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by sonex
» Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:43 pm
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Love your posts, Shannon. Foraker is one of my favorite characters in the Honorverse. I'm just an occasional poster, with Alzheimer's, and have read all the books five times, and starting on my sixth. Worked with computers for 33 years at Douglas/Mcdonnell Douglas. Retired early and took up building and flying Experimental aircraft. I had enough of the old workplace!
B.D.Harrington Honor Harrington and Safehold nut.
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by Shannon_Foraker
» Mon Mar 21, 2022 12:55 pm
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Thanks! This means a lot!
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by sonex
» Fri Mar 25, 2022 8:06 pm
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Here's a question for our forum friends (
 ).Just how many of us are "Tech nerds". Start a list. 1. Sonex 2. Shannon Foraker 3. Honor Harrington and Safehold nut.
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by sonex
» Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:49 pm
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What? No takers? I know you are out there!!!!    Honor Harrington and Safehold nut.
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by Shannon_Foraker
» Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:14 pm
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I know Sonex and I can't be the only ones... |
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by tlb
» Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:58 pm
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Although I studied physics, I actually made a career as a programmer on business software. Not sure whether I am a nerd, probably more of a dweeb (now retired). |
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by cthia
» Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:11 am
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I suppose I am straddling the fence. I am a civil engineer and programmer, and I love theory. But in school I was also a jock who happened to excel in my studies. I wanted to get into the college of my choice. But my friends would never accept me calling myself a nerd, because being a jock all through school also made me, hmm, lucky with the ladies. Nerds are not usually accepted as lovers. I was some kind of freak accident I was told. I have also traveled the globe, getting "an education not found in text books," my mother was so fond of saying. Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense |
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by sonex
» Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:45 pm
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I know there are more of us out there!
 During my ten years getting my BA, my first major was Physics. Then Biology (for AI), then finally math just to graduate. I lacked one Physics course and the lab for a BS in Physics. But during the last 8 years I worked full time plus 16 months as an Army Reservist (remember the Draft in the '60s) and went to UCLA part time. My full-time work started operating big scientific computers for Douglas Aircraft for 7 years, then switched to programming the same computers for 26 years, mostly on the Operating Systems. The last 11 of those years was supporting a Black project. Retired at 55, built two Kit aircraft, helped many others with their homebuilt projects. Got my Private Pilot License in 1965 and flew airplanes until dementia hit about 8 years ago. I have always been called a Nerd starting with High School in the '50s. And no student loans!  Honor Harrington and Safehold nut.
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by Shannon_Foraker
» Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:45 am
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I enjoy astronomy, tech, astrophotography, Star Wars, the Honorverse, fanfic writing, and more. I also somehow became the smart kid who replaced most social skills with academic or hobby skills (I don't enjoy group work, and prefer to work alone on school projects).
I find tech nerding to be a good stress reliever from in-person interaction with lots of loud people. I also like the forum, to chat about the books, and characters (I just finished Mission of Honor (as well as SI2, and most of CoS), but don't care about spoilers). When will we get our next scene with Shannon at Bolthole (does ART have some, or is it just UH)? |
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by sonex
» Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:37 pm
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I also enjoy anything relative to the cosmos. Like what if the universe is infinite (big bangs all over the place!). I have problems chatting about the books even right after I have read one (Alzheimer's). I just finished the 3 Star Kingdom books and await the next one coming out in June. I had to reread twice the last chapter of Treecat Wars to try to remember Karl's new treecat name! Wait, what was it? I grab my Kindle. Ah, Shining Sunlight.  There are several reading lists suggesting reading order. Honor Harrington and Safehold nut.
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