An unemployed Linux sysadmin answers your questions about being unemployed - Page 4

lumberjim · 06-27-2009, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

But it's the MAC address if you're not using win zip. The zip code isn't the same on those. You have a Linux Apple, right?

I can't DOS this statement. It's kernel is missing an unknown parameter or something. I'm going to begin a physical memory dump now.

smoothmoniker · 06-27-2009, 12:44 PM

LJ, that makes no sense.

A physical memory dump only fixes a kernel parameter if the standard output is bounded.

Did you check the recycle bin?

lumberjim · 06-27-2009, 12:44 PM

my question is this:

Does it keep you up at night, or roll you out of bed at the crack of dawn? Are you constantly thinking about it? Or have you become accustomed to it? Is it a source of stress?

Are you doing everything you can possibly do to correct the situation?

Griff · 06-27-2009, 12:47 PM

I used to get up at the crack of Dawn.

lumberjim · 06-27-2009, 01:00 PM

she left you?

footfootfoot · 06-27-2009, 01:00 PM

Get up, go down. Whatever it takes, man.

monster · 06-27-2009, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

And how come nobody ever names their kid Linus? Answer that, ULS.

There are two kids called Linus in my kids school of 480 kids. That's nearly half a percent. That's like having three Shawnee123s in the cellar. Or something.

slang · 06-27-2009, 03:08 PM

I'm still chuckling at your thread title but I know you're bummed out.

Sorry that things aren't working out for you at the moment.

smoothmoniker · 06-27-2009, 03:58 PM

I'm highly offended that people are more interested in your misery than in my thread.

Also, we're all pulling for you, UT.

Shawnee123 · 06-27-2009, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

There are two kids called Linus in my kids school of 480 kids. That's nearly half a percent. That's like having three Shawnee123s in the cellar. Or something.

Really? I don't think I've ever heard of anyone named Linus except for Linus Van Pelt. I like it.

Three Shawnee123s is two (or three) too many.

Clodfobble · 06-27-2009, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

they give you half your previous salary

Seriously? No upper limit? In my state it's also technically a percentage of what you made--maybe it's half, but I don't actually have any idea because it also caps out at about $7 an hour, no more.

Also, about the Linux pronunciation thing, I've heard that it was originally supposed to be LEYE-nux, because the guy who created it was indeed named Linus. But the reality is everyone (everyone I and my sysadmin husband know, anyway) says LIN-ux now, and they would laugh at anyone who said differently.

lumberjim · 06-27-2009, 09:35 PM

I stopped by the Jug Handle Inn tonight and watched an Unemployed Linux Sysadmin rock out with his......bass out.

When I arrived they were in mid 'Enter Sandman' and faded into War Pigs.....then.....SOBER by tool...and Tony was beating his bass like a red headed stepchild. buh duh, buh dump......buh duh....buh duh, bah dump. They closed with Comfortably Numb. Had been playing since 3:30, and the crowd was still paying attention....so....i give them props.

then they tried to stop, but crowd demanded an encore!

Rock n Roll by Led Zep.

the new singer is a big huge 300 lb-der.....and he hasn't got all the words memorized just yet....but he has range and power...and he's not scared.

they play there again on mischief night. locals should attend.

Undertoad · 06-27-2009, 09:44 PM

It is painful to be in this situation but somewhere amongst my many failures I learned how not to dwell on things. Especially during the divorce, because if you dwell upon how shitty your situation has become, it is quickly overwhelming. I found that, sometimes, you just have to set it aside in your mind, agree with yourself not to think about it for a while.

That's especially true of blame. I blame myself nine different ways for losing my previous job, but at the same time there was little I could have done with the politics, and certainly nothing about the economy. So I just set that blame aside. There's ways to blame myself for not finding anything by now, too, but again, there's only so much you can do, so I set that aside.

The stress comes from other places. There is a certain level of uncertainty, which is what happens if I don't get something before I run out of unemployment, which is to happen in about 5 months. There's a level of stress added without having regular money around.

Undertoad · 06-27-2009, 09:54 PM

Yeah! I saw LJ, went over to talk with him, because our set was done... and people just kept on saying ONE MORE SONG JUST ONE MORE, and they hadda call me back. I felt good about LJ being there because the last time he saw the band, we kind of sucked... kind of, we were rather new as an act. Our shit has come together a great deal since then.

