In a bid to get to know my fellow Tek folk; Some questions/answers about me Mr T; anyone else? I will add some more as we go along so check back and update yours. Suggestions via pm and I will add em (try to keep thread tidy)
Age: 31
Star Sign: Cancer (one for the ladies)
Marital Status: Getting Married in 2 weeks
Kids: No
Home: Bristol, UK
Job: Systems Administrator
Company: Serco (Public Service Company)
Car: Renault Clio 1.2 (Y)
Favourite Music: India Arie, Jill Scott, Plump DJs, Funk, Drum & Bass
Favourite Drink: Jack Daniels, Beer, Red Wine
Other Interests: Art, Photography
Favourite Food: Mexican
Favourite Clothing Brand: Diesel
Oooh go on then:
Age: 22
Star Sign: Scorpio (fiercely loyal/jealous)
Marital Status: Siiiiingle
Kids: Nup
Home: Bristol, UK
Job: Trainee RF Engineer (for the moment anyway)
Company: Motorola Networks & Enterprise
Car: Fiat Punto 1.2 (W)
Favourite Music: Ska, Punk, Rock, Cheese, some Metal, Showtunes (oh yes)
Favourite Drink: Swedish Cider, Real Ales, G&T (classy lady), Red Wine, Whisky
Other Interests: Photography, Sailing (dinghies & tallships), Rats, Reading
Favourite Food: Pizza!
Favourite Clothing Brand: Primark...
Age: 20 (08/12/1985)
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Marital Status: GF of 2 Years, moved in with her on day 1.
Kids: No
Home: Sheffield, UK
Job: IT Administrator
Car: Ford Ka (04)
Favourite Music: Evil Nine, Plump DJs, Stanton Warriors etc... (Breakbeat, Prog House, Electronic)
Favourite Drink: Vodka, Heineken (Lager), White Wine
Other Interests: Music
Favourite Food: Indian
Favourite Clothing Brand: Dont do brands.
Age: 22 (in 3 days yeah baby yeah!!)
Star Sign: Virgo
Marital Status: Single & lookin
Kids: No
Home: Poole, UK
Job: Looking :(
Company: None
Car: Vauxhall Calibra Turbo
Favourite Music: Dance, some old rubbish, meh a bit of everything
Favourite Drink: Glenfiddich
Other Interests: Cars, computers
Favourite Food: Pizza!
Favourite Clothing Brand: Show me to the nearest JAW
Age: 30
Star Sign: Pisces
Marital Status: Married
Kids: 1 daughter (3)
Home: Confolens, France
Job: Company Director
Company: My own :D
Car: Peugeot 307 2.0 XSi
Favourite Music: Loads of different stuff, but like Zero 7, Air and Thievery Corporation
Favourite Drink: Pauillac Reds
Other Interests: Rugby, drinking and PCs
Favourite Food: Indian and BBQ
Favourite Clothing Brand: North Face for winter clothes, anything really for summer.
Age: 21
Star Sign: capricorn
Marital Status: single
Kids: not that i know of
Home: sh*tty nuneaton, warwickshire, some time in bournemouth, dorset
Job: student
Company: none. yet
Car: dont drive atm
Favourite Music: progressive metal, prog rock mainly.
Favourite Drink: Decent vodka, scotch and wine (cadeus)
Other Interests: Music (playing), Digital arts.
Favourite Food: Anything fresh and organic, no preference.
Favourite Clothing Brand: addict and iron fist.
Age: 25
Star Sign: Taurus (lol @ sign)
Marital Status: Couple of friends with privilidges
Kids: Nope
Home: Newcastle, UK
Job: Semiconductor + Organic Electronics Research
Company: University of Newcastle + several semiconductor companies
Car: VW Bora 1.6
Favourite Music: Ska, Punk, Rock/Metal
Favourite Drink: Coke, John Smiths/Tetleys and if its sunny pitchers full of Pimms and lemonade down at the river
Other Interests: Mountain biking, photography, world of warcraft, seeing bands and heading to rock clubs.
