feb. 7, 2005, 09:05:16 PM EST

Exactly -NT - (bionerd) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:24:01 AM EST

Re: He has past cause... - (Nightowl) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:44:47 AM EST

Hoy - (admin) - (4) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:44:27 PM EST

Ann Arbor- Heck , no! - (bionerd) - (3) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:29:03 PM EST

My sister went there for a few years. - (admin) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 04:56:51 PM EST

Cow Tipping- - (bionerd) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:20:59 PM EST

Moo U - (tuberculosis) - Feb. 8, 2005, 02:49:28 PM EST

Use Debian - (lincoln) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:47:37 PM EST

welcome, another expert to opine with :-) -NT - (daemon) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:08:20 PM EST

With a handle like "bionerd"... - (FuManChu) - (7) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:46:25 PM EST

My score - (bionerd) - (6) - Feb. 6, 2005, 04:16:25 PM EST

Meh, amateur... - (admin) - (4) - Feb. 6, 2005, 04:58:35 PM EST

Wait until you know me better before calling me an amateur - (bionerd) - (3) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:27:19 PM EST

Amateur. Raw, rank, unadulterated. - (admin) - (2) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:32:31 PM EST

Nerd God - (bionerd) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:42:16 PM EST

Yes. -NT - (admin) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:43:55 PM EST

Your Overlord speaks: - (folkert) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:32:56 PM EST

welcome to the party -NT - (cforde) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:32:04 AM EST

Welcome from another non-IT - (Ashton) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:59:47 AM EST

Welcome! - (jb4) - Feb. 8, 2005, 06:34:20 PM EST

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