What does everyone do ?

Gavin

I didn't realise, but from reading the Wicklow 200 thread, it looks like lots of people here are computer nerds !

Is this the case ?

I am a raging computer nerd, doing research in network security. What does everyone else do ?

(idle off topic question for the day)

Bambaata

I'm the Facilities Officer for Croke Park Stadium.

TinyExplosions

I'm a horrid nerd too, working as a Software Dev with a company that does travel software (sadly I can't get cheap flights!)

peterk19

Im a complete nerd also, working as a Network engineer about to change company to a large financial firm

RobAMerc

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I'm a horrid nerd too, working as a Software Dev with a company that does travel software (sadly I can't get cheap flights!)

Is that in east point by any chance ?

I am a Software Consultant. - spell that N.E.R.D.

TinyExplosions

RobAMerc wrote: »

Is that in east point by any chance ?

I am a Software Consultant. - spell that N.E.R.D.

Nope, it's the young upstart company that stole half their staff it would seem

Gavin

Work with an angry Bosnian man perhaps ?

TinyExplosions

Verb wrote: »

Work with an angry Bosnian man perhaps ?

It would appear that he's famous...

Gavin

Watch out for his story of shrapnel in the knee. Anyway ! Back on topic for all the non travel software people !

kenmc

Software too. Currently embedded, moving to a startup doing more application level stuff in 3 weeks.

Bicyclegadabout

Mostly accounts. Hate it. Also: typing the € symbol for people, resizing cell boxes, doing mail merges and any other stuff that people who get paid four times more than me are unable to do in Microsoft Office. I understand the mysteries of Vista, oooooooh!

Yeah, I'm bitter.

cantalach

I'm the übernerd at a tech startup. C# has been my thing for the last four years but I would have been C++ on Win32 for years prior to that.

Chips Lovell

I'm part of the vast worldwide liberial media conspiracy.

irishmotorist

I'm a bit of nerd too - IT support/systems management etc.

It's funny. If asked a few years ago what my hobby was, it would have been computers. Now, it's cycling. You never lose touch with your inner nerd though - he's always there trying to figure out how things work.

studiorat

Recording Engineer.
Top of the range geek! Have cycled bicycles around most of the top studios in the country. I try do it in each place I visit.

sooty11

i think i maybe first female computer nerd here.....
software test manager.

daymobrew

Build guy for GNOME team at a place in East Point.
I have 16 points on GNOME's bugzilla. It seems to be a decent number, though completely irrelevant.

cantalach

daymobrew wrote: »

Build guy for GNOME team at a place in East Point.

Ah, so you're a build guy...I guess that explains the 'gratuitous Perl'. My build guy from the last place would have used Python

Caroline_ie

I'm a Financial Fraud Investigator ... beware ( maybe I should'nt say that on here )

unionman

Long time career gypsy, I found my inner geek and put him in charge.

In-house press officer, I spend most of my day hunched over the laptop looking like this - :mad: - Hence the need to ride a bike...

Great job though, love it.

BUACHAILL

ok so
I am a car salesman , i know i know
for my sins that is

bobtjustice

Caroline_ie wrote: »

I'm a Financial Fraud Investigator ... beware ( maybe I should'nt say that on here )

Interesting. Im a Internal Fraud Analyst (in a telecoms company). And a physio therapist in training. 2 and a bit years left to do in that

Quigs Snr

Another nerd. Or at least I used to be. Used to be a Software Engineer (contractor and then later with a large multinational). Now manager of a software division of a fairly large multinational.

Boring eh ? Still at least it pays for fancy wheels, carbon bits and pieces and boards.ie jerseys. If only they'd leave me alone long enough for me to train enough to migrate beyond mere survival with the odd flash or result, to being actually good on a bike !

Caroline_ie

bobtjustice wrote: »

Interesting. Im a Internal Fraud Analyst (in a telecoms company). And a physio therapist in training. 2 and a bit years left to do in that

With a famous irish mobile company that promotes irish music awards? Then you migh be or have working with a few of my old colleagues

I love my job, it's very rewarding.

Bicyclegadabout

I think we can lock the thread. I officially have the worst job on boards.

tunney

International Man of Mystery.

TinyExplosions

Bicyclegadabout wrote: »

I think we can lock the thread. I officially have the worst job on boards.

This you perchance?




At the end of the day mate, it's a living, same as everyone else!

bobtjustice

Caroline_ie wrote: »

With a famous irish mobile company that promotes irish music awards? Then you migh be or have working with a few of my old colleagues

I love my job, it's very rewarding.