Favourite Food: egg pasta stuffed with cheese and ham in tomato soup
Favourite Clothing Brand: erm... skate jeans from years ago with random stuff on top. Not really a brand person its just whats at front of wardrobe :)
Age: 22
Star Sign: Cancer
Marital Status: Engaged
Kids: No
Home: Now Cardiff, UK, but spend much time in Sheffield
Job: Web site designer/developer
Company: Clocked Web Development/7Soft
Car: Renault Clio 1.2 RL Prima (94) in stunning birdsh*te white
Favourite Music: Rock, but I listen to anything.
Favourite Drink: Whisky, Beer, Wine, s all good.
Other Interests: Films and music mostly.
Favourite Food: Chinese/Japanese
Favourite Clothing Brand: none. River Island do nice shirts sometimes...
Age: 20
Star Sign: Taurus
Marital Status: Single
Kids: Not that i know of
Home: Sutton / London / Shrewsbury
Job: Tech Monkey
Company: National Museums of Science and Industry (Based at Science Museum London)
Car: None - Motorbike: Suzuki SV650
Favourite Music: Mainly Rock, Industial, Metal... Listening to alot of Billy Talent and Nine Inch Nails at the moment.
Favourite Drink: JD & Coke
Other Interests: Motorbikes, Gaming, Gigs / Festivals
Favourite Food: Pizza, BBQ, Pasta
Favourite Clothing Brand: Not really fussed, resently brought alot of no fear stuff tho
What is this, Myspace all of a sudden? :lol:
Age: 24
Star Sign: Aries
Marital Status: Single
Kids: No
Home: village in Derbyshire
Job: IT Admin / Programmer / DB / Telephones / anything else related... :roll:
Company: A.B.Gee (toy n model distributor)
Car: None - Motorbike: CBR 600 F Sport
Favourite Music: Mainly Rock, Metal (S.O.A.D. etc)
Favourite Drink: alcholic... err.. vodka & R.B.
Other Interests: Motorbikes & meetups, Gaming
Favourite Food: Owt unhealthy with salad :lol:
Favourite Clothing Brand: None, just buy what i fancy
Age: 25
Star Sign: Cancer
Marital Status: Single
Kids: Nope
Home: Gateshead, UK
Job: IT Technician
Company: Pennywell School, Sunderland
Car: Ford Fiesta Finesse 1.4 TDCI
Favourite Music: Metal & Rock mainly, but Ill give owt a go
Favourite Drink: Fosters, Carling, Strongbow
Other Interests: Photography, Reading, Films/TV Series, Cricket
Favourite Food: Probably Chinese, but I love food in general so everything really
Favourite Clothing Brand: They have brands :S ... erm Marks & Spencers
Age: 23
Star Sign: Aries
Marital Status: Single
Kids: No
Home: Manchester, UK
Job: Student
Company: none
Car: Rover 214
Favourite Music: ska, punk, metal, raggae
Favourite Drink: San Miguel, Jagermeister
Other Interests: airsoft, music, films, gaming, comedy
Favourite Food: Chinese
Favourite Clothing Brand: none
/nicks saras...
Age: 44
Star Sign: Scorpio (fiercely loyal/jealous) 15 November
Marital Status: Siiiiingle
Kids: Nup
Home: Newcastle, UK ( I may live in North Shields but I was born in Newcastle)
Job: Ex-computer trainer/unpublished writer
Company: Used to be NACRO but Social Security now
Car: None at present
Favourite Music: whatever is going - providing it isnt RAP!
Favourite Drink: Cider, Real Ales, Red Wine, Whisky, Moscatel da Valencia
Other Interests: Photography, Reading, writing, design, avoiding getting bitten by brothers rat.
Favourite Food: Pizza!
Favourite Clothing Brand: Whatever is cheap.
Quote from: SteveFStar Sign: Taurus (lol @ sign)
...
Job: Semiconductor + Organic Electronics Research
Company: University of Newcastle + several semiconductor companies
Star sign seems compatable with job? load of bull :lol:
(just kidding BTW ;) )
[random off topic ramblings]
Organic electronics sounds pretty interesting tbh. Ive got to specialize this year in my degree, and Im torn between Aerothermal and Electrical. Only thing that puts me off electronics is the boring image, and my (probably wrong) preconception that a career in it will lack variety. Anyone want to convince me otherwise before I commit myself to a lifetime of designing air fresheners?
