What would you be if you weren't doing what you are doing now?
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Did you always want to be in the kind of work you are doing now? What other lines of work would you like to do? When I was a little boy I always wanted to be a fireman and then as I got older I wanted to be an astronaut. However poor health stopped me from pursuing those careers. Computers seemed the next best thing. If I wasn't a developer (and I may not be doing this for much longer), I'd quiet like to get into the field of psychology. Michael :-)
I'd be cooking ... or if I'm really lucky ... Skiing ... all year long north and south ... Max.
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I think I would be unemployable or doing menial work :eek:. I fell into programming by accident, but its the perfecto job for me:) I just love to think about those convoluted programming loops! I even do debugging while asleep! I fixed my most difficult bug once while I was sleeping. I just woke up in the middle of the night going aha! :rolleyes: I was so proud of myself:laugh: Roger Allen the :) man
I just love to think about those convoluted programming loops! I even do debugging while asleep! I fixed my most difficult bug once while I was sleeping. I just woke up in the middle of the night going aha! Wowzors! So it's not only me that does that. Most of my coding problems have been solved during sleep. I wake up in the middle of the night and still think i'm coding. I have to get up and clear my head or i think i'm trying to obtain a pointer to CBody.m_GetSleep for the rest of the damn night. :) Simon Hey, it looks like you're writing a letter!
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Well, when things get really complicated and confusing (as in "why on earth is that bit of software doing THAT ????" ) I sometimes think that being a farmer and just planting potatoes for a living is infinitely more simple. Then again I suppose that farmers have their own set of problems. On general principles the astronaut business seems tempting. Making wine on a professional basis seems a good idea as well (at least from experience I know that as a hobby it is quite relaxing and it has the bonus of a good supply of wine that can be enjoyed when you are seriously relaxing). Filip :)
If I hadn't gone to college, I would be farming. I come from a farming family. It's a tough life, and while the lifestyle is more simple, it's a burden if you don't love your work. In my next life, I'm going to be a rock star. ;P Jon Sagara "After all is said and done, usually more is said than done." -- Unknown
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I'd have to go back to my previous job as an exotic dancer, touring women's prison facilities. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
This explains a lot, including the LAS. :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
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I'd quite like to work in women's underwear.... Seriously though, I'm only doing this till my music career takes off. I'm sure it will someday :) James Spibey Well cover me in honey and throw me to the lesbians!
Replying to myself now. I must be getting desperate :) 1) When I said work in women's underwear, I meant in someone else's underwear. Hang on, that doesn't really sound any better does it :-O 2) Would it be too much to ask to drink beer and eat food for a living. I'm already quite close to this by working away from home on expenses but if I could do it all day as well as night, then that would be cool. James Spibey I love the word naked, it's brilliant isn't it, 'naked'. When I was a kid I used to write the word naked on a bit of paper hundreds of times and rub my face in it - Jeff, Coupling, BBC2
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Did you always want to be in the kind of work you are doing now? What other lines of work would you like to do? When I was a little boy I always wanted to be a fireman and then as I got older I wanted to be an astronaut. However poor health stopped me from pursuing those careers. Computers seemed the next best thing. If I wasn't a developer (and I may not be doing this for much longer), I'd quiet like to get into the field of psychology. Michael :-)
Hmmm...If the power goes out, rendering computers obsolete, I'd fall back on woodworking. My ancestors have been doing it for generations and I've developed quite a knack for it myself. Guess its in my genes. Its very satisfying to create new designs from simple pieces of wood. Plus, chicks dig it. I've always found making handmade gifts for girls usually results in sex. :-D Guess I'd better go sharpen my tools... Josh josh@that-guy.net
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Did you always want to be in the kind of work you are doing now? What other lines of work would you like to do? When I was a little boy I always wanted to be a fireman and then as I got older I wanted to be an astronaut. However poor health stopped me from pursuing those careers. Computers seemed the next best thing. If I wasn't a developer (and I may not be doing this for much longer), I'd quiet like to get into the field of psychology. Michael :-)
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*groan* that was just terrible Andy. :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
It was, wasn't it? X| What the heck, 5pm looms and I'm going home. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it...:-D Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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I just love to think about those convoluted programming loops! I even do debugging while asleep! I fixed my most difficult bug once while I was sleeping. I just woke up in the middle of the night going aha! Wowzors! So it's not only me that does that. Most of my coding problems have been solved during sleep. I wake up in the middle of the night and still think i'm coding. I have to get up and clear my head or i think i'm trying to obtain a pointer to CBody.m_GetSleep for the rest of the damn night. :) Simon Hey, it looks like you're writing a letter!
