You did nonconsecutive contract busy work that didn't require any engineering.
My last contract for Google was building out a test bed data center. The engineering in question was putting the shit together. Some of which wasn't well thought out and had to be changed quite frequently. I left the contract with a glowing recommendation from the project lead.
Whenever something inexplicable happened while testing a video game, I've always put down "gamma radiation" on the bug report. The developers hated that term but they couldn't explain why it happened either.
You could at least give the money from your "Amazon Dot" spam to charities. God will thank you 100 times.
"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." — Matthew 6:2-4
Google's employees are managers and engineers. Everyone else are contractors. I worked at Google in my late 30's (2007-08) and early 40's (2011-12) on various contract assignments. No one cared about my age when I worked on the IT help desk, swept the floor in the inventory warehouse, or rearranged the cables for the sixth time in the data center because the 20-something network engineer had a bug up his ass.
You said "I never been a fan of the starving artist syndrome". If you're not an artist, why use that expression?
There's a perception that creative individuals must be "starving artists," living hand to mouth on the public and/or corporations' approval. I reject that. As a business person, I'm going to make money from my talents. For this I get called a "shit writer" by the snobs.
How can anyone know what you're saying if you constantly shift, deny, and re-define everything?
I keep forgetting that some people on Slashdot require a box of crayons when discussing concepts that go over their heads.
If I was starving, my weight wouldn't be an issue. I've never claimed to be an artist. I'm just a writer who makes money from writing, publishing and promoting.
Don't worry, I'll link to your "So what? I make money." comment and let people decide. When the critical mass is reached, you'll be a laughing stock.
Good luck with that. I don't see why readers should punish me for having a business on the backend. The purpose of business is to make money. I never been a fan of the starving artist syndrome.
News flash... Literature doesn't sell very well. Without bestsellers by "shit writers," publishing literature would be unprofitable.
You're a fucking piece of shit, tricking people out of a few dollars because you're unable to do better.
I don't know about other ebook retailers, but you can always get a refund at Amazon. Some people go through my entire catalog by buying, reading and returning my short ebooks. One of many reasons why I pulled my ebooks from Amazon.
As a moderate conservative, this looks like entertainment.
The Republican Party is long overdue for a circular firing squad. Praise the Lord and pass the popcorn.
Your former "associates" and employers have had some VERY interesting things to say!
They were all wishing me well for my recent job anniversary and birthday on LinkedIn. When you have 800+ connections on LinkedIn, it's a non-stop tidal wave of messages for a month.
You were getting the same shit over a year ago - just go refresh your memory of this thread:
Last year it was normal shit. This year asshats falsely accused me of threatening to shoot them, created fake accounts to mock me (five user accounts got deleted by management), posted dick pics with my contact info on Russian image websites, and sprinkled my personal information from public records in comments. That's six months of a campaign of harassment that failed miserably. I'm still here and still making money.:P
We don't need people to support an aging society, and the United States of America doesn't need United States of America Dollars, which only it has the sole legal right to create.
We will just need to speak Chinese and use the Chinese yuan as currency.
Well six months ago is about when you became such an annoying spammy twat.
Six months ago I was falsely accused of threatening to shoot someone. I haven't heard from that asshat in several months. I'm still waiting for him to file a complaint with the governor of California and the IRS.
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You did nonconsecutive contract busy work that didn't require any engineering.
My last contract for Google was building out a test bed data center. The engineering in question was putting the shit together. Some of which wasn't well thought out and had to be changed quite frequently. I left the contract with a glowing recommendation from the project lead.
Bow down to your ASCII Goatse Overlords!
"For he has covered his face with his fat, and made his thighs heavy with flesh." - Job 15:27
What does this scripture have to do with charitable giving?
Whenever something inexplicable happened while testing a video game, I've always put down "gamma radiation" on the bug report. The developers hated that term but they couldn't explain why it happened either.
You could at least give the money from your "Amazon Dot" spam to charities. God will thank you 100 times.
"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." — Matthew 6:2-4
You aren't the target of this article. The hired help is interchangeable.
Without the hired help, engineers would have to scrub toilets while management watches.
Starving artist living hand to mouth gives 1 million dollars to charity [nydailynews.com]
Except Bruno Mars isn't a "starving artist" when he's worth $39M according to Forbes.
https://www.forbes.com/profile/bruno-mars/
So, where's your donation, Mr Talented Businessman?
