An unemployed Linux sysadmin answers your questions about being unemployed

Undertoad · 06-26-2009, 01:44 PM

Go ahead, ask away.

Flint · 06-26-2009, 01:49 PM

Pooka was just asking the other day if you ever got a job, or what?

You don't have to answer the or what part if you answer the other part.

Unless you want to. And I guess you already did, in the thread title.

Or the other part, or whatever. Anyways, nevermind. Thanks!

Bullitt · 06-26-2009, 01:49 PM

What's your level of commitment here?:

Shawnee123 · 06-26-2009, 01:51 PM

Dear Unemployed Linux Sysadmin:

Have you seen my other blue sock?

Undertoad · 06-26-2009, 02:01 PM

I never did get hired, but I have a lead on some long-term IT consulting that could earn me about 3/5ths of what I was getting. It's part-time stuff so I can continue to look for other things.

Undertoad · 06-26-2009, 02:02 PM

Other blue sock: just under the bed.

Undertoad · 06-26-2009, 02:02 PM

My level of commitment: 3, although I was at that level while employed.

Flint · 06-26-2009, 02:04 PM

Oh, but I have a serious question!

Does Linux have an internet, or an email thing? Can you do AOL to check your MySpace?

Oh, and can I download YouTubes? Because that's a deal-breaker and I heard Macs can't 3G the right end-peg drivers.

Also, is there a good book I can read to become an expert on Lexus, because I heard they got mega jobs if you can program web pages.

Undertoad · 06-26-2009, 02:09 PM

The answer, simply put, is yes. Linux can do all that for you. But you'll need to hire a helpful IT guy on a retainer basis.

Shawnee123 · 06-26-2009, 02:12 PM

Dear Unemployed Linux Sysadmin:

I lost my retainer. Have you seen it?

Cloud · 06-26-2009, 02:13 PM

is it possible to get tired of Ramen noodles?

Flint · 06-26-2009, 02:15 PM

cd /lostandfound

Undertoad · 06-26-2009, 02:16 PM

Retainer: just under the bed.

My body rejects ramen noodles, but I have been known to eat an entire package of Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!

glatt · 06-26-2009, 02:17 PM

How does your garden grow?

Cloud · 06-26-2009, 02:17 PM

just watch out for the weenies and beans--they'll get ya everytime!

06-26-2009, 01:44 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	An unemployed Linux sysadmin answers your questions about being unemployed Go ahead, ask away.

06-26-2009, 01:49 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Pooka was just asking the other day if you ever got a job, or what? You don't have to answer the or what part if you answer the other part. Unless you want to. And I guess you already did, in the thread title. Or the other part, or whatever. Anyways, nevermind. Thanks! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-26-2009, 01:49 PM	#3
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	What's your level of commitment here?: __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

06-26-2009, 01:51 PM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Dear Unemployed Linux Sysadmin: Have you seen my other blue sock? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-26-2009, 02:04 PM	#8
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Oh, but I have a serious question! Does Linux have an internet, or an email thing? Can you do AOL to check your MySpace? Oh, and can I download YouTubes? Because that's a deal-breaker and I heard Macs can't 3G the right end-peg drivers. Also, is there a good book I can read to become an expert on Lexus, because I heard they got mega jobs if you can program web pages. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-26-2009, 02:01 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I never did get hired, but I have a lead on some long-term IT consulting that could earn me about 3/5ths of what I was getting. It's part-time stuff so I can continue to look for other things.

06-26-2009, 02:02 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Other blue sock: just under the bed.

06-26-2009, 02:09 PM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The answer, simply put, is yes. Linux can do all that for you. But you'll need to hire a helpful IT guy on a retainer basis.

06-26-2009, 02:12 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Dear Unemployed Linux Sysadmin: I lost my retainer. Have you seen it? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-26-2009, 02:13 PM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	is it possible to get tired of Ramen noodles? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-26-2009, 02:15 PM	#12
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	cd /lostandfound __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-26-2009, 02:16 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Retainer: just under the bed. My body rejects ramen noodles, but I have been known to eat an entire package of Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!

06-26-2009, 02:17 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	How does your garden grow?

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