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[kingandy]

I think I would make a good technical writer.

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[si-lloyd.livejournal.com]

Yes, you would

[ash1977law.livejournal.com]

He has the legs for it, you know.

[thomryng.livejournal.com]

Here's the test:

Write a procedural with instructions on how to set a clock.

Hand random person said instructions with clock.

Watch them go.

Resist the urge to step in to tell them what you actually meant.

Go back to step one.

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I did this for years. It's a good gig, provided the people you're working for aren't complete idiots. But I suspect that's true of most professions...

[samharber.livejournal.com]

I spent most of today writing up the procedure for adding a new print queue.
Prior to that I was writing up the Server Build documentation.

Gets bloody annoying after a while.