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CornHolio posted:I just had a phone interview with Hyperloop Technologies out of LA. Startups have never been known to fail. On a more serious note, I don't think mass transit in the United States is going to be changing anytime soon.
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To me that's probably down to having "I worked on something for X amount of time that never materialized" on your resume. I mean it could pull through and look amazing but I think you're going to have to be pretty comfortable with the job being a dead end to take that gamble.
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Absolutely. And if it doesn't work out, then you can go to Apple.
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CornHolio posted:I just had a phone interview with Hyperloop Technologies out of LA. Is there some reason you're avoiding BFC with this question?
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iwentdoodie posted:This legitimately made me really loving sad. Dude was an icon and a loving rock god. Listening to Changes on vinyl right now. All the songs sound melancholy today like drat 
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CornHolio posted:I just had a phone interview with Hyperloop Technologies out of LA. Hyperloop will be loving awesome if it happens, but be realistic about the business side of your employment.
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Logically hyperloop makes a lot of sense (as a technology). It really should replace medium to long distance continental passenger rail/air travel.
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Wouldn't working on something that high tech not look pretty great on your resume even if it doesn't pan out? Sounds different at the very least. I'd do it, stack cash while there and see how it pans out. If it fails you have cash stacked, if it doesn't then you already have your foot in the door on something great.
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Wrar posted:Logically hyperloop makes a lot of sense (as a technology). It really should replace medium to long distance continental passenger rail/air travel. Oh sure it's cool, but building the infrastructure necessary to link two cities will be hilariously expensive. I mean, a billion dollars worth of hyperloop track? tube? will get you about 200 miles...assuming their projections hold up. A billion dollars of runway will get you literally anywhere any existing airplane can fly. 88h88 posted:Wouldn't working on something that high tech not look pretty great on your resume even if it doesn't pan out? Sounds different at the very least. Most startups pay like poo poo; rather, they often back load your compensation by paying you in stock or stock options.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Try it yourself: Ticket: 1, 10, 19, 28, 37, Mega: 7 Lottery: 1, 13, 19, 28, 37, Mega: 7 Winners: 1 19 28 37 + Mega Millions ball 4 ball(s) correct. plus the Mega! Four balls + Mega ball wins $10,000! Time to buy a ticket?
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Wrar posted:Logically hyperloop makes a lot of sense (as a technology). It really should replace medium to long distance continental passenger rail/air travel. The version where they send 12 people at a time?
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CornHolio posted:I just had a phone interview with Hyperloop Technologies out of LA. That would be very cool to work on. And by now, we know Musk has a history of pulling off poo poo that no one thought doable - albeit rather behind his optimisitic schedule. The issue would be the pay AND the rather evil hours Musk companies demand of employees. 80+ hour work weeks? gently caress that.
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That's the only downside I see about working for Elon Musk. He demands the same freakish obsessive dedication out of all his employees that he has himself. And while I would love to be ground-floor on a world-changing business venture, I like to have my personal time too.
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bolind posted:Two things: first, the whole "250 applicants per job" thing, take it easy about that. The very same rules that require you to send out X applications per week to be eligible for unemployment also means that every fucker on unemployment sends out applications to every job that's remotely relevant. We have the same thing here, and holy jesus is it a pain in the rear end to sift through. Trust me when I say that 150 of those applications go directly to the big, green filing cabinet in the alley, and then a further 50 gets discarded after thirty seconds of reading. Thanks for this, and yeah I do know that 90% of applications go straight to the trash, and the competition isn't as fierce as I'm making it out to be. I'm not really unemployed so much as I'm between jobs. Really my biggest worry right now is that I'm too expensive, or people assume I'll be, and I'm going to have to take a huge pay cut when I get an offer. I've only had 4 jobs in 27 years but I have a huge variety of experience at this point. There just haven't been many jobs posted for senior level guys, and the ones that have are looking for "superhyperdynamic go getters that really impress us with your snazzy portfolio and nonstop lifestyle because a resume is not enough" and I'm not that guy either. Although I really do need a soft copy portfolio, all I have is paper and hardware at this point. Anyway, I'm sure I'll be fine, I just felt like bitching a bit. And thanks again for the kind words. You have motivated me to start building the portfolio I need.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxZldc-dSk Ok, whose ex is this?
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No idea, but I'm sure fuck2016.gif will be bandied about with great enthusiasm as a result
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rndmnmbr posted:That's the only downside I see about working for Elon Musk. He demands the same freakish obsessive dedication out of all his employees that he has himself. And while I would love to be ground-floor on a world-changing business venture, I like to have my personal time too. Is the Hyperloop company actually working for Musk directly, though? I thought it was a case where Musk said "hey, here's this bitchin' idea, someone go build it" and not another Tesla.
