There is no loyalty in this business; People hire slowly, fire quickly; everyone is either underqualified or too expensive; a highly skilled line of work but nobody ever gives a thought to real training. People cant develop skills or valuable and meaningful lives in an unstable economic environment. If unions ever form for IT, it will be due to companies who for so long have been trashing and exploiting the workforce instead of nurturing it.
I notice that geeks are either blobs or superathletes. One of the simplest things to do is get a dog. That gets you off your but and gives you a social playing card that makes people like you automatically. Otherwise, dont just join a gym, or your interest will wane for a while. Some basic light exercise every day is really important, and you have to do it for quite a while to see any benefit. Then start looking at your diet and increase your vegetable intake. Identify the crap you are eating and get rid of it. Dont be too hard on yourself on this whole process. It will take much longer than you expect.
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There is no loyalty in this business; People hire slowly, fire quickly; everyone is either underqualified or too expensive; a highly skilled line of work but nobody ever gives a thought to real training. People cant develop skills or valuable and meaningful lives in an unstable economic environment. If unions ever form for IT, it will be due to companies who for so long have been trashing and exploiting the workforce instead of nurturing it.
I notice that geeks are either blobs or superathletes. One of the simplest things to do is get a dog. That gets you off your but and gives you a social playing card that makes people like you automatically. Otherwise, dont just join a gym, or your interest will wane for a while. Some basic light exercise every day is really important, and you have to do it for quite a while to see any benefit. Then start looking at your diet and increase your vegetable intake. Identify the crap you are eating and get rid of it. Dont be too hard on yourself on this whole process. It will take much longer than you expect.
try couchdb, if all you really want to do is just store data....