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I thought it would be an interesting thread for everyone to post what they do. Like where do you work, if you do work. Basically, what you do for a living.

Most people already know what I do.

So, what do you do?

I also steal Cookies on the side. And by on the side I mean, all the time.

I am a currently unemployed nineteen year old who desperately needs to finish the last credit and a half to graduate, lest I settle for the dreaded G.E.D.
I write books and make games, and am currently learning how to use a program that requires you to make sprites and know a bit of scripting to operate fully. (Called OHRRPGCE)

I am currently working toward self-publishing my first book, Wolfen and am focusing on my first (technically second) serious game called Drakenmoor: The First Cycle (working title). With that, I'm focusing first on the plotline, as well as the graphics. (Right now, all I've done is some grass.)

"(Right now, all I've done is some grass.)"

I've never done grass, I heard it get you on a high though.

... Couldn't help myself.

All that is actually interesting, I hope it works out for you.

Maybe Rob cab hypnotize someone to do it, but I am currently slathered in peanut butter and screaming at snickerdoodles

The only thing I need Robj to do is hypnotize me into finishing my work.

I'm 17 and studying to become housebuilder.
When I'm not studying, I watch anime, read manga or draw something related to anime, even hentai
Oooor, I might play some Dink with my crappy pc.

@Rob, is it possible to hypnotize someone to love someone else, if so you can make tons of people happy here

Hypnotism is a dangerous art, Dack, and if one is skilled at it, a very tempting and dangerous one at that.
Forcing a person to love you through hypnotic triggers is both risky and morally malignant. Not only are there several ways that it could go wrong, but if it does go wrong and they learn of what the hypnotist has done, it would not be pretty. (Not to mention, it's easy for them to become psycho stalker in which they kill anyone who shows interest in the hypnotist.)

Well I'm not exactly the ladies man and as long as any of my crushs don't come here I might be safe. I also remembered a hypnotist henchman from Evil Genius when you sad dangerous.

"is it possible to hypnotize someone to love someone else, if so you can make tons of people happy here"

No.

tl;dr?

Not at all

As for me, I'm a teacher irl

Rob, isn't it true that hypnosis is basically based around shock? Which is why hypnotists always want you to focus on something (like a spot on a card or the palm of their hand), so your concentration is elsewhere? Then they shock you and sort of overdrive and lock your subconcious? Kinda similar to when you're in a bad car crash, and you're told to do something. It's much more likely that you'll follow people's commands cause your brain is in shock. Correct?

Just curious.

I do some volunteer work a retirement home from time to time, and lately I've been taking a community college intro to psychology course. I like to mess around with quite a bit of stuff, I just don't like doing a lot of things at one time.

Ok then is it possible to get someone to forget something that someone may of did over jealousy and possibly a fruit biscuit.

"Rob, isn't it true that hypnosis is basically based around shock? Which is why hypnotists always want you to focus on something (like a spot on a card or the palm of their hand), so your concentration is elsewhere? Then they shock you and sort of overdrive and lock your subconcious? Kinda similar to when you're in a bad car crash, and you're told to do something. It's much more likely that you'll follow people's commands cause your brain is in shock. Correct?"

That is one of the ways yes, and it is the most used in the street and on stage entertainment, because it looks impressive. Not based around it though, that would imply the whole practice is based around shock, but one of the ways to induce hypnosis certainly is. There's also the progressive relaxation method where you sort of slowly lul them into it, and also the fixation method, which takes them into a guided daydream to get them there. There's many ways actually. But I would say the shock and confusion methods are the most used.

I met a guy who said he was once hypnotized into believing he was drunk, even tho the hypnotist only gave him water to drink. He was walking and talking for a while like the brain thought he actually was wasted as hell. Street entertainment and practical jokes aside, hypnosis must be a very interesting field to study!

What do you teach Kyle?

I'm 20 years old and I'm studying Computer graphics at a university in North sweden. We mostly focus on 3d art for movies and games. When I don't study I like making games, and I do a little design work for a local firm.

What do you teach Kyle?

Many different computer courses (from simple things like Windows 8 to HTML/CSS/Javascript and C#). I'm still a new teacher, so I take the courses I can get.

I knew that you did hypnotism and magic tricks as entertainment but not that you did hypnotherapy as a living, interesting

My main job is split into 2 different areas. Partly it's software development using VB.NET and the other half is working for a company that sells jewellery online - I do customer service, order management etc.

