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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Are you sh!tting me!?
So for some reason I've been getting these calls from some tech worker recruiting company or whatnot. The first guy I blew off and told him I wasn't interested. This past week while waiting for some other call, I got a lady calling about some similar thing - maybe from the same company as before - about some job about a client in Canfield? who needs 2 workstations "refreshed" and if I was interested to return their call - a long distance not toll free number.
I also got an EMAIL about the same thing. One of the requirements was in regard to equipment they expect you to have.
1. A Laptop - No, I don't have one. I work on this stuff here at home. So unless you're willing to bring the systems to me... you should have one working system I can get to the outside web and look up what I need to solve.
2. an iPAD. - ARE YOU SERIOUS?!? If I'm working on a computer, I DON'T NEED AN IPAD.
3. A Cellphone with a camera - Well, I guess my Tracfone fills that requirement.
I still can't get that iPad requirement out of my head. iPADS SUCK. Maybe they meant an Android tablet, but seriously forget you.
I have more brains than money and I know to work on a computer, I don't need an iPAD. If they are wiping hard drives for whatever reason, I have a Boot CD that has a utility that can do it.
I wonder why the hard drive needs wiped - are they doing a reinstall? Why is the reinstall necessary? I rarely need to do one. Are they getting rid of old equipment? Yes, wiping a hard drive is a good idea there, but why not just keep the old drives? Use them until they fail or something. Get your data off first!
I also got an EMAIL about the same thing. One of the requirements was in regard to equipment they expect you to have.
1. A Laptop - No, I don't have one. I work on this stuff here at home. So unless you're willing to bring the systems to me... you should have one working system I can get to the outside web and look up what I need to solve.
2. an iPAD. - ARE YOU SERIOUS?!? If I'm working on a computer, I DON'T NEED AN IPAD.
3. A Cellphone with a camera - Well, I guess my Tracfone fills that requirement.
I still can't get that iPad requirement out of my head. iPADS SUCK. Maybe they meant an Android tablet, but seriously forget you.
I have more brains than money and I know to work on a computer, I don't need an iPAD. If they are wiping hard drives for whatever reason, I have a Boot CD that has a utility that can do it.
I wonder why the hard drive needs wiped - are they doing a reinstall? Why is the reinstall necessary? I rarely need to do one. Are they getting rid of old equipment? Yes, wiping a hard drive is a good idea there, but why not just keep the old drives? Use them until they fail or something. Get your data off first!
Monday, April 22, 2013
Eternal Sailor Moon figure kit finished
Nobody on Foosebook seems to have seen these photos yet, or if they did they forgot to "like" them.
Finally finished Eternal Sailor Moon. This kit had a lot of things against it.
1. Broken pieces - either already broken when I got it, or by me after I got it. The bottom edge of her skirt in one place had to be repaired with filler putty!
2. Missing pieces - the red thingy that's I guess a red ribbon that hangs down was not included. So I cut a red plastic coffee stirrer in half lengthwise.
3. Both of her feet needed to be anchored to the stand, otherwise she would fall over.
4. The example image I have of this kit in the Replicant magazine I have from 2001 (Page 11 of Dec 2001 Vol.9 Replicant, in fact) has her standing straight up, while my kit sorta hunches over, as if the staff she's holding is a little heavy and she's about to take a step with it. Maybe that gives it some character.
5. The pin striping on her sailor top thingy is very teeny tiny. A detail I have a hard time doing.
6. And finally - the top of her staff had a ring piece that when I got this kit last year I had no idea where it went and only last week did I figure out what part it was!
Finally finished Eternal Sailor Moon. This kit had a lot of things against it.
1. Broken pieces - either already broken when I got it, or by me after I got it. The bottom edge of her skirt in one place had to be repaired with filler putty!
2. Missing pieces - the red thingy that's I guess a red ribbon that hangs down was not included. So I cut a red plastic coffee stirrer in half lengthwise.
3. Both of her feet needed to be anchored to the stand, otherwise she would fall over.
4. The example image I have of this kit in the Replicant magazine I have from 2001 (Page 11 of Dec 2001 Vol.9 Replicant, in fact) has her standing straight up, while my kit sorta hunches over, as if the staff she's holding is a little heavy and she's about to take a step with it. Maybe that gives it some character.
5. The pin striping on her sailor top thingy is very teeny tiny. A detail I have a hard time doing.
6. And finally - the top of her staff had a ring piece that when I got this kit last year I had no idea where it went and only last week did I figure out what part it was!
