F&^$ Wireless Card.

[kartia]

I think it's broken. It worked ONCE, but now it's just not working ever again.

littlewings is going to have no wireless for a while.

... Yes, I named my computer littlewings. I wanted to deviate from the gemstone theme I use for my personal computers and personal devices. When I was working at Alcatel, my computer was named after card suites (I

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[cyberbertha]

Making less than you're spending sucks. Kind of a constant, low-level stress that keeps you always checking prices. We've so been there.

What's your field? Maybe you can pick up a little extra on the side programming scripts. Heck, I've got a couple I'd pay someone to write for me--hate to bother the spousal unit when he's already working twelve-hour days doing it for a living.

[kartia]

I am in software engineering. I do know how to program but I don't know if I can commit myself to being an on-the-side developer when I'm already loaded with stuff to do as it is. That's the little problem with that. The on-the-side job also has the added problem of not feeling like a real job, and more like a favour to a friend.

But it's mostly the time issue. If I work hard, then I should be able to tell myself that I can finish most of my research work in a few years, get out a lot of published papers, and then be assured that I can pick up scholarship money, and in the future, get a good position as a postdoc or a researcher or a professor.