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electric_blue68

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439. Ah, I didn't use on a plate...but I used it for something once or twice
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 04:15 PM
Nov 2024

I made my own light table..
11" x 11" wood ________ whatever you called them to stretch a canvas over them. Added plexiglass glass taped on with translucent paper on the backside. A tensor lamp below in a deskdraw. Set it on top.

Did my my animation on index cards with it! But it did come in handy for some professional work later.

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Dewey decimal system MaryMagdaline Nov 2024 #1
Do libraries still use the Dewy decimal system? Or is that obsolete, too? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #14
Yes. They still use DD. Mostly in public libraries. Iris Nov 2024 #15
I live in a large metro county & they do not. RamblingRose Nov 2024 #232
I think larger and smaller systems often use their own systems. Iris Nov 2024 #241
Typing the cards that went into the library card catalogs using a manual typewriter zeusdogmom Nov 2024 #74
I work in libraries now - can't even imagine the time that took! Iris Nov 2024 #83
You and me both, Iris. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #94
Librarians are great people to ask questions to. If they don't already kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #165
Oh yes I remember manual typewriters. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #93
Oh I love manual typewriters. Can't believe how expensive they've become. nt allegorical oracle Nov 2024 #215
Helps with Googling! Dear_Prudence Nov 2024 #115
Oh, i think I very briefly watched someone do that IRL, or I even briefly (lunch hour?) filled in for a small board electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #321
a very strange set of skills to consider "obsolete" NOT recovering_democrat Nov 2024 #86
I agree recovering_democrat. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #96
They pay the counselors well. I just couldn't deal with working in such a drab place. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #168
I too trained in graphic design and printing. k55f5r Nov 2024 #2
Blueprint solution and film developer Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #12
Back when I was a clerk and part of my job was in an office, multigraincracker Nov 2024 #3
That sounds interesting multigrain cracker. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #16
I loved that job. Had all kinds of task every day, multigraincracker Nov 2024 #70
You sure can't find a job that pays for college now. Unless military. Good going, multigraincracker! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #97
They've all been folded, spindled, or mutilated..... lastlib Nov 2024 #176
At one point over several decades when NYC had Ticker Tape Parades amongst the various things they'd tossed out the .... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #323
I did much of what you describe at a medium size print shop but I mostly ran the big graphics camera... wcmagumba Nov 2024 #4
So you can relate to how old print shops were run! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #20
We used to have an old-style printing dept that I used to do my newsletters. And we also had a graphic design dept doing kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #180
Commuting? Putting on a tie? unblock Nov 2024 #5
Haha unblock Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #21
The reports of the death of the daily commute are greatly exaggerated! nt Shermann Nov 2024 #205
Never had to wear a tie to work.... Happy Hoosier Nov 2024 #393
The folks at the office used to love my Nixon impersonation. Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #6
Oh I'll bet you were pretty entertaining! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #22
"Let me make this perfectly clear." Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #53
Ha ha ha Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #99
I'll second that Prairie_Seagull Nov 2024 #235
Well for those of us who remember 😄 electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #327
Film processing and printing photos. FuzzyRabbit Nov 2024 #7
Same with my job, computers made it obsolete. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #23
I must be one of the last people alive Dale in Laurel MD Nov 2024 #8
I'm not familiar with what you described, Dale in Laurel MD Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #24
Cold type came in and replace that and the Linotype machine afterward. brush Nov 2024 #47
Yep - for sure, brush. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #98
While I was doing metal type in a typography class in Art College our.... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #332
That was about the time I started my working at Newsday... brush Nov 2024 #339
