Yeah. Would it be gray, or brown?
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Yeah. Would it be gray, or brown?
Doggone that's a good meme!
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Besides I don't think that my email on vbforums is the one I actually use.
Yeah I know that, but what if he didn't just for shits and grins. I'm guessing that he doesn't use the email anymore at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by dday9
I dont even know what email I use for this either. My password is saved and I am always logged in. I haven't logged out once in the last 9 years*Quote:
Originally Posted by dday9
*Not true.
Wow, I didn't realize that your join date was 2006. Almost a year after Rita and Katrina.
I really wish that I would've started programming earlier.
I enjoy programming so much, I probably would've went down a different career path.
When I was young my guardian (long story) was a technology guru. He taught me Visual Basic when I was like 9 years old. I mostly just made simple designs and made if/then statements and he would code the actual stuff for me. It was pretty cool. [side-story] he passed away when I was 13 and last month I was invited to a 10 year remembrance lunch where he worked. I heard stories about how smart he really was. Crazy how much of an impact one person can have on so many people.
People can make a huge difference in somebody's life. I'm glad that you had a positive experience with somebody like that because all to often we hear about the negative experiences. So it's nice to hear a change of tone :)
I like programming, too, but I'm not really regretting my career path. Had I not started in Biology, I may not have ended up programming in an area that is quite as interesting as what I am working in. Most programming jobs don't let you go walking up streams picking up rotting fish as part of your job.
I see that Niya is peeking around in the post race... MOAR!
I do not have a clearly defined career path yet. My major concentration in university is Information Systems Security with emphasis in Digital Forensics. I am very interested in the field of digital forensics and have learned so much about secret hiding places on your PC that I didn't know about. I am currently working as a police dispatcher and am Bored of this job, but I enjoy the law enforcement field in general. I also work as a communications technician programming radios for the sheriffs department. I want a technical job in law enforcement but which job exactly, no clue.
I am pretty much just going with the flow. I am hoping that the sheriffs department offers me a full time job that they have been hinting at for a while. That job will lead me more in the technical direction that I want.
I don't hate my dispatching job. I am actually doing a lot of extra responsibilities which is nice. I'm leading a major upgrade project for our entire communications center to include all new furniture, upgrade to our phone system, and radio system. Pretty exciting, great to add to a resume i guess
I should have gone down a different career path. This stuff is hard. Must be easier ways to make money.Quote:
Originally Posted by dday9
lol that didn't take longQuote:
Originally Posted by dday9
What do you do for a living?Quote:
Originally Posted by Niya
Programming/development is my second career. I started out in commercial photography but realized in late-1993 my darkroom skills would eventually become obsolete, and that's exactly what happened. Giving up my career at the age of 27 turned out to be one of the smartest moves I ever made.
I don't think I know of anyone who still uses a darkroom anymore except for their own personal hobby.
Yeah, that last roll of Kodachrome film was processed about a year and a half ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by dday9
They were supposed to shut it all down at the end of 2010 but so many people still had Kodachrome sitting around they kept it running for almost three more years.
I don't know about that. Digital forensics can get pretty nasty. You have to be able to really tolerate the sight of silicon (no, NOT silicone, which is generally less objectionable).Quote:
Originally Posted by dclamp
I hide things under the keys in my keyboard. :)Quote:
have learned so much about secret hiding places on your PC that I didn't know about.
Looking at a digital crime scene. "OMG there's bit splatter everywhere!"
Are you McGee and Abby from NCIS?!Quote:
Originally Posted by dclamp
I hide sandwiches under the keys in my keyboard. You might think that would be hard, but it isn't if you divide the sandwich up enough...and let it age long enough. There's nothing like the feel of typing on real grass....at least I think that's what the green stuff is.
Hmm interesting enough you might be able to get away with hiding things under the keyboard. I have yet to read in my text books about looking under the keyboard. I just know how to search unallocated space and slack space on hard drives.
If I've ever "hidden" anything in my keyboard it's all the beer I've spilled on them over the years. It inevitably leads to buying a new one...
I hide my true identity under my keys which seems to be very safe place that nobody would think to look.
It's odd how I'm unable to find kevin instructor in oregon or shaggy hiker in idaho under whitepages. Y'all don't use y'alls real name in whitepages?! I'm sure if you looked up dday 9 in south louisiana you'd find me.
Its never too late, my brother changed careers completely at 28, went and did a degree as a mature student and moved from being a Chef, to move into Youth and Community work, and now he runs his own charity.Quote:
I enjoy programming so much, I probably would've went down a different career path.
You never know what path you might take.
There's more money in insurance :)
Though one day, I would like to teach kids how to program.
What are white pages?Quote:
Originally Posted by dday9
www.whitepages.com
The people version of yellow pages.
Not where i live there isn't :) but hey i don't get to live in Louisiana.Quote:
There's more money in insurance
New Orleans is at the top of my places to Visit in the US.
If you ever do, let me know and I'll make a visit over to NO too. I have to warn you though, the city stinks as in it's smelly.
Darwin swings... and misses:
Cops: Texting woman walked into path of train
No, there was a hit, so it sounds like a pop foul.
. (DOT)
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