Random Rants 61

[Ajidica]

Nobody's ever been willing to hire me, so my resume is pretty unimpressive, even with some volunteer work on there. And because I've never had a job, and am basically unable to drive, it's very unlikely that anyone will want to hire me between now and spring. Which prevents me from getting the job experience I need to get a job. As far as I'm concerned, a "vacation" is just more dead time on my crappy resume to scare off employers. I was considering grad school, but I realized that I have no idea how that would benefit me, what I would do involving foreign language there, or even where to begin looking for the answers to these questions.

Besides echoing what others have said, I would recommend looking at a staffing agency. I got a temp job (that went permanent) just under a month after graduation -and I wasn't looking at all the first three weeks. I'm not planning on staying at this place (and I'm looking for a new job more in my area of interest) but it gives me experience, avoids that awkward resume gap, and considering my low expenses pays decently.

 

[Takhisis]

Argh. This is frustrating. Our Informatics teacher is too punctual. I would have understood if it was something on C#, but its about the text in the bloody Console.Write! Grr.

rant: there doesn't seem to be a mac version of civ3 for download

Have you tried the Civ3 for mac subforum?

 

[madviking]

i wouldn't have ranted if i didn't check there and learned of no mac version.

 

[choxorn]

It is an infinite parallel plate capacitor.

(As you can guess, my test was on electrostatics).

If hell is infinite, and has a finite number of people, then we can reasonably conclude that the people density of hell is approximately zero, thus invalidating the assertion that "hell is other people."

 

[Arakhor]

considering hell will freeze over before i have sex with allison williams, it's endothermic.

Well, that's not a very "can-do" attitude, is it?

 

[The_J]

Jesus...
so, she wrote my and asked if I have plans for the weekend (early morning).
I said no, and asked if she'd like to go for dinner (early afternoon).
And in the late afternoon, she has a headache.
This. Is. Cursed.

Let's see tomorrow.

 

[Takhisis]

i wouldn't have ranted if i didn't check there and learned of no mac version.

I think steam might have a Mac version… are you willing to sell your soul to DRMs?

 

[bhavv]

3 days of holiday also means 3 days without staff cafe discounted dinners.

Doh.

 

[Commodore]

I think steam might have a Mac version… are you willing to sell your soul to DRMs?

Selling your soul is totes worth those sales though.

 

[madviking]

I think steam might have a Mac version… are you willing to sell your soul to DRMs?

nope. nothing on steam.

 

[JohannaK]

Gah. Suddenly something I did a year ago comes back to my mind and ruins my day.

 

[Takhisis]

Selling your soul is totes worth those sales though.

How much are you asking for yours?

nope. nothing on steam.

Then maybe GOG…? I know I've seen it on sale somewhere. Perhaps The civIII official site.

*searches*
Here, in the official site. If you select Spain, France or Poland as your region you get the option for a Mac Steam version. So it might be worth trying.

 

[Commodore]

How much are you asking for yours?

Sorry, I already sold mine to Valve.

 

[Mango Elephant]

Gah. Suddenly something I did a year ago comes back to my mind and ruins my day.

Unprotected sex will do that to ya

 

[madviking]

Then maybe GOG…? I know I've seen it on sale somewhere. Perhaps The civIII official site.

*searches*
Here, in the official site. If you select Spain, France or Poland as your region you get the option for a Mac Steam version. So it might be worth trying.

i tried spain, but it redirects me to the steam page, which doesn't have mac.

 

[JohannaK]

Unprotected sex will do that to ya

That was a good one.

 

[Arakhor]

Gah. Suddenly something I did a year ago comes back to my mind and ruins my day.

Only a year? Aren't you lucky?

 

[Camikaze]

Was about to sleep, and then came across a massive spider in my room. I armed myself with a tupperware container and a piece of paper, and we engaged in a tense stand-off for about ten minutes. It hid in a position where I couldn't trap it, before scurrying to another such position, and then into an entirely inaccessible crevice, from where it will presumably watch as I fall asleep, before launching its final attack.

 

[Tee Kay]

Was about to sleep, and then came across a massive spider in my room. I armed myself with a tupperware container and a piece of paper, and we engaged in a tense stand-off for about ten minutes. It hid in a position where I couldn't trap it, before scurrying to another such position, and then into an entirely inaccessible crevice, from where it will presumably watch as I fall asleep, before launching its final attack.

*Shudder*

Did you get it?

 

[Camikaze]

Nope. I couldn't wait and cover the exit as there are multiple.