Community

sounds good to me.....
It could be that sometimes we just need a sanity check.. (see, I'm not that crazy)
I do get some usefull info here (a lot actually)
We need to get a feel of what other (hopefully) like minded people are up to (and a consencious of thought)
A sense of (gag) community ?

I usually look at the news and read the discussions and tq&a, once in a while I'll post something.

And the tasty snacks.

Actually, it's the conversations that go on in the Misc part that keep me here. I like reading other points of view on issues. Espcially when presented by intellegent, thoughtful people who take the time out to discuss the concerns and issues of the day.

Oh, and I like reading your stuff too, jd.

I come to TR because I use it for research, occaisionally to download, sometimes because of something in a newsletter, to read the articles, get answers, occaisionally post an answer. Oh, and hang out at the water cooler.

TR is a place where for the most part I will find professionals in the field with whom I can have a conversation and mostly not have to apologise for using words with too many syllables. "There's no place like 127.0.0.1" makes sense to people here and I am not constantly excusing myself for using my brain.

More lively conversations at the watercooler are interesting and the feedback is always a good read. There are a variety of people here who are capable of clear reasoned thought. I value that- even if I don't agree with the opinion being expressed.

In short, TR provides an alternative to mindless TV, boring people and banal conversation. The best of all worlds!

:)

I guess that I like to hear about others horror
stories, and add some of the ones I've experienced. My background is in any thing you
plug into the wall for power, that's the
consumer end, and the commerical end from
high voltage switchgear(substations) to
assembly line controllers and robots. I've
traveled the world and compared experiences
with others from just about everywhere..
I've even learned from others about certain
aspects of my own job, and offered my views
to others to enlighten them. I believe I get
more out than I put in, but I will offer only
what I know, experienced, and compare others
offerings to mine.
Yes, unless I can sit in front of the screen
all day, I'll always be behind the curve when
it comes to providing answers to Tech Q&A first.
I do like to read others replies, and try not
to repeat others answers, but provide another
angle to the problem, and maybe provide some
other missed clues to the problems presented.

You realize how few gigs there are for professional Trivia Geeks? I gotta stick it out where they haven't caught on to my being a hack. As soon as they discover that geeks are a commodity asset, I'm doomed.