Who's an Expert on Free Republic? (Vanity)

12/11/2022 | By Laz A. Mataz

[al baby]

Drywallers can do it

[VTenigma]

Light construction uncredentialed expert ( 50 OJT years), with minors in, energy efficient design, site development and excavating, heavy equipment maintenance, welding and fabricating. Just to name a few.

[pax_et_bonum]

I don’t claim to be an expert but I have practiced the art of B.S. for a long time.

[Political Junkie Too]

//DONOTHNG JOB
//DONOTHNG EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
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-PJ

[Delta 21]

I finally got the holding my pinky out straight when I wrap the butter knife on my wine glass.

[Songcraft]

//DONOTHNG JOB
//DONOTHNG EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
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//*       BOOT HIM OUT!
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//DONAUGHT DD DSN=FAKE.PRESI.DENT,DISP=(OLD,DELETE)
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[poconopundit]

Good thread, Laz. You’re not getting straight answers because people are naturally protective of their privacy.

But that’s OK, because you at least get a feel for the FReeper audience. And humor is a big part of the FReeper experience.

I’m a market researcher and tech industry analyst. On the side I enjoy writing PC programs with Visual Foxpro for my own productivity or fun purposes only. Don’t have the patience to write software for other people to use.

My guess is most FReepers have a strong thinker’s mindset: many veterans, mechanics, scientists, politicos, lawyers, software developers, and specialists from any field you can name.

FReepers are problem-solvers with an engineering mindset. True conservatives appreciate the laws of cause and effect. They do their homework and examine their world. They also foresee the long range consequences of doing something half-baked or neglecting proper training.

Check out this excellent article:

Do Engineers Think Differently
https://engineercalcs.com/do-engineers-think-differently/

[Conan the Librarian]

Retired Librarian with an MLS. Ask me anything. I don’t know the answer, but I know where to look it up.

Also, learning a bit about living on a sailboat in Florida, and occasional sailings

[FamiliarFace]

We travel in similar circles. I have learned that the more I learn about any given subject, the more I realize how uneducated I am about whatever topic that is.

[FamiliarFace]

LOLOL.

If you know what I mean.

[SunkenCiv]

Who told you about my giraffe? Uh, I mean, that’s probably true.

[FamiliarFace]

Wine wouldn’t be good with that. How about some milk?

[daniel1212]

I'll chime in for C. I'm not as much inclined to C++ because of the overhead; if I wanted a more memory-safe language I've heard Rust has become a favorite, to the point where Linux is now allowing it in kernel development -- that's a big deal. I haven't looked into it yet and probably will eventually.

I wqrite in a version of Navajo code talkers, that of a freqiqnrt typos maiankly due to stiff arthritic fingers so that as i musrt lift up my hand for each hunt ansd peack letter i often miss the kwty that wan t rto land on and hirt anotyjer, and if I did not use the spell checker ficntion to0 corerert them then my pots would look swmeqhat lie this oen. worse if I try to typue fastert.

Now you can better understand the emphasis I place and remapping keys and shortcuts!

But just to satisfy curiosity, why hasn't someone written a code using just letters/words (not with my typing!) and or even images, or have they?

[Osage Orange]

An EX is a has been..and a spert is just a drip of water.

I know some stuff....but never claimed to be an expert.

[jpsb]

FORTRAN, C, Java mostly integrating to a SQL Database so of course I know SQL in all of its favors. Long long ago I did COBAL but I have forgotten most of what I once knew and I will never admit to knowing 10 Basic 20 never 30 never 40 goto 10

[jpsb]

C++? Strong typing is for weak minds.

[jpsb]

C for a particular hardware
Java for general use
yw

[daniel1212]

My guess is most FReepers have a strong thinker’s mindset: many veterans, mechanics, scientists, politicos, lawyers, software developers, and specialists from any field you can name. FReepers are problem-solvers with an engineering mindset.

Mechanics with an engineering mindset?

But the source of all is supreme in all and overall, to His glory:

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. (Jeremiah 51:15)

[daniel1212]

`Struck a sensitive if not ignored point: putting yourself on a public list revealing your skills and expertise is an excellent source for theose who WILL SOON be rounding up the ‘enemies’ of the WEF ‘great reset’.

Unless one uses their real name or otherwise provides identity, or FR is storing IP addresses and will turn them over to the KBG, then how are posters going to be tracked? Were you asked for personal info when you signed up?

[Laslo Fripp]

Owner of the largest ellipsis dot collection in the world…