Nope I work for .....um the "red" one!
But im sure I've spoke to you some of your guys at some stage though, I do some court and lot of work with the Gardai. And then all the usual internal stuff that rears its ugly head every other day.:D

Chips Lovell

unionman wrote: »

Long time career gypsy, I found my inner geek and put him in charge.

In-house press officer, I spend most of my day hunched over the laptop looking like this - :mad: - Hence the need to ride a bike...

Great job though, love it.

I'm wondering now if we've ever spoken to eachother in the course of our professional duties. Been a while since I've spoken to a union though.

Caroline_ie

bobtjustice wrote: »

Nope I work for .....um the "red" one!
But im sure I've spoke to you some of your guys at some stage though, I do some court and lot of work with the Gardai. And then all the usual internal stuff that rears its ugly head every other day.:D

Who knows but i am not a Gardai.

I prefer not to comment anymore on my day to day activity on a public site.

bobtjustice

Caroline_ie wrote: »

I prefer not to comment anymore on my day to day activity on a public site.

That might be a good idea !

unionman

el tonto wrote: »

I'm wondering now if we've ever spoken to eachother in the course of our professional duties.

Chances are we have. But I'm not going to ask you here who you work for!* If we meet at a press conference let me know.

*let's maintain some shred of geekish anonymity;)

TinyExplosions

unionman wrote: »

*let's maintain some shred of geekish anonymity;)

I would imagine that at least some of the people on here would be able to find out where you're posting from using all kinds of reverse IP trickery if you post from work

unionman

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I would imagine that at least some of the people on here would be able to find out where you're posting from using all kinds of reverse IP trickery if you post from work

lol!

I guess so. My identity is very thinly disguised in fairness.

Kinetic^

Bicyclegadabout wrote: »

I think we can lock the thread. I officially have the worst job on boards.

I do the same as you. I aslo hate it :pac:

AndyP

Van driver...:( (but with a conscience). Ah, just ban me now.

Gavin

Well, at least with all the software/IT people, the interesting thing is that I suspect most of us know people that we all work with, or may even have worked with each other at some point. It's a small industry in Ireland !

Explosive_Cornflake

I'm a Network Engineer, for eh, we'll call it "Security" on mobile networks. Loads of travel, too much, so I'm in ****e countries most of the year missing my bikes. Hopefully change job soon and devote a lot more time to cycling.

TinyExplosions

Verb wrote: »

Well, at least with all the software/IT people, the interesting thing is that I suspect most of us know people that we all work with, or may even have worked with each other at some point. It's a small industry in Ireland !

Yeah, it's a tiny lil group of folk alright, makes it handy for moving jobs though

trek climber

Work as a Health and Safety officer for a company in north midlands. Only ten minutes from home but I get to travel around the country to different locations which is good.

Can I say - this is an interesting thread, good to get some idea what people do for a living as names are now familiar even though I haven't met most of ye.

Danbo!

3D modeling/animating/visualization in an architectural practice.... but of course, keeping with the thread I also take care of IT within the company!

kenmc

trek climber wrote: »

Can I say - this is an interesting thread, good to get some idea what people do for a living as names are now familiar even though I haven't met most of ye.

Also might explain why some of us are so active during the day, whereas others are more nocturnal.

PeadarofAodh

Student welfare officer...

I probably spend more time training than I do actually working*.

*By working I mean not surfing the internet to pass the time!

franglan

I'm an environmental science student in N. U. I. Galway.

Specialising in Hydrogeology and Renewable energies.


I AM THE FUTURE!!!!!!!

(JOKE)

Dirk Gently

I'm another one with a somewhat Ironic job. I'm in logistics, office manager in a recovery company. I spend my day saving motorists I do have the power to make SUV drivers wait all day for assistance though :pac:

*hides from Caroline*

dub_skav

I suppose i can't just lurk. I'm a network planner.

nerd cyclists rule the internetz

Since I lurk more than I post here....

Engineer. As in, infrastructure, roads etc. Still aiming to move to the structural field sooner or later.

Gavin

Come on out lurkers and serial non-registered readers, now is the chance to register and say hello!

DirkVoodoo

I too am a bit of a nerd. I like to build the odd computer from time to time. I'm a mechanical engineering graduate, doing a research masters in bioengineering which has seen me use a bit of Tcl and VTK over the last 2 years.

I want to move back to the regular cycling threads, this one upsets me...

Ciaran500

There's a pattern here.

Also a nerd currently doing a degree in building services engineering although I not one of you filthy roadies. I ride a manly bike, on manly terrain.

dub_skav

Ciaran500 wrote: »

There's a pattern here.

Also a nerd currently doing a degree in building services engineering although I not one of you filthy roadies. I ride a manly bike, on manly terrain.

Do you drive it there in a manly car