David_Gerard comments on Open Thread, July 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AlexSchell 01 July 2013 11:59:41PM *  1 point [-]

This is a poll for people who have ever made an attempt at obtaining a career in programming or system administration or something like that. I'm interested in your response if you've made any attempt of this sort, whether you've succeeded, changed your mind, etc.

ETA: Oops, I forgot an "I just want to see the results" option. If you vote randomly to see them, I'd appreciate it if you do not vote anonymously, and leave a comment reply.

At what age have you learned to touch-type?

How did you come to learn to touch-type?

How did your career attempt turn out?

I'm interested in this data to improve on some anecdotal evidence that is of interest to me: V'ir orra gbyq nobhg n cbffvoyr pbaarpgvba orgjrra n angheny vapyvangvba gbjneq gbhpu-glcvat (znavsrfgrq ol yrneavat gb gbhpu-glcr vaqrcraqragyl naq rneyl va yvsr) naq yvxryvubbq bs rawblvat naq fhpprrqvat va pnerref bs gur nsberzragvbarq glcr.)

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Comment author: David_Gerard 02 July 2013 02:14:05PM 0 points [-]

I'm a sysadmin now, but I learnt to type when I was a rock critic.

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 02 July 2013 05:36:15PM 0 points [-]

Well, I hope you told the poll that your career attempt succeeded and also put in the age that you learned.