Who are you guys?

[callan]

I'm 19, I'm working on my BS in CS at THE University of Texas in Austin. I will begin working at a large Austin software company developing for the PalmOS. I have extensive training in C/C++, ASM for many architectures, and some functional programming (Haskell and Scheme). UT CS has a very theoretical curriculum, so I also spend a lot of my time (too much in my opinion) working on proofs on set theory, and doing discrete mathematics. So we're taught to reason about our programs effeciency, and to analyze and prove our algorithms work for all cases. However, I am told that once one is in the industry, all that matters is "that it works," and that you get the job done quickly. Does anyone in this forum have any response to this?

Later,
Andrew

 

[KarlHungus]

I'm 26 years old. I'm currently working towards my MSEE in Robotics and Machine Vision at UT Knoxville. Got my BSEE at Vandy in '96. I'd probably be done with my thesis already if it weren't for these damn forums...

 

[SCUBA]

Am a palestenian with a russian passport (17years old) hopping for peace wed israle so my father can sell a land he has there and send me to canada to study E-Business & Economy i just got an A+
and planing to build my first system soon am very good at school but
it is realy my worst night mare, cant wait to finsh it

 

[Sir Fredrick]

I'm 19, I've been using computers sine I was 8. I think. It was a damn long time ago anyway. I'm currently a Sophomore/Junior (thanks to transfer credits) CS major at Eckerd College (in Florida), but I plan on transferring to an Engineering school, I've taken nearly all the CS classes here. I have programming experience in:
C++
Java (hate it, refuse to use it)
COBOL
FORTRAN
Perl (personal favorite, but I've never taken any classes on it)
Visual Basic

I'm the webmaster of weathervanesculpture.com as well as college-advisor.com, and atrbikes.com (though I'm not proud of this one...)

My specialty is networking, really. I designed and implemented a small 5 computer network for Anchor Electric Service Company Inc., including running the cat5 wiring for ethernet, and wiring the phone system.

I've put together 4 computers on my own (both Intel & AMD), and I've installed hardware on countless numbers.

My current pet project is to build a small robot. If I am successful, Eckerd will give us funds to build something better, and eventually work our way up to a battle bot. IF that happens I may not transfer afterall.

 

[Soccerman]

heh, I've talked to you PC Resources..

I'm currently 17 (18 in 2 months), have no certification (could get my CCNA if I want), and don't want to get into computers as a career.. though it appears it is my fate, I'm trying as hard as I can to get into the field of physics, I've learned alot more from Scientific American then I have from school..

I soon will (probably) be getting a job (I need money for University) with a company called Arrista, a company that was bought out by Nortel a while ago, and promptly laid off (god know's why), however the people who originally made the company started it again (under a different name) and are now subcontracting (is that the right word) for Nortel (LOL).

I even have this idea for a kick@ss website that probably could get quite a few hits (this idea AFAIK hasn't really been done) if I can get the word out to enough people, and get help building the concepts for it..

ah well, my illusions of granduer (is that spelt right?) will most certainly fail if I don't act on them sometime soon (before they are done by someone else)..

I seem to like brackets a bit too much (eh?)

 

[Budman]

I could tell you,but then i would have to kill you.

 

[hydrobum]

Graduated with a computer science degree in 1999 from U. of Pittsburgh with 160 or some credit (..yeah go figure when they cheat you of transfer credits) I think college education is a total waste of my school years. I blown +$100k over these years and all I'm getting and this piece of scrap paper. IMHO, total waste of my time. But then, the people you meet is another story. Probably should've stayed home and work in the family business and make $500K a month. So now I'm just a web developer doing Jsp/Java and waiting for my meager paycheck

 

[GTaudiophile]

Am I reading you right, hydrobum? $500,000 a month or $6,000,000 a year? Why can't you do that now?

 

[airfoil]

I'm a commercial pilot & a full time computer enthusiast.

 

[MSNY]

I'm a Systems Analyst for a Tier 1 supplier of auto parts for Ford Motor company. I develop and design business programming solutions on an AS/400 midrange system. I am fluent in RPG, COBOL, Visual Basic 6.0, SQL, Basic, C++ and AS/400 command languages. I also run and program on a server farm of six MS SQL servers which service six manufacturing plants.

I have bachelor degrees in Business Management, Accounting major and Information Technology, data processing major.

I was previously 20 years in the printing industry as a production supervisor and in 1990 went back to night school for my second degree in Information Technology after a good friend of mine showed me his home computer. I was hooked after that !

I've been a computer buff since 1986 starting with a Commodore 64, Amiga 500, and various PC machines from 286's to my now P3-650, all home built systems. For me, my career started out as a hobby of building systems and gradually led to my interest as a programmer and hence to further my education. I've been on the internet since the inception of the WWW and even before that on a system called DELPHI with a text based system.

While I love my job and great pay, I'm still a PC hardware junkie as this was my first love that got me started. That's why I come to this forum often and stay late because we all share the same love. You can probably tell I'm an "older" guy but I can (and do) kick a lot of your butts in quake 3 everyday. Oh ya gaming is my second hobby.

