Likewise for any activity that balances the body, and encourages breathing. I run, lift weights, and bike, but there is a categorical difference between feeling exhausted from those activites and feeling exhausted after an hour or two of Aikido, Iaido, or (from your post) yoga.
I am not a religious person, but every major theology has a theme of temporality running through it. I think that's a reflection of our innate desire to make sense of an entropic universe. Nothing is safe or secure -- no combination of morality, planning, or playing by the rules can shield you from the fact that life is unpredictable. I don't mean to sound callous. I have lost things that I wanted and thought that I deserved, and I know the pain, if not under the same circumstances that you've felt.
We can only walk two paths: we can build and hedge against the inevitable decay of everything we hold dear, and suffer for each inch that erodes away, or we can struggle and fight and suffer to recognize the current moment for what it is without lamenting it if/when it is gone.
Bitter or happy, bemoaning or bemused, life sweeps onwards. Memento mori, and choose how you react to that current. May you find a way out of the dark place you're in.
I doubt you'll read this entire post, given your response, but I'm going to give it a go regardless:
It's obvious that you've got some bad feelings about your employment experiences. Your words sound very much like my own did and still do from time to time, and I can understand where you're coming from. There is a notion within geek subculture that only the "stupid jocks" are successful, and that there is a network of handshakes and back-scratching that perpetuates this success.
What I've found is that viewing the world that way is born of insecurity and unhappiness. "I'm smart! I've always been a cut above, and nobody has ever recognized me for it! What the hell -- it's THEIR fault!" Ego, at its finest.
Ultimately, that kind of ego is interested in protecting itself from pain, and rarely does it allow you to step back and realize what's going on. When you take on an air of aloof deservation, nobody will wants to be around you for very long. You bitch and bemoan the state of the world in isolation, and before long, everything you see and do is filtered through a lens of unhappy comparison.
The alternative is to turn that intellect and passion towards the areas where it will bring you success: adapting to social paradigms in little ways, smiling, accepting your follies and failings at face value, and trying to be compassionate towards other people's personalities and egos. Doing so does not change you into some sort of middle-class robot, despite what you might think. Making other people feel comfortable and respected builds for you a reputation of being a good, solid character. In turn, you start to realize that you have a worthwhile place in the world, and that the ups and downs of your days aren't that different from anyone else's.
As I see it, the "I'm smarter than you, and shouldn't have you treat you with courtesy, because that's sucking ass!" mentality harms only one person. You aren't significant enough to ruin anyone else's day or life, usually. What you are creating is a perpetuating cycle of bad luck and hard experiences by playing to the concept of being better, more worthy, or somehow above the people who can help you. Fine by them, of course: they'll just help someone else succeed, and at worst, make you pay for it by acting cruelly in response.
No advice here, other than this: ask yourself if your attitude has done more to bring you peace and compassion, or to drive others away. No need to respond to me -- I'm just some guy who works in tech, hires people, and tries to find people who aren't so bitter that they can't see past their own noses.
Good on you for knowing so many programming languages. Work on your attitude a bit, and perhaps someone will want to hire you.
I turn down about a dozen candidates a month -- and rarely is it for lack of technical skill. Most of the folks who interview with me mumble, stutter, and babble their way into another interview with another company.
Technical prowess is fine, but give me a motivated, intelligent, personable candidate any day. I'm not concerned about your lack of PHP knowledge if you can learn, want to work, and have a good enough attitude that I feel that spending 10 hours a day near you will be a mututally enjoyable situation.
That, and the fact that a katana is a 4' razor. The chances of you cutting yourself are extraordinarily high, given that you've (probably) never handled a live shinken, or had any experience drawing, striking, and cleaning the blade.
Despite what the movies tell you, the katana is not some thing you just grab and fight with -- you *need* to be given at least some rudimentary training, or else you're going to hold it incorrectly, swing it like a baseball bat, get it stuck in something, and chop off your hand when you go to pull it out.
Oblivion is substantially larger than Morrowind, both in scope and physical landmass. The island of Morrowind was the equivalent of 8 square miles; Oblivion's representation of Tamriel is 16. Additionally, there are over 1000 NPCs in Oblivion, as well as the inclusion of a more sophisticated AI, improved use of shadows and timing in the thievery game, more diverse spells and effects, and a larger main quest.
