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« Reply #1344 on: November 08, 2023, 09:34:43 AM »
My first venture into sales
I was the AutoCad dealer for my region
also the president of the user group

great trips to Sausalito for training and such
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« Reply #1345 on: November 08, 2023, 09:36:34 AM »
U RAH RAH! WIS CON SIN!

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« Reply #1346 on: November 09, 2023, 10:17:35 AM »
Scorched Earth.  We played it in HS, I'm pretty sure.  I have a game on my phone that is similar.  

I vaguely remember the drug dealing game or it seems like I remember it.  

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« Reply #1347 on: November 09, 2023, 10:23:56 AM »
I played D&D one night somewhere, not on computer, but the hosts had an Apple I, yes, the One.  It'd be worth something today.

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« Reply #1348 on: November 09, 2023, 10:29:14 AM »

Final analysis product. We now have most of this subdivision surveyed.


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« Reply #1350 on: November 09, 2023, 12:39:20 PM »
Drafting computers were great for gaming because they had/have the computing horsepower for the CADD program. Then, as now, all drafting programs need a disgusting amount of computing horsepower and internal memory.

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« Reply #1351 on: November 09, 2023, 06:23:01 PM »
and great graphics are nice went staring at the screen for 10+ hours a day
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« Reply #1352 on: November 12, 2023, 06:39:13 AM »
Speaking of football "polls"/rankings, we have three now that get attention, of course.  The CFP ranking differs only slightly from the other two.  I know it sounds authoritative to have some collection of CFB giants form a committee to contrive such things, but basically it yields the same overall result as the AP with an exception every so often.

And there is a 30 minute show to reveal it on Tuesday (clicks).  I suppose it matters to some if their team is 12th instead of 14th, it does matter if they are 5th instead of 4th.  And notice how computer polls are now relegated to the back pages.


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« Reply #1354 on: November 12, 2023, 10:06:51 AM »
Speaking of football "polls"/rankings, we have three now that get attention, of course.  The CFP ranking differs only slightly from the other two.  I know it sounds authoritative to have some collection of CFB giants form a committee to contrive such things, but basically it yields the same overall result as the AP with an exception every so often.

the committee has greater power to "correct" things in the final poll to assure the proper programs get the proper matchups in the playoff
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« Reply #1355 on: November 12, 2023, 10:20:14 AM »
Times Higher Education: Top 20 universities in the world (cnbc.com)

Oxford!  Oxford!  Oxford!

I will say that the smartest person I've ever known, did his undergraduate work at Oxford in electrical and acoustical engineering, and he did his masters and doctoral work in acoustics at the University of Texas.  He was my TA in a couple of different classes and became one of my dearest friends.  He was not only the smartest person I've ever known, but one of the kindest, friendliest, and best people, I've ever known.

Sadly he passed away a few years ago from colon cancer, at the age of 45.  Just way too young.
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« Reply #1356 on: November 12, 2023, 10:42:36 AM »
I did a study abroad program at Oxford in law school, and I was so amazed that they had a bar in the basement of the dorm.

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« Reply #1357 on: November 12, 2023, 10:47:50 AM »
My neighbor got his PhD at Harvard and postdoc'd at Oxford, in physics, so he checked some big boxes.

Almost as impressive as my BS from UGA...


 

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