I've heard of sleep-walking, but never sleep-programming or sleep-debugging. Honestly, I'd love to see a CP article on this, just to try if I can be more productive. // Fazlul
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If I hadn't gone to college, I would be farming. I come from a farming family. It's a tough life, and while the lifestyle is more simple, it's a burden if you don't love your work. In my next life, I'm going to be a rock star. ;P Jon Sagara "After all is said and done, usually more is said than done." -- Unknown
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But stars aren't made out of rocks. Just ask Carl Sagan. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
But stars aren't made out of rocks. Just ask Carl Sagan. Well, in that case, I'll be a rockiologist. :-D Jon Sagara "After all is said and done, usually more is said than done." -- Unknown
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Did you always want to be in the kind of work you are doing now? What other lines of work would you like to do? When I was a little boy I always wanted to be a fireman and then as I got older I wanted to be an astronaut. However poor health stopped me from pursuing those careers. Computers seemed the next best thing. If I wasn't a developer (and I may not be doing this for much longer), I'd quiet like to get into the field of psychology. Michael :-)
I would have become a full-time novelist. {I am a part-time-author already) Or I might have become an astronomer, gazing at the stars and wondering!!!! Nish
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Did you always want to be in the kind of work you are doing now? What other lines of work would you like to do? When I was a little boy I always wanted to be a fireman and then as I got older I wanted to be an astronaut. However poor health stopped me from pursuing those careers. Computers seemed the next best thing. If I wasn't a developer (and I may not be doing this for much longer), I'd quiet like to get into the field of psychology. Michael :-)
I would definitly be a jazz guitarist somewhere plunking away. I did that for several years before getting into software ( as an easy way to make a buck or so ). I toured for a while, did some studio work, set in on some commercials, gave lessons, the whole nine yards of the musicians life.However family and age settled me down and I kinda gave it up. Sometimes I regret it but most of the time I don't. Still keep my chops up though :) Richard If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. - Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar
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Did you always want to be in the kind of work you are doing now? What other lines of work would you like to do? When I was a little boy I always wanted to be a fireman and then as I got older I wanted to be an astronaut. However poor health stopped me from pursuing those careers. Computers seemed the next best thing. If I wasn't a developer (and I may not be doing this for much longer), I'd quiet like to get into the field of psychology. Michael :-)
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Did you always want to be in the kind of work you are doing now? What other lines of work would you like to do? When I was a little boy I always wanted to be a fireman and then as I got older I wanted to be an astronaut. However poor health stopped me from pursuing those careers. Computers seemed the next best thing. If I wasn't a developer (and I may not be doing this for much longer), I'd quiet like to get into the field of psychology. Michael :-)
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And you say we have CP addiction syndrome? Sheesh! ;P I reckon Chris would have been an astrophysicist figuring out the theory of everything, or a pron star. Whichever catches his fancy more. :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
Don't laugh! My professions of choice were: Policeman (age 4) Fireman (age 5) Astronaut (age 6) Chemist (age 12) Meteorologist (14) Astrophysicist (15) And after doing a thesis in astrophysics: Man of Leisure (22 - present) Last year at a family reunion I was talking to a cousin of mine (he's 16) and we were talking about what he wanted to do when he left school. He looked at me with a dead straight and said 'porn star'. cheers, Chris Maunder (CodeProject)
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Did you always want to be in the kind of work you are doing now? What other lines of work would you like to do? When I was a little boy I always wanted to be a fireman and then as I got older I wanted to be an astronaut. However poor health stopped me from pursuing those careers. Computers seemed the next best thing. If I wasn't a developer (and I may not be doing this for much longer), I'd quiet like to get into the field of psychology. Michael :-)
I was going to be a fighter pilot in the Air Force, then try for Test Pilot and finally aim to be a space shuttle pilot. Short sightedness and colour blindness killed those dreams off real quick. Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018 "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
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Did you always want to be in the kind of work you are doing now? What other lines of work would you like to do? When I was a little boy I always wanted to be a fireman and then as I got older I wanted to be an astronaut. However poor health stopped me from pursuing those careers. Computers seemed the next best thing. If I wasn't a developer (and I may not be doing this for much longer), I'd quiet like to get into the field of psychology. Michael :-)
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Don't laugh! My professions of choice were: Policeman (age 4) Fireman (age 5) Astronaut (age 6) Chemist (age 12) Meteorologist (14) Astrophysicist (15) And after doing a thesis in astrophysics: Man of Leisure (22 - present) Last year at a family reunion I was talking to a cousin of mine (he's 16) and we were talking about what he wanted to do when he left school. He looked at me with a dead straight and said 'porn star'. cheers, Chris Maunder (CodeProject)
Man of Leisure (22 - present) Firstly does that mean I will, having just turned 22, learn that being a MOL is the correct choice of profession? :-D Secondly do you really consider working on CP till the wee hours of the morning, putting up with impersonators, wannabe pron stars, big mouths and ten thousand "hey it is taking longer than 5 seconds to load the whole site!" moaners a role for a MOL? Come now, we all know being a professional Quaffer, Bowler and Darts player is the life of a MOL. (MOLs do not hurl themselves off short cliffs with some nylon strapped to their back either) Meteorologist (14) I considered that field when I was younger, well at least until I found out that it had nothing to do with finding alien infested meteorites and was actually to do with the weather... Hey, don't laugh. I was 6! :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
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Man of Leisure (22 - present) Firstly does that mean I will, having just turned 22, learn that being a MOL is the correct choice of profession? :-D Secondly do you really consider working on CP till the wee hours of the morning, putting up with impersonators, wannabe pron stars, big mouths and ten thousand "hey it is taking longer than 5 seconds to load the whole site!" moaners a role for a MOL? Come now, we all know being a professional Quaffer, Bowler and Darts player is the life of a MOL. (MOLs do not hurl themselves off short cliffs with some nylon strapped to their back either) Meteorologist (14) I considered that field when I was younger, well at least until I found out that it had nothing to do with finding alien infested meteorites and was actually to do with the weather... Hey, don't laugh. I was 6! :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
Being a MOL is my choice, my wish, but not my reality :( cheers, Chris Maunder (CodeProject)
