We haven’t had one of this in a while, and they’re always informative, so, what are you an expert in?
Me: Kimono (at least on this board), Thundercats, Silverhawks, Graphic Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Norfin Trolls (via my mom). Possibly some others I’m forgetting.
Curmudgeonlyness, the care and feeding of young Moderators, and occasional one liners.
I’d like to think pop music.
Joatamon.
Patent law
Ballroom dance technique (not latin, though)
Ballroom dance competition scoring (called the “skating system” even though it is no longer used in skating) - I am a certified scrutineer
The novels of Anthony Trollope
I am a word geek, although there are probably people on the Dope who beat me for that.
Linguistics (especially of the Spanish historical variety).
I have a pretty good lay-level knowledge base in astronomy, music, history, philosophy, firearms, survival techniques, and physical fitness, but none of that could properly be called “expertise”.
Web client-side code. JavaScript/HTML, that kind of stuff.
Emacs
Trying to improve my Lisp/Functional programming skills. And cooking.
Videogame design
For certain values of “expertise”:
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[li]Microsoft Word[/li][li]jazz[/li][li]shapenote singing (aka Sacred Harp)[/li][/ul]
Old-school death metal
The Simpsons, seasons 1-9
Look out world, here I come.
Illustration (Vector, conventional, digital painting)
Graphic Design (General print design, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
GMing Role Playing Games
Math, Latex, Isaac Asimov (bet you never guessed), Steve Brust, Terry Pratchett, Guy Gavriel Kay, …
Formerly diatoms.
Hockey, particularly associated trivia.
Indexing books, Microsoft Word, the works of Stephen King, and Saturday Night Live.
Business process automation, service delivery, IT service management.
Was that the sound of everybody’s eyes glazing over?
I don’t know that I’m expert in much. Jack of all trades…but my specialties are:
Classical homeschooling
Heirloom sewing
Quilting
If anybody wants an “Ask the homeschooler” thread now is the time to ask–in a few weeks I will be much too busy with the school year and a new little job.
Sorry for the hijack but I’ve read The Way We Live Now and the Barchester Chronicles. Any thoughts on what I should read next?
The law of U.S. federal income taxation.
Pharmaceutical product development, stability testing and drug expiration dates.
Which is weird, because I haven’t even worked in the industry in 3 years and what I know is just what I gathered from about 4 years worth of working as a lab drone.