My Rig spec

 

[Dulanic]

Currently... Unemployed Lost my job over christmas due to company moving. I've actually done alot of stuff. The job I just lost was for a Gaming company working as a Lead Electronics Repair Technician. Before that I was a Electronics Tech at a smaller company, I worked on sensor systems and Machine Vison systems. Before that I did Sales for 2 years for 2 different places, actually 3 years cause I did Sales at Circuit City for my year before that. I also do build PCs for people in my spare time to make a little extra money.

Anyways I did go to local college for a year while I was working Sales. Im not sure what to do now, Im thinking of going to ASU for Computer Engineering.

 

[Sohcan]

I'm two semesters away from a BS in physics and computer science. I've had lots of odd jobs doing programming and web development...this semester/summer I'll be part of a high-energy physics research group (though I'll actually be designing/testing ASICs).

I initially started college set on research in astronomy/physics, but I've become disinterested in pure research, so my future plans are being reorganized at the moment. I've taken a lot of computer engineering classes, and I've really become interested in the topic (I'm in a CPU design class now). It's too late to switch to ECE for my undergraduate degree now, but in all likelyhood I'll go to graduate school for ECE.

 

[Pyro]

I doubt any one cares who I am


I'm just a regular high school student. Don't have the money for any certifications (although I would like get CCNA, MCSE and A+). I worked 5 months for a company called metex as an assitant net admin (coop) and I liked it.
I wanna go into U of Toronto Engineering, but I am extremely worried about my marks, since i need 90%+ to get into eng.

I like rock and classical and I have a near obession with Lord OF the Rings (see sig), The Silmarillion etc.
I have a math exam tomorrow. So I am gonna go study

bye

 

[Gepost]

Police officer (Training Sergeant) in Brunswick, Georgia. Masters in Public Administration. Although police training is a full-time job, I am also the system administrator of our 40 workstation/4 server, NT network.

 

[Zorba]

Well I am 16 and about one or two months away from finishing high school. I am part owner and CEO of a very small computer company named North American Computers. Got into computers when I was 9, and have taught myself C, HTML, and Qbasic (yuck).

I am also a Student Pilot (will get my lisence as soon as I turn 17).

 

[SaturnX]

Joining in on the personal explanation...

I'm 16 and in high school, I currently work for Gaming Media (see sig) as the PC Editor and have been a pc enthusiast since I was 8, and since then I deal with both hardware/software now, I assemble networks for people. Over they last few years, I've taught myself Visual Basic, HTML, DHTML, PHP, JavaScript & Perl/CGI (Somewhat, still learning), and I've done some basic 3D Modelling and animation. Also, I'm the process of starting up my own business web design business with a friend, and well yeah.. that's about it... I also plan on getting in to the University of Waterloo....

--Mark

 

[Remedy]

bump for a good thread

 

[Deeko]

I'm 16, in high school, only formal computer education is a Basic class(which covered hardware as well), C++, currently in AP C++. I tought the Basic class. I've learned everything I know about computers eiter on my own or on the internet. I'm applying at cool circuit city sometime soon WOOOO.

 

[Xuttah]

Age: 25
Location: Kansas City, MO
Education: B.A. Computer Science, University of Arkansas (yes B.A. - more C.S. electives/less math)
Occupation: WAN Engineer - I help manage the support network from my company to 2000 clients w/ stuff like Async PPP, ISDN, Frame Relay, VPN, etc...
Certs: Close to CCNA (if the Class L users would get off my back).

Should hopefully be moving to Dallas soon. I can't believe I'm moving to Texas. You know only two things come out of Texas, don't ya?

 

[Hanpan]

I'm a guy???....

 

[Rockogre]

I am a computer tech for a local computer computer company! I have worked there for 1yr! I build all my own computers! And I work on friends computers! I live, eat, and breath computers!

 

[JellyBaby]

<< Who are you guys? >>

I'm Batman.

(sorry, had to)

 

[Mountain]

52 year old, married 26 years, 6 kids, presently high school math teacher. 2 courses shy of master's in administration. worked oilfield in gulf south, 24 hour call for 6 years when first married. went back to school as musical voice major, sang for a living during my thirties, 50/60's band, easy to do in south louisiana. had resigned myself to computer illiteracy until given a 386 for email, then given amd 133, then i decided to build my own. am now comfortable with athlon 650 at home, k6III+@600 at school and k6II for the kids upstairs. juno doesnot want me anymore. by the way you guys with the good advice are really phenomenal. thanks

 

[smp]

It's nice to see so many Canadians in here.. U of Toronto, University of Waterloo.. whoo hoo! I go to OCAD.. (ontario college of art and design).. where I make my paycheque serving as a humble computer lab monitor. The only reason I have 'senior member' status, is cause I ask so many damn questions! I love computers.. I'm on my first system right now, my dad has had a computer in the house since I was 11 or so. I started with the graphic stuff... flash, photoshop, 3DSMAX and the like.. when I learned how to make websites though.. and a little bit of netwerking.. and then I found Anandtech and life has been hardware, hardware, hardware and INTERNET addiction.. (these forums mostly ) I'm 22 and I love being here all the time learning from so many computer gurus.. thanks all.

 

[misle]

I guess I'll join in here as well.
I'm 22, Graduated from DeVry (insert joke here) in KC, Mo with an AS in Eletronics. Got a job at University of Missouri - Columbia as a Computer Support Specialist. Now I'm working on my BS in Computer Science at MU. Currently building a KT7A-Raid with 900 T-Bird.

misle