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You need only 40 attempts more to reach the goal...
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How poignant! 
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Sadly, we're living in the matrix.
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be joy and reveling. I graduated this past weekend, so my PhD is now official according to the degrees conferred listing.
So, I'm now out of The University for the first time since 1968.
Now what?
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Gratz!! 
There's more people on the site who aren't good at English and abbreviated titles; a Doctor of Philosophy? Is the PE also a doctor title?
You're now a double-doctor then?
Dr.Walt Fair, PE wrote: Now what?
Now you aim for 100k rep points
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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nO THE p.e IS A REGISTERED pROFESSIONAL eNGINEER.
iN THE u s, IT'S ILLEGAL TO CONTRACT ENGINEERING OR ADVERTISE ENGINEERING SERVICVES UNLESS YOU ARE REGISTERED AS A P. E.
I lost my PE license after the stroke, it expired while I was in the hospital, but I went through the whole process again, so I can go back to offering Engineering services.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Actually, I make a lot more money doing Engineering, than I do on software, but the software is more funner and I quite often have to write software to get the engineering tasks done.
I spent 12 years doing excel macros in Venezuela, but my official title was Senior Geoscience Advisor
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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I made the misdtakeof not clarifying things. I had to do an evaluation of a field with 1,200 wells. I asked if the data was available digitally and the reply was Yes, so I asked for the data and I got 1200 excel spreadsheet, one for each well. Fortunately, I used my Excel macro-Fu to extract the interesting parts ans constructed the needed summaries.
In another case I had to evaluate a field with 300 reservoirs and the contract SAID I HAD TO WRITE A REPORT FOR EACH ONE. sO I ENTERED DATA IN AN eXCEL sPREADSHEET, THEN USED A wORD MAIL MERGW TO GENERATE 300 BOILERPLATE REPORTS.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Now you aim for 100k rep points
So, how much are the rep points worth? I already found out that with my PhD and $US5, I can get a cup of coffee.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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No, not yet. I have a PhD in Petroleum EWngineering and am working on a PhD in Computerr Scvience, so maybe some day, I'm be Dr Doctor. Or maybe I;I'll just decide enough is enough.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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DoubleDoc does have a ring to it 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Take a look around. First thing you should notice is that not all of the buildings are ivory towers!
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY IVORY TOWERS IN MY40 YEARS WORKING IN INDUSTRY.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Dr.Walt Fair, PE wrote: So, I'm now out of The University for the first time since 1968.
That was the part I was referring to.
(And my hearing is fine - why are you shouting!   )
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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Ok, I'm sorry, I assumed you were thinking I was a snot-faced brat with lots of schooling and no common sense!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Dr.Walt Fair, PE wrote: a snot-faced brat with lots of schooling and no common sense
Dr.Walt Fair, PE wrote: ...since 1968.
No - I was thinking you were a grumpy old fart with lots of schooling and no common sense!
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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DRHuff wrote: And my hearing is fine - why are you shouting! )
Sorry. Darn Caplock stuck again.
I didn't realize you were using A SCREEN READER.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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World domination?
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Dr.Walt Fair, PE wrote: Now what?
Get a job.
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Damn, you beat me on that. 
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...and a haircut!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I WONDER ABOUT A RECURRING NIGHTMARE I Have. I got the source code and I'm living through the debugging phase of my life.
Scary stuff!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: Get a job.
Yes, now I am seriously overqualified and no one wants to hire an old geezer.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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It might actually be different for you.
Old geezers are usually having old knowledge. That's obviously not the case for you.
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