Subj : Re: 3d printing
To   : Nitewaves
From : Vk3jed
Date : Fri Oct 04 2019 14:52:00

-=> On 10-02-19 05:18, Nitewaves wrote to Jamestyree <=-

 Ni> James, I'm sorry, but it's always been that way and it's absolutely
 Ni> ridiculous to expect otherwise. We geeks live in a bubble that's tinier
 Ni> than we'd like to admit, made full with our obsessive drive to
 Ni> understand minutae. We are fools to expect that from other people,
 Ni> especially end users that just want the damn technology to work. And I
 Ni> wouldn't have it any other way -- call it job security.

Yes, everyone has their niche of knowledge, and when you spend your time soley
within that bubble, it's easy to lose perspective. 

 Ni> And these same people we could easily criticize for not knowing tcp/ip
 Ni> and 802.11 will surprise you with skills, talents, insights, and
 Ni> hobbies most geeks wouldn't imagine.

True.  I have my feet in a few camps.  I'm definitely a tech geek, and know my
way around networks and related things.  However, I'm also a Masters athlete,
and that comes with its own level of jargon, technical stuff, measurements and
metrics, processes, procedures and culture, every bit as intricate as IT. :)


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