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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 1

Revenant (12/19/2011)
bitbucket-25253 (12/19/2011)
. . . Being too darn lazy perfrom the necessary calculations required for rocket engine design by using my slide rule. . . .
Yes, we are the last crop of engineers who were taught slide rule calculations. I have not used since I left the school.

I learned to use a slide rule when I was in grade school. Wasn't required to, just wanted to.

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 2

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/19/2011)
GilaMonster (12/19/2011)
I don't think I should say anything about when I started, or there may be overripe pawpaw coming in my general direction.
You're just a kid, though since you can probably throw everyone on the forum across the room, I doubt anything will be throw your way.

I've heard Gail is adept with swords, but I didn't know there's Judo involved too. I'm too new to the thread to have heard the tales of martial prowess.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 3

Stefan Krzywicki (12/19/2011)
Revenant (12/19/2011)
bitbucket-25253 (12/19/2011)
. . . Being too darn lazy perfrom the necessary calculations required for rocket engine design by using my slide rule. . . .
Yes, we are the last crop of engineers who were taught slide rule calculations. I have not used since I left the school.
I learned to use a slide rule when I was in grade school. Wasn't required to, just wanted to.

I've heard of these newfangled "slide rule" things. Are they really as much better than clay tablets as the marketing hype keeps saying?

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 4

GSquared (12/19/2011)
Stefan Krzywicki (12/19/2011)
Revenant (12/19/2011)
bitbucket-25253 (12/19/2011)
. . . Being too darn lazy perfrom the necessary calculations required for rocket engine design by using my slide rule. . . .
Yes, we are the last crop of engineers who were taught slide rule calculations. I have not used since I left the school.
I learned to use a slide rule when I was in grade school. Wasn't required to, just wanted to.
I've heard of these newfangled "slide rule" things. Are they really as much better than clay tablets as the marketing hype keeps saying?

They're even better than the abacus!

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 5

GilaMonster (12/19/2011)
I don't think I should say anything about when I started, or there may be overripe pawpaw coming in my general direction.
Edit: And for those who may not know what a pawpaw (or papaya) looks like, seeing as it is a tropical fruit:
I've seen them almost 30cm long in the shops here.

Nom Nom Nom

And seeing as I am in the same age bracket - I'll keep quiet too

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 6

Stefan Krzywicki (12/19/2011)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/19/2011)
GilaMonster (12/19/2011)
I don't think I should say anything about when I started, or there may be overripe pawpaw coming in my general direction.
You're just a kid, though since you can probably throw everyone on the forum across the room, I doubt anything will be throw your way.
I've heard Gail is adept with swords, but I didn't know there's Judo involved too.

It isn't. http://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/geek-of-the-week/gail-shaw-geek-of-the-week/

Gail Shaw
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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 7

GilaMonster (12/19/2011)
Stefan Krzywicki (12/19/2011)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/19/2011)
GilaMonster (12/19/2011)
I don't think I should say anything about when I started, or there may be overripe pawpaw coming in my general direction.
You're just a kid, though since you can probably throw everyone on the forum across the room, I doubt anything will be throw your way.
I've heard Gail is adept with swords, but I didn't know there's Judo involved too.
It isn't. http://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/geek-of-the-week/gail-shaw-geek-of-the-week/

Ah, Aikido. And the swords references are through that too?

I assumed Judo simply because of the throwing mention plus my background. I studied Ishunru karate and judo for a long time. Did some fencing in college too.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Kiara SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4185 More actions · Answer 8

Revenant (12/19/2011)
bitbucket-25253 (12/19/2011)
. . . Being too darn lazy perfrom the necessary calculations required for rocket engine design by using my slide rule. . . .
Yes, we are the last crop of engineers who were taught slide rule calculations. I have not used since I left the school.

I'm the same age as Steve, and had to learn to use one in college. And yes, I was an engineering major at the time. 🙂

-Ki

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 9

Stefan Krzywicki (12/19/2011)
GilaMonster (12/19/2011)
Stefan Krzywicki (12/19/2011)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/19/2011)
GilaMonster (12/19/2011)
I don't think I should say anything about when I started, or there may be overripe pawpaw coming in my general direction.
You're just a kid, though since you can probably throw everyone on the forum across the room, I doubt anything will be throw your way.
I've heard Gail is adept with swords, but I didn't know there's Judo involved too.
It isn't. http://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/geek-of-the-week/gail-shaw-geek-of-the-week/
Ah, Aikido. And the swords references are through that too?

Yup.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Revenant SSC-Forever Points: 42467 More actions · Answer 10

Kiara (12/19/2011)
Revenant (12/19/2011)
bitbucket-25253 (12/19/2011)
. . . Being too darn lazy perfrom the necessary calculations required for rocket engine design by using my slide rule. . . .
Yes, we are the last crop of engineers who were taught slide rule calculations. I have not used since I left the school.
I'm the same age as Steve, and had to learn to use one in college. And yes, I was an engineering major at the time. 🙂

The year after mine no longer had it on their curriculum.

However, we engineers lost something with its demise: it used to be a status symbol, just like stethoscope for doctors. Nowadays it might be mistaken for a steampunk gadget... 🙂

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 11

Revenant (12/19/2011)
Kiara (12/19/2011)
Revenant (12/19/2011)
bitbucket-25253 (12/19/2011)
. . . Being too darn lazy perfrom the necessary calculations required for rocket engine design by using my slide rule. . . .
Yes, we are the last crop of engineers who were taught slide rule calculations. I have not used since I left the school.
I'm the same age as Steve, and had to learn to use one in college. And yes, I was an engineering major at the time. 🙂
The year after mine no longer had it on their curriculum.
However, we engineers lost something with its demise: it used to be a status symbol, just like stethoscope for doctors. Nowadays it might be mistaken for a steampunk gadget... 🙂

I have a nice abacus, a nice slide rule and a nice TI Calculator circa 1982 that I usually keep on a shelf by my computer. A little museum.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 12

GilaMonster (12/19/2011)
http://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/geek-of-the-week/gail-shaw-geek-of-the-week/

And because she posted, I have to post it to, darnit.

I deserve to be a LOLMVP too! And an ETCMVP, and a ROFTLOLMVP, and every other type of ... Well, okay. Just give me my LOL ETC cert and I'll shut up and be happy.

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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 13

Revenant (12/19/2011)
bitbucket-25253 (12/19/2011)
. . . Being too darn lazy perfrom the necessary calculations required for rocket engine design by using my slide rule. . . .
Yes, we are the last crop of engineers who were taught slide rule calculations. I have not used since I left the school.

Cleaning out my dad's house, my sister found a slide rule.

She gave it to me, mostly because she had no clue how to use it.

Kind of hard to imagine I would actually have a use for it.

Other than remember it was faster than doing the math by hand sometimes.

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 14

I've had to use a slide rule. "Stop climbing back up the slide, someone's going to get hurt!"

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 15

Beginnings? My dad was a computer programmer and brought home a state of the art Commodore 64 when they first came out. "Computers are not toys!" he told us, and made us learn to program in Basic before he'd even let us touch the thing.

I never stopped learning. But I never thought about it as a career until about 9 years ago when I decided to get into SQL Server. 2 and 1/2 years of self-taught training later I broke through and have spent the past 6+ years inflicting my opinions on people.

EDIT: Fixed spelling error.

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