What is it that you nerd out about? Just curious to see.
I'm defitinitely an astrophysics nerd. I love the descriptive power of physics, and how it can be used to learn so much about the world we live in, and the wonder and beauty of astronomy.
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 | rachel.love says:
2/8/2011 9:56:49 AM
Good question gnatman! I am definitely an engineering and design nerd! I design medical devices for work so I love that sort of thing but any beautiful, simple, modern design is appealing to me from architecture, to consumer products and even instruments (including the banjo). :)
I'm also a fan of science and mathematics (or "maths" as they call it in England) in general, especially physics. In the engineering discipline I love solid mechanics, CAD (computer-aided-design), statics, thermodynamics, and FEA (finite element analysis).
Cheers and thanks for posting on our blog!
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 | phwill says:
2/9/2011 2:21:56 PM
I'm a mechanical engineer - as we used to say at Texas A&M, I cain't spell inguneer but I are one! Mechanical and structural design, done some work for NASA (support vehicles), mostly work in the rail industry, tank car specialist. Solid modelling, finite element analysis, and I'm a big fan of Richard Feynman.
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 | gnatman says:
2/9/2011 2:42:42 PM
Hey! Another Aggie! I'm currently a graduate student at Texas A&M in the physics department. I've taught plenty of engineers introductory physics. It wasn't much fun for me or them. I much prefer to be teaching astronomy. Although, if we got to teach out of the Feynman book, I'd probably enjoy that a lot more.
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 | cframe says:
2/9/2011 2:53:40 PM
I'm a physics AND computer fan. I have a graduate degree in condensed matter physics but have been employed programming embedded microcontrollers for several years now. (and Feynman is awesome)
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| rachel.love says:
2/9/2011 8:42:13 PM
Well, it looks like we're going to have to start a new group "Fans of Feynman and Banjo Lovers of the World Unite"!
Incidentally, I have R.F.'s Lectures on Physics on my bookshelf. ha!
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| phwill says:
2/10/2011 6:58:50 AM
Same here, Rachel. That's good stuff!
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| phwill says:
2/10/2011 7:31:28 AM
Oh, yeah! I forgot! I was also on the chess team at A&M. Now that's nerdy.
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 | answerguru says:
2/10/2011 7:27:16 PM
Well, I'm an electrical engineer by degree, but I've done work in biomedical land and have spent the past 7 years embedded systems (which I really enjoy). I do R&D work for high-power MRI amplifiers...fun stuff, especially when it goes boom. And yes, I'm also a huge Feynman fan...
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| rachel.love says:
2/10/2011 7:47:38 PM
wow, we have some awesome folks in this group! go chess team!
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 | Barnet in AVL says:
2/11/2011 11:52:32 AM
I'm a physician... a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst to be specific. Let's see, what group touch points can I link up with? Count me in as an FF (Feynman fan). My college roommate was a big A&M fan... hook 'em horns! I play chess with our son who is both about to turn 8 and about to beat me. And, let's see, there's one more, um, oh yes, I pick banjo.
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 | ltjgcag says:
2/11/2011 3:40:53 PM
Mechanical Engineer in the auto industry at the present. Was in the U.S. Navy Seabee construction battalions as an engineering officer.
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 | Smelly Old Gibby says:
2/11/2011 5:35:24 PM
Currently, I stand as a subject matter expert for a major insurance carrier. Prior to that, I wrote sales collateral, white papers and business plans for the telecommunication, financial, and IT industries. In high school, I invented a safe bio-fertilizer that won me a scholarship to college and a patent. My favorite game is chess. I would rather go to a museum than a bar. I collect hardback books. I am a nerd.
I do not think I am overly intelligent, and do not claim to be. What I do claim; is that I have a unique perspective on most issues and topics. I am also dyslexic (to which I no longer notice due to compensation tactics), and had a severe stutter as a child that I outgrew. These things are humorous to me now, as I speak in public and write for a living.
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| cframe says:
2/11/2011 6:23:28 PM
Today I learned that Tony Trischka is the son of a physics professor. Cool.
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 | David Cunningham says:
2/14/2011 3:49:47 PM
Aerospace CNC machinist and programmer & tool and diemaker, married to a geotechnical engineer. My trade is a natural fit for the banjo, just took many years to figure that out.
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 | stef12186 says:
2/16/2011 7:15:03 AM
Aggies??? No!! :) Texas Tech alumn here. (The rest of my family is Aggies, so we're practically related.)
I'm a graphic designer. I geek out about type. You should all see the movie Helvetica, by the way.
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| rachel.love says:
2/16/2011 8:13:39 AM
hey stef, it's awesome to have a fellow female nerd in the group. i really liked helvetica (the movie, not the font!).
cheers and welcome to the group!!