Whatever source you read that indicated that Oblivion would be smaller than Morrowind was incorrect.
Assuming you work Monday through Friday, you're working 16 hour and 48 minute days. That leaves LESS than eight hours to sleep, let alone to sleep, eat, dress, bathe, toilet, and commute to and from the job.
Who needs to slow down?
I live in a 3 story house with 2 other guys; it's in a decent neighborhood in Somerville, about 20 minutes from downtown Boston (with traffic); we pay $587/person.
Not quite. If I develop a great game, and cannot successfully port it -to- a PS3 because of their strange setup, I likely will not expend the resources to do so. The loss if that happens large-scale is Sony's, because their software base will not be large or cool enough to justify purchasing their console instead of a Xbox or Revolution.
Whacky though he may be, Steve Ballmer was right on when he did the developers-dance. Their desire to code for your system makes or breaks you.
A-yup. That's why Gentoo rocks, and why it rocks -far- more than the other distros. It has little-to-nothing to do with speed, and everything to do with ease of use, flexibility, and an amazingly good set of user forums.
Yeah! We (and the international community) helped incredibly poor countries because they could not afford to rebuild after a natural disaster -- now we want our money back!
Now... its probably closer to $3000/mo for my wife and I.
Holy god, man -- what are you spending it on, and where? I live a -very- comfortable life on $1800/month, living in an apartment in Boston. I don't drive a BMW or go out to eat every day, but I could pare that down by about 50% if I wasn't paying student loans.
I want a dual P3-700 system. I noticed the WPI url -- are you near Worcester? I'd be willing to drive out that way from Boston to pick up such a system.
Where did you go to college? When I was in school, my professors were -not- maniacial asshats who sped through material without caring who "kept up".
By the time I was sitting in on graduate seminars, in fact, we spent most of our time discussing things openly -- notes were helpful, but hardly the focus.
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You really don't want to be putting beans in the fridge - they will be substantially better off in a dark, air-tight container at room temperatue. See here: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/CoffeeStoring.h tm
Likewise for any activity that balances the body, and encourages breathing. I run, lift weights, and bike, but there is a categorical difference between feeling exhausted from those activites and feeling exhausted after an hour or two of Aikido, Iaido, or (from your post) yoga.
Big Brother knows if you prefer Pepsi or Coke, and he uses it to rape babies.
Tactfully put, could your resume and cover letter skill sets be lacking?
I am not a religious person, but every major theology has a theme of temporality running through it. I think that's a reflection of our innate desire to make sense of an entropic universe. Nothing is safe or secure -- no combination of morality, planning, or playing by the rules can shield you from the fact that life is unpredictable. I don't mean to sound callous. I have lost things that I wanted and thought that I deserved, and I know the pain, if not under the same circumstances that you've felt.
We can only walk two paths: we can build and hedge against the inevitable decay of everything we hold dear, and suffer for each inch that erodes away, or we can struggle and fight and suffer to recognize the current moment for what it is without lamenting it if/when it is gone.
Bitter or happy, bemoaning or bemused, life sweeps onwards. Memento mori, and choose how you react to that current. May you find a way out of the dark place you're in.
I doubt you'll read this entire post, given your response, but I'm going to give it a go regardless:
It's obvious that you've got some bad feelings about your employment experiences. Your words sound very much like my own did and still do from time to time, and I can understand where you're coming from. There is a notion within geek subculture that only the "stupid jocks" are successful, and that there is a network of handshakes and back-scratching that perpetuates this success.
What I've found is that viewing the world that way is born of insecurity and unhappiness. "I'm smart! I've always been a cut above, and nobody has ever recognized me for it! What the hell -- it's THEIR fault!" Ego, at its finest.
Ultimately, that kind of ego is interested in protecting itself from pain, and rarely does it allow you to step back and realize what's going on. When you take on an air of aloof deservation, nobody will wants to be around you for very long. You bitch and bemoan the state of the world in isolation, and before long, everything you see and do is filtered through a lens of unhappy comparison.
