On Mar 25, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Ryan Moore wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Sasha Pachev wrote:
>>
>>
>> My thinking is that a good looking resume is important for a strong UI
>> position(HTML/JavaScript/CSS/Graphic design). For a back end/systems
>> guy, if you see a good looking one th
I'm in. I've been scanning resumes and doing interviews again and have
gotten very saddened by the state of most applicants. Would love to make
sure my "paper" introduction isn't suffering as badly.
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Robert Merrill wrote:
> Dear PLUG:
>
> I have a crazy idea, thou
On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 10:00 -0600, Michael Torrie wrote:
> My brain doesn't retain things quite like it used to I guess. I just
> barely read the 6th book within the last six months and I remember none
> of it!
Time to lay off the pangalactic gargle blasters.
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On Mar 25, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Steve Alligood wrote:
>
> Sometimes you hit it on the head, sometimes you miss. A resume is
> essentially an advertisement, and should be treated as such.
I concur, Steve. Use the resume for a very quick screen, then do a brief phone
call with some technical qu
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 5:17 PM, S. Dale Morrey wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I need to dual boot a fairly recent HP laptop into some flavor of
> linux and I need it to have X (because I like
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:17:50 -0500
"S. Dale Morrey" wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I need to dual boot a fairly recent HP laptop into some flavor of
> linux and I need it to have X (because I like GUIs)
> I like Ubuntu but I hate unity and frankly battery life is a real
> concern on this laptop.
>
On Mar 25, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Ryan Moore wrote:
> A query to the community:is it a general feeling among pluggers that a
> strong resume is a handicap for job applicants in back end or systems
> administration fields? How mutually exclusive do you think "word
> processing" or "resume" type skill
On Mar 25, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Sasha Pachev wrote:
> but my
> recommendation for hire was still primarily based on his actual
> problem solving.
Sasha, This is awesome. And I completely agree with you! When I look at a
resume, I hardly look for style and grace in writing. For me, a technical
r
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:17:50 -0500
"S. Dale Morrey" wrote:
> I need to dual boot a fairly recent HP laptop into some flavor of
> linux and I need it to have X (because I like GUIs)
> I like Ubuntu but I hate unity and frankly battery life is a real
> concern on this laptop.
>
> Is there a lightw
Hey Everyone,
I need to dual boot a fairly recent HP laptop into some flavor of
linux and I need it to have X (because I like GUIs)
I like Ubuntu but I hate unity and frankly battery life is a real
concern on this laptop.
Is there a lightweight distro with really good power management out of the
On Mar 25, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Ryan Moore wrote:
>
> A query to the community:is it a general feeling among pluggers that a
> strong resume is a handicap for job applicants in back end or systems
> administration fields? How mutually exclusive do you think "word
> processing" or "resume" type skill
I think it depends on if you're looking for a coder or a communicator.
Something about being immersed in code 24/7 does make it hard for many
people to communicate clearly and effectively.
If you're looking for a solo, lone wolf coder then yeah go ahead and
completely disregard the resume.
If that
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Sasha Pachev wrote:
>
>
> My thinking is that a good looking resume is important for a strong UI
> position(HTML/JavaScript/CSS/Graphic design). For a back end/systems
> guy, if you see a good looking one that is too good, I would be
> suspicious. The analogy is th
Robert:
My thoughts on this. I have not done a whole lot of
interviewing/screening candidates, but I've done some. I found myself
never wanting to read the resume at all. Resume does not have to
compile, it does not have to execute. Somebody good with a word
processor and resume language is not ne
Xdmx is what I'm looking for. Thank you Vernon!
On 3/25/2013 1:55 PM, Vernon McPherron wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 13:16 -0700, Nathan England wrote:
> That is more in line with what I am thinking of. Yes, I would like to
>> use my laptop screen as a third display on my workstation. Hey, I
>>
On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 13:16 -0700, Nathan England wrote:
That is more in line with what I am thinking of. Yes, I would like to
> use my laptop screen as a third display on my workstation. Hey, I
> appreciate the Google-Foo help as well!
