what do you LN guys.... [Archive]

WesM63

05-16-2004, 09:50 PM

FeD,
Yep, 24/7 here. I work at a local computer store called Data Eclipse(www.dataeclipse.com), Currently attending a local community college majoring in Network Administration. I have dabbled in a little bit of everything... Microsoft, Cisco, Linux, programming (C++, C#).

I think Cisco will be my main thing, hopefully getting my CCNA, CCNP and CCDA.

A+, MCP, MCSE should be in line also.

Currently I am a Pc Technician and am the Assistan Administrator for our local cable companies Cable Internet Access.

I know their was another thread floating around, but its fun to tell about everyones RL.

What about you fed? what do you do?

FeD

05-16-2004, 10:01 PM

i currently don't work right now....i've been out of work for two months and living off my tax return...hehe....i still live with the folks and i just got done with my associates last month. I have a A.A.S. degree on Computer and Information Science, majoring in IT Networking. I'm planning on going back to school sometime this year to finish and get my bachelors on Information Technology and hopefully land a job locally, Richmond, VA (Microsoft).... or somewhere in CA, Washington D.C.

I'm still looking for employment right now, but i got turned down on 5 job interviews because I am currently not a US citizen ( i filed for it already so i should get it sometime this summer). Most Networking job here (and im sure anywhere in the US) requires a security clearance.

Wes, thats good that you work on a local comp store. At least your getting experience and that's what i need to be doing too. I have my A+, and Fiber Optic cert which look good on my resume but i still havent put it to use. im working on taking the MCSE test but i still chicken out when im about to sign up to take the first test (MCP).

Maybe we could start a chat here in liquidninjas.com for something like a study group that would be towards completing certifications.....*ahem* admins, hint hint.....hehe....j/k

DCMan

05-16-2004, 10:09 PM

I teach Bass Guitar at a music college in the UK for my full time job...

Farabomb

05-16-2004, 10:20 PM

I'm the IT dept for a small printshop and I own a Subaru high preformance shop. :D

spldart

05-16-2004, 10:37 PM

Electronics Tech/Engineer. Everything from repair to custom design/build electronics per order.

Drake

05-16-2004, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by DCMan
I teach Bass Guitar at a music college in the UK for my full time job... Any chance of online lessons? ;)

I plan to work at a nearby mom and pop computer shop this summer, but I've heard horror stories of lost paychecks etc...

DCMan

05-16-2004, 11:12 PM

Originally posted by Drake
Any chance of online lessons? ;)

If I get the chance to knock together an all in one crash course lesson in the next coupla weeks, i'll email you a copy :)

WesM63

05-16-2004, 11:14 PM

FeD,
I'm willing to talk anytime. I didn't know you where that old. Older than me lol.

What is the Fiber Optics degree? Never heard of that one.

Yea i guess i got lucky with my job, I was hired in when I was 17 as a intern and my boss thinks I have some potental so decided to keep me on. He's paying for my school ect.. Been a Pc Tech for 2yrs now, should have my A+ by now, but like you have put it off. I always think I have bigger fish to fry... i.e CCNA...lol. My first boss, the city cable Admin is a CCNA, and has tought me alot with hands on experince in Cisco equipment. Its fun playing with other peoples $30,000 equipment. lol

Player0

05-16-2004, 11:25 PM

I manage and develop several different e-commerce websites. I'm really a coder by trade, but I end up doing database, networking/IT, even programming phone systems.

If I got to pick a trade, it would be in robotic engineering or game development, both of which I have had as hobbies at one point or another.

Most of the robots caught fire though. I had a thing for autonomous rockets....

ralf_c

05-16-2004, 11:37 PM

i must be the odd ball, i am trained in custom wood work, finish carpentry, rough carpentry and most recently commercial building.

i am currently working in commercial tenant improvement (basically office remodeling) but i would like to gather a few tens of thousands to set up my own custom wood work shop. gotta keep working hard.

