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POLL: What do you do?

What's on your mind?
General interest discussions, not necessarily related to depletion.
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What is your educational background?

Physical Sciences / Chemistry
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Politics / Law
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Economics / Finance
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Environmental Science / Biology
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Liberal Arts
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Computer Science
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Highschool
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Total votes : 97

POLL: What do you do?

Unread postby OilyMon » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 04:25:49

I'm curious about the demographic of the forum, and would like to know more about what the users here have as academic interests.
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Unread postby pilferage » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 05:04:43

Math, yo. :-D
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Unread postby CarnbY » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 06:02:35

I'm currently working on a master's degree in computer science. I kinda wish I'd become a carpenter instead... :P
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Unread postby OilyMon » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 06:13:32

pilferage and others, you'll have to forgive me for leaving pure math off the list!
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Unread postby Leanan » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 09:40:38

You left off engineering/technical. There are probably more of us than some of the categories you did include.
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Unread postby Ludi » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 09:53:40

Fine art
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Unread postby Madpaddy » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 09:58:43

Engineering here.

Hey, what was with the choices - it's almost like technic cleansing - no engineers, you still need us you know.
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Unread postby killJOY » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 10:31:09

My original plans were to become a geologist, but I couldn't deal with math and chemistry.

Then I was a biology major--same problem.

Then an art major.

Then English, like a whale washed up on the beach.
Peak oil = comet Kohoutek.
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Unread postby reggieUK » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 11:10:55

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('CarnbY', 'I')'m currently working on a master's degree in computer science. I kinda wish I'd become a carpenter instead... :P


Yes, in the consumer world we live in, computer science is a wonderful thing but really it's completely fuckin' useless and is about as valuable to post peak as a chocolate fireguard or a rice paper condom.

I'm in the Security world which is my favourite irony.
I look after people's security and seeing how secure we all are now , I must be doing a good job
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Unread postby Madpaddy » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 11:16:57

Hey reggie,

You are right about those rice paper condoms - not worth a shit. No so sure about the chocolate fireguard though, certainly not much use as a fireguard but it really is tasty.
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Unread postby entropyfails » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 11:25:47

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('killJOY', 'M')y original plans were to become a geologist, but I couldn't deal with math and chemistry.

Then I was a biology major--same problem.

Then an art major.

Then English, like a whale washed up on the beach.

Perhaps this explains your faith in biodiesel solving all of our problems. *grin*
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Unread postby theragtopguy » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 11:38:04

I work in the specialty chemical field. Our raw material costs are currently going through the roof.
We're such a small planet, can't we all just get along?
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Unread postby heyhoser » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 11:40:40

English Education
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Unread postby RiverRat » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 11:50:41

real estate appraisals and titles

ouch ...
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Unread postby GD » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 11:59:29

Electronics / Telecomms / Software.
A PO dead end!

Looking at RE / sustainable tech.
Hopefully a PO way forward!

Not sure how it figures in your list exactly!?!?

GD :)
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Unread postby DomusAlbion » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 12:39:15

Liberal Arts degree and half a masters in Music.

I've supported myself and my family very well for over 30 years as a programmer/software engineer.

Go figure. :P
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Unread postby threadbear » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 13:15:25

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('CarnbY', 'I')'m currently working on a master's degree in computer science. I kinda wish I'd become a carpenter instead... :P


"If I was a carpenter and you were my lady-- would you marry me anyway---Would you have my baby?" Johnny Cash

If those lyrics were to be rewritten today, it would be computer scientist, not carpenter. Whodathunkitt? :-D
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Unread postby mjpete » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 13:17:38

Another engineer here. Specifically civil / structural.
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Unread postby killJOY » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 13:42:30

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'k')illJOY wrote:
My original plans were to become a geologist, but I couldn't deal with math and chemistry.

Then I was a biology major--same problem.

Then an art major.

Then English, like a whale washed up on the beach.

Perhaps this explains your faith in biodiesel solving all of our problems. *grin*
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Unread postby AirlinePilot » Mon 25 Apr 2005, 14:26:13

Aeronautical Science/Meterology here. Currently I'm a pilot (DUH) Canary in the Mineshaft and all that rot.
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