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glennPattonPUB wrote: In my quest to find a new job before the old one runs out, I have had a telephone interview today. I think I came off as a bit of a *I** head as my answer to one question was "well, I always liked the Led switching and running around yelling "it's Alive!!". Got a snigger so maybe...
Don't count on it. I once said in answer to a question of "how do you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10" 15!
I also got a snigger. 
I didn't get the job and learned that interviewers don't have a sense of humor. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Mmm, that's what I am afraid of.
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Be yourself. Job expectations vary from place to place, and these days, it's not all about being formal or professional (go figure), but about culture and fitting in.
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Yeah, but I heard back from another interview I had that my skills, attitude, personality were right for the firm but they picked some else...
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If they laugh, then I laugh.
If I laugh, and they don't laugh, I look elsewhere.
I do a good job of keeping the wit, and sharp humor to a minimum while seeking employment. "After" they hire me, is when I strip naked and run around the office with red jello on my nips.
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Best of luck, hope things work out 
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After parsing your typos, I now understand!
You know, when it all comes down to it, the interview is a two way street. Sometimes you don't get the offer for the silliest of reasons, then you get an offer, accept it and think 3 months later, wtf?
I had an interview with a company that had two serious PRICKS running the project. The "manager" was all about himself and high energy. The lead used more damn buzzwords and jargon than I have ever heard. And I've worked DOD projects. These two guys just made me want to go postal.
The dev team was okay. I even helped them fix a problem in their system while I was there. Still didn't get an offer, but then again, I think that was a blessing.
Don't over think it, and good luck
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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My father passed away yesterday morning, around 6am. He battled the ugly devil that is cancer for a little over a year. He held on for quite a long time considering the only treatment he was eligible for was one 6-week round of radiation. Aside from that, there was no treatment. Just a year ago he was up and walking around and laughing with us all, and over the past couple of months he was mostly bed ridden, and now he's left this life.
I just wanted to say something here, even though I'm not as active as I'd like to be here. I'm not much of a familiar face, but I've been around CP for a long time. I hope you all have a wonderful day, and cherish your life and the lives of those you care about, every day.
djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem
Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.
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May he rest in peace! ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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Sorry to hear of your loss Matt.
Matt U. wrote: a year ago he was up and walking around and laughing with us all
This is how you can remember him and be glad that you were a part of the shared laughter.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Absolutely. I'm sure many of us know what it feels like. It's hard. But I have nothing except amazing memories, and those will help get through. Thank you.
djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem
Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.
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Sorry for that Matt.
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Thank you, Joan.
djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem
Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.
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My condolences on your loss. And to paraphrase what you said, every day is a good day to stop for a few minutes and think of who we are thankful for in our lives and why.
Marc
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I'm a firm believer in that. I'm happy that I had already thought that way before all this happened. Otherwise, I would probably hold it against myself for not taking the time to realize how thankful I was for him in my life. Thank you very much, Marc.
djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem
Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.
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Marc Clifton wrote: every day is a good day to stop for a few minutes and think of who we are thankful for in our lives and why.
I'm thankful for you too Marc. 
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: I'm thankful for you too Marc.
And I you.
Ah, let the love-fest begin!
I'm in a rather exuberant mood at the moment, because as of 10 minutes ago, I finally solved something I've been googling and oodling and noodling for the last few days: how to auto-login in to Debian on a Beaglebone Black and initialize the LCD and ttyO2 capes automatically and run whatever app I want run.
And I just now figured it out!!! ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif)
Linux is cool, but it also is sooooo frustrating. In some obscure corner of stackoverflow I finally came across a post saying that "inittab" (the old way of controlling logins) is obsolete, and everything nowadays is handled by "systemd". Of course, there are a gazzillion posts on how to do what I wanted to do with inittab, none of which of course work.
I suppose if I were more up to snuff on Linuxee things, I would have known that "systemd" was now the in-vogue thing.
Anyways, at the end of the day, Linux is again the favored suitor and there is much rejoicing in the kingdom.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: Anyways, at the end of the day, Linux is again the favored suitor and there is much rejoicing in the kingdom.
The strength and weakness of Linux/Unix is that you can configure / customize everything. It's a blessing and a curse. It makes the learning much more of a pain. But, when you get your head wrapped around it, it's hard to go back to a Windows server.
In level of complexity, from easiest to hardest to use, it's like this: Mac -> Windows -> *nix. And it doesn't help that *nix has many influences from different vendors over the years with everyone having a hand in the pot. But, if you can survive it, you can do some really awesome stuff that would require a lot of special programming in another OS.
Jeremy Falcon
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Sorry for your loss. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Condolences Matt.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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RIP
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
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Sorry for your loss. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
Illness sucks: My grand-father died from Alzheimer two weeks ago. A month from now, he still would recognize us. Two weeks later, we were total strangers to him, or at least, he did not react anymore.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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Alzheimers sucks. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. My grand-father died of the same.
Ah well, remember the good and raise a ![Beer | [beer]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) in their memory, enjoy some strong cheese, some good sausage all the while telling some even better stories, the facts of the actual events be damned!
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I'm sorry for your loss as well. My dad's mother passed from Alzheimer's a couple years ago. However, she always remembered her older family members. She only ever had trouble remembering the young (<5 years old) great-grandchildren. That's a tough time as well, and I wish you and your family the best, too.
djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem
Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.
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Thank you.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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