Synthohol

05-16-2004, 11:47 PM

"G"

05-17-2004, 07:35 AM

You'r not the only one ralf i also work in the building trade

Coving,Decorative plaster cornice,Ceiling rose's etc etc

Not sure if you have much of this in the usa tho

dicki

05-17-2004, 08:32 AM

i'm in embedded software so i get to play with monstrously powerful 8051 based processors ;)

i'm pretty sick of it TBH but it pays the bills and theres so few people that can actually code (rather than being VB monkeys) that i'm pretty much assured a job :)

dicki

WackyComputer

05-17-2004, 02:21 PM

Printing. :)

http://www.liquidninjas.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7308

SleepO

05-17-2004, 07:57 PM

I was an electrical foreman for a larger company but gave that up to do services calls instead.

ralf_c

05-17-2004, 11:52 PM

You'r not the only one ralf i also work in the building trade

Coving,Decorative plaster cornice,Ceiling rose's etc etc

Not sure if you have much of this in the usa tho

G

so of that stuff is pretty neat but i only see that sort of stuff here in the states from time to time, plaster is not that common since most municipalities have codes against it (earth quake codes and stuff like that).

I was an electrical foreman for a larger company but gave that up to do services calls instead.

SleepO, i figured you were some kind of electrical trades man because of your current avatar with the klein tools logo and all. my bro loves some of that klein stuff and he is a drywaller :pimp:

.:the priest:.

05-18-2004, 03:54 PM

Currently at college doing a few courses, Computing being one of them. Being a student i dont work so computers are a hobby right now, not sure what i want to do when i leave full time education something along the computers/ing route.

tripodal

05-18-2004, 11:05 PM

full time computer tech here, ahh what a suprise right. any extra time i get is usually working up a honda or spending time iwth the girl and her horse.

Gabriel

05-18-2004, 11:20 PM

<----Dad, husband, graphic designer (the payin gig), bass player, freelance computer repair

Oh, and I am also a chocoholic...
except for beer

Yay, I finally hit 600 posts

ATF_Syris

05-19-2004, 12:56 AM

I work at hardees:rolleyes: but i build computers in free time for people to make some cash on side. I live in a small town so not many places to get anywhere in computer area for as a job at 16

dicki

05-19-2004, 08:19 AM

Oh, and I am also a chocoholic...except for beer

you know they make chocolate beer over here? you could satisfy two cravings at once... imagine the efficiency savings!

notoriousformula

05-19-2004, 10:31 AM

<< Majoring in Biotechnology at UBC, Tech Net @ Image Maker (http://www.imaker.ca/), Also work at 7/11 :P

Kill-Switch

05-19-2004, 12:49 PM

I'm a lazy b'stard :D

Seriously though, I'm a carer ... my wife is disabled, I get paid to look after her now :D

illmatik

05-19-2004, 12:55 PM

Director of IT for a financial software company and beer enthusiast.

Player0

05-19-2004, 02:51 PM

Speaking of careers, someone get me a triple digit work from home job :)

spldart

05-20-2004, 12:10 AM

My wife is a severly attenuated form of her former self as well after the cancer surgery :(

spldart

05-20-2004, 12:18 AM

Sorry. Just realized that was depressing. She still has lots of fun ;)
Amd so do I ;)
..^... ;)

tripodal

05-20-2004, 01:26 AM

Originally posted by Kill-Switch
I'm a lazy b'stard :D

Seriously though, I'm a carer ... my wife is disabled, I get paid to look after her now :D

Man my GF would become seriously ill from me being around that much. Im way too intense for that. :)

Kill-Switch

05-20-2004, 04:30 PM

Originally posted by tripodal
Man my GF would become seriously ill from me being around that much. Im way too intense for that. :)

I believe you, I feel ill from the short time you're posting :D

tripodal

05-20-2004, 09:35 PM

Wow you are really cruel. Im going to go cry. :cry:

Kill-Switch

05-20-2004, 09:40 PM

Awww, come on now Trip you know we all love you ... and your post whoring ways LOL

tripodal

05-20-2004, 10:25 PM

Im just trying to cheery it all up! And you come down on my like im some animal!

tripodal

05-20-2004, 10:26 PM

i love myself.. thats good eneough. It will have to be

LMAO

I think ive been contaminated by the Lifetime channel

Prometheus

01-26-2005, 11:21 PM

Lets see, before disability there was, musician/instructor, carpenter, metal urgist, steel fabricator, machinist, heavy equipment operator, part time computer repair, mechanic, switchman/brakeman(railroad), swin instructor, martial arts instructor, cook, commercial painter. One or two I dont remember.