I loved Newsday NYC when it was printed for a few years!... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #346
I'd do my layout, then over to the sports department and hand it over to the editor, then check in the photo... brush Nov 2024 #390
Yeah, i get it. It's not quite but similar to my work in the art dept except I didn't do layouts... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #414
Ahhhh...those were the days. And that '86 World Series was one of the best ever. brush Nov 2024 #435
Got it 👍 Had a typography class in Art College... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #331
Also illustration and graphic design. Put together many a mechanical. Kept up with allegorical oracle Nov 2024 #9
I can relate, allegorical oracle Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #25
{hug} for you. I remember looking at computer graphics books at the store. Debated about saving for a class etc... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #333
Telephone operator using cord switchboard. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #10
Like in the old movies, Ocelot? Did you have to say "Number, Please?" Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #28
We just took incoming calls and transferred them to the right extension. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #75
Well described. cachukis Nov 2024 #79
You had to be very knowledgeable Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #101
I used to run the cord switchboard at a bank leftyladyfrommo Nov 2024 #124
I did that wryter2000 Nov 2024 #139
Flight instructor! Very cool. Saw your post obviously some tricky times. electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #334
I was a long distance operator, sitting on a tall stool at a long huge board cksmithy Nov 2024 #398
I'm a mapper OnionPatch Nov 2024 #11
Very interesting skill, OnionPatch. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #33
It really was. OnionPatch Nov 2024 #292
What's GIS? nt LAS14 Nov 2024 #46
GIS Geospatial Information Systems Metaphorical Nov 2024 #72
Uses satilites for this? electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #338
Same here, OnionPatch Borogove Nov 2024 #228
I spent the last twenty years working with ArcGIS. OnionPatch Nov 2024 #293
I like contour maps interesting to look at. The cross section drawing sound interesting, too. I'm sure I've seen some.. electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #347
Interesting! Maps are cool. How did did the ink do on the mylar?.. electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #337
"Blueprint reading" in several systems Mopar151 Nov 2024 #13
Blueprints are obsolete? Sorry for dumb question. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #102
True blueprints ForgedCrank Nov 2024 #172
One of my early office jobs included walking literal blueprints produced by our drawing office to a photo service Emrys Nov 2024 #336
My dad waaaay back had real blue prints to look at where lights were placed (electrical engineer got into lightning) I.. electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #343
Yeah, I'm sure that's the same type of pencil Emrys Nov 2024 #345
Soubds like pretty good timing. Too bad the office wasn't so goid either, but...you did get fit... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #348
Well, working in that office and the graphic coverage of the Falklands on TV Emrys Nov 2024 #351
Wow! Funny how things sometimes work out 👍.. electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #353
I think... my dad had about a 3' x 3' foot table next to his desk, and... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #372
Dictaphone Iris Nov 2024 #17
And WordPerfert Scottie Mom Nov 2024 #60
I don't have much experience with those but I do remember those old word processors. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #104
I love WordPerfect, been using it since the 90s. fargone Nov 2024 #202
Exactly Scottie Mom Nov 2024 #254
Reveal codes has gotten me out a mess and frustration many times. That alone is worth it fargone Nov 2024 #260
AMEM! Scottie Mom Nov 2024 #340
I was a crack transcriber back in the day musette_sf Nov 2024 #76
I'm afraid to ask what body taps are ..... Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #109
Wires musette_sf Nov 2024 #178
Thank you musette_sf Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #186
You mean like in wiretaps?! (a "der" question? 😄 ) electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #349
Ha, I remember my sister hated that dictaphone when she worked in a law office. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #103
I have a rolleiflex twin lens reflex and a minolta slr Tadpole Raisin Nov 2024 #18
Yep, all the big camera manufacturers switched to digital long ago, early 2000s. I'd keep your cameras though. brush Nov 2024 #42
I had a wonderful Mamiya Sekor SLR w duo light meters... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #350
I got a Minolta X-700 in 1983 BOSSHOG Nov 2024 #78
