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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    frank0314 said:
    TroutFace said:
    kyoto kid said:
    TroutFace said:

    Complaint: 57 messages to read first thing on a Monday morning!! indecision I ran out of coffee, for Heavens sake!! *cry*

    Bleach, need to shop for groceries on the way home, need lunch makings.  

    Got a talk with a headhunter tomorrow afternoon about a job in Chandler, AZ. - working for a semiconductor manufacturer to support their products, basically writing drivers, application notes, things to make other engineers want to use their chips.  Sounds fun! smiley

    More cooooooooooooooffffffffffeeeeeeeeeeee...

     

    ...wow the Phoenix metro area.  Be prepared for really hot hot hot weather.

    I went to Scottsdale High School for my first high school... I know what the heat is like.. surprise But work is work.. indecision

    From the time I get off at night till I come back on it the morning I usually have anywhere from 3-5 pages to read in this thread. It has to be the msot active thread on the forums.

     

    lots to complain about  lol

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    i cant find my pulse.  wanted to check if my circulation is working.

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,693
    MistyMist said:

    i cant find my pulse.  wanted to check if my circulation is working.

    Sounds like it may not be.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Fixmypcmike said:
    MistyMist said:

    i cant find my pulse.  wanted to check if my circulation is working.

    Sounds like it may not be.

     

    i hear my hdd clicking, one of us showing signs of life.

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,693
    MistyMist said:
    Fixmypcmike said:
    MistyMist said:

    i cant find my pulse.  wanted to check if my circulation is working.

    Sounds like it may not be.

     

    i hear my hdd clicking, one of us showing signs of life.

    If it's clicking it may be joining you in unlife soon.

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,342
    Fixmypcmike said:
    MistyMist said:
    Fixmypcmike said:
    MistyMist said:

    i cant find my pulse.  wanted to check if my circulation is working.

    Sounds like it may not be.

     

    i hear my hdd clicking, one of us showing signs of life.

    If it's clicking it may be joining you in unlife soon.

    Nooooo, that was Zip drives!  laugh

    Dana

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075

    Interesting interview.. turns out this place need a Linux kernel expert because the last guy lied on his resume' and walked off the job 3 weeks after getting hired, saying "I don't know how to do this, I quit"!! surpriseindecision I'm not a kernel hack so I had to pass, I sure hope this guy can find someone to bail him out.  They're near Sheboygan so location is going to be a tough sell.

    30 more minutes and I go shopping, going to try making salmon salad and chicken salad for sandwiches to eat the rest of the week. Blech 8:30AM interview blech.. indecision

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,928
    TroutFace said:

    Cripes, just got a call from one headhunter, folks in Sheboygan want to talk to me in 1/2 an hour about.. something. indecision No job description, just "They really want to talk to you right away".. indecision There's SOME mass transit in the area, so it's not an immediate reject.. but.. wth do they want to talk to me ABOUT?? indecision

    Well, better lots of activity than dead air.

    ...see forthcoming PM

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339
    MistyMist said:

    i cant find my pulse.  wanted to check if my circulation is working.

    Have you checked under your chair? Most of my stuff I can't find ends up under my chair.

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339

    Lost in space.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Tjohn said:
    MistyMist said:

    i cant find my pulse.  wanted to check if my circulation is working.

    Have you checked under your chair? Most of my stuff I can't find ends up under my chair.

     

    just a lost sock fuzzy under chair.  fuzzy socks shed >.<

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited October 2015

    ...Taxi is bumping me around complaint :)

    Post edited by ps1borg on
  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    Tjohn said:

    Lost in space.

    how long are dogs in space years ? *wonders*

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    MistyMist said:
    frank0314 said:
    TroutFace said:
    kyoto kid said:
    TroutFace said:

    Complaint: 57 messages to read first thing on a Monday morning!! indecision I ran out of coffee, for Heavens sake!! *cry*

    Bleach, need to shop for groceries on the way home, need lunch makings.  

    Got a talk with a headhunter tomorrow afternoon about a job in Chandler, AZ. - working for a semiconductor manufacturer to support their products, basically writing drivers, application notes, things to make other engineers want to use their chips.  Sounds fun! smiley

    More cooooooooooooooffffffffffeeeeeeeeeeee...

     

    ...wow the Phoenix metro area.  Be prepared for really hot hot hot weather.

    I went to Scottsdale High School for my first high school... I know what the heat is like.. surprise But work is work.. indecision

    From the time I get off at night till I come back on it the morning I usually have anywhere from 3-5 pages to read in this thread. It has to be the msot active thread on the forums.

     

    lots to complain about  lol

    and so little time :)

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    ps1borg said:
    MistyMist said:
    frank0314 said:
    TroutFace said:
    kyoto kid said:
    TroutFace said:

    Complaint: 57 messages to read first thing on a Monday morning!! indecision I ran out of coffee, for Heavens sake!! *cry*

    Bleach, need to shop for groceries on the way home, need lunch makings.  

