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Joël of the FoS
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The friend in England whom I play D&D with is actually a Cambridge Ph.D. grad and he's currently working with a theoretical quantum physics research lab. We play most Sundays so that he can focus on his work.HuManBing wrote:Since then I've gotten two college degrees and I'm working on my third. I'm still playing Ravenloft, but only with one friend who's in England right now.
I asked him what he does.
The conversation went like this.
HMB: So what is it you actually do?
EvilInventor: At the moment I'm working on a team designated to research strange quarks and charm spin. I'm on the theory side of things, which means I have to finish all my planning before the researchers get time on the accelerator to test it.
HMB: Is it high pressure work?
EI: Not really. I mean, if I mess up then they'll call me back and we'll think up a new model but it's mainly exploratory.
HMB: So are there any industry applications for this?
EI: Not sure. Actually that's a damn good question. I'm fairly sure we'll get to find out more about the building blocks of the Universe.
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EI: But apart from that, the actual day to day uses of this is questionable.
(Embarrassed pause.)
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Rotipher of the FoS
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Two months after turning 37, here. I did manage to finish a Ph.D. (with a dissertation on rotifers no less 
), but it took me six years of fiddling around to do it.
Of course, given that I went straight from taking college biology to teaching it, you could say that I've never really been out of school since I was four.
), but it took me six years of fiddling around to do it. Of course, given that I went straight from taking college biology to teaching it, you could say that I've never really been out of school since I was four.
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Agree. I'm 26 with no university degree. Or does acting academy count?Llana wrote:The only problem with the poll is that it's not really an age demographic, but an education one. I work with lots of people who've never gotten university degrees, and they're around my age (41).
I coloni rovinavano la foresta costruendo il capolavoro dell'uomo civilizzato: il deserto.
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Le Noir Faineant
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Brandi wrote: As someone who turns 37 in two months, let me send a spray of dewy razzberries your way.
At least you didn't have to hunt your RL collector's items on ebay!I had to cope with problems like:
Me (11-year-old, visiting a book store with my parents):
"Momma, Momma, I want this book here!"
Momma: "Let's see... The cursed knight who has slain his wife and child is banned to a nightmarish domain where he fights vampires, undead wizards and the ghost of a former lover... NO WAY!"
Me: Waaah!
(Bought Dragons of Autumn Twilight on that day, so it wasn't too bad in the end...
)Gee, isn't that cute?Scarycount wrote:Never specified my age, 15.
I've been a fan of RL for 3 years.
