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Awhile back I asked a lot of you guys to fill out a video game survey about the Best Games of All Time, Best Game Music of All Time, etc etc. We're recording the show where we present that stuff tonight and you can come watch live on Twitch if you want (or watch the polished and nice looking version on Youtube in a week in a half). <3
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Dec 10, 2016 05:50
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the bgest game of all time, virtua fighter
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Dec 10, 2016 07:29
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GulagDolls posted:the bgest game of all time, virtua fighter pretty high up there ya
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Dec 10, 2016 08:55
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Poison Mushroom posted:I actually don't mind answering this! CCNA,Cisco certified networking associate. It should be a good base for starting an IT career. I don't work in the IT field, though I believe by there are many in this thread that do or have experience with getting hired in the field. I know many people who have great jobs in the IT field. It's booming right now haha. That book should be in the mail this Monday, so probably end of next week you'll get it 
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Dec 10, 2016 17:44
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A CCNA is far above what you should look at for starting an IT career and will be hard af to work through as your first exam but good luck if you do it
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Dec 10, 2016 19:03
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I would highly suggest getting any of the MTA certs over a CCNA to begin with since a CCNA is much more specialized. For example if you care anything about databases, the MTA 98-364 is where you should start. If you're into service desk/help desk type stuff, get your A+. The CCNA is by no means useless but it's rather niche compared to some of the other certs.
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Dec 10, 2016 19:20
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Moundgarden posted:I would highly suggest getting any of the MTA certs over a CCNA to begin with since a CCNA is much more specialized. For example if you care anything about databases, the MTA 98-364 is where you should start. If you're into service desk/help desk type stuff, get your A+. The CCNA is by no means useless but it's rather niche compared to some of the other certs. Interesting Kashuno posted:A CCNA is far above what you should look at for starting an IT career and will be hard af to work through as your first exam but good luck if you do it I've heard CCNA is a very good starting point, giving you a very wide but not deep knowledge.
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Dec 10, 2016 19:40
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Moundgarden posted:I would highly suggest getting any of the MTA certs over a CCNA to begin with since a CCNA is much more specialized. For example if you care anything about databases, the MTA 98-364 is where you should start. If you're into service desk/help desk type stuff, get your A+. The CCNA is by no means useless but it's rather niche compared to some of the other certs. I feel like I'm leaning towards either the 98-366 and/or the 98-367. Both because they seem like tests that I'm reasonably close to already understanding the material on, and because they look fairly general-purpose, in regards to being 'the IT guy'.
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Dec 10, 2016 19:53
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Poison Mushroom posted:Let's assume that, for the moment, what I really want is a nice and simple job where I sit in an office, mostly telling desk jockeys to try turning it off and back on again. Not as a final goal, but as something relatively low-stress while I deal with some stressful times in my life. What am I looking for, both in certification, and in job titles/where to find this kind of work. (And what kind of wage/salary to expect.) Also, where and how to best study for whichever I take? I'll send you a prep book that I already have, CCNA, and another one, of your choice. Just lemme know
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Dec 10, 2016 19:56
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Jesus Christ, Magnus, did I save your life once and just don't remember it?
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Dec 10, 2016 19:58
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Poison Mushroom posted:Jesus Christ, Magnus, did I save your life once and just don't remember it? Don't worry, it's christmas time
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Dec 10, 2016 20:09
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Ernie. posted:hey hurt Hey Ernie!  Also Pmush I am sending positive vibes your way. The most positive vibes out there.
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Dec 10, 2016 21:49
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What's our mafia discord?
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Dec 10, 2016 22:00
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ERNIE DONT COME IN
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Ernie. posted:What's our mafia discord? BigBadDaddies.dischord.net.biz
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Dec 10, 2016 22:16
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Whats loupgarou ?
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Dec 10, 2016 22:30
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Werewolf
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Dec 10, 2016 22:33
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Kashuno posted:Werewolf No, im asking what lougapro is
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Dec 10, 2016 22:37
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That's actually a mispronunciation. I think you meant to say Luigi Pro
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Dec 10, 2016 22:39
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Pretty sure it's Loogie prude.
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Dec 10, 2016 22:42
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https://discord.gg/YGrrwXg
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Dec 10, 2016 22:55
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Not a final decision yet, but I'm thinking I'll take the 367 and the CCNA, try to look fairly generalist. Security & networking.
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Dec 10, 2016 23:34
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 Come play f u mafia, a game for 11 players.
