Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] NEWS ARTICLE: For sub hobbyists, smugglers' craft is subpar

["Paul Kreemer" <paulkreemer@gmail.com>]

Straying off of subs: 

But I think it's the same thing James, in that people with technical aptitude or interest end up working on computers or communications technology.  I guess because of the pay and the number of jobs available? 

Quite a change from when and where I grew up in a small town in Minnesota where we had several full-time tinkerers who were my heroes.  They're pretty up in years now, but in their time they invented windmills, specialized farm machinery and machine tools.  Maybe I'm just out of touch, living in big cities and working software for too long.  :-)  Certainly Farm Show magazine (
http://www.farmshow.com/issues/30/06/3006.asp) is going strong - featuring a lot of mechanical cleverness each month.


Paul

On 12/1/06, James Huffman <grandadmiraldonitz@yahoo.com> wrote:

While I may be a warehouse laborer, I am working towards a degree in computer networking.  Not sure if that means anything.

 

James

Paul Kreemer <paulkreemer@gmail.com> wrote:

I was surprised too.  I guess software is a big catch-all for technical types.  I've worked with a number of people with engineering degrees that didn't really practice in their field but went into some type of 'computer work' (and that includes myself).
 
Paul

On 12/1/06, Nomdae Plume < nomdae@hotmail.com> wrote:

I found it interesting how many of those quoted in the article are software engineers. Being one myself, and the same age as George, and living in Central Florida... it was a surprising coincidence.

-- NP