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On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 7:19 AM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know anybody with a ham license :( > > > On 5/30/2019 8:35 AM, Robert wrote: > > Check for a ham license... > > > > On 5/30/19 5:28 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > >> When I was young I went exploring. I'd ask my mom if I could go for > >> a bike ride. I never really specified where, and just kept ranging > >> farther and farther from home. I'd end up in creeks, culvert pipes, > >> climbing fences, walking through woods, construction sites, quarries, > >> and basically anywhere else I didn't get kicked out of. I got there > >> on my bike so in terms of parental permission I put it all under the > >> category of "going for a bike ride". I only got arrested once, but I > >> probably deserved it a few more times. > >> > >> I also took things apart and used bits of wire and a battery to play > >> with the components. At an early job they were impressed that I > >> correctly used the word "potentiometer" in a sentence. I also > >> plugged a DC motor into a 120V AC outle --a valuable lesson there. I > >> also melted a NiCad battery on the carpet when I left it on the > >> charger too long. > >> > >> My hobbies included model trains and my RC car. I could tell you the > >> difference between a parallel and series circuit when I was 10. I > >> tagged along with my brother when he went out shooting with his Ruger > >> 10/22. I slept out in the woods for the fun of it, and sometimes > >> didn't bring anything but matches. Played with fireworks, made my > >> own fireworks with homemade black powder and/or match heads. > >> > >> My dad made me do drywall, set fence posts, change the belt on a > >> lawnmower, and so on. > >> > >> Every success and every failure contributed to a set of skills that I > >> took for granted until I encountered people who didn't have them. > >> Things like spatial reasoning, basic electricity, use of basic hand > >> tools, and a general sense of time, distance, and direction. > >> > >> So the question for AFMUG is how do you find out whether a job > >> applicant is the curious explorer who wants to know how everything > >> works? How do I attract that applicant to begin with? I may want > >> specific skills too like a juggler who can juggle, but I really want > >> people who can figure stuff out and won't be deterred by every little > >> bump in the road. > >> > >> > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- - Forrest -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