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| David Cunningham says:
2/16/2011 1:58:31 PM
Aerospace CNC machinist and programmer & tool and diemaker, married to a geotechnical engineer. My trade is a natural fit for the banjo, just took many years to figure that out.
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 | jeffinkalamazoo says:
2/17/2011 9:26:23 PM
I'm a Mechanical Engineer w/ a couple of degrees along with a MI, P.E. Working for a smaller company the number of hats includes a good deal of automation control, programming, electrical, & chemical stuff. Most of the work is around R&D and plant engineering/process responsibilities. Lets see this last week I worked out some stand alone PIDs for PAC controllers from scratch, in this case the canned widgets didnt really fit.
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| David Cunningham says:
2/19/2011 7:57:43 PM
Jeff took a signal and he looped it, he looped it.
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| rachel.love says:
2/19/2011 9:21:01 PM
ha!
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 | dpskala says:
2/22/2011 7:00:25 PM
I'm a retired engineer, and have an MS in Physics. I'm currently teaching Physics courses at the local community college, just to keep the brain cells moving a bit.
During my career, I worked mostly in the rubber industry - tires, engineered mounts, material research, solids modeling and FEA. I actually started in the days of card punches and mainframe computers - did a lot of Fortran programming for numerical analyses.
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 | xixiant says:
3/4/2011 11:05:55 AM
It'd be easier to identify how I'm not a nerd, actually. My long list of shame includes too many books, economics, word games (I will kick your TRASH), Star Trek, and some serious self-deprecating humor.
I'm not an engineer, but I'm clever at coming up with solutions for things. I'm always the person on the decorating committee squinting at the roof and explaining how you can get the banners into a star pattern, you know, if you really want, and wouldn't it be so cool?
Cool group, Rachel!
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| rachel.love says:
3/4/2011 11:12:27 AM
thanks xixiant! welcome!!
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 | JamieB says:
3/7/2011 11:30:04 AM
Retired Air Force currently in IT; desktop support, networking and some software engineering. I like anything mechanical or electrical and would rather read a repair manual than a novel.
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 | Colinski says:
3/10/2011 4:06:07 PM
I think I'm more a geek than a nerd, by the old high-school outcast classification system. ;)
I have a deep and abiding love of science and the scientific method in general. I'm a skeptic by nature and a psychologist by training. And yes, psychology IS a science! I'm also a huge music geek, and I am a walking encyclopedia of trivia.
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| rachel.love says:
3/10/2011 5:54:37 PM
awesome, nerds and geeks unite!
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 | haydukepdx says:
3/29/2011 7:32:00 PM
I'm loving all the astrophysics nerds in the group. Don't get me wrong all the others are great callings too, but I began life in astrophysics during the 80s and went on to graduate work in Wildlife Conservation and Management. So in the end I do high tech conservation with satellites and computer models. I think I've managed to blend the two fields nicely :)
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 | Kurt Kemp says:
3/30/2011 3:44:16 AM
I am a computer security forensics guy by trade. My wife is a master herbalist. I am also an amateur astronomer with a observatory in my back yard. I am also a bee keeper. Organic gardening is also a favorite. I love the science in everything but am also a skeptic by nature. :-)
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| gnatman says:
3/30/2011 7:08:36 AM
Hi Kurt, it seems like you're saying science and skepticism are different things. My definition of a skeptic is someone who takes an evidence-based, non-supernatural outlook on life. Which seems to be exactly what the scientific method does. Would you agree?
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 | BanjoFris says:
5/19/2011 5:32:06 PM
Electronics geek, amateur radio operator that builds some of his own transmitters. Audiophile and Linux user....Hope I qualify
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 | LParker says:
5/28/2011 9:02:49 AM
I am a journeman cabinetmaker, and I would love to build my own banjo
Cheers, Lee [:D]
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 | Ivorscamperflamboyd says:
3/18/2012 12:57:35 PM
I'm a little late posting on here! Am I the only Brit in this group? I've an Electrical Electronical HNC, currently studying for HND. I originally worked with HV power distribution at LHR airport, now I am working to specialize in X-Ray technology, also at LHR. Hobbies aside from Banjo/Guitar include machining. I've got a Harrison M250 and a Bridgeport vertical Milling machine. I'd like to get into the CNC programming side of it like my old man, though!
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 | Backcountry Picker says:
1/22/2015 8:58:19 AM
Hi everyone! I've been on this site for years but am finally starting to utilize it. I'm glad to see a group of fellow "nerds" (loosely defined) that like to pick apart the banjo in other ways, not just on the strings.
My name is Michelle and I am a geochemist/mineralogist/petrologist by education, and a former soil scientist turned hydrologist by profession. I love the earth sciences because they are all inclusive to the sciences; incorporating chemistry, physics, math, and biology. I am also learning how to repair old electronics (hi-fi stereos, amps, etc.) from my boyfriend... that's about the extent of my engineering capabilities.
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