[ale] OT: what other than IT do geeks do for a living?

[Christopher Fowler]

My dad bought old Apple.  My cousin bought Tandy 1000.  If it was not
for the 1000 then I would probable be doing something else.  Who
knows what...


On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:22:19PM -0400, Johnny Preyer wrote:
> dad : teacher
> mom: teacher
> me: IT geek, though i taught math for 2 years! :)
> 
> i agree with the influence your upbringing has; if my dad hadn't bought that
> Apple ][+ in the early 80's, i'd be teaching the finer points of euclidean
> geometry to some 10th grader.....
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Geoffrey [SMTP:esoteric at 3times25.net]
> > Sent:	Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:04 PM
> > To:	ale at ale.org
> > Subject:	Re: [ale] OT:  what other than IT do geeks do for a living?
> > 
> > Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> > 
> > > I tend to think you're going to find a strong correlation between one's 
> > > geekiness and their family / upbringing.
> > 
> > Hmmm...
> > 
> > Eldest brother: aeronautical engineer
> > self: geekiest of the family
> > younger brother: just plain wierd..
> > 1st sister: accountant
> > 2nd sister: has done everything, now is studing CS
> > 3rd sister: software engineer
> > 4th sister: teacher
> > 
> > Father: Doctor
> > Mother: Nurse
> > 
> > -- 
> > Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> > 
> > The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
> > Think about it...
> > 
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