The alternative is to turn that intellect and passion towards the areas where it will bring you success: adapting to social paradigms in little ways, smiling, accepting your follies and failings at face value, and trying to be compassionate towards other people's personalities and egos. Doing so does not change you into some sort of middle-class robot, despite what you might think. Making other people feel comfortable and respected builds for you a reputation of being a good, solid character. In turn, you start to realize that you have a worthwhile place in the world, and that the ups and downs of your days aren't that different from anyone else's.
As I see it, the "I'm smarter than you, and shouldn't have you treat you with courtesy, because that's sucking ass!" mentality harms only one person. You aren't significant enough to ruin anyone else's day or life, usually. What you are creating is a perpetuating cycle of bad luck and hard experiences by playing to the concept of being better, more worthy, or somehow above the people who can help you. Fine by them, of course: they'll just help someone else succeed, and at worst, make you pay for it by acting cruelly in response.
No advice here, other than this: ask yourself if your attitude has done more to bring you peace and compassion, or to drive others away. No need to respond to me -- I'm just some guy who works in tech, hires people, and tries to find people who aren't so bitter that they can't see past their own noses.
Good on you for knowing so many programming languages. Work on your attitude a bit, and perhaps someone will want to hire you. I turn down about a dozen candidates a month -- and rarely is it for lack of technical skill. Most of the folks who interview with me mumble, stutter, and babble their way into another interview with another company. Technical prowess is fine, but give me a motivated, intelligent, personable candidate any day. I'm not concerned about your lack of PHP knowledge if you can learn, want to work, and have a good enough attitude that I feel that spending 10 hours a day near you will be a mututally enjoyable situation.
Might want to re-learn the meaning of "grok" -- techies would not grok the idea, and nobody groks -at- anything.
That, and the fact that a katana is a 4' razor. The chances of you cutting yourself are extraordinarily high, given that you've (probably) never handled a live shinken, or had any experience drawing, striking, and cleaning the blade.
Despite what the movies tell you, the katana is not some thing you just grab and fight with -- you *need* to be given at least some rudimentary training, or else you're going to hold it incorrectly, swing it like a baseball bat, get it stuck in something, and chop off your hand when you go to pull it out.
Wait, wait. Did you -really- just suggest that the N64 was better than the PSX, and that the Cube could hold a candle to the PS2?
Riiiight....
Oblivion is substantially larger than Morrowind, both in scope and physical landmass. The island of Morrowind was the equivalent of 8 square miles; Oblivion's representation of Tamriel is 16. Additionally, there are over 1000 NPCs in Oblivion, as well as the inclusion of a more sophisticated AI, improved use of shadows and timing in the thievery game, more diverse spells and effects, and a larger main quest.
Whatever source you read that indicated that Oblivion would be smaller than Morrowind was incorrect.
Assuming you work Monday through Friday, you're working 16 hour and 48 minute days. That leaves LESS than eight hours to sleep, let alone to sleep, eat, dress, bathe, toilet, and commute to and from the job. Who needs to slow down?
Yeah! We can spend hundreds of dollars to avoid spending $5 on a cable!
I live in a 3 story house with 2 other guys; it's in a decent neighborhood in Somerville, about 20 minutes from downtown Boston (with traffic); we pay $587/person.
Whacky though he may be, Steve Ballmer was right on when he did the developers-dance. Their desire to code for your system makes or breaks you.
A-yup. That's why Gentoo rocks, and why it rocks -far- more than the other distros. It has little-to-nothing to do with speed, and everything to do with ease of use, flexibility, and an amazingly good set of user forums.
One word: payola.
Oh, wait.
Probably best that you're not a manager, then -- because you'd be summarily fired.
Holy god, man -- what are you spending it on, and where? I live a -very- comfortable life on $1800/month, living in an apartment in Boston. I don't drive a BMW or go out to eat every day, but I could pare that down by about 50% if I wasn't paying student loans.
Hear, hear. PLEASE give this hack a section!
Email sent.
I want a dual P3-700 system. I noticed the WPI url -- are you near Worcester? I'd be willing to drive out that way from Boston to pick up such a system.
Where did you go to college? When I was in school, my professors were -not- maniacial asshats who sped through material without caring who "kept up". By the time I was sitting in on graduate seminars, in fact, we spent most of our time discussing things openly -- notes were helpful, but hardly the focus.
What the fuck? This isn't even -trying- to look like a story -- it's just a stupid fucking advertisement. Slashdot, you've really gone to seed.