RE: The STC and me

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 written_by -at- juno -dot- com opined:


> Someone posted that there are not too many writers here that 
> write about
> mundane topics like (I think) toaster ovens. I do, but I 
> would not expect
> most STC group members to care about such topics and the 
> boring subjects
> I prefer. I get the idea that perhaps today's technical 
> writers believe
> such topics are far beneath them, so I am not sure how much I would be
> welcomed. 

Er... I'd love to write about power tools, appliances, boats, 
planes-trains-and-automobiles, earth-moving and mining 
equipment, industrial lasers, MRI machines, X-ray and other 
weld-testing equipment, welding equipment (especially the 
fancy-shmancy stuff) printing presses[regular], printing 
presses [banknote], boiler maintenance, wire-rope winding 
machines, metalurgical processes and procedures, industrial 
knitting and weaving equipment, new-and-improved construction 
techniques and products, surveying equipment and techniques, 
gun care and maintenance (sport and police/military), HVAC, 
extraction technologies (various), conservation and recycling 
techniques and business practices, alternative/natural farming 
practices (i.e., anything that doesn't have Monsanto attached), 
generalized product testing (a-la Consumer Reports), 
the operation and maintenance manual for SpaceShipOne (or any 
of the other X-prize contenders), tips, tricks and techniques 
for firefighters, the latest sport parachutes, the latest 
cargo-delivery parachutes, RFID scanners or RFID blockers, 
medical and dental devices and techniques (diagnostic, 
treatment, etc.), glass making (decorative and functional), 
glass making (eyeglasses and optical instruments), service 
and troubleshooting techniques for practically any industry, 
owner manuals for bicycles (or the Wind Cheetah trike... 
look it up it's neat www.windcheetah.co.uk), inline skates, 
skis/bindings, scuba equipment, water makers (distillation, 
osmotic, etc.), water purifiers (personal, household, 
industrial/municipal),anything related to off-grid living 
and private electrical generation, practically anything 
(including sweeping the floors?) at LucasFilm, and much, much more...

But, they weren't hiring when I was looking for work (or at 
least not anywhere near where I lived), and the people in the 
computer, telecomms and security/crypto industries *were* hiring. 
Here I is.

I don't know if I'm typical, but I wouldn't bother keeping 
that chip on my shoulder... we save our disdain for other 
things around here.   :-)

Kevin
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