>
> I am attempting to do this some how with Xdmcp but mabe
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Steve Alligood wrote:
> Hence a phrase that has passed into hitchhiking slang, as in "Hey, you sass
> that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows where his towel
> is." (Sass: know, be aware of, meet, have sex with; hoopy: really together
> guy; f
That is more in line with what I am thinking of. Yes, I would like to
use my laptop screen as a third display on my workstation. Hey, I
appreciate the Google-Foo help as well!
I am attempting to do this some how with Xdmcp but mabe VNC is the way
to go.
Thanks for the help!
On 3/25/2013 11:
On 25 Mar 2013, at 11:00, Steve Meyers wrote:
> On 3/25/13 10:44 AM, Robert Merrill wrote:
>> I have a crazy idea, thought I would ask you folks because you're always
>> honest with me.
>
> Honestly, that seems like the most sane idea I've heard from a recruiter. :)
>
+1
An recruiter that ac
Is there any half-decent Wireless 3G or LTE coverage in the area.
They can work fine for failover purposes.
Choosing a second ISP on a different backbone provider is a good idea,
but can be very difficult in rural areas.
However, since most outages are either caused in the last-mile, or by
problem
I'm in. Go crazy. :)
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Robert Merrill wrote:
> Dear PLUG:
>
> I have a crazy idea, thought I would ask you folks because you're always
> honest with me.
>
> As a technical recruiter, one of the interesting things I do is read many
> resumes very quickly. Similar t
Hello Pluggers,
Just wondering if any of you have worked with multi-homed setups before.
At present we are looking to connect directly to the primary
Ecuadorian backbone via CNT (the company that owns this stretch of
fiber).
I've been looking at options in case CNT suffers a failure and the
only o
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Steve Meyers wrote:
>
> On 3/25/13 10:44 AM, Robert Merrill wrote:
> > I have a crazy idea, thought I would ask you folks because you're always
> > honest with me.
>
> Honestly, that seems like the most sane idea I've heard from a recruiter. :)
>
Thanks! I hope
On Mar 25, 2013, at 12:35 PM, David Landry wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Nathan England wrote:
>
>> My Google-foo is not strong today. I appreciate your help. I want to use
>> the laptop display on my laptop as part of my primary workstation
>> display. I currently have two screens
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Nathan England wrote:
>
> Hello Hello,
>
> My Google-foo is not strong today. I appreciate your help. I want to use
> the laptop display on my laptop as part of my primary workstation
> display. I currently have two screens on my workstation and a laptop
> that s
If you have an Nvidia card, use the nvidia-settings program. It makes life
mucho bueno. If not, I am no help. I've only ever used the nvidia tool. Also,
my laptop can only drive 2 screens at once, and it's a "Workstation" laptop, so
YMMV on how many screens it can drive.
--
Jessie A. Morris
80
Hello Hello,
My Google-foo is not strong today. I appreciate your help. I want to use
the laptop display on my laptop as part of my primary workstation
display. I currently have two screens on my workstation and a laptop
that sits on my desk. I want to figure out a way to extend my desktop of
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:44:23 -0600
Robert Merrill wrote:
> Dear PLUG:
>
> I have a crazy idea,
So nu? Heck, that's one of the reasons you get on well with pluggers.
> thought I would ask you folks because you're
> always honest with me.
Take a look at my web site, URL in my signature.
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C
On Mar 25, 2013, at 9:41 AM, Michael Torrie wrote:
> On 03/25/2013 09:33 AM, Steve Alligood wrote:
>> Hey, you're a real froopy dude!
>
> I think it's actually "froody" if I recall correctly.
Close. "Hoopy Frood" is correct.
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Steve Meyers wrote:
> On 3/25/13 10:44 AM, Robert Merrill wrote:
> > I have a crazy idea, thought I would ask you folks because you're always
> honest with me.
>
> Honestly, that seems like the most sane idea I've heard from a recruiter.
> :)
>
Agreed. I'm in.
I'm in.
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Bryan Sant wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Robert Merrill
> wrote:
> > Dear PLUG:
> >
> > I have a crazy idea, thought I would ask you folks because you're always
> honest with me.