I worked from the time I could hold a tool man. Started earning a paycheck when I was 14, and did about everything a blue coller worker could do I guess, and one or two they dont. ;)

illmatik

01-26-2005, 11:51 PM

Since this thread was started, I've recently become vp of global execution services infrastructure for a major european investment bank. Basically I make sure the wall st crooks can pick up and dump their stocks with as close to zero latency as possible.

Prometheus

01-27-2005, 12:04 AM

Montegue by any chance Illmatik?

Snowman

01-27-2005, 12:52 AM

I'm an odd ball to. Metal Building Systems Erector. I like my job not in the same place all the time staring at the same 4 walls all day long. walking on 6 inch beams 40 to 50 feet in the air. Thay all tell me i'm nuts, but i love it :D

Farabomb

01-27-2005, 01:05 AM

Update: I now work for one of my raceteam sponsors RacingBrake. Nice for the boss to be happy about extended raceweekends as opposed to catching sh*t for taking vacation days.

<plug> If anyone needs brake rotors or brake upgrades, drop me a line. </plug>

Still have the subaru shop, have to keep that the way I chew through transmissions. :)

illmatik

01-27-2005, 01:16 AM

Montegue by any chance Illmatik?

Whats montegue?

The company I work for is the largest bank in the land of the autobahn

Prometheus

01-27-2005, 01:55 AM

Whats montegue?

The company I work for is the largest bank in the land of the autobahn

Well, I thought it was a banking institution in England, but I think I misunderstood what I was told all those years ago after trying to research it some.

Geben sie ein Porche irgendein tag ja?

illmatik

01-27-2005, 10:50 AM

ich bin ein berliner

Mine Porsche Die Blinkenleiten Tickentocken und Spitzenpoppenhangentuben und der edbangeronvinschreen stoppenquick abgebrochen.

The VTech

01-27-2005, 11:18 AM

Currently I work as a Sys Ad for Sonicwall firewalls.

Working on PCs is a hobby that I'm hoping to make a full time business of either consulting or being like VooDoo and Falcon and Alienware are or both.

:)

God bless us GEEKS! :dninja:

Evil_Genius

01-27-2005, 02:42 PM

LOL you work for sonic wall LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That so rules in a "I hate that product to the heart of my cold black soul"!

(all joking aside it is a fine product for smaller companies)

illmatik

01-27-2005, 03:19 PM

Yeah I've had my fair share of battles w/ my old job's sonicwall pro 200... Was the cause of many premature grey hairs on my head, but once it was up, it was pretty much set it and forget it

The VTech

01-27-2005, 04:20 PM

Ya ya ya I hear ya trust me.

However, in the year and a half I have been here, I have to say they have made VAST improvments. The Pro200 or 330 suck compaired to a TZ170 and Pro3060 or Pro 4060 and the new OS they use. Not much you can't do with one these days and its not as much as a Cisco.

Player0

01-27-2005, 05:50 PM

If you ever want to donate nice firewalls to LiquidNinjas, just let me know ;)

Nut

01-27-2005, 07:36 PM

Minolta certified copier/printer/fax tech, IT manager, A+ certified, ex-automotive tech ASE certified, ex-Plumber, father, husband, nit-wit, procrastinator, the go-to guy, the avoid that guy guy, LN administrating, mcse wannabe , kind of guy.
are you sorry you asked??:)

Hey Synth, I have a few things in common.

ASE Certified Master Tecnician-13 years, L1 Emissions Certified, VA State Emissions Certified also. Work at an independent repair shop. We work on Volvo's and Volkswagen and soon to add BMW. Been messing with computers since I was a kid and took a BASIC programming class in summer school...for fun! That was '83 I think and we programmed on Atari 400's and 800's. Don't really program anymore. I'm basically our shops IT guy and fix everyones computers. All our techs have computers on their tool benches and generally screw them up every week or so. Married for two years. No children yet (thats why I get to buy any computer gear I want :) he he ). On the weekends I'm either drinking or nursing a hangover and eating bad food. Got my nic from my days of playing UT. I used to go by Smelly_Balls but I found that too offensive so Nut_Bag stuck :) Oh, and I usually kill threads. :D

Synthohol

01-27-2005, 07:45 PM

:rolling:

:edit: BTW, um, how long did it take you to view the nick Smelly_Balls as offensive?
a day? week? month? 2 years? LOL

illmatik

01-27-2005, 08:06 PM

Hey Synth, I have a few things in common.

