Random question.

[saxikath]

Why can't I get someone to pay me to be "person who knows all kinds of random stuff and knows how to find out if she doesn't"?

Comments

[zenala.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's the job I want!

[pernishus.livejournal.com]

We refer to those people as "encyclopedic generalists" -- and I am very happy to send you at any rate a token sum in recognition of your generous help this morning -- my life wouldn't have been worth two cents if I messed up "radiometer", so perhaps, since thanks to you it is now worth those two cents, I should split them with my saviour? [grin] Seriously, my feeling is that a person with your talents really belongs in a research think tank -- have you ever looked into the RAND Corporation, for example?

[ironrat.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel sometimes, though I tend to go in for more specific categories...

[cnoocy]

Because the job market for reference librarians is a bit poor at the moment?

[tablesaw]

Yeah, I was about to say, "Isn't that the job bookishfellow's job?"

[crossfire.livejournal.com]

*puzzled*

You want to do tech support?

[meranthi.livejournal.com]

Become a librarian. :)

That's a serious answer.

[rubrick.livejournal.com]

Google was once seeking exactly such people for their Google Answers service (where people post a question and a price, and whoever answers it earns the fee). But I don't think they need any more. And it wasn't much of a living.

[navrins]

<cynical>Because most people don't want to know things.</cynical>

[(Anonymous)]

If you lived in New York, I'd have the perfect job for you. :0

--En

you can...

[roguepuppet.livejournal.com]

I beleive it is called a reference librarian...
but you have to also deal with all sorts of stupidity, inane question along with the truly hard... and not get paid a lot..

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

You know, Nomi does what you stated as an avocation. In fact, her webpage is http://www.asknomi.com, because she calls her service "Ask Nomi."