"Kurt Hamster" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:39:10 +0000 (UTC), Stewart Pinkerton used
to say...

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:02:29 +0100, Kurt Hamster
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:04:00 +0000 (UTC), Stewart Pinkerton used
to say...

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:03:43 +0100, Kurt Hamster
wrote:

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 15:41:57 +0000 (UTC), Stewart Pinkerton used
to say...

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 12:02:20 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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That would be because I'm a design engineer,

Was one, Pinky. Past tense. You are now an IT clone.

Once an engineer, always an engineer. And the world is controlled by
digital stuff nowadays, didn't you know?

Yes, but you were an analogue engineer weren't you, so even less
relevance.

Precision analogue specialist in the '70s, mixed signal engineer in
the '80s, as the front end signal conditioners acquired more digital
content. The kit I was designing (mainly automated test equipment) was
always computer-controlled, although the computers became massively
more powerful in the '80s. Progress, y'know.....

Wasn't it you who once said that you got out *because* it went digital?
So back to my comment... relevance?

I don't call myself either a sailor or a paramedic just because I used
to be one. Perhaps you should realise the past is past.

OTOH, I'm still doing engineering work, and I'm on an engineering
salary grade.

Where does "document developer" (aka letter writer?) and "project
manager" mention or even allude to engineering then?

As a hobbyist and computer fan since circa 79 could someone like me (who
is not an engineer by any stretch of the imagination) do your job? In
case you wondered from a practical standpoint I'm pretty much au fait
with most practical things related to computers including setting up
medium size networks, building PCs and generally a dab hand at figuring
out what I don't already know?

Which bits do you reckon I couldn't do?

Out of interest what exactly is your official job title?

Document developer and project manager, Group Technology, grade
Infrastructure C. Unluckily, I only get one salary for the two hats!

Nope, thought so. No engineering mentioned there.



As someone who has been involved with 'Civil' Engineering in the past I can
tell you (from memory) the 'Angle Of Repose' for topsoil and spoil is 55
degrees (from the horizontal, of course), I have *no idea* what it is for
bull****.....