Who are you, and what do you do?

[TubbyTubby]

Since it's almost time to go, I'll level with you guys.

My username is professor, since a couple of the younger engineers in my department years ago, began calling me that for my little lessons to them on turbocompressors/ what to do/ what not to do.
That tag came to mind when I needed a user name on my foray into computerland.

I am the R/D / New Product Development/ mechanic/welder/fabricator, working with several engineers, we are great friends, a tight knit group, have fun, and I am delighted to be with sharp, funny friends (I do have to try to dampen some of their antics).
I get to participate in the stuff they concoct and we brainstorm on projects.

I have been in R/D for more than 20 years out of 45 total
(same place, but it has grown greatly) so I have a lot of friends here, some ask me when I am going to retire? (nothing to do with a desire to get my job, I am sure)
So I get to re-iterate,
"As soon as Jesus comes back- I am out of here". "So you're going to have to be dragged out?" (no)

Hobbies- have gone from cars to motorcycles,back to cars, a little drag racing, and now, a motorbicycle, guitar playing, singing the old choruses (now playing one I replaced the tuner part of the neck on- it was free), bike riding, small tractors (10 currently-staged where they get used, they seem to multiply- all gotten cheap or free and somewhat re-built or restored by me) which I use to cut grass or snowblowing for myself, a neighbor, a couple friends, sister in law and son (kind of like a hobby).
My primary spiritual assignment is to be helpful.
I have some malady where I need to be occupied all the time. Lots of making things, furniture and restoring.

I am married, with kids and grandkids.

I never wanted to be involved with computers (old dog syndrome) but had somewhat taught myself to type long ago and being online keeps me off the street
and off my feet.
I am an information monger, particularly about where we are in time and prophecy, the internet has been fantastic for that and is why I ended up here.

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Oh, I forgot, My name is Mike.

I'd love to have some beers with you Mike, your engineering field is close to mine. Without wanting to derail this thread, I struggle to understand how an individual can happily disregard evidence in favour of things unproven and yet, at the same time accept evidence as the cornerstone of their engineering discipline.

Perhaps the subject of another thread eh?

[One Above All]

My formal education is in physics engineering, like the One up there.... hey, One, you don't happen to be in Portugal, too, do you?

Indeed I am.

[Surgenator]

I guess I should say a little about myself.

My name is Surge. Surgenator is a nickname my friends used when Terminator was popular. I'm a physics grad student, and grad school has become my life. Most of time is taken up making plots for my thesis, fixing programming bugs, and feeling stupid in front of people who are smarter than me. I really need to graduate, grad school does terrible things to your self-esteem.

My research is in direct dark matter detection where my analysis is almost complete. I didn't detect dark matter for those who are curious. I started writing my thesis and currently working on the my pulse finding technique chapter.

Before grad school consumed my social life, I payed a lot of video games, board games, card games, tennis, and did lots of camping. I also enjoy building thing.

I made several life goals that I've yet to accomplish:
1) Drive across the US and visit some sites like the carhenge in Nebraska.
2) Get a lifetime ban from the Red bull flugtag competition for an inappropriate display.
3) Find the analytical solution to the 3 body problem.
4) Graduate from grad school

[TubbyTubby]

I feel a bit left out with mah 6 inch refractor :P

2 inches is nothing between friends. We should have an astronomy thread to see who has what as there seems to be a few of us here.

[jesus_wept]

I've actually got 3 scopes, a 3" william optics refractor, an 8" skywatcher dob and a 12" skywatcher collapsible dob. And my frac is used far more than the others, mainly because the sky has usually clouded over before the others have cooled down and reached their optimum viewing conditions. Especially the 12", it has to be a really good night for me to drag my 12" out and set it up, but I do enjoy observing with it when I get the chance.

[TubbyTubby]

I know what you mean. My previous scope was a 12" Orion and it was a bit of a chore to get setup, views were magnificent though.

I sold that and bought a Meade LX90 which is more suitable for lazy buggers. Bit of a restrictive view compared to the dob but a real pleasure to use, especially if I want to share some sights with the family - tracking is extremely good. I've left it on Jupiter for an hour with an 8mm eyepiece and it stayed on target.

[Whateverist]

I have, in the past:
- Bungee jumped
- Sky Dived
- Done some modelling (don't ask)

I've learned one never asks a lady .. for anything but a copy of the pics.

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I'm Sean, 27 years old, and I want Jenny's life minus the housewife work.

And the child birth. That's gotta hurt.

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When I am not subverting traditional family values I eat babies.

We know but a true atheist would at least wait until they became embryos and not gobble them straight from the spigot.

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I'm rasetsu and I'm a bum.

I'm just 3.5 months from being a bum too. Teach me.

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Not even wave your cane and shout, "Get off my lawn you damned kids!"?

Arizona. We don't have lawns...we have rocks.

Get my rocks off!

[Surgenator]

I feel a bit left out with mah 6 inch refractor

2 inches is nothing between friends.

That's NOT what she said!

All things remaining the same, a 6 to 8 inch increase results in a 33% increase in resolution.

WHAT... Where you expecting me to say something else.

[Whateverist]

(Do you think I used enough parentheses?)

((((No.))))

[Violet]

The day I do something actually interesting... ahahaha..

I tend to make uninteresting stuff mildly more interesting than it necessarily needs to be... so it'll be a nice change of pace to have something that's pretty freaking cool all by its lonesome selfie.

Nobody here is nearly so talented at talking about themselves without talking about themselves... Allegory's kind of all I've got going for me.