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    What do you guys/girls do by day...

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by aadadams, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. aadadams

    aadadams Notebook Deity

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    I'm curious who I'm hanging out with here in this ThinkPad Haven. If you would copy the list and personalize it. I'll start...

    Occupation: Research Chemist
    Education: PhD
    Discipline: Bioanalytical chemistry
     
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    i'm an industrial designer by trade with a BA and a minor.   the rest falls under PERSEC/OPSEC. ;)
     
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    Interesting thread

    Occupation: MD
     
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    Occupation: Student
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    Unemployed :/

    unless you consider working part time at BestBuy after recently graduating with a degree in Finance employment.
     
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    Games programmer
     
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    freshman at umass amherst pre med
     
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    SpacemanSpiff Everything in Moderation

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    Analysis Services developer
     
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    A fellow Habs fan?



    A full-time student at the UofT's actuarial science here.
     
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    University of Toronto BASc Electrical Engineering, MASc Biomedical Engineering
    Currently 2nd year medical student at St. George's University.
     
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    Finishing up my last year of undergrad in economics/accounting.
    Will be going to work at a Big4 accounting firm once I'm done with school.
     
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    I was a burned out software engineer until I got laid off....
     
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    I think I've got to be the youngest one here.

    Currently a high school senior in California ;)
     
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    Man, you make me feel old! Just started my junior year in communications/CIS at ASU.
     
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    He was probably born in the ...90s. Which is always weird to me.
     
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    Have a BA in Psychology and Minor in Business Administration.

    Been testing for law enforcement.
     
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    Haha. So I was told when I was interning in a university lab this summer ;)
     
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    final year medical student by day

    spandex wearing thinkpad user by night. (Pics available upon request.)
     
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    I'm a teacher :)
     
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  21. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    What level?
     
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  22. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    I Make Subs and salads and pizzas
     
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  23. Andrew Baxter

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    Job: Working here, I think "Technology Manager" is my title but it's pretty random as to what I do on any given day.
    Education: B.S. in CS

    The best part of my job is talking to the editors and sometimes visiting contacts at Lenovo to see what they have coming six months from now -- even though that's not my job anymore since I'm no longer an editor, I still insist upon being included on any meetings with Lenovo. Sorry, it's all under NDA though.
     
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    Occupation: IT Consultant
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    Discipline: Electronics and Computer Science
     
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  25. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    Occupation: Student/Part time job
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    Discipline: Computers!
     
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  26. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    Occupation: Adult Entertainment Industry Executive
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    In the US it would be equivalent to high school? Grades 7 - 10.
     
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    Freshman at Young Harris College =D
     
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    aadadams Notebook Deity

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    Wow, all levels and disciplines are represented here. Keep them coming...
     
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    I am a former engineer and I have two phd's in psychology. I was just a victim in an auto accident. I am thankful to be back.

    Renee
     
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    Current - Master of Engineering Management ( MEM) student at Duke

    Undergrad - B.S. Information Systems (MIS) & B.S. Economics
     
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    last year of architecture at UC Berkeley
     
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    Occupation: Student
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  35. thinkpad knows best

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    Haha i'm a senior in high school right now, thanks midnight sun, makes me feel less intimidated by all the veterans in here. I'm not working so much now but made a good bit of money this summer working at a local DQ so i have enough spending money for just hanging out right now. I'll be applying for a winter job in a kitchen at a private ski club, Devils Glen when it starts looking for it's winter employees.
     
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  36. twister

    twister Notebook Evangelist

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    That's twice today I felt so old: once at Verizon store getting cell phone and telling them "I don't need anything with web browsing or text messaging" (the look on their faces was priceless), and now reading that a lot of you are still in college or in high school ;) That's OK, one of these days you will feel like an old fart too when you approach your 30's like me :D

    Anyway, I wear a few different hats...

    by Day: opto-electronic circuit designer/engineer at Bell Labs (BS in CompE/EE, MS in optical communication)
    by Evening: family guy with two adorable kids and equally adorable wife
    by Late Evening: dance music producer/writer ( www.alex-twister.com)
     
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  37. jaredy

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    Don't worry as a younger person I don't really like texting...although I do like the internet...also for email and tethering.
     
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  38. twister

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    … but I will have to switch to text messaging when my kids get older. Most of my older friends tell me it’s the only way they can communicate with their teenage kids lol!!!
     
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  39. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sorry, that's pathetic. :(

    I hate how communication has become so horribly reductive. I use the internet a ton and I type full sentences. Just imagine if your co-workers typed like 12 year old kids :p.
     
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  40. jonlumpkin

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    I am not a fan of texting for the same reason. It's great for basic info (e.g." I'm here", or "See you at 7") but it's poorly suited for everything else. I also text in full sentences with punctuation (I'm weird like that :)).

    Now back on topic.
     
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  41. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sorry, back on topic. Seems like a lot of people are in technical disciplines. That probably strongly correlates with a lot of independent thinkpad users.
     
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    So true! I wanted a ThinkPad for a long time, but they were just too expensive. So I purchased Compaq and HP/Compaq business machines. After Lenovo took over, prices became a lot better. I could not resist the T61p. I've really enjoyed this computer thus far. I still have two years of warranty and ADP left, so my upgrade will likely be i7 based or better.
     
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  43. thinkpad knows best

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    I was guided to ThinkPads after the manager of the DQ i work at gave me a T21 in 2005. I used it all the time and it works great to this day, but i gave it to someone, it was extremely solid. Now i'm using a T43 i bought for total 370 bucks on eBay, it was an off lease from an accounting firm, came in almost new condition in original box and packaging. I could barely get an Acer netbook for that kind of money and laughed when i set down my T43 next to someone's Aspire One, at how little i got it for.
     
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  44. MidnightSun

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    Yeah. I'm guessing it's not too common for high school students to buy Thinkpads :rolleyes:
     
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    No wonder. It clearly shows up in the juvenile nature of your rants.

    And don't you go lumping yourself with MidnightSun. You're a troll. He's not.
     
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  46. Serg

    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    I want a thinkpad W500, and getting one soon.

    Occupation: Full-time student
    Area/Major: GMP Mechanical and Productive Engineering

    As for text-messaging, dont feel strange jonlumpkin, I do the same, and I am 20. But I prefer the good ol BB MSN for everything. Full sentences FTW.

    Normal students, who dont need the power nor anything a ThinkPad offers, get Apples for the looks... :eek::ekk:
     
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    Please avoid personal attacks. That is all.
     
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    Im a first year science student at UBC.
     
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    Freshman at my local community college; planning to transfer to UC Berkeley.
     
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    I'm a PhD student in computer science. I use my T400 for my research. :)

    Education: BA in Physics, MS in Comp Sci

    Interestingly, when I go to conferences, I see most people using either Thinkpads or Macbooks. Macbooks seem to be slowly gaining on the Thinkpads. Also I've started to see people giving presentations on netbooks.
     
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