bishopolis

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[–] bishopolis@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 week ago

I interviewed for a shop in Ottawa.

I was working at the time, but it was declining situation so I was Motivated.

So I show up a the appointed time, and I meet a guy who can best be described as 'a little grizzled' and 'a little stressed'. We go over my resume, first off the bat.

"These are the things we need from you," he said, tapping items on a list. "And these are places you suck," he said, tapping the same list.

I basically checked out at that point; there was no way I was suitable for this post. I could learn it, but it was a lot. And while I had a lot of other skills that showed up on the job desc and my CV, missing so many important pieces was insurmountable. It wasn't a super-fun experience no matter how interesting he was - he was a great lead hand - and I left without much fanfare. Great rambling talk about all kinds of things, but it's the worst I've ever flamed out in an interview; and the fastest.

Imagine my surprise when he 'strong-hire'd me. I actually said to the recruiter, "Yeah, you've got it wrong. No no, and it's totally okay, but you're off by one or something. You mean to call the name above mine or the name below mine, and that guy is probably gonna love this job. But you don't mean to call me. No stress, all good, but yeah, I'm not the guy you wanted to call."

It was a great job and that guy was my lead. Brutal honestly is fabulous if you can take it.

[–] bishopolis@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

check your devices

Go ahead. Open your iPhone. Some things don't present as being safe to open without damaging the unit, so no one's going to pop it open for lulz.

[–] bishopolis@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

Terrorists killing terrorists

These are the terrorists killing anyone standing around people the terrorists don't like. During a funeral.

[–] bishopolis@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am starting to love them

Be careful whom you worship.

Based

On second thought, you'll be onto some new fad in a day.

 

I haven't seen it yet, and this one is near and dear to my heart.

Update your stuff -- this one's been affecting Enterprise Linux for maybe 12 years, versions the distros have long since grown bored of supporting, so essentially every EL install out there. So great.

[–] bishopolis@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

give a user an option to easily open such in the same tab/window.

I am not sure where the 'option' (ie 'optional') part got lost in the logic here.

[–] bishopolis@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

The name of the 10th premier of Alberta, who won his party control in the '70s on a platform (featuring diversity in spending and preparing for a post-oil economy) all but ignored soon after, after whom the region is named, is apparently pronounced "LAW-heed".

Yeah. I'm dumbfounded too. I'll continue to pronounce it "LOW-heed" so people don't look at me funny. Bone apple tea.

[–] bishopolis@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for this excellent summary. It answers all the questions I had, and it's wonderful news.

[–] bishopolis@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are we still calling LNG a 'green' fuel? Is fracking still a big deal, given the impending water crisis?