Drafting and "Industrial design" Mike 03 Nov 2024 #19
I learned that old way of film editing you described when in college. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #107
Map making and lettering. pfitz59 Nov 2024 #26
My dad learned drafting to become an engineer Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #110
I remember paste-up people. I wrote the copy you pasted up. Demobrat Nov 2024 #27
Yes, AI is invading everything now and not always for the better. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #111
Loved the IBM Selectrics! You could change the typeface on those, and the sound of the keystrokes! mucholderthandirt Nov 2024 #214
I saw my first IBM Selectric at Art College. I had to do some kind of text for a project, or maasybe something for... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #425
At the small magazine publisher I worked for the editor would come in to fit articles that ran too long... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #354
I used to do mechanicals olso on illustration board with overlays of amber or ruby lith. Also keylines. Then computers.. brush Nov 2024 #29
That's awesome, brush. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #112
Amber, and rubylith! I remember those. Esp amberlith at Scholastic Magazines... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #355
Yeah, I'd put all the illustrator's cards on the wall for when I needed a certain style of illustration. brush Nov 2024 #389
Nice! My friend just put them in a drawer next to him. I like your idea better! 😄👍 electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #417
Computer programming in PL/1 hauckeye Nov 2024 #30
Computer programming in RPG/400 DBoon Nov 2024 #58
That's beyond my ability to understand but it sounds awesome, DBoon. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #114
That was my husband's era too. Good going, hauckeye! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #113
Same here and also COBOL n/t Shrek Nov 2024 #212
Fortran also? hauckeye Nov 2024 #217
Yes, forgot about that one! Shrek Nov 2024 #224
Drafting, old school without computers La Coliniere Nov 2024 #31
That's a skill that not many people can acquire successfully-good on you La Coliniere. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #116
How many kids have T-squares from both parents? I did. My dad must have used his before he got married... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #424
I have that skill as well Lithos Nov 2024 #160
Don't get me started on office supplies. Prairie_Seagull Nov 2024 #248
Music calligraphy PJMcK Nov 2024 #32
That's awesome, PJ. I never heard of music calligraphy. Very interesting! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #118
It looked like this PJMcK Nov 2024 #211
Thank you PJ! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #431
Wow. May or maynot have known this . How many yrs did you do this? electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #357
About 20-25 years PJMcK Nov 2024 #383
Sounds like a "tennis match" back and forth! I think I saw a... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #405
There were several different machines PJMcK Nov 2024 #411
Woah, not good for them! I love the Musical Notation keyboard!... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #416
Mental Arithmetic Daigan Nov 2024 #34
You have a very impressive skill - not necessarily obsolete, either! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #120
Lord, we were at a McD's window last year Maeve Nov 2024 #174
Isaac Asimov wrote a short story about that. Jeebo Nov 2024 #267
Um, 46? electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #358
AAA Tow Truck Dispatcher MizLibby Nov 2024 #35
That sounds like a very helpful job, to say the least. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #122
We used to love the TripTix map and info packets AAA would send on request happybird Nov 2024 #149
We still carry a road atlas exboyfil Nov 2024 #209
Double entry accounting and bank reconciliations before computers. LakeArenal Nov 2024 #36
Me too Freddie Nov 2024 #57
Oddly enough here in Costa Rica they still keep paper files. LakeArenal Nov 2024 #63
That sounds very interesting, Lake. Was it something you liked? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #123
I liked it very much. But banks are notoriously misogynistic. LakeArenal Nov 2024 #233
Wow, boo on them Maybe some are better, now electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #360
I took accounting 101 & 102? As a fres small business course for POC & Women small business that ?NYU gave... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #359
Not necessarily a job skill, but I know Morse Code. Sneederbunk Nov 2024 #37
Very impressive, Sneederbunk. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #125
Repairing CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitors and televisions. hunter Nov 2024 #38
That sounds very interesting, hunter. Did you like the job? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #127
