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A waste of time and money
My CCNA and A+ certifications are about to expire, and I am not renewing them because they did absolutely fuck-all for getting a job. I never even got an interview for a position that used those damn things and I've been with like ten different recruiting companies since I got them ( Read more... ) -
Why Contract-To-Hire is a good thing
After the events of my previous entry, I worked for some time at the new company and learned a great deal under the supervision of a senior developer who loved to automate things (which is one of the best qualities a programmer can have). I picked up many new technologies and bolstered my resume; judging by the amount of attention I got from ( Read more... ) -
Tales from an ActionScript Developer
It's been well over a year since I left my first job here in Boston, so I think it's fine for me to disclose the story of the company (that shall not be named). It was a programming job, so while I've tried to make it possible for this to be understood by a non-technical audience as much as possible, any of the most horrific design issues require ( Read more... ) -
Please hold
Nintendo's customer support has the best holding music ever. -
$1/hr: spending wisely on luxury purchases
So this is a scheme I thought up a long time ago, slowly working it out over the years, and I figured I'd toss it out and, if nothing else, solidify my thoughts on it by writing it down ( Read more... ) -
On learning a spoken language like one would learn a programming language
A while back I picked up a copy of "Japanese Demystified" in an attempt to teach myself a foreign language I'd been wanting to learn for a while. While it has been untouched for a little while on account of the soul-crushing aspect of working as a programmer during a crunch, I did find that I learned quite a lot in a few chapters very quickly, even ( Read more... ) -
An open post to all employers
Dear every employer in North America ( Read more... ) -
Boston Ahoy
As of yesterday, I have finalized my plans to move out to Boston. I've got a US passport, so getting across the border will be no trouble. I've got a roommate (who I will decline to name) who will split the rent with me, I've got an apartment lined up with the rent paid for, and I've got travel plans all set up with my roommate picking me up in ( Read more... ) -
Additional letters after my name
I am now CCNA certified, in addition to A+.
Whoo!
Now for the hard part: Using these to get an actual job... -
Not an MD but...
Wrote my second certification today!
I can now put (A+) after my name.
Awwwwwwwwww yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah~