Sheepsnana Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hi all, I just read a post about someone working in IT. At the bottom of the post, another member mentioned that they are also in IT. I remembered another post from someone who had their car covered in aerials... This got me thinking... Is there a link between Fishkeepers and computer enthusiasts? I'm pretty keen on both :thup: Be interesting to see how many of us are and how many are not :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I do computer repairs for a bit of extra cash. Be interesting to see how many off here are computery-people :smln: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 i wear a tin foil hat does that count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Perhaps there is a link between IT minded people and forum posting rather than fishkeepers per se. A non IT person here, tho DH is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I quite enjoy both, not sure what the connection is though. Also enjoy science so when you learn something new in biology or chemistry or even physics you can apply it to fish keeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishandchips Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I am in IT as well, i think there is a few of us out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I'm an IT Manager .. love fishkeeping. I want to set up a tank at work even. I know another IT Manager who already has lots of tanks at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dachende Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Used to be in IT, now self employed grass demolisher - but have a love of both fish and IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Not me...the only "IT" about me...is when I use the word it :gigl: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 The car with all the aerials belongs to my husband. We own a computer company and he is an Amateur Radio operator. I think, as said, computer people are more likely to use forums than there being a specific link but there do seem to be a large number of computer enthusiasts in the fish keeping world! :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 There are also a few beekeepers in the IT world, what does that make me, a beekeeper/fishkeeper/passing interest in IT*? * Got UK qualifications but never entered into the field... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Nerds! :smln: I do networking and IT security for a large private company. Used to do consulting, but I got sick of the constant travel and pressure. I still get a few international trips each year, but it's usually for audits rather than troubleshooting and roll-outs. We have a great in-house team, and the exec and board are closely aligned with IT - they don't mind spending if the benefits are there. A nice change from the public sector! Investigating Splunk for SIEM plus centralised logging and reporting at the moment - pretty cool stuff. I'll be off to Vegas for a Splunk user conference later in the year :bounce: That's one of the cool things about IT, lots of new toys to play with. If you are thinking of IT for a career, I suggest getting just enough education to get you a foot in the door with an IT provider, then learn on the job and do industry specific courses. A co-worker who left for her OE a few years ago got me into fishies. Now I wonder why I didn't do it sooner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Perhaps there is a link between IT minded people and forum posting rather than fishkeepers per se. A non IT person here, tho DH is. I think that's probably the major factor there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted May 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 I'm not so sure about the forum posting... I'm not a fan of forums. This is the only one I read and post on, and that's because it has relevant and useful information - A lot of forums do not. Interesting to see that a lot of fishkeepers are computer/technically-minded. Obviously there will be some that are not, but it looks like there are grounds for a connection between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karina Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Work in admin, good with systems and trained users. Love technology always have. Been in the fish keeping hobby for 26 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 IT is pretty pervasive these days, and you will need to use a computer to even access this board! My first summer project was to analyse the output of the fetal heart rate monitors used at National Women's back in the 1970s. We recorded the output of these machines and took it to the DSIR for analysis on their PDP-11s ( I think ). One of the scientists there did the analysis for us which was lucky because the amount of Fortran I knew would not have been up to the task! Fortunately the results we got reassured the obstetricians. And the experience put me off live bearers :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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