[Grubb's] Random Thoughts of the Day

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Post by Amp Divorax » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:03 pm

Merk wrote:ymmv, but being a grunt certainly improves your chances it seems, DoD or otherwise http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/07/news/ec ... /index.htm

Civvies on the other hand have it a little worse compared to a non-government job
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Re: [Grubb's] Random Thoughts of the Day

Post by Merk » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:29 pm

So I got a job interview in Chicago for this position: http://www.mcas.com/company/careers.html

From what I gather the job entails supporting businesses with their information technology. Sort of like acting as a business' IT department if they don't have one. I'm kinda sorta qualified, haven't messed with Active Directory too much nor Exchange Server. How fucked am I?

Also, it's like right in the middle of downtown Chicago, two blocks from Grant Park. Would living there be hell?

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Post by chocobojoe » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:38 pm

I'm sure you'd be making enough that a short commute wouldn't be out of the question. Living in a suburb would be more ideal. If you live right in downtown Chicago there's like an 87% chance you will get shot over a ham sandwich or the $2.18 you have stuffed in your front pocket.

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Post by Amp Divorax » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:20 am

Merk wrote:So I got a job interview in Chicago for this position: http://www.mcas.com/company/careers.html

From what I gather the job entails supporting businesses with their information technology. Sort of like acting as a business' IT department if they don't have one. I'm kinda sorta qualified, haven't messed with Active Directory too much nor Exchange Server. How fucked am I?

Also, it's like right in the middle of downtown Chicago, two blocks from Grant Park. Would living there be hell?

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Post by danc1005 » Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:08 pm

chocobojoe wrote:I'm sure you'd be making enough that a short commute wouldn't be out of the question. Living in a suburb would be more ideal. If you live right in downtown Chicago there's like an 87% chance you will get shot over a ham sandwich or the $2.18 you have stuffed in your front pocket.
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Post by malictus » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:58 pm

You don't have to go too far out of town to find nice places to live. My wife has some friends who lived in downtown Chicago for a few years, and it actually wasn't too bad; you just have to check it out first and make sure it's OK. Be prepared to pay a CRAZY amount of money, though, for a decent apartment downtown.

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Potter wrote:http://www.vimeo.com/5206787

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Post by Riot » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:36 pm

Potter your videos always seem to have a slightly mesmerizing, trippy feel to them. I like em. I think what works the best is the time lapse stuff (especially towards the end of this video). If you could add a narrative or concept/structure to a video and continue to manipulate the time lapse and cool color correction you could produce some pretty good results. Especially with that camera being so crystal clear, it really works well in high contrast situations (like night time with a stark light, looked good).
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