[geeks] quick latex question

[N.Miller]

On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 10:05 AM, Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez 
wrote:

> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, N.Miller wrote:
>> Then the message opened and I got the real geek context.
>> :-D It's funny how living in certain areas of the country
>> twist your outlook on things at times.
>
> Hum, I do not think it has to do with geographic distribution, but 
> rather
> field of work :). I am in academia so I have to use LaTeX on a daily
> basis, so for me LaTeX means an essential text formatting program 
> without
> which my life would not be complete, rather than an esential part of 
> the
> chemical industry without which my sexual life would not be complete.
>
> So most people I guess the heard LaTeX and they think comdons, a few
> others hear the same word and think text formatting. :)

No, it's definitely a function of my latest cultural exposure.
I used to work in the statistics department at TAMU doing
desktop support and proof-reading latex output. :-)

=Nadine=