Age: 23
Star Sign: Scorpio
Marital Status: Engaged
Kids: No
Home: Penistone, UK . Just outside the crumbling ruins of Huddersfield
Job: Cycle Mechanic/System Engineer
Company: Lynx Technology / Stif Cycles
Car: Vauxhall Astra Mk3 1.8 Sport (N - 1995)
Favourite Music: Rock, Metal, Hoff, Everything other than Dance/Trance etc.
Favourite Drink: Real Ale, Beer, Lager.
Other Interests: Cycling, Aikido.
Favourite Food: Dunno
Favourite Clothing Brand: Whatevers cheap and fits.
Age: 34
Sex: Please :D
Star Sign: Dunno (March?)
Marital Status: Yes
Kids: Yes
Home: Stourbridge
Job: Customer Advisor - Showrooms
Company: B&Q
Car: Rover 220Sdi
Favourite Music: Dance, Drum & bass etc
Favourite Drink: Smirnoff & Red Bull
Other Interests: Photography,
Favourite Food: McVities Chocolate Digestives & Milk
Favourite Clothing Brand: No
This site is officially no longer tek forums lol. A few months back the questions after A/S/L would have been
4) Main rig specs
5) Second Computer specs
6) laptop specs
Now its what is your star sign lol. TalkForums perhaps?
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Quote from: SeriousStar sign seems compatable with job? load of bull
(just kidding BTW )
lol - it pays the bills :)
Quote from: funkychicken9000[random off topic ramblings]
Organic electronics sounds pretty interesting tbh. Ive got to specialize this year in my degree, and Im torn between Aerothermal and Electrical. Only thing that puts me off electronics is the boring image, and my (probably wrong) preconception that a career in it will lack variety. Anyone want to convince me otherwise before I commit myself to a lifetime of designing air fresheners?
Out of those two Id pick electronics (obviously ;)). Youll never be short of work/job offers and if youre good you can pretty much pick your company and go from there. There are the big names like intel, amd, nvidia, apple, etc who are very keen on solid engineers which is probably what youre thinking of the boring stuff. you trade doing the boring stuff for living in San Francisco and earning a huge amount of cash.
The other route is the specialist stuff like organic electronics (our group of me and a mate + a few senior people focus on using organic materials as insulators, molecular transistors and are experimenting with DNA as ultra thin wires but theres tons of options). Its more interesting than the main stream but the money isnt even ballpark the same as general electronics unless you get lucky. This specialist electronics industry moves so fast and is now so closely woven with physics, chemistry and maths that youre just doing technology. As a typical day, this morning Ive been in chemistry labs boiling solvents to remove oxygen (chemistry) then the clean room evaporating and patterning gold layers onto semiconductors (semiconductor engineering). This afternoon Ill be using the contact angle of water droplets on organic layers only 7 atom thick to work out the angle molecules stand up on the surface (physics). Tomorrow Ill be looking at the atoms themselves using an atomic force microscope (?characterisation?) and then putting mercury droplets onto the top of the layers to make some liquid contact transistors (electronics).
Depends on your outlook really. Its either boring because its a bit geeky and hard to explain to people who dont do similar things or you might like it if you enjoy picking up lots of skills and taking info from lots of different subjects and topics to help you test things. Depends on the way your mind works I guess.
Age: 29 :o
Sex: Not often enough :shock:
Star Sign: Gemini
Marital Status: Single
Kids: It wouldnt surprise me ;)
Home: Bracknell
Job: Software Designer
Company: Whoever is lucky enough to be my client at the time :p
Car: Astra
Favourite Music: Dance, Trance, Metal, Ambient, Rock, Indy, Clasical Piano etc etc...
Favourite Drink: Kronenburg 1664
Other Interests: Everything that I havent experienced yet !
Favourite Food: Chinese / Sushi
Favourite Clothing Brand: Quiksilver/Nike
Age: 26
Star Sign: Saggywotsit
Marital Status: Single
Kids: No
Home: South
Job: Im Umemployed Scum :w00t: (not claiming jsas tho)
Company: varied
Car: 90 mx5
Favourite Music: hip-hop, breakbeat, rnb, dnb, dance, lotsa bands.
Favourite Drink: Lager, vodka, red wine.
Other Interests: eerrrr,
Favourite Food: pasta, curry
Favourite Clothing Brand: YSL, Levis (only 512s), Kickers.
