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**David**

On 07/01/2020 17:29, Snit wrote:
On 1/7/20 4:09 AM, David wrote:
On 07/01/2020 00:41, Snit wrote:
On 1/6/20 5:16 PM, David wrote:
On 06/01/2020 23:15, Snit wrote:
On 1/6/20 3:59 PM, David wrote:
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https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_...as_Nevada.html

Although we had pre-booked for two nights, we didn't like Vegas
and moved on after just a one night stop. Death Valley was much
more to our liking! ;-)

Been a while since I have been back to Vegas, but I am familiar
with the Strip and Circus Circus. Used to go there as a kid and
play the games. I got quite good at a car race one -- found a way
to not exactly cheat but play focused on things most did not so I
won more often than not ... but they got rid of it. I am guessing
I am not the only one who found the trick.

Sometimes it's advantageous not the be one of the sheeple! ;-)

Did you go on to learn about 'computing' so that you could earn a
living at what you enjoy doing?

Got into computing sorta by accident. Was getting my degree in
Vegas (UNLV) in psychology. I worked my way through college to get
that degree by working in the computer labs. When I got the job I
had used Apple IIe systems but nothing else.

Was then put in the library lab which had Macs, DOS machines, and
UNIX dummy terminals. I did not know how to turn any of them on...
but I caught on quickly. I am one of the few who can say I started
working with those three OSs literally on the same day, and very
shortly got introduced to MS Word on Macs, Word Perfect on DOS, and
vi on UNIX (along with other software on each).

Six years later I was running a cluster of education computer labs
and teaching computers to at-risk high school students through the
Upward Bound program. Left college and was a substitution teacher
for a year (K-12 and special ed) and then got a job as head of tech
support and the sysop for a communication system that worked with
the Clark County School district (about 200 schools at the time)
and 100 or so United Way Agencies. To do the training I developed a
way to do it on the system we were using (FirstClass, at the time
owned by SoftArc) and developed what is now known as an online
class (as far as I know the term did not exist). I am sure there
were others doing similar things, but I really do not know of any
other large scale online classes that happened before the one I
designed (and helped to teach). That was back in 1993 or so.

Then I moved to Tucson and did tech support for a bit before being
moved up to being a trainer. I am more of a teacher at heart than a
hard core tech person, though clearly I have a focus on tech.

How about you?

You can find out a bit about me he-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/boaterdave/

If you have any questions, just ask!

I'm off to my bed now, though. It's after midnight!

'nite!

See you have an interest in Raspberry Pi systems (Pies?). I do not
have one but know someone who uses a couple for his own home weather
station... do anything interesting with them?

My son, who's probably about your age, gave me a Pi for Christmas a
few years ago. Sadly, it's still brand new in its box, although I did
open up the box to look at it! I wish I'd had such a 'toy' when I was
forever experimenting as a lad! I'm sure I'll think of something
positive to do with it one day. :-)

I am sure I would find use for one if I had one, but not really chomping
at the bit to get one. The weather station controller is pretty cool but
I am happy just checking weather.com.

Yes - me too! ;-)

Still, I like to tinker. I was one of those kids who had a 101 in 1 (or
whatever) electronic kits who figured out I could have my own TV station
and then boost the power (hoping not to blow the thing up) and then walk
up and down the street blocking channel 8 (used to be the main news
channel people watched at least in my area of Vegas). OK, not exactly
the best thing to do but I suppose worse things kids can get into.

I apologise for calling you John.

I am over it.

You are easily pleased. I like you! :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkLRZzukcJc&t=

In real life, if I meet someone whose name I do not know (or have
maybe forgotten!) I at some stage call them John. Like the 80/20 rule,
more often than not it is correct! If it's not, the person will
invariably correct me and proffer their ACTUAL name without me asking
for it! Yes, cheeky I know! ;-)

For men my age in America the name "Michael" works much the same... so
you can call me that.

Thank you, Michael. :-)

--
David