As a side line, some friends in America have a business selling branded clothing on eBay, Hollister, A&F, Levi's etc, American stuff which sells well in the UK. They ship stuff over to me, I store it here and do the packing and posting in the evenings. They're also using my eBay account at the moment

I do customer service, order management etc.

ooooooh sounds fun.

I'm a physicist and high school physics teacher. However, I stopped teaching about a year ago and am now doing a PhD in materials science and engineering. I'm working on 3-D printers; we had some really good press coverage recently with our metal 3-D printer, which you may have heard about.

When I'm done with this, I don't know what I'll do. I might continue in science, or I might go back to being a teacher. Or perhaps I'll do something else entirely.

Robj: very interesting, thanks for explaining.

whattt. Everyone here has super interesting jobs.

whattt. Everyone here has super interesting jobs.

Not me.

But, aside from that, I've got the title screen image for my game made. Check it out!

@Kyle: It's cool that you teach confusing stuff like that. I can never understand scripting stuff.

You wrote a whole book, man. Not many people can say that.

True, but I have yet to be published, either by myself or others. A written book is little when it is not shared. I cannot call myself a true writer of fiction until I have been published.

I make ebooks at a publisher. Sometime I want to go to grad school for computer science and see if I can get into AI. It feels like a completely unrealistic goal to me, but when I'm honest with myself, in the realm of programming it's what I really care about.

After that I might want to get another degree in psychotherapy and become a counselor. I'll probably be 97 at that point.

Sometimes I like to listen to hypnosis inductions for relaxation. I don't normally follow the suggestions, but just listening to them is relaxing. Robj, your hypnotist/magician ways remind me of this guy.

I cannot call myself a true writer of fiction until I have been published.

That's bullshoot. Being published doesn't make you a true writer, it just makes you someone who makes a living off their writings.

Meh, it's part of a self-esteem thing that I've been dealing with for years. Regardless of what other people say about me or my works, I view the actual publication of one of my stories, one of the ones that I'm actually comfortable with releasing unto the world, as a transition from my old life of simply existing as an immature person into a self-sufficient person.

Hmmm, you may want to supplement that with other transitions, KrisKnox. Getting published with a traditional publisher is tough, apparently. But you'll have better luck if you get an agent.

Talk about self-esteem, I'm 28 and I don't do jack.

You really wanna know what i do .. you can't handle what I do!

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I scare small dinkers for fun muhahahaha thats what I do

But apart from that - I have had a huge variety of jobs cause at 97 I still dunno what I wanna be when I grow up - I could list them but noone really wants to know now do they lol

You have an interesting job shevek!

Didn't hear about any metal 3D printing news, I would be interested though. The only recent news I've heard in that area was about this.

My father in law is a physicist at the Nikhef, he works more on computer security/science though.

"noone really wants to know now do they"

Yes!

Never grow up MsDink
We used to live next door to an 80-something year old man who was great fun, always smiling, happy and joking. His motto was "age is a matter of mind over matter, if you don't mind it doesn't matter".

I'm 23 (one of my favorite numbers ), and I'm planning an escape.

Robj make the Dark Avilan.

Didn't hear about any metal 3D printing news, I would be interested though.

Here you go

At the bottom is a list of international news coverage, should you want to read what others say about it.

My father in law is a physicist at the Nikhef

Does everyone here have ties to the Netherlands, or does it just seem that way?

Talk about self-esteem, I'm 28 and I don't do jack.
You build some pretty rad stuff with beads, man. I wouldn't consider that nothing.

I have had a huge variety of jobs cause at 97 I still dunno what I wanna be when I grow up
You're my hero I love you.

Does everyone here have ties to the Netherlands, or does it just seem that way?

I have a dutch friend that runs a drinkable yogurt farm. That's the closest I got.

teacher and aspiring writer, here are some excerpts...

WRITING

The main sail ripples noisily behind me and I turn to watch it. A particularly strong wind rises and I see Menzobbaraca eye his infernal compass once more. I sense an excitement coming from him. I can taste it in the air, almost as if he sweats anticipation itself. We may soon be calling to port once more. Watching the filament websails, great silver nets of vast expanse toiling in the wind, I remember the feel of air on my neck. This wind that drives our ship, it is not a wind that can be felt, not by myself nor any of the crew. It drives us through this abyssal void, caught by the ancient magic of the websails. but to us this everlasting night is as still as if there were no wind at all. It is one of the few things I still miss about my former life, the wind. I have been sailing on this ship for a long time now, I think, and rarely have the opportunity to feel such things.

