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SVPete Checking In
« on: December 14, 2009, 08:04:33 AM »
Newbie here, but not to online discussion fora. I found you through that great resource of the VRWC, Bing. As my forum name suggests, I'm Pete; "SV" refers to Silicon Valley, where I live. I'm a native CA'ian, growing up near a large agricultural town in the Central Valley. Nosing around yesterday, I noticed a familiar name, rich_t, who "knows" me by another "name". I've been around conservative discussion fora for about 12 years, so there may be others here who "know" me.

Lessee ... like many who live in SV, I work in electronics ... I'm a theologically conservative Christian ... who looked around the American political landscape and realized that I'm much more conservative than otherwise ... and that, whatever the D Party may once have been, for most of my lifetime it has been fleeing many of the things theologically conservative Christians find important in society and life. We homeschooled our kids K-12.

All the above would have been mentioned in posts if I continued posting here, but this will save at least some explanation. I'm not much for onlurking, so I just jumped in here.

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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2009, 08:06:20 AM »
BTW, contrary to my avatar pic, my beard is white and short, and my hairstyle is short with a wide part down the middle,  :-) .
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2009, 08:41:28 AM »
Welcome.

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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2009, 09:02:55 AM »
Welcome!  :cheersmate: Now pick an avatar or you will be a caveman forever.  :-)
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2009, 01:55:38 PM »
  Welcome!   :cheersmate:
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2009, 08:09:26 AM »
Buh-bye trogloditic avatar ... hope the "foreign" flag doesn't creep out too many Heartland folk. I've talked to the brown bear and Minerva, and none of us are entirely happy about the way things are going here. Hopefully I can get settled in here at the Cave and soon start "real" posting.

Thanks for the welcomes!
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2009, 10:17:09 AM »
Ummm, a part in excess of 2 inches is NOT a "part".......   :lmao: :lmao:

Anyways, welcome, Pete

BTW, I'm into electronics, too.
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2009, 10:20:24 AM »
Quote from: Thor on December 15, 2009, 10:17:09 AM
Ummm, a part in excess of 2 inches is NOT a "part".......   :lmao: :lmao:

Anyways, welcome, Pete

BTW, I'm into electronics, too.

did you ask him about peach cobbler yet?
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2009, 08:28:50 PM »
OK, Thor, it's an inverse Mohawk.  :-) I think I like peach cobbler,  :-) , but I need a large sample,  :-) , just to be sure,  :-) .
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2009, 08:45:17 PM »
Welcome!! We're so glad to have you Pete!
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2009, 11:02:44 PM »
Welcome............Bald is beautiful(OK I admit I didn't type dat with a straight face) :tongue:
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2009, 06:25:58 AM »
Welcome!  :cheersmate:
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2009, 06:09:14 PM »
Quote from: SVPete on December 14, 2009, 08:04:33 AM
Newbie here, but not to online discussion fora. I found you through that great resource of the VRWC, Bing. As my forum name suggests, I'm Pete; "SV" refers to Silicon Valley, where I live. I'm a native CA'ian, growing up near a large agricultural town in the Central Valley. Nosing around yesterday, I noticed a familiar name, rich_t, who "knows" me by another "name". I've been around conservative discussion fora for about 12 years, so there may be others here who "know" me.

Lessee ... like many who live in SV, I work in electronics ... I'm a theologically conservative Christian ... who looked around the American political landscape and realized that I'm much more conservative than otherwise ... and that, whatever the D Party may once have been, for most of my lifetime it has been fleeing many of the things theologically conservative Christians find important in society and life. We homeschooled our kids K-12.

All the above would have been mentioned in posts if I continued posting here, but this will save at least some explanation. I'm not much for onlurking, so I just jumped in here.

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You know me from elsewhere?  Don't brag it about that.  It won't score you any points with these folks.

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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2009, 06:17:04 PM »
Hi Pete!



(do you by any chance, work for Actel?)
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« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2009, 08:12:47 AM »
 :uhsure: Well, I didn't say your recollection would necessarily be pleasant or unpleasant - PeteS.  :uhsure:

Actel? Nope. I've been almost entirely in the analog world, ~25 years of it working with power supplies. Almost got jobs at Maxim and Micrel (both analog IC companies) at different times, but that's as close as I've come to the semi companies.
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2009, 09:06:01 PM »
Quote from: SVPete on December 17, 2009, 08:12:47 AM
:uhsure: Well, I didn't say your recollection would necessarily be pleasant or unpleasant - PeteS.  :uhsure:

Actel? Nope. I've been almost entirely in the analog world, ~25 years of it working with power supplies. Almost got jobs at Maxim and Micrel (both analog IC companies) at different times, but that's as close as I've come to the semi companies.

My brother works for them in Chicago and from what I understand...their main facility is in SV. He goes out there several times a year.
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2009, 07:23:17 PM »
Chicago ... sounds like a marketing and/or tech support office. Their HQ is in Mountain View, roughly between the former Moffett NAS and Shoreline Amphitheater, an outdoor concert venue.
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2009, 07:25:58 PM »
Welcome!  :cheersmate:
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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2009, 09:14:36 PM »
Quote from: SVPete on December 18, 2009, 07:23:17 PM
Chicago ... sounds like a marketing and/or tech support office. Their HQ is in Mountain View, roughly between the former Moffett NAS and Shoreline Amphitheater, an outdoor concert venue.

It is...

He's an electrical engineer with an MBE from Northwestern. He worked for S & C Electric, as an engineer in R & D, for a few years and did several patents for them. He wanted more money and they weren't willing until he turned in his notice.

He's an account supervisor or something like that for Actel. Has a huge territory and lives in Chicago. He likes it and as he says, they pay him what he's worth to them.

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Re: SVPete Checking In
« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2009, 08:54:46 AM »
Thanks again for the welcomes, folks!

An engineer who went over to the dark side, Marketing?!  :-) Traitor!  :-) Seriously, if he has the right personality, he could be a customer's dream, a marketing guy with real technical knowledge. Some of the sales people I dealt with when I was in engineering were  :o or  ::) .
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