I enjoyed repairing monitors and television... hunter Nov 2024 #252
Transcribing dictation from KitFox Nov 2024 #39
Did you actually take X-rays, KitFox? as a college student? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #129
I did, Diamond Dog. KitFox Nov 2024 #201
I used to send and receive telexes. LisaM Nov 2024 #40
That sounds interesting and fun, LisaM. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #131
It actually was. LisaM Nov 2024 #258
Like the unreadble holes turning back into text. As far as ticker tape goes... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #361
I did, too! Lulu KC Nov 2024 #395
That can't be right Lulu KC Nov 2024 #396
The Army said I was an expert with the M16 and the hand grenade surfered Nov 2024 #41
😆 have you ever thrown a live hand grenade (or two)? underpants Nov 2024 #62
I've thrown two live ones. Interesting story; during Basic Training surfered Nov 2024 #87
Jesus. underpants Nov 2024 #108
i thought the same thing. I did not want that job surfered Nov 2024 #128
Woah electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #362
I don't blame you surfered. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #132
Analog disc jockey and audio production. Some of the skills would still transfer: rsdsharp Nov 2024 #43
Our studio equipment was all reel-to-reel AverageOldGuy Nov 2024 #106
I got in just after that. A station I worked at (3 times) had reel decks for commercials, rsdsharp Nov 2024 #126
That sounds very interesting, rsdsharp Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #133
I liked being a jock. I also worked as a music director, program director, and did a lot of production, rsdsharp Nov 2024 #145
In another Parallel Earth I'm a Rock but also free form DJ , so I can add any genre in; here, and there electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #363
I coded million+ lines in FORTRAN at140 Nov 2024 #44
It's still available on many systems, particularly Unix/Linux... keep_left Nov 2024 #51
Fortran is still alive and well...used in a variety of Scientific applications. patphil Nov 2024 #52
FORTRAN code still runs at the heart of NASTRAN dwayneb Nov 2024 #421
Still heavily used... Lithos Nov 2024 #163
It is still used in climate reseach Shermann Nov 2024 #206
Shorthand not sure if anyone uses it anymore. redstatebluegirl Nov 2024 #45
Me too! I don't really know if they still use it or not. I even studied court stenography, a whole different ballgame. SheilaAnn Nov 2024 #61
Don't courts still use stenographers? That would be way beyond my ability, any of it! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #140
I still use it for note taking. nt DURHAM D Nov 2024 #80
My mom knew shorthand. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #134
When I was in high school girls were put in typing and redstatebluegirl Nov 2024 #299
Me too. But I can't do it fast now. raccoon Nov 2024 #313
Unfortunately, I forgot it very quickly LeftInTX Nov 2024 #342
Printed circuit layout using tape and permanent ink on Mylar film. keep_left Nov 2024 #48
Sounds fascinating and beyond my ability, keep_left. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #138
No, not beyond anyone's abilities, really. Just heroically dull, but a necessary... keep_left Nov 2024 #152
Yep I did that a few times dwayneb Nov 2024 #423
Need computer skills upgrades bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #49
Yes, all skills of illustrators BigmanPigman Nov 2024 #50
BigmanPigman I bet your cards are beautiful Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #92
B-P I hope you decide to share photos of some of your creations FakeNoose Nov 2024 #255
I've tried to post them but it never BigmanPigman Nov 2024 #312
Good on you. I wanted to be a f/t freelance illustratior, but it never worked out....Did some.... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #364
I think what I did for years was make Christmas, or mostly New Year cards by making one master card, then xerox them... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #373
It's very time consuming, no matter BigmanPigman Nov 2024 #400
Oooo, 3-D card designs; sounds great! electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #407
Love this thread, Diamond Dog. It's a great walk down memory lane. ☺️ Hekate Nov 2024 #54
Thank you, Hekate! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #141
Mine is snowybirdie Nov 2024 #55
Very difficult to master. My mom used it when she was a secretary. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #147
Making fries at McDonalds. usonian Nov 2024 #56
Ha ha ha Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #148
Those were the days. usonian Nov 2024 #150
My husband worked one summer at a box factory while in college Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #153
I remember when those McDonald's hamburgers were 15 cents! FakeNoose Nov 2024 #187
I seem to remember these prices. usonian Nov 2024 #197
