dibs

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  1. Spelunky!

    That belly button is so gross. Chris, your spelunky exploits are giving me my fix these evenings as I lie in bed sleeping off my cold. You seem so sincere.
  2. Life

    No you guys, he was being tough caus he is a tough negotiator. Politez is for loooosers.
  3. Life

    He accidentally is now a civil engineer.
  4. Life

    If you won't take Valium at least get drunk! Good luck!
  5. Life

    They trick is to have fun lying elmuerte. Then it all becomes a hilarious game. And if you loose you are back on unemployment (or back to the enjoyable yet going nowhere job you were at before because you were smart enough not to tell anyone). Also, you can get free trips to places. I got to Zurich after Easter on the strength of a phone interview. Stayed with my buddies and made a holiday of it. Whoop. Didn't get the job though.
  6. Life

    stop feeling better about yourself. Take the drugs twig.
  7. Ruining Children's Minds with Marketing

    Not quite the same but, when I was 10, my family went to America to visit my relatives. Horribly jet lagged, I got up at 2 am and watched hours of tv until my cousin got up and showed me how to work the cable. 14 years later I visited New York and was still able to sing along to 5882300 Empiiiiiiiiire.
  8. Life

    If you can't dazzle the with brilliance, baffle them with bull.
  9. Life

    Twig, take a Valium before your next interview. If your programming is up to scratch and the field is competitive, what will differentiate you is your demeanour during the interview and the examples you can bring to the table of when you were an awesome, initiative showing employee. If the guys phone line or accent was shitty and you did noting to rectify the situation ('could you speak a little louder please, the phone line is terrible today' works for either situation) and some other guy showed the initaive to ask who would you hire? If they get shitty caus you made a simple request that helps everyone the you don't want to work there anyhow. Secondly, don't read too much into rejections. I've had absolutely amazing interviews and lost jobs simply because someone more suited also interviewed. No conspiracy, no I'm so shitty, just someone better turned up. Sown day you will be that better guy getting the job over the guy bearly out of college. And sometimes they just didn't like the font you used and tossed your app because of that. Ask for feedback. If you lack specific skills then skill up, you have the time at the moment. If you lack in presentation or you are messing up because of nerves then look for a toatasters club or debating club or the like. You will get some really valuable experience speaking in front of people. And really do look over your Cv again. If it ain't working then maybe an overhaul is in order.
  10. Life

    In addition to what Thrik saud above, Have you had anyone look over your CV? I thought mine was shit got, but when a friend have it an overhaul it really started to shine. Also, do you customise for each job? Give them back exactly what is in the job spec. Also, for confidence, I faked it till I maked it and eventually it sorta eventually just stuck. You have a few years(?) experience now - for a lot of employers your programming acumen will be a given, but they will want to have someone who can step up to challenges and add positively to the work pool and the office environment. As an exercise rewrite you last post with confidence that the previous setbacks were due to a tight job market and your 4 prospects are all possible winners.
  11. Too cool for leisure?

    It is 10.07. I spent most of the morning reading a horrific child trafficking story on Reuters. Now someone has told me they need some work from me so I'm finishing this post and then i'll get to it. Also, I have to pee though. Also I'm thirsty. In only have three days left before I leave here for my new job, but I can't say if be any different if it were a regular day.
  12. Life

    Happy birthday secretasianman. I had the worst funk before my 30th, but eventually I was convinced to have a small party and by the time it arrived I was cool again. Also, my guests ended up bringing around 12 cakes and tarts so that helped too. Maybe eat down cake. I don't know how a man with a backpack torch could be down. I need to see some pix of that thing.
  13. I believe it is the part in your edit, but I'm not 100% sure. As the prevalence of a pathogen in a population's blood goes up, the risk of a false negative passing through the system increases. Is it actually know the stats on any of the STD/HIV data though.
  14. Life

    I'm moving to a New city where I know few people next weekend so I shall join things as we have been advised.
  15. Civ 5 Brave New World

    First victory as Venice, but it was on the middle difficulty. The world congress was great, but it found it too easy to dominate on this difficulty so i ended up just picking random luxuries to embargo after everything i wanted was passed. One thing i loved was that the whole world dynamic shifted as resolutions and ideologies slowly got introduced. Early on I was allied with the Huns and Japan, with Indonesia and England snapping at my diplomats. Later, Japan and The Huns went for autorocacy, while Indonesia and I both ended up picking freedom and my resolutions started to aligns other his wishes. Just in time for me to get double tourism bonus and crush his puny artists in fact. Whoot. But we were friends when the victory screen rolled in. Unexpectedly flipped two cities as well.
  16. Photos of things

    #4 "i just realised I left my ereptile disfunction pills back at the hotel".
  17. War is Adorable! Advance Wars Thread

    I've completed 2 and dual strike but I bummed out on the latest one and rebought DS. Such good fun. I always enjoyed the ridiculous personalities and superpowers and I think it was a great loss that they made the newest one so grim.
  18. I Had A Random Thought...

    There is a version of No Limit with rapping in It.
  19. Civ 5 Brave New World

    I proposed the religion I founded as world religion and then immediately aggressively converted my neighbour Rome to my side. Our combined votes passed it but it sure did piss off England and Japan. Whoot.
  20. And I would grind 500 creeps, And a I would grind 500 more, Just to be the Lord that ground a thousand creeps, To buy divine rap'i'or. I think my work for the day is done having rhymed more with rapier.
  21. Civ 5 Brave New World

    Playing as Venice. I'm loving the world congress, mostly since I control it. The two remaining superpowers just declared war in me however so I might be in trouble. Eep. The congress ass much intrigue. I'm going to start a game on a larger map next to see how having more vying powers heats things up. Edit: any tips on the victory type I should be looking at with Venice? I'm an economic powerhouse but I'm not sure how to leverage that properly.
  22. I Had A Random Thought...

    Speaking if which, time for a loo break. Tegan, I can imagine knight rider having that phone.
  23. Nintendo 3DS

    I can't leave the 3D in for any amount of time. I have ye greatest trouble holding my DS in The right position for any amount of time. Also, just got OoT. Never played it before so I'm rather excited! Also, hardware question: the DS was region free, but the 3ds is regioned. For DS games is there ever compatibility issues because if this? If I manage to find my old DS games from the us can I still play them? Moo.
  24. Life

    A multiple choice phone interview?
  25. Life

    Dem Greek mytholy allusion must be making your résumé pop a bit too much.