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Re: Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN?

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Post by rapht »

Mid-thirties, CFO of a largish French/European (non tech related service, brick and mortar) service business.

Always been a geek, used to code, love to think in terms of systems / data / interfaces... kind of missed that natural "tech" path in my career, went to a top business school out of what you'd call laziness (achieving a top business school in France is much easier than achieving a top engineering school)... so reading HN in a way is a way of fulfilling my passion for tech and my curiosity for all those geeky areas from engineering to physics to maths to whatever you'll find on HN any given day.

I have to add, carrer-wise, that being able to have an educated opinion on IT matters when you're not the IT guy in the room is actually extremely valuable, and one good excuse to keep reading!

Re: Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN?

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Post by vessel »

zfxfr wrote: post #140

I am not even a professional. I am an uneducated French house-husband in his late 30s. For some reason I have always been considered a "geek / nerd" by my surrounding but I did not really work in "tech" that much except for some web developpement gigs. One of my last job was forklift driver. I believe I am not part of the typical HN demographic. I like to create things that involve programming. I love and follow the…

Your English is great. I too follow the demo scene and got hooked on a JS1K thread on HN several years ago, and stayed since then. I like how the top rated comment isn't the lowest hanging fruit, which seems to be the case on every other internet forum.

Re: Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN?

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Post by rewgs »

I'm a former film/game/TV composer. Last year I developed a condition of the ear that stopped my career in its tracks.

Always had an interest in tech, so I'm currently in process of switching careers to programming. In the meantime, I'm continuing to work in tech support for other composers.

Re: Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN?

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Post by 71a54xd »

solmanac wrote: post #13

I do inventory and paperwork at a large recreational marijuana grow site. I work with python as an amateur and found this place through python interests somehow.

Hey there, I've been working on something similar except with gourmet mushrooms. Curious if I could ask some questions about your process sometime?

Re: Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN?

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Post by missedthecue »

loufe wrote: post #72

Underground mining engineer, working in the Canadian far north. I've always been a computer geek, even did some internships as a developer, but I realized needed a career that would pull me out of screens. Still a hobby programmer and love tech. The tech industry has a dynamism and pace that contrasts even modern mining sharply. I'm not sure when I stumbled upon HN but I was hooked immediately. Also helps that HN is…

What is the internet connection like in the Canadian north?

Re: Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN?

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Post by franek »

I'm a freelance performance and theatre artist. This means (in my case) that I stage/create performative works of my own, perform in other people's pieces and sometimes build special effects using electronics and programming.

I used to study physics before I got serious about theatre, and my dad is a programmer. I think he introduced me to HN at some point a few years ago, and today I am using it daily to indulge my curiosity, laziness and procrastination. (;

This is an awesome thread to read, thanks for posting the question!

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