Now you pay several bucks just for the milkshake. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #218
Great -- I'd peg these prices for the late 60s or early 70s FakeNoose Nov 2024 #257
Fifteen cents puts it 63-65 ish LeftInTX Nov 2024 #344
Stone tool manufacture. Climate Crusader Nov 2024 #59
I will make a note to remember to call you first, Climate Crusader. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #154
Cool. So you mean (called); flint napping? electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #365
I can still make metal parts on a manual mill or lathe. House of Roberts Nov 2024 #64
Sounds very impressive, House of Roberts. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #155
Yes. Straw Man Nov 2024 #65
I know exactly what you mean, Straw Man. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #156
Thanks. Straw Man Nov 2024 #203
Listening, apparently. Comprehending emails or reading to the end. underpants Nov 2024 #66
Do you think we all have developed short attention spans, underpants? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #158
I think some attention goes inward. underpants Nov 2024 #230
What you said sounds familiar. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #245
I used to be good at redlining which is where you mark changes in documents LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #67
Computers have taken over so many jobs. Some for the better and some times not. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #161
I perfected those same skills, Diamond Dog, but managed to roll with the times . . . Journeyman Nov 2024 #68
That's very discouraging, Journeyman Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #164
I was a beast with a slide rule...... lastlib Nov 2024 #69
Me too! Dear_Prudence Nov 2024 #119
I'll bet they were gobsmacked with your slide rule demonstration, lastlib. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #166
Proportion wheels for sizing photos or graphics up or down work much like them. brush Nov 2024 #169
That proportion wheel was like an extension of my right arm some days! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #246
Yep, indispensable. brush Nov 2024 #249
Ha, I was just going to make a post about the Proportion Wheel before I saw this! 😄 electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #367
Waaaaaay back my dad had one. I tought they were pretty cool.... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #366
Hand written notes in patient records. 3catwoman3 Nov 2024 #71
I totally understand, 3catwoman3. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #167
Counting back change madamesilverspurs Nov 2024 #73
Back when I worked retail, my partner Dick and I were older than the other workers. FuzzyRabbit Nov 2024 #100
Counting back change is a lost art! Or skill. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #170
How to count back change was one of the first things I learned ... Jeebo Nov 2024 #274
Oh! I was really good at this way back when! mindfulNJ Nov 2024 #316
I worked at microfilm company for my first job nini Nov 2024 #77
Is microfilm still used for anything nowadays? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #219
According to google it is nini Nov 2024 #229
no one was faster than me at a cash register before scanners came along. The Wandering Harper Nov 2024 #81
I worked at a department store in the summer a few times between high school and college Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #144
10 finger typing. Laptops ruined it as I now only use around 7 or 8 to type. sinkingfeeling Nov 2024 #82
I hear you, sinkingfeeling. It's the same with me and my IPad. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #220
10-key by touch and run a perfect tape pnwest Nov 2024 #84
I'm on that list, too. nt Ilsa Nov 2024 #190
There are still employers that want that TexasBushwhacker Nov 2024 #317
Hmmm, I was close to 10 key by touch...I did it w my.... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #370
Dang! That's impressive pnwest Nov 2024 #440
The vasectomy obsoleted one particular skill. I love those five kids who don't look like me, anyway. keithbvadu2 Nov 2024 #85
So you're saying you're totally obsolete now? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #238
OK! A wee bit of joke and keithbvadu2 Nov 2024 #253
Oh, you! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #259
Strange reply. LilElf70 Nov 2024 #88
Your story is quite compelling, LilElf70! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #221
In law school, I spent hours learning to use the Shepard's Citations, TomSlick Nov 2024 #89
Sounds like it ended up being a win for you, TomSlick. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #236
Indeed. TomSlick Nov 2024 #320
Drafting Rigpa108 Nov 2024 #90
I remember ink on vellum. Those really took some skill! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #237
Yep did lots of rapidograph ink on vellum dwayneb Nov 2024 #420
I could line up typed text on IBM Selectric and lift it off LSparkle Nov 2024 #91