    Got a talk with a headhunter tomorrow afternoon about a job in Chandler, AZ. - working for a semiconductor manufacturer to support their products, basically writing drivers, application notes, things to make other engineers want to use their chips.  Sounds fun! smiley

    More cooooooooooooooffffffffffeeeeeeeeeeee...

     

    ...wow the Phoenix metro area.  Be prepared for really hot hot hot weather.

    I went to Scottsdale High School for my first high school... I know what the heat is like.. surprise But work is work.. indecision

    From the time I get off at night till I come back on it the morning I usually have anywhere from 3-5 pages to read in this thread. It has to be the msot active thread on the forums.

     

    lots to complain about  lol

    and so little time :)

     

    daylight savings kicks in soon. saves time  

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776

    No moon tonight, a spooky purply orangle mist in the sky instead from streetlights glowing onto leaden overcast :)

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339

    Good Morning. My affliction, also the 60's, 70's and most of the 50's.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,119
    MistyMist said:
    ps1borg said:
    MistyMist said:
    frank0314 said:
    TroutFace said:
    kyoto kid said:
    TroutFace said:

    Complaint: 57 messages to read first thing on a Monday morning!! indecision I ran out of coffee, for Heavens sake!! *cry*

    Bleach, need to shop for groceries on the way home, need lunch makings.  

    Got a talk with a headhunter tomorrow afternoon about a job in Chandler, AZ. - working for a semiconductor manufacturer to support their products, basically writing drivers, application notes, things to make other engineers want to use their chips.  Sounds fun! smiley

    More cooooooooooooooffffffffffeeeeeeeeeeee...

     

    ...wow the Phoenix metro area.  Be prepared for really hot hot hot weather.

    I went to Scottsdale High School for my first high school... I know what the heat is like.. surprise But work is work.. indecision

    From the time I get off at night till I come back on it the morning I usually have anywhere from 3-5 pages to read in this thread. It has to be the msot active thread on the forums.

     

    lots to complain about  lol

    and so little time :)

     

    daylight savings kicks in soon. saves time  

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1rMeYnOmM

     

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    kyoto kid said:
    TroutFace said:

    Cripes, just got a call from one headhunter, folks in Sheboygan want to talk to me in 1/2 an hour about.. something. indecision No job description, just "They really want to talk to you right away".. indecision There's SOME mass transit in the area, so it's not an immediate reject.. but.. wth do they want to talk to me ABOUT?? indecision

    Well, better lots of activity than dead air.

    ...see forthcoming PM

    Replied to.

     

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075

    Well, I won't be moving to Cary NC. indecision

    Interviewer called up early and told me he was going to walk me through installing "special software" that they needed to "test me".  That was Strike 1, having me install a software development environment I've never used (but heard of it so I knew the softtware was kosher).

    THEN, he tells me that he's going to have me write a "few small programs" while he and 2 team-mates watch.. every.. keystroke.. and.. typo.  Strike 2. indecision

    Aaaannnddd.. THEN.. he tells me I'll have about 15-20 minutes to finish each one, and I'm nt allowed to search on the Web for info it I don't know how to solve the problem! Strike 3.. YER OUT! angry

    What is this, high school? I easily passed this places stupid "three minutes per question" C programming test, I have shipped commercial products, and I've never been treated like I was fresh out of college before. *old man voice* dang punks have no respect for their elders *end old man voice*

    Anyway, talked to my co-workers about this and they think I did the right thing. told the interviewer it's not a good cultural fit and backed away. indecision

    Bah, hope the talk with the headhunter in Chandler AZ goes better.  It sure can't go any worse!

     

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,119
    edited October 2015
    TroutFace said:

    Well, I won't be moving to Cary NC. indecision

    Interviewer called up early and told me he was going to walk me through installing "special software" that they needed to "test me".  That was Strike 1, having me install a software development environment I've never used (but heard of it so I knew the softtware was kosher).

    THEN, he tells me that he's going to have me write a "few small programs" while he and 2 team-mates watch.. every.. keystroke.. and.. typo.  Strike 2. indecision

    Aaaannnddd.. THEN.. he tells me I'll have about 15-20 minutes to finish each one, and I'm nt allowed to search on the Web for info it I don't know how to solve the problem! Strike 3.. YER OUT! angry

    What is this, high school? I easily passed this places stupid "three minutes per question" C programming test, I have shipped commercial products, and I've never been treated like I was fresh out of college before. *old man voice* dang punks have no respect for their elders *end old man voice*

    Anyway, talked to my co-workers about this and they think I did the right thing. told the interviewer it's not a good cultural fit and backed away. indecision

    Bah, hope the talk with the headhunter in Chandler AZ goes better.  It sure can't go any worse

     

    Sounds like they wanted a machine not a people.  A doer, not a thinker.  A frantic rabbit, not a thoughtful turtle.  Speed trumps insight.  The world has been reduced to cookbooks and apps.  No room for independent dreamers. 

