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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 8:51:30 PM   
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... and getting that job would mean you can start to save vacation days for next Christmas, right?



It would, Per. Still contract work for the first 6 months, before converting to permanent employee, but then will save some vacation days for next Christmas. (Unless I burn them on a trip to the Turks in the summer. )

That would be a good thing to "burn" them on, I guess

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 8:54:29 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 8:57:01 PM   
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! - Tithe. 





Guess the good news came?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:03:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Good guess, Per, and thanks!

I'm pretty pumped.  It is an amazing company to work for with a fantastic teamwork culture, it's much closer to home, pays more than my previous job at IBM, and I'll have several testers directly reporting to me.  I start the day after the New Year's holiday, on January 3rd.  Great way to begin the new year. 


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:05:23 PM   
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Congratulations, Mike! Now go away and do some serious celebrating with your beloved wife!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:11:12 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:19:29 PM   
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wasn't impressed with Nook myself


why so, Nik?



7inch screen wasn't big enough for my needs. I had concerns about the LCD screen and extended reading. The lack of keyboard proved distressing. I tried to play around with the touch highlight and note taking features and it was buggy and tempermental (and smudged the screen) Finally, with all the note taking i do....it would drain the battery in less than an evening.

Ultimately i went with the DX for size, keyboard, batt life and eInk. Nook makes for a cute magazine, movie, surf, Angry Birds machine.....but not for serious reading. Even the Nook salesman admitted that if reading was my thing....eInk readers were better but the Nook versions they had paled in comparison to the 3rd gen DX with it's improved contrast and the keyboard/joystick control and side buttons make for easy navigation.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:21:50 PM   
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Belated UNP dance;



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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:32:11 PM   
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Good guess, Per, and thanks!

I'm pretty pumped.  It is an amazing company to work for with a fantastic teamwork culture, it's much closer to home, pays more than my previous job at IBM, and I'll have several testers directly reporting to me.  I start the day after the New Year's holiday, on January 3rd.  Great way to begin the new year. 


Nice! Congrats, dude!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:37:03 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:37:05 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:37:19 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:37:35 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:41:18 PM   
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All I can say is, WOW!

This is THE THREAD!, John. No one takes ourselves very seriously here. I was making a joke about the 20th Century comment, that is all.

You are absolutely right and I sincerely apoligize. I missed the point and that is my bad. There was no need to tee off on you and I am very sorry for having done so.

There's thousands of people who are way more talented than I, who get those rejection slips almost daily. There are Hemingways and Fitzgeralds out there who get bupkis for their efforts. I just happened to go to one of the 'right' schools (through no fault of mine) and so got some editorial notes along with my rejection notices, indicating what sort of premise would be acceptable. Because I came from (sort of) an acceptable background, I was shown how to lift my knickers and be an engaging whore. Because profit and marketability trumps literature every time. Yep, I whored myself, because the contentions that the publishers want to highlight are within my own paradigm.

My point was to indicate how twisted and unrepresentative the contemporary publishing industry is. It's gotten to the point where one needs to not only look at the Author, but at the Editor, and at the Publisher.

Thought and truth are at a premium in this country. Especially now that the publishing industry is in the hands of those who have their own agendas. I got really lucky. Most people don't get that push. So please don't mess with people on the basis of the usual Internet bullshit descriptions of rejections and such. That's nothing more than wet arrogant pigs grunting in their wallow.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:47:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		Apology accepted, John. I thought that your insights into the publishing industry were quite interesting...


I just couldn't resist the "20th Century" quip.

I think that goes back to my youth. My dad was in charge of the living history training program for the National Park Service for everything from the colonial era (including St Augustine and San Juan) through the Civil War. His friends used to quip that when normal people came back from business trips they suffered jet lag but my dad would suffer "century lag".


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 9:58:13 PM   
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CONGRATS!!! what a great way to end a year with so many ups and downs...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 10:06:26 PM   
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Apology accepted, John. I thought that your insights into the publishing industry were quite interesting...


I just couldn't resist the "20th Century" quip.

I think that goes back to my youth. My dad was in charge of the living history training program for the National Park Service for everything from the colonial era (including St Augustine and San Juan) through the Civil War. His friends used to quip that when normal people came back from business trips they suffered jet lag but my dad would suffer "century lag".

I think I should remember that the folks here are righteous, and not get up on my horse. If your dad suffered from "century lag", he's a man after my own heart. Sorry I tweaked you. Will be a bit more adaptive in the future. Thank you for putting that special sharpie in my butt.

Ciao. J

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 10:10:44 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 11:01:57 PM   
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Somewhere around here I have a copy of "The History of the American Sailing Navy" (at least I think that is the title), which goes into great detail about the building designs of the early Continental and US Navy. Is this one of the books you dislike?


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 11:09:56 PM   
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I told you my spider senses were tingling.

Great news.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 11:11:55 PM   
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Good vibes in the air for everybody today.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 11:13:53 PM   
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Let's go Fighting Sioux and beat the Russian Red Stars. Not as good as when thier teams had CCCP across thier jerseys. But still great games.

Night all.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/16/2011 11:34:00 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/17/2011 12:41:43 AM   
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Because I came from (sort of) an acceptable background, I was shown how to lift my knickers and be an engaging whore.



Holy crap, John! You are always full of great lines, but this one may be the funniest thing I've read all year!

I know the industry situation is not very fun, but gallows humor is way better than no humor at all!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/17/2011 12:42:53 AM   
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CONGRATS!!! what a great way to end a year with so many ups and downs...


Thanks, KEM! It sure will be a great, fresh start in the new year!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/17/2011 12:44:50 AM   
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Way to go, Mike!!!





Thanks, witpqs!

(you need to at least put a first name in your profile or something!)

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/17/2011 12:46:30 AM   
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BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!

I told you my spider senses were tingling.

Great news.


Thanks, Schani! This one felt really good from the start, but it's just been a very long 3 weeks, as I went through 4 rounds of interviews (counting the initial phone interview) with a total of 10 people at this company. I've actually talked with 1/7th of the entire company already!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/17/2011 12:47:06 AM   
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I had my annual review today. They're very happy with my work and patience. They say work is going to pick-up next year and hopefully I move to full-time.

Good vibes in the air for everybody today.


That is great news! Right back at 'ya!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/17/2011 12:48:03 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 12/17/2011 12:48:38 AM   
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