I can use tens complement to subtract with a mechanical adding machine! struggle4progress Nov 2024 #95
Very impressive, struggle4progress! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #261
Interesting thread JustAnotherGen Nov 2024 #105
PL/1 programming LeftInTX Nov 2024 #117
Not sure what that is, LeftIn TX but if it's computers, I am sorta dumb. It sounds impressive, though. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #263
I don't have any job skills that aren't obsolete. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Nov 2024 #121
Haha thanks DJ Synikus Makismus Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #273
PAYING WITH CASH! BOSSHOG Nov 2024 #130
You and me both, BOSSHOG! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #278
I hit the ATM and I'm off BOSSHOG Nov 2024 #310
I know exactly what a paste-up artist is ... I did the same work for about 15 years FakeNoose Nov 2024 #135
I worked in a small printshop too back in the day as a paste-up artist. Also learned... brush Nov 2024 #171
Nowadays the art school students don't get any of that practical training FakeNoose Nov 2024 #185
I briefly taught graphic design at one of thos for-profit colleges when me and my wife... brush Nov 2024 #195
Good for you, brush. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #265
We didn't have any training like that in art school, either Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #279
See my post #368 we were lucky to get a great course in early 70's electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #374
That was my story,too, brush. My first job out of art school (art major) at Kent State. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #191
Those union journeymen make good money. Guess they're called journeywomen now too? brush Nov 2024 #194
No, we were called a "journeyman" even back in the 70s. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #240
Heehee. That would raise an eyebrow or two. brush Nov 2024 #243
Another story Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #262
Well now, at least he was pleased to see women doing the job. All the jobs I've had I've worked with and... brush Nov 2024 #269
I also had more than one of the old-timers tell me Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #275
Cool! electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #375
Hmmm...golden rod paper thst sounds vaugely familliar. Kind of (duh) yellow orange?... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #369
Yeah, it is, or was then at least, the yellow-orang paper that you taped down on a lightbox over the neg... brush Nov 2024 #438
Ah, I didn't use on a plate...but I used it for something once or twice electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #439
Yes, FakeNoose! A little bit of everything. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #239
I took a class at Art College to learn how a printing house worked... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #368
Your teacher did a nice job, you received a great background in offset printing FakeNoose Nov 2024 #382
It was a fabulous class! Yeah, obsolete now...Another cool thing he taught us... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #429
Typewriters wryter2000 Nov 2024 #136
They make good weapons! LeftInTX Nov 2024 #184
Yikes wryter2000 Nov 2024 #251
Yuck! We in a specialized art & music HS were marched off one semester... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #371
I was a pasteup person for a newspaper. Jeebo Nov 2024 #137
Reading upside down and backwards, now there's a skill not too many people have! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #264
Keypunch operator LogDog75 Nov 2024 #142
Sounds like you were both fast and accurate, LogDog75. That's a real skill there! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #296
After having read the newspaper I work for the last fourteen years... jmowreader Nov 2024 #143
Counting back change properly happybird Nov 2024 #146
I used to do Seatch Engine Optimization I'm sure that will be taken over by AI. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #151
How did you do Seatch Engine Optimization? After google came in, it change web design amatuers... brush Nov 2024 #173
I had web position gold and then hired a webmaster who had a bunch of linking sites. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #188
You definitely need empathy and problem solving skills to be a good counselor, Kerry-is-my-prez. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #223
TCAM and VTAM Gore1FL Nov 2024 #157
Sounds very technical, Gore1FL. Good job! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #276
Mechanical Draftsman RainCaster Nov 2024 #159
I was once a designer on a newpaper art staff that had designers, cartographers, air brush artists... brush Nov 2024 #175
Oh my yes I had a whole set of Rapidograph pens. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #266
