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rhansen_x · Jun 30, 2004, 04:57 PM

I frequent this area of the forums just to catch a laugh once in a while. I mostly use the macnn forums for help and to try to help others.

I do have a question for some of the people who frequent the Political/War lounge - those of you with thousands of posts. What do you do for a living and where do you find the time? Students? Professionals? Coffee Shop lizards?

Seriously. Most of you seem very well educated, well informed and really have a passion for what you believe in. I am just curious to see where you find the time to post so many times.

I'm sure some of you will find a way to flame me, and that's fine. A guys gotta ask.

Spliffdaddy · Jun 30, 2004, 05:05 PM

um.

I, um.

I do lots of stuff besides post here.

So much stuff I wouldn't really know where to begin describing it all.

Mostly I work at a real job. Where they pay me too much to do the same mindless task everyday. I'm there like 50 hours each week, usually mon-sat.

itai195 · Jun 30, 2004, 05:12 PM

I have a job, don't tell anyone you saw me here.

eklipse · Jun 30, 2004, 05:27 PM

I'm finishing up a masters degree whilst working a full-time job.

lil'babykitten · Jun 30, 2004, 05:30 PM

I'm studying for a degree in Politics.

(Yeah, I'm a crazy woman)

soul searching · Jun 30, 2004, 05:42 PM

I have a full time job. I take breaks throughout my work day and sometimes during those breaks I end up posting here.

Logic · Jun 30, 2004, 06:02 PM

I'm studying to be a molecular biologist, and with that I work at a laboratory.

This is a good way to kill time and sometimes it even gets interesting here.

daimoni · 11:29 AM

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angaq0k · Jun 30, 2004, 09:02 PM

I work pretty hard and respond/intervene on macnn after working hours only. My employer is very controlling over Internet use and email transactions since we are a very competitive corporation in North America in a very narrow market.

Can't say more, sorry.

CRASH HARDDRIVE · Jun 30, 2004, 10:23 PM

I post either from my office at my main job, another office at a small studio I co-own, or from home. I post whenever I have a spare couple of minutes and feel like surfing over here.

badidea · Jul 1, 2004, 03:20 AM

I am an engineer working for AIRBUS (building the A-380) and after I have fead my HP visualize workstation I always have a lot of time to post while I wait for it to finish its tasks (I am lucky cause I have the oldest and slowest workstation in my team with *only* 4.5GB Ram

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OSX Abuser · Jul 1, 2004, 04:04 AM

Full time job.

Monique · Jul 1, 2004, 10:15 AM

Yes I am a phone operator for Telus and most of the time I want to staple things on the forhead of my customers; but my break is finished and I have to go back to those...

rhansen_x · Jul 1, 2004, 10:24 AM

What is interesting from initial responses is that there aren't too many in the IT field (I happen to be a Network Administrator for a global corporation). One of my goals is to make corporate IT folks realize that the mac is a viable tool for the corporate environment. Not an easy task.

daimoni · 11:29 AM

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itai195 · Jul 1, 2004, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by rhansen_x:
What is interesting from initial responses is that there aren't too many in the IT field (I happen to be a Network Administrator for a global corporation). One of my goals is to make corporate IT folks realize that the mac is a viable tool for the corporate environment. Not an easy task.

Currently I do research on the IT industry and write white papers, thankfully that will end somewhat soon. But it does leave me on the computer surfing the web a lot, so MacNN is always there. Nobody has asked me for any research on Macs though

rhansen_x · Jul 1, 2004, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by daimoni:
"the IT field"

LOL! That term always makes me chuckle. It reminds me of those vocational school commercials they air between day time talk shows and soap operas.

One could argue that nearly all of us work with technology. And technology these days usually involves inter-networking. The Internet is a given.

We're just not all Sys Admins. Even though some of us used to be.

I also own a stethoscope, but that does not make me a doctor or nurse. Just because people use computers does not put them in the "IT" field. As a former Sys Admin I'm sure you are well aware of that.

I hate the term "IT" as well. I use it because when I tell people exactly what I do, they don't get it. They seem to understand "IT" though.

daimoni · 11:29 AM

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DeathToWindows · Jul 3, 2004, 09:37 PM

I am technically a full-time student, starting at Boston University this fall.

i am currently employed by the MIT Media Lab | Human Design Group | MIThril Project

(http://media.mit.edu/wearables - go to borglab Wiki)

macvillage.net · Jul 3, 2004, 10:41 PM

Full time student during the fall/spring semesters.

Full time job during the summers.

There's 3 weeks I'm off, and I'm on vacation (away from all technology).

I don't like sitting around doing nothing. Need to be busy.

Atomic Rooster · Jul 4, 2004, 02:44 AM

I'm in full time custody. I can see daylight out the window even tho it's 10 feet from the floor.

MindFad · Jul 4, 2004, 02:46 AM

Unemployed. Making money where I can to pay off loans and go back to school.

phoenixboy70 · Jul 4, 2004, 03:11 AM

i mostly do translations for a company that does marketing research. also some dtp and webdesign.

i usually have 3-4 hours of very intense work where i need to concentrate really hard on what i'm doing. the rest of the time is used to organize, office work. that's when i get to play at macnn. wheee. fun.