canutethegreat

There is a local cable contractor (they are an authorized Comcast dealer as well as doing telephone) looking to hire some cable technicians. I'm thinking this might be a better job for me than security. Not sure what the pay is.

Thoughts/opinions/suggestions/random weather observations?

So I'm watching this program in the military channel about robotic warriors and it has me wondering: How long until we end up in the mech wars?

Think about it: we develop increasingly sophisticated robots that are sometimes autonomous and sometimes remotely operated by a human. How long until one of our robots encounters an enemy robot? Probably not too long... Once we start engaging...
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So I'm going to try and stick out my six months in security at my job.

I have roughly four and a half months left to go.

In that time I'm going to try and accomplish a few things so that I'm better prepared for another position/job.

First I'd like to get some computer/network certifications. I'd like to get a Microsoft Server cert (do they...
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Doomsday preppers: brilliant survivalists or paranoid nut bags?

I've been thinking about this for years and have decided that once I've caught up on some bigger outstanding bills that I'm going to stock up on ammo, food, water, and some other supplies.

I already have a good amount of stuff in my VW bus (Westfalia), but probably only a few days worth which is not...
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Got my pickup back today. Runs soooo much better! I didn't even realize how bad had been running because it was a slow/progressive change.

Still not happy about the $800 that I didn't really have, but I have to have something to drive to work to make more money to spend on shit...

Arg so I took my pickup in to get the drivers window fixed, an oil change, and get them to figure out why it's been running so shitty. Come to find out the fuel pump is bad and has to be replaced. Going to cost $800! I looked up the pump online and it's some stupid GM part and is really expensive and hard to...
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So glad today is my Friday!

This week felt longer then normal for some reason. I only work four 10s but it feels like more. Probably because it's dark when I leave for work and just starting to be daylight when I get off. Or maybe it's just because my job sucks...

Tomorrow will be busy though. On the way home I have to drop...
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Well I'm halfway through this work week and exhausted. They expect way too damn much for this little, pathetic, amount of pay. I need to get back into a tech job of some sort...

On a different note: has anyone found a way to "pass through" an optical drive (CD, DVD, or BD) to a Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) so that it can be...
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The wifey and I went to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle and did the Pharaoh Tutankhamun (aka "King Tut") exhibit. We did the exhibit with audio guide and the 40 minute IMAX movie. Oh, and the audio guide was narrated by Harrison Ford which made it more fun IMO.

The artifacts that they had were pretty cool, although I wish more was allowed to...
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Well the swelling in my next is completely gone. I feel almost back to normal with the exception of the medication giving me an upset stomach/diarrhea.

Luckily I only have one more day's worth of meds so hopefully I'll be 100% back to normal by Thursday.

Last night's shift was crazy! We had twice the people we would have on a good Saturday night. I'm...
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