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Personal Ramblings by The Gneech
Note To Myself
Note To Myself
Mar
.
22nd
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2002
01:13 pm
the_gneech
Fastest growing occupations, 2000-2010
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Date:
2002-03-22 09:28 pm (UTC)
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vik_thor
hmmm...
Lots of 'puter stuff and medical stuff...
I
really
need to go back to school, and get a real degree. Learn some 'puter stuff.
Reminds me of a list in
Earth
by David Brin. Wish I could find my copy, I'd enter it in.
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Date:
2002-04-10 10:05 pm (UTC)
From:
vik_thor
«chuckles» Found it a couple days ago.... in my car's back seat.
Excerpt from
Earth
by David Brin
Archaic or obsolete activities or occupations:
... flint knapping, entrail reading, arrow fletching ... smithing, barrel making, art appraising ... clock making, reindeer herding, dentistry, handwriting ... game-show host, channeler, UFOlogist ... drug smuggler, golf course manager, confidential banker ... sunbathing, drinking tapwater ...
New service professions:
... household toxin inspector, prenuptial genetic couselor, meme adjustment specialist ... indoor microecologist, biotect, prenatal tutor, cerebrochemical balance advisor ... Net-SIG consultant, voxpop arbitrageur, ferret designer, insurance lifestyle adjuster ...
World human population figures:
1982: 4.3 billion
1988: 5.1 billion
2030: 10.3 billion
End excerpt
The novel takes place in 2040
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Date: 2002-03-22 09:28 pm (UTC)Lots of 'puter stuff and medical stuff...
I really need to go back to school, and get a real degree. Learn some 'puter stuff.
Reminds me of a list in Earth by David Brin. Wish I could find my copy, I'd enter it in.
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Date: 2002-04-10 10:05 pm (UTC)Excerpt from Earth by David Brin
Archaic or obsolete activities or occupations:
... flint knapping, entrail reading, arrow fletching ... smithing, barrel making, art appraising ... clock making, reindeer herding, dentistry, handwriting ... game-show host, channeler, UFOlogist ... drug smuggler, golf course manager, confidential banker ... sunbathing, drinking tapwater ...
New service professions:
... household toxin inspector, prenuptial genetic couselor, meme adjustment specialist ... indoor microecologist, biotect, prenatal tutor, cerebrochemical balance advisor ... Net-SIG consultant, voxpop arbitrageur, ferret designer, insurance lifestyle adjuster ...
World human population figures:
1982: 4.3 billion
1988: 5.1 billion
2030: 10.3 billion
End excerpt
The novel takes place in 2040