Can you go to bed earlier than 1 am?

I just looked through Ditto. I have a LOT of doubles. Old habits die hard?

@sgoel01 Was it hard finding a job being self-taught? I'm curious. Did you make a GitHub portfolio?

@BlurryFace5178 it definitely is a tough market. One of the top posts on Reddit right now is an AMA by a group of people whose main focus is to help people find a job/change industries/know how to market yourself.

Jobs in the tech industry require that you aggressively market yourself directly to hiring managers, and that's with a B. A. in Computer Science, multiple internships, honors/high GPA.

I'm currently looking for anything full time in my area that's related to IT. It's rough. Even with a few recommendations to family friends, honestly I haven't even heard back from any retail jobs either. Looks like I've got to enter the demoralizing "aggressive marketing" mindset if I want to succeed.

My passion for my work and my quest for knowledge can't be conveyed in a resume and cover letter. Then again, every new hire is a risk to a company, if I was in their position, I'd probably ignore me too!

I hope rare earth magnets made an appearance.

That was my exact experience in University... I didn't finish. No one had the same amount of passion for computers and compsci.

I've been studying on my own everyday for the past 2 years. Everyone is different went it comes to learning, and I learned more in those two years on my own vs. my time in school.

The best thing (for me) was getting field experience working at the help desk. Even then, I was the ONLY IT major working there. Now I'm working on learning JS... the only thing is that I don't have a stupid piece of paper saying I spent the money to "deserve" this job.

I don't completely hate college, but for computer majors, ESPECIALLY those forced into distance learning courses... There needs to be another way. Certifications look good, but not as good as a degree.

Anyway, it all comes down to who you know when the job hunt begins. <shrug>

I usually am on my desktop, where I have everything hooked up through my computer > mixer > stereo; when I'm gaming, the cord for my headset bugs the hell out of me. It's worth it, though.

It'll fall on the floor and scare the shit out of me in the middle of the night.

Also, when I'm on my laptop, I'm generally near my desktop... the Lenovo Yoga 2 11 does not have good speakers.

{ sidenote: I can't even get the thing to work--I thought xfce hibernated, but apparently it could be a RAM seating issue, heating issue, or a few other things... it was just sitting on my lap and I thought it went to sleep... lemme know if any of you have encountered this! }

well... how much daemon??

@Salim now this is content I can get behind.

Agreed, usually on smaller social media sites I feel more inclined to participate (post, comment, "upvote"), but on sites like Reddit, I'm just a lurker.

I guess I just like smaller communities...? IMO: Less groupthink, more creative ideas, and users are less afraid to confine to the norms of the platform. [Example: tumblr. The popular posts have had the same sense of humor/writing style for years now.]

I generally see videos I've already watched, larger channels that claim they've been hit BIG by the "adpocalypse", and/or THE HIDDEN MEANING BEHIND [insert movie/book title here].

Every once in a while, it's something actually related to my interests.

Personally, I think the switch to POSIX would simplify everything.

Everyone knows how much I love memos... almost as much as blue ribbons!

Ghost in the machine?

@Letmecode maybe said friend lives across the International Date Line?

The real question is: did she leave you, or did you leave her? WordPress does things to people.

7 partition minimum, just to confuse those who dual boot.