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

TheMercenary · 06-27-2009, 10:04 AM

Dear Unemployed Linux Sysadmin:

How do you plan to control your CO2 emissions under the new Cap and Trade policy? Any plans to sell them on Ebay or the Cellar?

TheMercenary · 06-27-2009, 10:06 AM

Dear Unemployed Linux Sysadmin:

What do unemployed people eat for dinner on a regular basis? Have you considered growing your own or raising chickens to supplement your diet?

Undertoad · 06-27-2009, 10:12 AM

Being unemployed has lowered my carbon footprint as I drive far less and consume less. I'm going to save them, and use them up with a big celebratory barn burning.

Ownership of farm animals is prohibited in my township's residential zoning, but there will be a bumper crop of tomatoes, squash, and sunflower seeds this year.

Juniper · 06-27-2009, 11:01 AM

Shawnee, actually I do know someone who named her son Linus. She is an e-mail friend of mine, actually one of few I've actually met in person, and she lives in Cologne, Germany. Her son's name is pronounced "lee-noose."

But yeah, I'd also imagined Linux like Linus from the Peanuts.

Going with what UT said -- I'd rather work than not work too. I do a lot of trash-talking about how awesome it is to freelance, but if my devotion to motherhood did not prevent me from getting a regular full-time job, I'd jump on it in an instant. If anyone would have me.

morethanpretty · 06-27-2009, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juniper

If anyone would have me.

Oh, they would have you alright...

smoothmoniker · 06-27-2009, 11:44 AM

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, 11:44 AM

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, 11:47 AM

I used to get up at the crack of Dawn.

lumberjim · 06-27-2009, 12:00 PM

she left you?

footfootfoot · 06-27-2009, 12:00 PM

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

smoothmoniker · 06-27-2009, 02:58 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.

Clodfobble · 06-27-2009, 06:08 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, 08:35 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, 08:44 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, 08:54 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.

06-27-2009, 10:04 AM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Dear Unemployed Linux Sysadmin: How do you plan to control your CO2 emissions under the new Cap and Trade policy? Any plans to sell them on Ebay or the Cellar? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-27-2009, 10:06 AM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Dear Unemployed Linux Sysadmin: What do unemployed people eat for dinner on a regular basis? Have you considered growing your own or raising chickens to supplement your diet? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-27-2009, 11:44 AM	#6
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, 11:44 AM	#7
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, 11:47 AM	#8
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, 10:12 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Being unemployed has lowered my carbon footprint as I drive far less and consume less. I'm going to save them, and use them up with a big celebratory barn burning. Ownership of farm animals is prohibited in my township's residential zoning, but there will be a bumper crop of tomatoes, squash, and sunflower seeds this year.

06-27-2009, 11:01 AM	#4
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Shawnee, actually I do know someone who named her son Linus. She is an e-mail friend of mine, actually one of few I've actually met in person, and she lives in Cologne, Germany. Her son's name is pronounced "lee-noose." But yeah, I'd also imagined Linux like Linus from the Peanuts. Going with what UT said -- I'd rather work than not work too. I do a lot of trash-talking about how awesome it is to freelance, but if my devotion to motherhood did not prevent me from getting a regular full-time job, I'd jump on it in an instant. If anyone would have me.

06-27-2009, 12:00 PM	#9
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, 12:00 PM	#10
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, 02:58 PM	#11
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, 08:35 PM	#13
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, 08:44 PM	#14
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, 08:54 PM	#15
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.

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