>
> Sounds like an interesting idea. I'm genuinely curious a
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Robert Merrill
wrote:
> Dear PLUG:
>
> I have a crazy idea, thought I would ask you folks because you're always
> honest with me.
Sounds like an interesting idea. I'm genuinely curious about your
feedback. Count me in.
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On 3/25/13 10:44 AM, Robert Merrill wrote:
> I have a crazy idea, thought I would ask you folks because you're always
> honest with me.
Honestly, that seems like the most sane idea I've heard from a recruiter. :)
Steve
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Robert Merrill
wrote:
> Dear PLUG:
>
> I have a crazy idea, thought I would ask you folks because you're always
> honest with me.
>
> As a technical recruiter, one of the interesting things I do is read many
> resumes very quickly. Similar to how, I'm
Dear PLUG:
I have a crazy idea, thought I would ask you folks because you're always honest
with me.
As a technical recruiter, one of the interesting things I do is read many
resumes very quickly. Similar to how, I'm sure, you can scan several lines of
code to find potential bugs just through g
Hence a phrase that has passed into hitchhiking slang, as in "Hey, you sass
that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows where his towel is."
(Sass: know, be aware of, meet, have sex with; hoopy: really together guy;
frood: really amazingly together guy.)
(
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My favorite place for affordable tables is IKEA. None in the
Philippines, but there are some "nearby" in Taiwan or Singapore. :)
As far as tablets, i don't recommend any cheap tablets. They fail too
frequently and are too limited to be very useful. Much better value
to get a good tablet. Eith
On 03/25/2013 09:58 AM, Levi Pearson wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Michael Torrie wrote:
>> On 03/25/2013 09:33 AM, Steve Alligood wrote:
>>> Hey, you're a real froopy dude!
>>
>> I think it's actually "froody" if I recall correctly.
>
> Tsk. It's "hoopy frood".
>
>>>
>>> (just had
On 03/25/2013 09:55 AM, Charles Curley wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:41:07 -0600
> Michael Torrie wrote:
>
>>> (just had to get my geek cred on)
>>
>> Hand your card back in until you re-read the trilogy of 6 books.
>
> Books? Books? True geek cred (for Yanks) in this case comes from having
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Michael Torrie wrote:
> On 03/25/2013 09:33 AM, Steve Alligood wrote:
>> Hey, you're a real froopy dude!
>
> I think it's actually "froody" if I recall correctly.
Tsk. It's "hoopy frood".
>>
>> (just had to get my geek cred on)
>
> Hand your card back in until y
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:41:07 -0600
Michael Torrie wrote:
> > (just had to get my geek cred on)
>
> Hand your card back in until you re-read the trilogy of 6 books.
Books? Books? True geek cred (for Yanks) in this case comes from having
listened to the original BBC radio show on audio cassette
On 03/25/2013 09:33 AM, Steve Alligood wrote:
> Hey, you're a real froopy dude!
I think it's actually "froody" if I recall correctly.
>
> (just had to get my geek cred on)
Hand your card back in until you re-read the trilogy of 6 books.
:)
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Hey, you're a real froopy dude!
(just had to get my geek cred on)
On Mar 25, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Michael Torrie wrote:
> On 03/25/2013 06:30 AM, Charles Curley wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:40:18 -0600
>> Matthew Walker wrote:
>>
>>> Pangalactic Linux User Group.
>>
>> I like a man who can t
On 03/25/2013 06:30 AM, Charles Curley wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:40:18 -0600
> Matthew Walker wrote:
>
>> Pangalactic Linux User Group.
>
> I like a man who can think ahead.
Just as long as he knows where his towel is.
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On Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:40:18 -0600
Matthew Walker wrote:
> Pangalactic Linux User Group.
I like a man who can think ahead. I'll accept that as a friendly
amendment.
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On Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:47:37 -0500
"S. Dale Morrey" wrote:
> I'll second the nomination on name change to Pangalactic Linux Users
> Group :) Can't say as I've felt particularly human and I am in an
> alien and hostile environment (danged little biting bugs everywhere)
In that case we should make
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