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You Am I posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxZldc-dSk Jesus christ that guy got really lucky he happened to move at the last second
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IOwnCalculus posted:Is the Hyperloop company actually working for Musk directly, though? I thought it was a case where Musk said "hey, here's this bitchin' idea, someone go build it" and not another Tesla.
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You Am I posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxZldc-dSk Holy. poo poo.
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Regarding breaking cars, I've done it a couple of times, and I might be doing it again soon. You can turn a profit without too much trouble, but my own attitude to it is to only do it when it's a side effect of wanting a part yourself (for example, you can more effectively get all the parts for an engine conversion by buying an entire car and getting the engine, wiring loom, ECU etc and still be saving money over sourcing it all separately, but if you sell off eveything else from the donor car, it could well end up being free other than your time) It's also a good way of making your money back on something which isn't worth fixing, or when something comes along at such a price that you can't not turn a profit on the parts
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I just swam, in pieces, 500M. I haven't attempted swimming any length since October 2013 and holy loving poo poo am I out of practice. Managed a 2:29 100M, but that's slow as poo poo. At least I could do one whole stretch of 100M before my shoulders decided they hate me. Swimming is loving hard and I suggest everybody try do it, just not at my gym because gently caress lane-splitting with you manatees  I used to be able to do 300M sets no sweat. Now 50's are hard  I like how I want to do 5 triathlons(3 olympic), an MS150 ride, and at least one half marathon this year 
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I still have horrible memories of our team pissing off the swim coach and having to do a 500M butterfly. And swimming after they refilled a pool in the middle of winter and the water was still barely above 60 degrees. I doubt I could do a 500m swim anymore without stopping.
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You Am I posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxZldc-dSk What does "goes HAM" mean?
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BloodBag posted:I just swam, in pieces, 500M. I haven't attempted swimming any length since October 2013 and holy loving poo poo am I out of practice. Managed a 2:29 100M, but that's slow as poo poo. At least I could do one whole stretch of 100M before my shoulders decided they hate me. Swimming is loving hard and I suggest everybody try do it, just not at my gym because gently caress lane-splitting with you manatees I have a half IM in February and a full IM in December. Even with my history of being a competive swimmer when young, it's by far the hardest leg to get up to speed on and get right. And also great cross training if you are doing cycling and running. The real problem I have in training it turns out is my diet was soooooo hosed up. I removed 600 cals at breakfast alone by not eating crap. It's kinda disturbing to see how fast weight can come off if the diet is right.
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Rhyno posted:What does "goes HAM" mean? Hard as [a] motherfucker.
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Todays shop highlights included a free checkover for "shakes when driving" of hood thrashed 85 Pontiac Parisienne and shorting out half the shops lights and all the shops fans while switching out a florescent ballast 25 feet in the air on a rickety as gently caress ladder on live wires because they needed light in the shop. Lucky me tomorrow is my day off.
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You Am I posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxZldc-dSk I need to find out what that dude is on because he is so chill through that whole thing. I don't even know if his heart rate went up when she tried to hit him with her car  he is practicing some zen right there!I would like to know whose ex this is: https://youtu.be/KikI_ttYzC4
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kastein posted:No idea, but I'm sure fuck2016.gif will be bandied about with great enthusiasm as a result Let's hope not. That was the worst loving meme and it needs to stay dead.
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Nah 2016 has been pretty cool so far, but we're only a tiny bit into it, so  . I'm actually pretty partial to this one instead: And ExplodingSims I need your wireless transmitter for your Fieldpiece. It would make my CO tests so much easier!
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I need to find out what that dude is on because he is so chill through that whole thing. I don't even know if his heart rate went up when she tried to hit him with her car Dude is on resignation.
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Don't work on hyperloop for a career; do it for your resume. It will look great and give excellent talking points in interviews. If you're looking for a job where you can stay more than five years - well, most companies don't want to cultivate employees that long, so good luck.
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Oh god I have to work tomorrow (at 1300-0100) and I'm drunk as poo poo and these leftover beans on texas toast is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten.
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I started to get into serialized fiction podcasts. If you're looking for a new podcast, I would suggest checking out Limetown. If you're looking into a new podcast, I'd check it out. The premise is a reporter is investigating an incident where 300 people vanished one night without a trace.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Hard as [a] motherfucker. We always say that we're going ham and mashed potatoes when we're trying to emphasize how hard we are actually going
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Forums back online at precisely the moment I'm leaving work. THANKS LOWTAX!
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God I wanted Roadkill to make Gas Monkey STFU so bad. Still pretty drat close considering how much more money they dumped into their Dart.
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Geirskogul posted:Nah 2016 has been pretty cool so far, but we're only a tiny bit into it, so Liquid Gold right here, voting chat thread 5
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