I love this.
I am all for purchasing or licensing content that I enjoy. 100%. But that assumes the content owner is willing to take my money. I have no sympathy for people who refuse to let me give them my money who then turn around and cry “noooooooo, piracy is ruining us!!!”.
Look, I am all for breaking the two party stranglehold in the US right now. Progress can’t happen as long as we’re forced to choose the lesser of two evils.
But my word this is literally the worst possible time to vote third party.
In related news, AT&T has decided to rebrand their 5G network as 25G.
an inept manager, the nonsensical tasks, the sheer inability to get any resources, the butting heads with hoardy other teams, and the best part, the manager’s brain-numbingly boring meetings where she simply read from her own badly made powerpoints that put me to sleep.
That sounds like it could be just about any job, but it’s the opposite of what I’ve experienced in civil service. I’m glad you found someplace you like better!
Aside from bennies and pension, perks are shit (coffee? water? buy your own)
You are correct. It is definitely not a flashy career option. However, if someone is unable to get ahead financially, but then turns down that government IT job because “I have to buy my own coffee”, then they are their own worst enemy. They’re the reason they’re drowning.
I spent my 20s basically in poverty. Whatever income I earned got sucked away by renting a home with insane heating costs, like $300 / month to keep the house at 55 in winter.
At 35 I applied for a government job in civil service. Fucking changed my life forever.
Work for the government. Civil service positions are always starving for people with skills and talent, because we do not pay as well as the private sector. It’s doesn’t offer the prestige of working for Google or Apple but you get better stability and benefits than most other jobs.
I’m not saying civil service is for everyone. But if you’re struggling to build a future with your three part-time jobs plus driving rideshare on the side, we’re paying $23 / hour for entry-level IT work.
That sucks, but it’s not surprising. 4K Bluray looks great but it’s not as mind-blowing as the jump from VHS to DVD was, or DVD to Bluray. It’s technically superior to all streaming services (if anyone knows of a legal, legit, high-bandwidth streaming service, let me know) but for 99.99% of the consumer market, streaming is good enough.
Best Buy did some mind-blowing sales late last year or early this year. You could pick up a bunch of 4K Blurays for $5 - $10. Lots of good stuff, too.
…wait what
Haha whoops, my bad. I always get that confused with Eraserhead.
The Stuff
Saturday the 14th
Terrorvision
Sssssss (note: not Ssssss, fuck that cheap knockoff)
Lawnmower Man (read the book first, then watch the movie, then go WTF did I just watch)
Nothing but Trouble (although this is more of a comedy. It is very clearly poking fun at Centralia and Pennsylvania)
Look Who’s Talking Now
I have been trying.
But all my local pharmacies are out and aren’t scheduling appointments until stock is back up. It’s total hit and miss.
I had a really old Twitter account going back to 2009, maybe 2008. I don’t even remember. Back then it was great for connecting with friends, making plans, meeting new people, etc. I hadn’t done anything meaningful with it in years so I logged in to see if it was really as bad as everyone was claiming.
Narrator: It was.
Within a month I was simultaneously a fascist, an anarchist, a bootlicker, a socialist, and a troll. I think I had posted a picture of a cup of coffee and maybe my cat.
Deleted, moved on with life.
That’s a really good idea!
I’m sure some do, but I also don’t hang out to watch “10 most fatal crashes (#2 will amaze you)” and “here’s a 10-minute SEO-optimized video to tell you something that would otherwise take 20 seconds to read” videos, which are probably typical “creators”.
The pessimist in me says to look out for a bill authored by Google to make adblocking illegal.
“These brave content creators, who produce such culturally significant shows as ‘Ow my balls’ and ‘Matrix 1999 [full rip]’, are being literally murdered by hackers who use adblockers. These pirates use their hacking technology to steal this content and threaten our very way of life. While we regret resorting to legislation, we are left with no choice but to show these thieves the harsh reality of the criminal justice system.”
I see a lot of people saying “but that’s how creators get paid”.
Listen: I didn’t put ads on my video. YouTube did. I can’t take them off and I don’t see a cent from them. Block away.
Good luck! The best advice I can give for IT these days is to not be afraid of learning and certifications. Far too many people get complacent in their skillset. I started at an ISP help desk back in 2006 and today I’m senior management. 99.9% of the people I passed on the way here had a mentality like “well I used to install stage 1 Gentoo back in 2003 so therefore I am a master Linux admin” and just refused to take on new projects / new areas.
You’ve got this!
I concur. A tie in an interview is almost always overkill, especially for help desk work. OP is perfectly dressed for what I’d expect for front-line IT. Hopefully their help desk has a more relaxed dress code, but it’s always good to go in looking professional.
Make sure you’re also blocking all other outbound DNS at your firewall. Many “smart” devices (and presumably some apps, though I have no way to check this) are hard coded to use 8.8.8.8 regardless of what DCHP says to use.