Starving artists don't have money. Try again, asshat.
Google's employees are managers and engineers. Everyone else are contractors. I worked at Google in my late 30's (2007-08) and early 40's (2011-12) on various contract assignments. No one cared about my age when I worked on the IT help desk, swept the floor in the inventory warehouse, or rearranged the cables for the sixth time in the data center because the 20-something network engineer had a bug up his ass.
You said "I never been a fan of the starving artist syndrome". If you're not an artist, why use that expression?
There's a perception that creative individuals must be "starving artists," living hand to mouth on the public and/or corporations' approval. I reject that. As a business person, I'm going to make money from my talents. For this I get called a "shit writer" by the snobs.
How can anyone know what you're saying if you constantly shift, deny, and re-define everything?
I keep forgetting that some people on Slashdot require a box of crayons when discussing concepts that go over their heads.
You may be starving because you're not an artist.
If I was starving, my weight wouldn't be an issue. I've never claimed to be an artist. I'm just a writer who makes money from writing, publishing and promoting.
Don't worry, I'll link to your "So what? I make money." comment and let people decide. When the critical mass is reached, you'll be a laughing stock.
Good luck with that. I don't see why readers should punish me for having a business on the backend. The purpose of business is to make money. I never been a fan of the starving artist syndrome.
I have no idea what that word salad is supposed to mean.
I figured you were clueless about how publishing works.
I'll try my best to warn people about you, your morality, and your shitty god-awful moronic writing.
I appreciate all the free advertising that you can provide. Thanks!
No scruples, no qualms, no ethics.
News flash... Literature doesn't sell very well. Without bestsellers by "shit writers," publishing literature would be unprofitable.
You're a fucking piece of shit, tricking people out of a few dollars because you're unable to do better.
I don't know about other ebook retailers, but you can always get a refund at Amazon. Some people go through my entire catalog by buying, reading and returning my short ebooks. One of many reasons why I pulled my ebooks from Amazon.
You're a shit writer.
So what? I make money.
Oh yeah, with reviews like this, you can retire now!
You obviously don't understand my business model. I suggest you read "The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More" by Chris Anderson.
All I see is unfiltered liberal vomit.
As a moderate conservative, this looks like entertainment. The Republican Party is long overdue for a circular firing squad. Praise the Lord and pass the popcorn.
Christ, work retail for one weekend day and make $15/hour if you're so hard up for petty cash.
I don't think you understand. I don't need the money from Slashdot. It's just my way of pissing off my trolls by laughing all the way to the bank.
He claims to eat only 1500 calories a day
True.
that he is a power lifter
That was for a one-year period over ten years ago.
weighs 350 pounds of "solid muscle"
True.
only comes to Slashdot to troll while at his government contractor IT job in SV
I play with the trolls from my side job as well.
where he makes $45k/yr.
That's $55K per year.
Your former "associates" and employers have had some VERY interesting things to say!
They were all wishing me well for my recent job anniversary and birthday on LinkedIn. When you have 800+ connections on LinkedIn, it's a non-stop tidal wave of messages for a month.
You were getting the same shit over a year ago - just go refresh your memory of this thread:
Last year it was normal shit. This year asshats falsely accused me of threatening to shoot them, created fake accounts to mock me (five user accounts got deleted by management), posted dick pics with my contact info on Russian image websites, and sprinkled my personal information from public records in comments. That's six months of a campaign of harassment that failed miserably. I'm still here and still making money. :P
You RENT, fucktard. You can't complain. You don't own anything.
Just because I rent my residence doesn't mean that I don't own anything. You just haven't found what else I own in the public records.
What does the IRS have to do with gun threats?
I was falsely accused of not reporting income from my side business to IRS.
We don't need people to support an aging society, and the United States of America doesn't need United States of America Dollars, which only it has the sole legal right to create.
We will just need to speak Chinese and use the Chinese yuan as currency.
You post more personal information about yourself already, unprovoked!
Except for the information available in in public records.
Are you mentally defective?
What kind of pervert goes out of his way to find public records and then post personal information in a public forum?
Well six months ago is about when you became such an annoying spammy twat.
Six months ago I was falsely accused of threatening to shoot someone. I haven't heard from that asshat in several months. I'm still waiting for him to file a complaint with the governor of California and the IRS.