Hello All

[daniel]

On September 14, 2004 04:20 pm, Michael MacLeod wrote:
>      And secondly, now that I'm moved into Toronto I need a job. I'm
> fairly skilled with computers in general, and linux especially (been
> running Crux [www.crux.nu] exclusively for about four years now), but
> I don't really have any pieces of paper to prove any of this (see
> above). What's the best way to go about getting an entry level
> position in town? I'd rather work tech support than flip burgers...

one of the things i liked most about this city was the fact that people here 
didn't seem as interested in a fancy piece of paper as they were in what i 
can do or what i've done.  make a website for yourself.  make it look good.  
and post examples of code you've written on it.  finished products are 
better.  i got my current job from someone who found my site on monster, 
checked me out, liked my image gallery script, downloaded the code and 
figured he could use me.

if you don't have any actual work to show, but lots of school credit, you 
might find ottawa more hospitable.  i had a really tough time in that little 
town 'cause i don't have any formal schooling and that's all they seemed 
interested in.

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he is not your lord.
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