[Micky C]

Good luck with it Jeff. Raising awareness/educating people is always a good thing.

I doubt Gambini is going to post this on this forum so I'm going to do it for him, because it made my day

[Kathy]

"Zero credibility" is the phrase George is probably all too familiar with as of late.

[OpenMaw]

Though I do have to wonder if that means he thinks the score is too high, or not high enough.


Either way, yeah, he got his dick kicked in pretty rightly there. BAM.

[Micky C]

Yeah it's just a little bit frustrating that it's George's very love for games like Halo that ruined DNF

 Burnett, on 16 January 2013 - 07:37 AM, said:

"Zero credibility" is the phrase George probably all too familiar with as of late.

You should say "is the phrase (that) George is probably all to familiar with"

[Inspector Lagomorf]

 Micky C, on 16 January 2013 - 03:27 PM, said:

You should say "is the phrase (that) George is probably all too familiar with"

Fixed.

[Micky C]

Wow, I got put in my place. In my defense that was a typo as I was in a bit of a rush to get to uni. I usually get things like "too" and "you're" right. The important thing in this case is that he gets the syntax right.

[X-Vector]

 Commando Nukem, on 16 January 2013 - 03:08 PM, said:

Though I do have to wonder if that means he thinks the score is too high, or not high enough.

He thinks it's not high enough.

Broussard has made similar posts in the past (on messageboards or elsewhere), showcasing his indignation over what he sees as knee-jerk elitist contempt of popular entertainment franchises.

[Kathy]

I always thought his failure was in DNF's management, but apparently artistically he wasn't great either. How hard did he bump his head before deciding on a 2-weapon limit?

Broussard somehow became a vg industry twat without actually shipping anything useful since 2006. Really, he should become a journo now.

[X-Vector]

Suck on that, Peter Jackson!

[Micky C]

I ran 7km yesterday As far as I know it's the furthest distance I've ever run in my life non-stop. I've been using the treadmill at the gym for the past 2 months, started off running 20 minutes at 6kmph then gradually worked my way up to 11kmph, often aiming for at least 3km.

But I decided to mix things up, bring the speed down to 8kmph and jog a little further, then I kept going further and further and further, until I had to stop because of blisters. It's amazing how much my fitness has improved. Took me just under an hour.

[Hendricks266]

My most recent 5K time was something like 24 minutes. My mile time is around seven minutes.

[Master Fibbles]

My power supply (I think) is making lots of clicking noises. To solve this, I dropped $60 on a new 600 watt one (previous is 500 and I'm not sure that is enough power for what I have, which would explain the clicking maybe). I am on a tight budget so I had to do some shopping around before buying it. Usually I'd go to New Egg but on a whim I decided to check Tiger Direct and got a better deal.

[Jeff]

I'm going to hold out until 2015 for my next upgrade. Skylake is the name of the architecture. Not much is known, but I plan on skipping Haswell. Broadwell is just a die shrink of Haswell with a few added features. Not a completely new architecture.

The Fringe series finale is on tonight. Can't wait.

[Fox]

[Master Fibbles]

 Jeff, on 17 January 2013 - 10:44 PM, said:

The Fringe series finale is on tonight. Can't wait.

Epic. I finally watched the recording today. I loved it. I think it wrapped things up nicely and was a great end to a great show.

I may have to watch the entire series through from beginning to end at some point in order to answer some questions but I suspect that the answer to one of my questions is "Leonard Nemoy retired"

[Fox]

[Fox]

[Micky C]

I don't think there's any real correlation between success and height. Obviously excluding fields which require height such as basketball.

[Fox]

Height is often consideren beauty, and there is a correlation beetween beauty and success as far I know.

[Micky C]

 Fox, on 19 January 2013 - 10:03 PM, said:

Height is often consideren beauty, and there is a correlation beetween beauty and success as far I know.

That's stretching things a bit thin in my books. Despite all these weak links... let me point out 2 things.

1) Just because there is a correlation, does NOT mean that the two factors are linked in any way.
2) If me and another guy go to an interview at an engineering company, are they going to employ the better looking one (obviously me) or the one with the better credentials?

[Hank]

Micky C, on 19 January 2013 - 10:21 PM, said:

That's stretching things a bit thin in my books. Despite all these weak links... let me point out 2 things.

