[Gneiss (OP)]

After barging in last night, I feel I should introduce myself….

I discovered your gem of a site last night whilst searching for something totally unrelated. As others here have already said, there are very few places on the net where those with an interest in science can indulge themselves and put forward their own theories for all things great and small, so I thought I would join you.

As some of you may already have worked out from the username I studied geology for a while, and discovering I was absolutely hopeless at it I moved on to complete a degree in physics and maths []

At 45 I have a nasty feeling that I may well be the eldest person here – anyway my real name is Chris, I work in Electronics/IT on a freelance basis and live with my gf Emma who has absolutely no interest in science whatsoever! []

[Donnah]

Hi Chris, welcome to the forum!  Sorry to pop your bubble, but I'm older than you and so is Bezoar.  I suspect there are a few others in the same age corral.

You'd be right in sync with my bf who has an electronics/IT business and a photography business.  Exodus is the geologist here (unless I've missed someone else's credentials).  And I'm sure you've already noticed that many people are well versed in physics and math.

[roberth]

Hi Chris, sorry to put even more holes in your bubble. I also have a couple of years on you.

[Gneiss (OP)]

quote:Originally posted by roberth

sorry to put even more holes in your bubble. I also have a couple of years on you.

I'll try not to let it get me down []

[Ylide]

That's why I like this place.  I needed a peer group where I wasn't the old man.



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[tweener]

I'm not older than you are Gneiss, but I'm certainly a contemporary. I'm 40.  Welcome to the forum!


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John

[bezoar]

Welcome Gneiss, from another one of the senior citizens here.

[tweener]

Hey, we're not "old", we're nicely aged!


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John

[Donnah]

The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.

[OmnipotentOne]

ALthough im new also, ive noticed how friendly and polite this site is, unlike many other unnamed sites (totse) its somwhat as a relief speaking my mind without having to worry about grammar nazis or flamers.  Just my 2 cents.

[Exodus]

for startes you used a capital L at the beginning of Although... i'm sure this was a typo but is also bad grammar... somewhat has an E but apart from that... it will do fine... ONLY KIDDING MATE, WELCOME ON BOARD! Get into the thick of it and speak that mind of yours! [][]

Richard.
The Naked Scientists

[OmnipotentOne]

Hahaha I come hear to spell freely, and yet I still get persecuted for my way I'm typing. What a world, what a world.....I wonder if I screwed up anywhere in there.

[Ylide]

You know what's funny, is on sites like Slashdot, the spelling and grammar nazis spell something wrong or use incorrect grammar half the time themselves.  I delight in pointing that out to them.  



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[tweener]

I try to be correct, but I figure the message is more important than the grammar.  We aren't laying down some rich legacy here - just talking.  Anyone who spends more time on grammar and punctuation than on the subject is probably just ignornant of the real substance.


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John

[Quantumcat]

Wow I didn't know everyone was so darn old !!! Am I the youngest? I'm 17 ...

Am I dead? Am I alive? I'm both!

[tweener]

QC,
Don't worry about it.  You are more mature than a lot of people in their 40's.  We are all as old (or young) as we feel.  Somewhere around 25 (give or take) our perspective changes and we want to pull back on the reigns of time rather than push forward.


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[nilmot]

Quantum,

I'm just slightly younger than you. I'm 16 at the moment, 17 in March.

Tom

[cuso4]

I'm 18. Tom is the youngest in this forum.

Jay, how old are you? I'm guessing you are in your 20s.

Angel

[neilep]

Hi Chris, I'm....old enough !!!...well,ok, Im 39 then....about the same as my IQ !!.but I want to say that my credentials are in no shape or form on a par with you guys and gals. I never went to University and left school at 17 to live life a little (I'm not saying you guys and gals have not lived life a little by the way !!)and then later become involved in a number of business's. I tend to post more questions than answers at the moment and it's a tribute to everybody here that I have felt most welcome and certainly have not received any patronization of any sort.................yet ! *cheeky grin*


'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'

[Donnah]

Hey Neil, there's more than one way to learn.  Some get an education in school and some get an education in life.  The really lucky ones get both.