Originally posted by PackRat:
Originally posted by mikey boy:
Originally posted by PackRat:
busy working for a living and providing for themselves.
packrat, what do you do for a living?
I work.
Signature says Wall-Mart cashier. Somehow that doesnâ??t seem like a good fit for someone so intelligent and so corrosive, but there you have it. College students usually pick work based more on flexible hours and availability thenâ?¦ well, any other factor! Packrat does obviously have a hell of a lot of free time on his hands to spend here agitating in common interests.
When I was a physics student I worked for Battelle Science and Technology in Columbus Ohioâ??? for free! I was desperate for real laboratory experience and did not need the money. Battelle was analyzing reactor containment structural materials from a decommissioned nuclear reactor. Big scare in those days about unexpectedly high levels of radiation-induced embrittlment (fears of reactor containment vessels shattering like glass). Computers were a hell of a lot different than now - mainframes in dedicated facilities. I saved significant time and effort by running various â??mainframeâ? analysis codes on an early type of IBM PC with an 8088 processor â??? a dual floppy drive PC with a text only green monitor. Cost around $10,000 (no kidding) from IBM! Endless hours entering and modifying FORTRAN code and data from printouts â??? slave labor for a resume entry and a few college credit hours.
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