DD it seems we had very similar careers. It's a pleasure conversing with you on these experiences. brush Nov 2024 #268
I feel the same way, brush! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #271
Ruined quite a few shirts with those Rapidograph pens lol dwayneb Nov 2024 #422
I was lucky. Most of the time mine didn't clog up often but... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #434
Rapidiographs! Loved them! It was my dad's neighbor who introduced them to him, then me. I never did ask what he did... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #419
My Dad did all that too when he was an engineer Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #277
I was a bookstore savant. Aristus Nov 2024 #162
I certainly would have patronized any bookstore where you worked, Aristus. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #244
Great place to meet the love of your life! Aristus Nov 2024 #250
One of the most fun jobs I've ever had Lulu KC Nov 2024 #397
I was a sheet metal layout-man for years. Laying out patterns for ship ventilation duct. maveric Nov 2024 #177
Computers have made us all more efficient but maybe they make things too easy! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #272
Oh, let's see. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2024 #179
But the world still needs actors, writers, singers, musicians, etc. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #280
The definitions have changed. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2024 #314
Well, we value your insights and stories here at DU Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #318
HOPE NOT! I'm a LAWYER. I do remember how to ARGUE! elleng Nov 2024 #181
Good legal arguments are never obsolete! I'm very impressed with your career, elleng Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #281
Patents IMPORTANT, and 'unusual' specialty. elleng Nov 2024 #287
I'll bet you had some interesting holidays around the dinner table! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #290
We were spread out, geographically, and age-wise, so 'limited' holidays together, elleng Nov 2024 #294
TY elleng. Your family all must be very smart! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #295
Really enjoyed so many of the responses. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2024 #182
How to work on selsyn transmitter and receivers duncang Nov 2024 #183
Has AI made editing obsolete? greatauntoftriplets Nov 2024 #189
Had a paper route when I was 13.. Permanut Nov 2024 #192
Same here! Abolishinist Nov 2024 #198
Neat story and, yes, how times have changed. We had a 'paperboy' when I was young, too. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #282
Loved hitting the porch just right! Dr. Shepper Nov 2024 #227
And ya rolled 'em too, right? Permanut Nov 2024 #270
Medical transcriptionist/Editor vsrazdem Nov 2024 #193
That's sad, vsrazdem. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #283
I operated a telex when I was in school dlk Nov 2024 #196
I'm afraid I don't remember what a Telex machine is either, although I've heard of them. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #284
Here you go dlk Nov 2024 #391
So, kind of like sending a text! Thanks! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #392
I ran one in an office. Just like text, somewhat. Srkdqltr Nov 2024 #289
Xerox repair and maintenance Zambero Nov 2024 #199
I'll bet you had a big dry cleaning bill, Zambezi! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #285
Transcription samplegirl Nov 2024 #200
Was it medical transcription, samplegirl? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #286
I started my career in banking and finance, keeping track of balances using a calculator, spreadsheet paper and a pen BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2024 #204
I remember when calculators first came out, remember how expensive they were? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #297
first they were very expensive and kinda big. then they got small and banks were giving them away free BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2024 #311
No, but I'm beginning to wish I did. DFW Nov 2024 #207
Well, it's great to be in demand, DFW! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #291
After ten years, it was great DFW Nov 2024 #306
UI development with PowerBuilder Shermann Nov 2024 #208
That would go totally over my head, Sherman. Good going 👍 Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #298
Reasoning John Shaft Nov 2024 #210
Sadly there a huge lack of that around today. You should hire yourself out, John Shaft. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #301
A couple come to mind TexLaProgressive Nov 2024 #213
Well done, TexLaProgressive! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #302
One of my uncles had an oscilloscope in his basement. I was fascinated by it! electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #376
Ha! I went to school mindfulNJ Nov 2024 #216