ASE Certified Master Tecnician-13 years, L1 Emissions Certified, VA State Emissions Certified also. Work at an independent repair shop. We work on Volvo's and Volkswagen and soon to add BMW. Been messing with computers since I was a kid and took a BASIC programming class in summer school...for fun! That was '83 I think and we programmed on Atari 400's and 800's. Don't really program anymore. I'm basically our shops IT guy and fix everyones computers. All our techs have computers on their tool benches and generally screw them up every week or so. Married for two years. No children yet (thats why I get to buy any computer gear I want :) he he ). On the weekends I'm either drinking or nursing a hangover and eating bad food. Got my nic from my days of playing UT. I used to go by Smelly_Balls but I found that too offensive so Nut_Bag stuck :) Oh, and I usually kill threads. :D

Wow that must be a LOT of UT :rofl:

Nettik

01-28-2005, 03:11 AM

:rolling:

:edit: BTW, um, how long did it take you to view the nick Smelly_Balls as offensive?
a day? week? month? 2 years? LOL

Offensive, what about a level of accomplishment!

:Nettik

Nut

01-28-2005, 12:18 PM

:rolling:

:edit: BTW, um, how long did it take you to view the nick Smelly_Balls as offensive?
a day? week? month? 2 years? LOL
:D I personally don't find it offensive. I actually ran a UT2003 and 2004 Server with that as the Server Name for some time. I was only Jokin really. It was when my friends and I play online games we would use nics like those so we could always find each other easier. Not to many people go by Nut_Bag vs someone who goes by say Champ or something queer like that. I actually googled Nut_Bag and I think I'm pretty much the only one. I guess I have to be proud about that. :rofl:

Evil_Genius

01-28-2005, 01:24 PM

if I had a dime for every time I have seen "morpheous, M0rfeus, Neo, Ne0, Trinity, 3inity, urge overkill, Vash the stampede, zero cool, switch, apoc, syfer" or any other corny Sci-fi inspired name. I would own oracle by now.

Kill-Switch

01-28-2005, 01:35 PM

LOL well you know how it is, a word/name is suddenly made cool by a movie and every wannabe has to use it so they think they're something.

What bugs me is when you use a ncik and then some movie/game or whatever comes out using that nick and everyone thinks you chose it because of that. Example, I used to use the nick Doom ... this was way before Doom (the game) was even thought of, hell 3D gaming was still a pipedream then. Then Doom came out and 10 billion people became Doom, so I quit using that. Now I use the nick Kill-Switch, last year a game called Killswitch was released (god damnit) and apparently there's a group called Killswitch Engage or something!

Perhaps I should copyright my nick next time (if I bother to change it again) LOL

WesM63

01-28-2005, 03:41 PM

LOL

Well I'm no longer a PC Tech, havn't touched a computer in nearly 7months. I am the Network Admin for the local cable company. My first boss (the ccna) is now basically a manager per se. He sorts out some other deals and gives me all the work to do. Its not bad, I love playing with expensive cisco equipment.

I might have to find another job to fund all my madness. I spent way to much money this week ;)

Flybye

01-29-2005, 12:13 AM

Hi guys.

Well here's my trauma:
Trying to get my BA in Mechanical Engineering & hopefully a Masters in Robotics or Automotive
Father of a beautiful 2 year old boy that can say Ferrari very well :D
I also use to sell computers, but am now a little truck driver trying to make a buck
I love racing my RX-7, and have her stored in the garage till I start making decent money again.

I think my biggest problem is deciding what hobby to pump the money into. Car----computer----car----computer---- :(
I guess the computer is cheaper :D My next mod to the RX-7 is about $4000 :eek:

Wes, look at my post count ;)

jjsscram

01-29-2005, 02:59 AM

Ill throw mine in here to. I work as a automation/instrument electrican for one of the worlds largest printing companys. I am 32 I have 4 kids that I love with all my heart. 16 girl, 13 girl, 9 boy, 1 girl. My hobbies are jeeps and computers.
:thumbsup:
I think my biggest problem is deciding what hobby to pump the money into. Car----computer----car----computer----

I feel for ya. It scares me to think how much money i have tied up in that jeep. My first computer was a rad shack coco2, only started to get extreme the last 2 years.

Evil_Genius

01-29-2005, 07:01 AM