Age: 49
Sex: male
Star sign: Sagittarius
Marital status: married
Kids: 3
Home: Leicester
Job: car mechanic(on sick)
Company: small independant
Car: not driven for 3 years, was Renault 12
Favourite music: 70s
Favourite drink: Best bitter
Other interests: football
Favourite food: chinese
Favourite clothing brand: none
Age: 21
Star Sign: Cancer
Marital Status: Hopelessly Single
Kids: No
Home: Warwickshire
Job: Graduate, Unemployed.
Company: N/A
Car: 1996 Renault Megane 1.6 e RT
Favourite Music: Indie, Alternative Rock, Progressive Rock, Female Fronted Metal
Favourite Drink: Coke, Vodka, Larger (Not in the same glass)
Other Interests: Music/Gigs, Gaming, Film.
Favourite Food: Italian/Chinese
Favourite Clothing Brand: Whatever is nice, though I do like John Rocha/Red Herring.
Age: 20
Star Sign: Gemini
Marital Status: Recently engaged, cohabiting
Kids: Nope
Home: Brymbo, NW
Job: Electrician
Company: B&G Roberts Electrical
Car: MG ZS 115 (54)
Favourite Music: Bests Bits of everything, Eminem, Muse, Ramones, Micheal Jackson etc
Favourite Drink: Jack Daniels
Other Interests: Cars, football, fitness, gadgets
Favourite Food: Chinese, Steaks, pizza
Favourite Clothing Brand: What ever is on offer.
Age: 29
Star Sign: Capricorn
Marital Status: In Relationship
Kids: None
Home: Preston, Lancashire
Job: It Support
Company: CSC for another week, then Co-Op Bank
Car: Honda Civic 1.5 LSi
Favourite Music: Goth, Industiral, Country,
Favourite Drink: Malt Whisky
Other Interests: Boats, Mechanics, Metalwork.
Favourite Food: Lamb Steaks, Pizza, Chinese.
Favourite Clothing Brand: whatever i see in front of me i like.
Age: 25
Sex: male
Star Sign: Piscies
Marital Status: Single
Kids: 0
Home: London
Job: Trader
Company: nope - its an LLP
Car: no need for a car - live in the big smoke & have lots of public transport.
Favourite Music: anything from 1980s electro pop, 70s rock modern pop music & a bit of house
Favourite Drink: Peroni
Other Interests: Scuba diving, films, books, poker, computer games.
Favourite Food: Chinese
Favourite Clothing Brand: Primark
SEX: MALE
Age: 21
Star Sign: Piscies
Marital Status: Long Term relationship
Kids: No
Home: Cheltenham
Job: 3rd yr Consc Student
Company: None
Car: Ford Escort 1.8Td
Favourite Music: Ska Punk / Oldies
Favourite Drink: Red wine (esp Merlot / Pinot Noir)
Other Interests: Computers, Poker
Favourite Food: Stirfrys + Pizza (not together)
Favourite Clothing Brand: Um, love nice suits.
Age: 43
Sex: male
Star Sign: Aries
Marital Status: Twice Divorced
Kids: 2
Home: Fareham
Job: DLA
Car: Honda Accord 2.0 SL
Favourite Music: Rock/Cher, but I listen to anything.
Favourite Drink: Vodka and Beer.
Other Interests: Films.
Favourite Food: Pizza, Kebabs, Chinese and Indian.
Favourite Clothing Brand: none.
Quote from: SteveFAs a typical day, this morning Ive been in chemistry labs boiling solvents to remove oxygen (chemistry) then the clean room evaporating and patterning gold layers onto semiconductors (semiconductor engineering). This afternoon Ill be using the contact angle of water droplets on organic layers only 7 atom thick to work out the angle molecules stand up on the surface (physics).
You missed travelling to the pub (physics), drinking alcohol (experimental chemistry/biology), falling over on the way home (physics), visiting the hospital for treatment (medical research) and eating a kebab/curry (biological experimentation).
If you get arrested by the police you can add economics to that too ;)
SEX: male
Age: 22
Star Sign: Taurus
Marital Status: Long Term Singleton :cry:
Kids: No
Home: Cardiff
Job: 3rd year Comsci Student/Part Time Student Support Tutor
Company: IT Skills Group (http://www.itskillsgroup.com)
Car: None
Favourite Music: Punk, Rock, and Metal... proper hair heavy metallage.
