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I'm a farm boy... wandering around 740 acres with a rifle killing any wild beastie that doesn't make us a profit, and looking after the animals that do :D

 

I'm investigating the possibility of planting sunflowers for their oil, the growing season should match well with the climate here.

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U of A pays me 5k a year to audit 10 classes for them. However, to even audit the classes, I'm forced to pay 5k a year to enroll, which seems like kind of a gyp to me. Then, to make sure I'm auditing the classes, they make me actually do what the professor says and keep what a student would call a '3.0'. So in the end they pay me with 34 of these 'credits' each year, which are good for nothing except 128 of them gets me a fancy piece of paper after 4 years. Apparently the paper is like a coupon that I give to my employer in exchange for more salary. I guess on the bright side, I get to chase girls around all day at work, and don't even have to show up on the days I don't feel like it.

 

 

I'm a lube tech by night

 

Aren't we all...:icon56:

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which are good for nothing except 128 of them gets me a fancy piece of paper after 4 years.

You will be surprised in a few years how much smarter you are than 98% of the adults you will have to deal with, as a result of your college years.

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You guys all have way cooler jobs than me...

I’m an account specialist with T-Mobile. It’s only a couple steps up the ladder and all I do is tell people that the reason they have a high bill is because they didn't get off the phone for 8 days straight... and because they are stupid...

The trick is doing it politely

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all I do is tell people that the reason they have a high bill is because they didn't get off the phone for 8 days straight... and because they are stupid...

The trick is doing it politely

 

 

You have skills I will never master.

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I develop software/firmware that contols handheld x-ray spectrum analysis instruments. In other words I do embedded software development.

 

The instrument bombards a material with x-rays, the material returns x-rays of different energies determined by the constituent elements. The returned energy spectrum is analyzed to determine which elements are present and their percent weight concentrations. :)

 

Currently the primary use of our product is metal alloy analysis.

 

I also supervise 2 software engineers and manage all the software development aspects of product development.

 

Wheelman

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I forgot to mention I pick through trash and have garage sales for additional side money.

 

Recently scored a 5 Year old Sony 57" Projection TV. Turned blue when you turned it on. Little Google search and presto, good as new!

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Will your spectrophometers test Vanadium Niobium and aluminium concentrations in a borax salt? If so please PM me!:mrgreen:

 

 

I develop software/firmware that contols handheld x-ray spectrum analysis instruments. In other words I do embedded software development.

 

The instrument bombards a material with x-rays, the material returns x-rays of different energies determined by the constituent elements. The returned energy spectrum is analyzed to determine which elements are present and their percent weight concentrations. :)

 

Currently the primary use of our product is metal alloy analysis.

 

I also supervise 2 software engineers and manage all the software development aspects of product development.

 

Wheelman

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I work for my grandparents, painting, mowing, fixing things, etc and then sell parts. Been able to make semi steady money from my parts car, bought my last one sunday and Ive almost payed it off already with the extra parts it came with. :) Also a full time high school/college student, speaking of which I have a calc test to study for... :)

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