TEACHING

Omg shut up and do yer maths.dang kids.

Holy crap that's some impressive bead work. (It also gives me a way to plan out sprites without being near computers...)

The man difference between writers and teachers is that teachers have to deal with multiple people on a daily basis while retaining their sanity. Writers deal with a few people intermittently while slowly going insane.

I develop games and tools at a local company. Also a part-time student. I sit in my room during the rest of the time. I go out to eat or buy food, though.

Board games or computer games?

Mobile games aimed at children.

What do you use to make those games?

Unity at the moment.

Is it any good?

Never grow up MsDink
I would sooner die than grow up heh but I am not really 97 Sparrow just so u know hehe

tussles leppys hair aww shucks ditto

@KrisKnox
Yes, it's my current favorite. I did dwell a bit too long on it, so I'm currently exploring Godot which recently went open source.

Would knowing someone here count as a connection to the Netherlands?

Also is anyone willing to switch jobs, student is always a fun "job"

"student is always a fun "job""

I am always a student, always learning.

Well in public/other schools, there are all the kids to worry about and those who just be complete idiots and waste everyone's time, the homework sharing might be another problem, I will also admit to sharing my answers, but I have good reasons.

Real Life Ironically dosent deserved to be called real well because almost nothing feels real

Ironically video games feel more real then the "real world" and they deserve more respect then the "real world"

"real life" is nothing but an embarrassment when compared to video games especially games like skyrim.

"Real Life Ironically dosent deserved to be called real well because almost nothing feels real
Ironically video games feel more real then the "real world" and they deserve more respect then the 'real world'"

I don't think everybody here feels that way...Are you sure it's life that's flawed and not you perception of it?

I don't think everybody here feels that way...Are you sure it's life that's flawed and not you perception of it?

DONT YOU BLOODY DARE DEFEND "REAL LIFE" OR WHATEVER ITS CALLED YOU HEAR ME

IT HASNT EARNED ITS RESPECT.

What the hell is wrong with this guy?

... But there would be no videogames if people didn't spend time in reality... So it can't be all bad?

... But there would be no videogames if people didn't spend time in reality... So it can't be all bad?

Listen Iplaydink I know it hard to admit it but Real life dosent deserve your love or mine or anybodies.

Like I said its an embarrassment.

Hmmm... convince me! Why is it an embarressment? and what be the advantage if everybody lived only in virtual worlds? (which we might very well already do, check out the Simulation Argument)

Well sadly you are correct however imagine if those virtual worlds was the real world
much better huh...

everybody lived only in virtual worlds? (which we might very well already do)

I've always wondered about this myself, never knew there was an actual hypothesis about it.

But alas ill take what I can get.

I wouldn't have owned my own successful business in the field of Hypnotherapy, and that would of sucked. Instead I would have probably ended up in a job that I hate, like most of my friends.

That would have sucked. No cookies for you, even if you do have the power to control minds and create an army of hypno-minions.

I feel like such a tool right now.

FWIW, I love my job and wish everyone loved their job as much as I love my job. I'm also very good at my job, largely because I enjoy it so dang much.

We're all made of atoms, which in turn is pretty much energy holding itself together. So, for all intents and purposes, real life is merely the collective consciousness of existence living separate from itself in order to better understand itself. Positive view points (Such as people such as I, or IPD) and Negative view points (Such as Punisher's) are all equally valid.

However, the topic of whether or not RL is deserving of being called RL or not is a topic that (hopefully) would go into a new topic, where everyone would remain civil whilst debating and giving their perspectives.

That said, potato.

That would have sucked.

Thanks. I was considering to say that, but I thought it'd make me sound too arrogant.

Heh, me too. We'll just let Sabre be the arrogant tool

Professionally procrastinating since early 2006.

If this is a virtual world why haven't I even killed one giant rat or a duck yet, what cruel virtual world is this!

The only one stopping you from killing a giant rat or a duck is you. They're out there just waiting to be slaughtered.

Killing a duck would be considered wrong and possibly inhumane, also I'm not sure where I can find some giant rats and a sword.