1) Just because there is a correlation, does NOT mean that the two factors are linked in any way.
2) If me and another guy go to an interview at an engineering company, are they going to employ the better looking one (obviously me) or the one with the better credentials?

The better looking one. Keep in mind, your credentials are usually thoroughly checked before an interview. Even so technically prohibited, two with the same sharp mind, hey the pretty boy/girl will get the job.

[Lunick]

I think I read somewhere that the first 10 seconds of a Job Interview determines if you get the job or not.

[Fox]

If that was true, why would they spent so much money is interviews longer than 10 seconds?

[Jeff]

Lunick, on 19 January 2013 - 10:56 PM, said:

I think I read somewhere that the first 10 seconds of a Job Interview determines if you get the job or not.

Not sure if an interview begins before or after the handshake, otherwise, a good handshake and eye contact and it's probably a smooth sail from there.

Perhaps it's more the question "why do you want to work here?" or "why should we hire you?"

Some people have not gotten a job because they don't answer the question properly.

You're supposed to talk about stuff such as "I'm reliable, dependable, self-motivated, etc". Maybe not for all job interviews, but someone probably wouldn't answer it as "I want to be a [insert job title you're applying for]"

I used the first method, and I nailed the interview. Was a simple retail job. Nothing fancy. Perhaps more skilled jobs require a lot more than what I said.

[Kathy]

Micky C, on 19 January 2013 - 10:21 PM, said:

better looking one (obviously me)

Would you post a photo then?

Lunick, on 19 January 2013 - 10:56 PM, said:

I think I read somewhere that the first 10 seconds of a Job Interview determines if you get the job or not.

Before even asking couple of questions? I doubt it.

Jeff, on 19 January 2013 - 11:59 PM, said:

Perhaps it's more the question "why do you want to work here?" or "why should we hire you?"

Do they ask these questions a lot? Because these are the stupidiest questions to ask at the interview. I want to work because of the money and it's not me they should ask about why should they hire someone. Although, maybe because my job is strictly skill based so I should be evaluated by answering direct questions based on my knowledge.

[Lunick]

Burnett, on 20 January 2013 - 12:38 AM, said:

Would you post a photo then?

He has... of him and his sweaty armpits.

[Micky C]

Burnett, on 20 January 2013 - 12:38 AM, said:

Do they ask these questions a lot? Because these are the stupidiest questions to ask at the interview. I want to work because of the money and it's not me they should ask about why should they hire someone. Although, maybe because my job is strictly skill based so I should be evaluated by answering direct questions based on my knowledge.

Yeah they do ask those questions, and things like "where do you see yourself in 5 years" or whatever.

You see it's not just about hiring a person who has great technical skills, but often they need good social and organizational skills as well. Plus, hiring a person for a job is a company investment. They want to find out that when they hire you, you actually stick around and do the job. If the company thinks that you just want a job until something better comes along, or to get work experience so you can get a better resume and go to another company, they're probably not going to hire you, not when there's probably quite a few other qualified people who will actually stick around (I guess I'm talking about loyalty).
Hiring people is expensive; you have to pay for advertising, you need to take a lot of time to actually look through the applicants, and often you need to train up the new employees, so it's best to avoid hiring periods as much as possible.

@Lunick... I'm going to kill you. Besides, I've been hitting the gym since then. Less fat, more muscle

[Lunick]

Micky C, on 20 January 2013 - 02:32 AM, said:

@Lunick... I'm going to kill you. Besides, I've been hitting the gym since then. Less fat, more muscle

I've been waiting. You didn't look fat before?

[Kathy]

How long should you "stick around" then? Loyalty my ass. Company doesn't care about you.

[Micky C]

Lunick, on 20 January 2013 - 02:45 AM, said:

I've been waiting. You didn't look fat before?

I put on weight around exam times for a variety of reasons

Burnett, on 20 January 2013 - 04:06 AM, said:

How long should you "stick around" then? Loyalty my ass. Company doesn't care about you.

But they do care about the time, effort and money put into finding and training you, so they want you to stick around for a while, especially if you have fantastic qualifications and do the job well. I'm not talking about cashiers at super markets, I'm talking about intellectual jobs which require many years of study to be eligible for.