I'm afraid I can't answer that question, mimdfulNJ! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #303
Don't worry mindfulNJ Nov 2024 #315
Journalism Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #222
Very true, Kid Berwyn. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #386
Same as you. Paste-ups & mechanicals kskiska Nov 2024 #225
For my PhD studies Dr. Shepper Nov 2024 #226
Gregg Stenography transcription after taking direct dictation... Jrose Nov 2024 #231
Gregg Shorthand GreatAuntK Nov 2024 #379
That was my first thought! Mossfern Nov 2024 #234
I am good at customer service on the phone moniss Nov 2024 #242
moniss, you are so correct. Customer service is a lost art! Good for you! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #385
I'm so old I know a time moniss Nov 2024 #394
Film Handling and Processing neeksgeek Nov 2024 #247
Some skills really stay with you! Thanks neeksgeek! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #300
Pour and fit bearings. Turbineguy Nov 2024 #256
Those are two widely differing professions, Turbineguy. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #305
Shorthand. mimeograph machines. Non-computerized cash registers. niyad Nov 2024 #288
Those are all disciplines that take brains and patience, niyad! Good for you. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #307
Data entry. valleyrogue Nov 2024 #304
Yes, technology changes so fast. Good for you seeing the writing on the wall and pursuing another field. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #308
FORTRAN programming The Madcap Nov 2024 #309
Hey Diamond Dog. I also did paste ups & mechanicals the old... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #319
It looks like there are several of us graphic arts professionals here, electric _blue! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #325
Yay, for us! But what are these "keys" you're refering to. Never heard the term used in your context. electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #326
Keylines. Mechanicals. Paste ups. All the same thing! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #328
Ohhhh.. "keylines"...maaaaybe an echo of a memory for that term vs the others! Ty electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #335
Master Baiter at lake Ganby, Granby, Colorado during the summers. Hotler Nov 2024 #322
Ha ha ha Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #324
Ethics Freethinker65 Nov 2024 #329
I was trained to copy-edit and proofread on hard copy Emrys Nov 2024 #330
Thank you for that detailed description, Emrys Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #432
Shell script programming MurrayDelph Nov 2024 #341
I can fix a television. gay texan Nov 2024 #352
One skill that has already declined before ai and which now Meowmee Nov 2024 #356
Idk, i think I disagree. While it may be a smaller market (so, yeah, more competition) i believe there'll always be a... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #378
I hope so Meowmee Nov 2024 #381
Letting students ai? I don't think that's a good idea either. electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #402
Yep Meowmee Nov 2024 #412
Some "artists"! 🙄 electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #415
VHS tapes albert992 Nov 2024 #377
And just when you've finally mastered a new technology Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #387
I hate DVD BigmanPigman Nov 2024 #399
I am retired now but I showed up for work doc03 Nov 2024 #380
That's always an impressive skill, doc03. Or a lost art. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #388
Graphics work is the first thing I thought of, too. Ursus Rex Nov 2024 #384
I was on the high school yearbook staff too Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #426
Yup shanti Nov 2024 #401
Typing on a manual (or electric) typewriter -- Grammy23 Nov 2024 #403
I would Rebl2 Nov 2024 #404
Truck driver. Emile Nov 2024 #406
I had to memorize all sorts of word-processing codes- viva la Nov 2024 #408
Flying first generation jet aircraft .. Bo Zarts Nov 2024 #409
Skill, nerves of steel, and quick to learn, Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #427
Cut and turn brake rotors and drums DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2024 #410
Hmmm...bc they're so thin do they break more often? Or is the metal stronger somehow? electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #418
Materials are better DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2024 #428
Ty got it electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #430
Running the powerplant on a steamship. cloudbase Nov 2024 #413
Were you in the military, cloudbase? Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #433
Yes, but made my career as a civilian mariner in the merchant marine. cloudbase Nov 2024 #436
More than one. Does anyone use Gregg Shorthand anymore? I was also, briefly, a telephone operator back Vinca Nov 2024 #437
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