Favourite Drink: Dandelion and Burdock, or Brains Reverend James
Other Interests: Software design, Computing, Reading, and Science.
Favourite Food: Er... anything with skinnned chicken breast in it and no peppers.
Favourite Clothing Brand: Um... George, Tescos own, er.. Craghopper.
Quote from: SeriousYou missed travelling to the pub (physics), drinking alcohol (experimental chemistry/biology), falling over on the way home (physics), visiting the hospital for treatment (medical research) and eating a kebab/curry (biological experimentation).
If you get arrested by the police you can add economics to that too ;)
Figured all that was covered when I said location: Newcastle ;)
Age: 24 soon
Star Sign: Libra
Marital Status: Single
Kids: No
Home: Newcastle
Job: I honestly dont know what I do, i just put numbers into a system
Company: Rural Payments Agency
Car: Pug 106
Favourite Music: Top Gun sound track amonst others
Favourite Drink: Water, Pepsi Max - MAXIMUM TAST! NO SUGAR!
Other Interests: Photography, cars
Favourite Food: dont have one
Favourite Clothing Brand: I wear what ever I like, I dont give 2 monkeys about branding.
Age: 17
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Marital Status: Single
Kids: Nope
Home: Barnsley
Job: student, studying admin
Company: None at present
Car: None at present
Favourite Music: Heavy metal, punk, rock, gothic even a little emo at times
Favourite Drink: Fosters, Carlsberg, Carling, vodka and coke and JACK DANIELS
Other Interests: Ice skating, cinema, bowling, music, singing and dancing
Favourite Food: havent got one can eat practically anything (LOL)
Favourite Clothing Brand: New Look, Mark one anything really
Age: 22
Star Sign: Capricorn
Marital Status: Single
Kids: No
Home: Weston-Super-Mare, UK
Job: Senior Database Officer
Company: (NHS)
Car: Now loans approved getting jaguar xj8 (about W plate)
Favourite Music: Muse, The Cranberries, Garbage etc
Favourite Drink: Cider - Single variety apple (Katy) 7.4%
Other Interests: Gym, Snooker
Favourite Food: Steak
Favourite Clothing Brand: Not overly fussed on brands
we need more younger people on here
Age: 20
Star Sign: Sagatarius
Marital Status: In a Relationship
Kids: No
Home: Durham, UK
Job: Prison Officer
Company: Her Marjestys Prison Service
Car: Pug 205
Favourite Music: Metal, Nu Metal, DnB, Techno
Favourite Drink: JD, Fosters
Other Interests: Mechanics, Gameing
Favourite Food: Prawns, Tomato Mozerella things :)
Favourite Clothing Brand: Van & Underground
we need more young people on here because am the youngest so far
Quote from: kinkybiatchwe need more young people on here because am the youngest so far
**waits for some one to come up with youre as old as the woman you feel line :lol:
Quote from: mr_rollQuote from: kinkybiatchwe need more young people on here because am the youngest so far
**waits for some one to come up with youre as old as the woman you feel line :lol:
I was thinking someone suggesting something more along the line of lets make babies then...
hahahahahahaha
very funny i mean it your all 20 or older and am the youngest its not fair
lol
Age: 31
Star Sign: Leo
Marital Status: Single
Kids: No
Home: Gravesend, Kent
Job: Electrical Engineer / Project Manager
Company: Amec
Car: Ford Focus
Favourite Music: Indie, rock
Favourite Drink: Coke
Other Interests: Reading, Cinema, Photography
Favourite Food: Chicken
Favourite Clothing Brand: Anything thatll fit
Quote from: kinkybiatchhahahahahahaha
very funny i mean it your all 20 or older and am the youngest its not fair
lol
go recruiting! :D
Age: 22
Star Sign: Virgo
Marital Status: Attached
Kids: No
Home: Who knows. Bicester/Farnborough/Warrington
Job: Tech Monkey/Commercial Officer/Deputy Project Manager
Company: EDS
Car: Soon
Favourite Music: Today, The Fray - How to save a life, Tomorrow, Who knows.
Favourite Drink: Beer, Coffee, Wine, Whiskey, Gin
Other Interests: Rugby, Sport, Reading
Favourite Food: Steak
Favourite Clothing Brand: Whatever, jeans t-shirt, work clothes, all just clothes.