    /begin old man voice/

    Back in the '90s I was installing world wide networks of network monitoring software "HP OpenView Suite" ($100K yearly license fee!) while working as a contractor with a small company in the Washington DC area.  I was on top of the software and could make it do most everything it was capable of and learned it all by reading the manuals and thinking.  But for unusual problems and bugs I often directly contacted the HP designers of the software here and in Germany.  Then HP wanted us to help design qualification tests for new engineers.  After seeing the type of questions they wanted I backed out of the project because I couldn't bring myself to grade people on how well they could memorize the manual and variable names.  I solved problems by understanding the "Philosophy of Operation", i.e. the flow and theory, not every grain of sand.

    /end old man voice/

     

    Post edited by LeatherGryphon on
  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,119
    edited October 2015

    Double post!  $#@$@%#@$# new forum edit s/w angry

    Post edited by LeatherGryphon on
  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    LeatherGryphon said:
    TroutFace said:

    Well, I won't be moving to Cary NC. indecision

    Interviewer called up early and told me he was going to walk me through installing "special software" that they needed to "test me".  That was Strike 1, having me install a software development environment I've never used (but heard of it so I knew the softtware was kosher).

    THEN, he tells me that he's going to have me write a "few small programs" while he and 2 team-mates watch.. every.. keystroke.. and.. typo.  Strike 2. indecision

    Aaaannnddd.. THEN.. he tells me I'll have about 15-20 minutes to finish each one, and I'm nt allowed to search on the Web for info it I don't know how to solve the problem! Strike 3.. YER OUT! angry

    What is this, high school? I easily passed this places stupid "three minutes per question" C programming test, I have shipped commercial products, and I've never been treated like I was fresh out of college before. *old man voice* dang punks have no respect for their elders *end old man voice*

    Anyway, talked to my co-workers about this and they think I did the right thing. told the interviewer it's not a good cultural fit and backed away. indecision

    Bah, hope the talk with the headhunter in Chandler AZ goes better.  It sure can't go any worse

     

    Sounds like they wanted a machine not a people.  A doer, not a thinker.  A frantic rabbit, not a thoughtful turtle.  Speed trumps insight.  The world has been reduced to cookbooks and apps.  No room for independent dreamers. 

    /begin old man voice/

    Back in the '90s I was installing world wide networks of network monitoring software "HP OpenView Suite" ($100K yearly license fee!) while working as a contractor with a small company in the Washington DC area.  I was on top of the software and could make it do most everything it was capable of and learned it all by reading the manuals and thinking.  But for unusual problems and bugs I often directly contacted the HP designers of the software here and in Germany.  Then HP wanted us to help design qualification tests for new engineers.  After seeing the type of questions they wanted I backed out of the project because I couldn't bring myself to grade people on how well they could memorize the manual and variable names.  I solved problems by understanding the "Philosophy of Operation", i.e. the flow and theory, not every grain of sand.

    /end old man voice/

     

    I feel it, brother!

    I operate by "design patterns" - I learn a concept and internalize it.  When an issue arises, I search my brain-database of concepts for a solution, decide how to implement it in whatever language I'm coding in, and do it.  No need to memorize a pile of library functions, APIs, etc. - just grab a manual and pick the things you need to implement the concept.  Apparently, that's a lost art. indecision

    It was a learning experience.. indecision

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339

    One thing those guys don't get is that the best computer workers know how to use references quickly and efficiently. Holding every detail in memory is not a useful approach unless one has eidetic memory.

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    Tjohn said:

    One thing those guys don't get is that the best computer workers know how to use references quickly and efficiently. Holding every detail in memory is not a useful approach unless one has eidetic memory.

    Far too true.  I'm famous for saying that  if I don't know how, I can research and learn.  I sure wish these guys luck, they're going to need it... indecision

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    i keep asking for a barcode wand.  can't read those teensie serial numbers no mores.

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    MistyMist said:

    i keep asking for a barcode wand.  can't read those teensie serial numbers no mores.

    I bought a jewelers loupe:

    http://www.amazon.com/DBPOWER®-Illuminated-Jewelers-Lighting-Unique/dp/B00K0BGNNC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1445362102&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=jewelers+loupe

     

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075

    Chef salad for lunch and hot tea, oh so healthy and tasty too!

    I boiught hummus, salmon salad fixings, and some fresh herbs.. will make salmn salad tonight, and chicken salad!  Got flatbread too, and hot dogs, and string cheese.  I sure won't starve. laugh

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    tonight's choice of chicken nuggies or chicken pot pie.  mash taters.

    starting to overdose on pumpkin pie.  one pumpkin pie to finish eating.

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    MistyMist said:

    tonight's choice of chicken nuggies or chicken pot pie.  mash taters.

    starting to overdose on pumpkin pie.  one pumpkin pie to finish eating.

    There is too much of a good thing..

     

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