Lucky too that LJ arrives in time to see my one show-off song... I really get to ham it up and play full throttle on Sober. Yeah, I slap that thing around and treat it with no respect. I've that bass six years and it's only just now broken in.

Beestie · 06-28-2009, 12:18 AM

Cool UT.

I'd love to come up and see you guys play one of these days.

As far as unemployment goes, I got tossed out on my ass this spring after ten years. No hard feelings - they just ran out of work and I cost too much to make copies.

My advice -enjoy your time off. A lot can happen in five months. This could be a great summer if you let it. And you don't need money to have fun. Make music - work the garden, spend time with your lovely wife.

When you do rejoin the ranks of the working stiffs, you'll miss the time you had. I know I do. Don't be in such a hurry to get back to work. 5 months is long time. Make a deal that you won't worry about it for two more months.

06-27-2009, 12:44 PM	#47
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	LJ, that makes no sense. A physical memory dump only fixes a kernel parameter if the standard output is bounded. Did you check the recycle bin? __________________ to live and die in LA

06-27-2009, 12:44 PM	#48
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	my question is this: Does it keep you up at night, or roll you out of bed at the crack of dawn? Are you constantly thinking about it? Or have you become accustomed to it? Is it a source of stress? Are you doing everything you can possibly do to correct the situation? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-27-2009, 12:47 PM	#49
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I used to get up at the crack of Dawn. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-27-2009, 01:00 PM	#50
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	she left you? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-27-2009, 01:00 PM	#51
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Get up, go down. Whatever it takes, man. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-27-2009, 03:08 PM	#53
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	I'm still chuckling at your thread title but I know you're bummed out. Sorry that things aren't working out for you at the moment.

06-27-2009, 03:58 PM	#54
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	I'm highly offended that people are more interested in your misery than in my thread. Also, we're all pulling for you, UT. __________________ to live and die in LA

06-27-2009, 09:35 PM	#57
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I stopped by the Jug Handle Inn tonight and watched an Unemployed Linux Sysadmin rock out with his......bass out. When I arrived they were in mid 'Enter Sandman' and faded into War Pigs.....then.....SOBER by tool...and Tony was beating his bass like a red headed stepchild. buh duh, buh dump......buh duh....buh duh, bah dump. They closed with Comfortably Numb. Had been playing since 3:30, and the crowd was still paying attention....so....i give them props. then they tried to stop, but crowd demanded an encore! Rock n Roll by Led Zep. the new singer is a big huge 300 lb-der.....and he hasn't got all the words memorized just yet....but he has range and power...and he's not scared. they play there again on mischief night. locals should attend. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-27-2009, 09:44 PM	#58
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It is painful to be in this situation but somewhere amongst my many failures I learned how not to dwell on things. Especially during the divorce, because if you dwell upon how shitty your situation has become, it is quickly overwhelming. I found that, sometimes, you just have to set it aside in your mind, agree with yourself not to think about it for a while. That's especially true of blame. I blame myself nine different ways for losing my previous job, but at the same time there was little I could have done with the politics, and certainly nothing about the economy. So I just set that blame aside. There's ways to blame myself for not finding anything by now, too, but again, there's only so much you can do, so I set that aside. The stress comes from other places. There is a certain level of uncertainty, which is what happens if I don't get something before I run out of unemployment, which is to happen in about 5 months. There's a level of stress added without having regular money around.

06-27-2009, 09:54 PM	#59
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yeah! I saw LJ, went over to talk with him, because our set was done... and people just kept on saying ONE MORE SONG JUST ONE MORE, and they hadda call me back. I felt good about LJ being there because the last time he saw the band, we kind of sucked... kind of, we were rather new as an act. Our shit has come together a great deal since then. Lucky too that LJ arrives in time to see my one show-off song... I really get to ham it up and play full throttle on Sober. Yeah, I slap that thing around and treat it with no respect. I've that bass six years and it's only just now broken in.

06-28-2009, 12:18 AM	#60
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Cool UT. I'd love to come up and see you guys play one of these days. As far as unemployment goes, I got tossed out on my ass this spring after ten years. No hard feelings - they just ran out of work and I cost too much to make copies. My advice -enjoy your time off. A lot can happen in five months. This could be a great summer if you let it. And you don't need money to have fun. Make music - work the garden, spend time with your lovely wife. When you do rejoin the ranks of the working stiffs, you'll miss the time you had. I know I do. Don't be in such a hurry to get back to work. 5 months is long time. Make a deal that you won't worry about it for two more months. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

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