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Dec 11, 2016 00:15
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I am probably going to run Mega Man Mafia 2(4) sometime soonish I thought I was cured of mafia but as it turns out it was just growing ever stronger
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Epsilon Plus posted:I am probably going to run Mega Man Mafia 2(4) sometime soonish son of a bitch
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Somberbrero posted:son of a bitch
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Somberbrero posted:son of a bitch is this positive, negative, or a melange of the two
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Dec 11, 2016 01:08
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Epsilon Plus posted:I am probably going to run Mega Man Mafia 2(4) sometime soonish I am signing up
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Poison Mushroom posted:Let's assume that, for the moment, what I really want is a nice and simple job where I sit in an office, mostly telling desk jockeys to try turning it off and back on again. Not as a final goal, but as something relatively low-stress while I deal with some stressful times in my life. What am I looking for, both in certification, and in job titles/where to find this kind of work. (And what kind of wage/salary to expect.) Also, where and how to best study for whichever I take? That sounds like your typical level 1 help desk. Those are going to require you to have your A+, so that would absolutely be where I'd start. The two you mentioned are definitely not bad supplements to have in addition, but you will 100% need the A+. Some employers will allow you to take the test within X number of days of being hired if you can shmooze your way through an interview, but having it already will definitely help. Other certs that are helpful are any of the recent MS Operating System certs, particularly Server ones if you're going to be doing network administration, or just the "specialist" certs for whatever flavor of Windows you like from here: Windows Certs. Note that not every business in the world is going to be on Windows 10 yet - ours is personally still in Win 7 because of certain dependencies that don't allow us to upgrade easily, and I imagine many are in that same boat. There are still PCs here that run Windows XP, crazy as that may seem. It would be best to get familiar with some ticketing systems if you aren't already - JIRA is the one we use and is pretty standard in the industry. Track-It is another. Some places use what is called a "Kanban" style system instead of a direct ticketing system - JIRA supports this natively. There's also free Kanban software out there, though I'm not familiar at all with any of them other than Trello. In terms of where and how to best study - that's really up to the individual. I've always found, personally, that trying to read in groups never worked for me, and that studying on my own and then attempting to teach the material to someone else was the best way to reinforce it in my own head. That will of course be difficult if you don't know anyone else studying the same thing. I would just pick up an exam prep book and go to town. You can probably find copies cheap used on ebay. If you're interested in database stuff, I have a pdf copy of the 70-461 SQL Exam lying around somewhere I'm sure I could get to you somehow, but you would definitely want to pass the related MTA first if you're interested at all in that route. Let me know if you have any other questions
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Epsilon Plus posted:is this positive, negative, or a melange of the two https://youtu.be/txuWGoZF3ew
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Moundgarden posted:That sounds like your typical level 1 help desk. Those are going to require you to have your A+, so that would absolutely be where I'd start. The two you mentioned are definitely not bad supplements to have in addition, but you will 100% need the A+. Some employers will allow you to take the test within X number of days of being hired if you can shmooze your way through an interview, but having it already will definitely help. Other certs that are helpful are any of the recent MS Operating System certs, particularly Server ones if you're going to be doing network administration, or just the "specialist" certs for whatever flavor of Windows you like from here: Windows Certs. Note that not every business in the world is going to be on Windows 10 yet - ours is personally still in Win 7 because of certain dependencies that don't allow us to upgrade easily, and I imagine many are in that same boat. There are still PCs here that run Windows XP, crazy as that may seem.
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Your A+ is always a solid entry-level cert, I suggest All-In-One CompTIA A+ Certification by Mike Meyers for studying.
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Dec 11, 2016 01:34
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Also also: if you have any interest in programming at all, I highly HIGHLY suggest learning Powershell, especially for someone looking to go into Help Desk/IT Support. Not only is it immensely useful for automating mundane tasks, it's super awesome for anything Windows and/or network related in general. It's also pretty easy to learn - I wrote my first powershell script in a few hours just googling around and experimenting.
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3 more needed! We can start tonight!
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Dec 11, 2016 04:44
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Okay, so, I think my current plan is something along the lines of 1. Get A+ cert 2. Get CCNA cert because I have a leg up 3. Learn JIRA 4. ????? (Where should I be applying? What kind of salary/wages should I be looking for?) 5. Get jorb 6. ???????? Epsilon Plus posted:Your A+ is always a solid entry-level cert, I suggest All-In-One CompTIA A+ Certification by Mike Meyers for studying.
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Here's my plan:
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Well, you might as well skip straight to Step 3, then!
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Poison Mushroom posted:Okay, so, I think my current plan is something along the lines of Put step 2 at step 7
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my plan: step 1: finish degree step 2: ????
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