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Projections
Today I went to Bellevue to meet with a recruiter. ~1 hour bus trip each way. The meeting itself took about 10 minutes, maybe less. Somehow that doesn't feel worth the bus fare. Sigh.
They submited my resume to Microsoft for a position with MSGS. I had do a couple not terribly difficult C++ questions. I haven't really done C++ in a while, but I ( Read more... ) -
The slow descent into apathetic surrender of life
Job search is not going well. At all. I would even go so far as to say it's going quite terrible.
I'm starting to get depressed and very scared about the future. I look at job listings, but gloss over so many thinking that I'm not qualified. Because I'm not. Every single one is really the same:
3-5+ Years experience with [Skill I've never used ( Read more... ) -
Why do you want to work for us?
Why do I want to work for you? What kind of a dumb-fuck question is that? The answer, in case you can't do the damn math, is this: Because you may be willing to pay me ( Read more... ) -
Forgotten
A President Forgotten but Not Gone - A nice Op-Ed article in the NYTimes about the failure of the Bush Administration.
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I'm back, alive, in seattle.
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More random gaming thoughts.
The idea of an "Ascension of Men" campaign has been floating around my mind. The idea being man* is still a 'young' race and the world is an uncivilized and hostile place ( Read more... ) -
That Big Update I Promised
I suppose now is as good a time as any ( Read more... ) -
"You need someone to tell you the truth."
The Atlantic has an excellent article: Be Nice to the Countries That Lend You Money, it's a look at the current financial crisis, and the state of the American economy from the perspective of a Chinese banker.
It's an excellent article. I could quote passage after passage, but really you should just read it.
This generation of Americans is so ( Read more... ) -
Wherin whiny med school grads bitch because they're only making six figures.
From an arcticle on Daily Kos about the health care system:
At the University of Washington medical school, which has a special program to take in some Idaho students, 87 percent of graduates are in debt. The median debt was $105,202 in 2006, according to a study published by the university ( Read more... )