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So I figured out that my small division of a much larger company (which has remained nameless for good reason here at barnson.org is circling the drain. Going belly-up.

Unfortunately, the division was created to provide certain services to a customer which didn’t materialize. Stinks when that happens, but my job is going to be “collateral damage”.

So here’s my question: when you’re searching for a new job, what are your primary resources? And, of course, know anybody that’s hiring a Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator?

My first stops are, of course: * Monster.com * Washingtonpost.com (Hey, I can hope for a good job in/near DC, but the cost of living is going out of control there) * Dice.com * hotjobs.com * saltlakecityhelpwanted.com (you mostly end up with government jobs there, but it’s a start) * Talking to friends (this is the most important lead type I’ve ever used)

The weird thing to me is that I’ve been getting a call nearly every day from one form of recruiter or another until three weeks ago. Then the calls dried up. I felt like I was kind of “in demand”, and now… I’m not so sure.

There are days I’m sick of the technology rollercoaster. And others, when I solve a major problem or figure out a terrific optimization, that I remember why I got into the business in the first place, because I love this stuff.

It’s still nearly enough to make me want to give up and try my hand at being a novelist sometimes!

Today on Access Hollywood, they played the “Revenge Of The Sith” trailer in its entirity, and it was FREAKIN AWESOME!! If you want to see it, good luck.. its hard to find a copy without joining starwars.com and paying as a member tonight. By this weekend, I’m sure you’ll be able to download it anywhere. Its also playing with “The Incredibles”.

Stop reading now if you don’t want to know what’s in the trailer… I will be very detailed. (PLEASE. if you are going to respond with any spoilers, let us know before you state them)

Still there?

OK.. here’s the skinny, excerpts of the full description from theforce.net

00:07 – 20th Century Fox Logo 00:09 – Lucasfilm Logo 00:14 – “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” 00:19 – Luke Skywalker in ANH walks out to view the binary sunset on Tatooine. 00:23 – Obi-Wan Kenobi in ANH speaks to Luke about the Jedi. 00:26 – Qui-Gon Jinn in TPM brandishes his saber before the final duel with Darth Maul. 00:27 – Shot from AOTC of the Clonetroopers walking into the transport. 00:29 – Shot from AOTC of the Clonetroopers at the end of the movie with transports lifting off in the background. 00:23 – First Revenge of the Sith shot of Obi-Wan and Anakin with their backs toward the camera, walking up to a window during the day. 00:36 – AOTC shot of Anakin looking evil just before the Tusken slaughter. 00:38 – AOTC shot of Anakin riding the Swoop on Tatooine. 00:41 – ANH Obi-Wan continues his voice-over. 00:42 – Second Revenge of the Sith shot. A hooded Anakin turns to the camera with red and yellow eyes much like Darth Maul’s. 00:50 – Shot of erupting volcanoes on Mustafar. 00:56 – Geonosians ride giant beetles in a Mustafar lava field. 00:58 – Black screen with Darth Sidious saying “Lord Vader?” followed by Vader’s (James Earl jones) “Yes Master?” and Sidious’ “Riiiiise”. 01:04 – Darth Vader, strapped to a table, begins to rise. 01:05 – A hooded Obi-Wan looks up. He is in a darkly lit area with sunlight seen in the background. This is possibly a location on Utapau. 01:06 – Palpatine turns to look at the camera. 01:07 – Vader continues to rise. 01:08 – R2D2 on the Tantive IV. 01:08 – C3PO on the Tantive IV. 01:09 – Padme turns to look at Obi-Wan with a terrified look on her face. 01:09 – Mace Windu raises his saber above his head. This shot is inside Palpatine’s office. 01:10 – Vader continues to rise. 01:11 – Chewbacca and Tarfful. 01:12 – Yoda, in Palpatine’s doorway, opens his cloak to reveal his saber. 01:13 – Vader finishes his rise and locks into frame. 01:17 – Two starfighters speed past the camera during the Battle of Coruscant. 01:18 – Anakin kisses Padme. 01:19 – Yoda, in Palpatine’s office, pulls out his ignited saber and points with it. 01:19 – A starfighter in the Battle of Coruscant speeds along the hull of a capitol ship towards the camera. 01:20 – Mace Windu fights against a red lightsaber in Palpatine’s office. 01:20 – A large Wookiee army cheers on the Kashyyyk beach. Republic walkers and troop transports can be seen in the background. 01:21 – Tion Meddon snarls at Obi-Wan. 01:22 – Flaming capitol ship heads into Coruscant with a fire ship spraying water on it. 01:22 – A very angry Anakin does an overhead slash with his saber. 01:23 – R2D2 in a grimy area. 01:24 – Padme, with a ANH Leia haircut, hugs Anakin. 01:24 – A small Naboo cruiser flies away from Mustafar. 01:25 – Obi-Wan and Anakin, both with blue sabers, fight on Mustafar as lava erupts around them. 01:26 – Capitol ships fire on each other above Coruscant. 01:27 – Anakin grab’s Obi-Wan’s neck with his robotic arm. 01:27 – A “Tri-fighter” flies toward the camera during the Battle of Coruscant. 01:28 – Obi-Wan held near the ground by Anakin. 01:29 – Anakin holds Obi-Wan’s saber arm as he continues to force him to the ground. 01:30 – A starship hanger door slams shut. 01:30 – A very angry Darth Sidious swings his red lightsaber at something possibly small and close to the ground. 01:31 – A large explosion on a capitol ship above Coruscant. 01:36 – Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith logo.

AWESOME!!

Here is a funny comic that a buddy of mine here at the office sent to me.

iwillpress

Take a look, but a word of caution, it does have some crude language in it.

enjoy !

I’ve fixed my server after being inspired at lunch with Matt. The blog is up and running again at http://www.murphymaphia.com

Predictions for January 1, 2008

1. Military draft. 2. Roe v. Wade overturned. 3. Prayer in schools. 4. English As The National Language. 5. National debt at $9.5 trillion. 6. U.S. National Guard deployment to Iraq continues. 7. Dow and Nasdaq at 5% annual growth.

It is official that we have managed open ourselfs up to four more years of disapointment.

With the electoral Votes in at 274 / 238 Bush over Kerry.

I think i need a drink or 12.

JB

Yo barnson.org bloggers, technical question about backing up data from a hard drive. I’m wondering if anybody out there has ideas of how to backup 5+GB of data from a personal home desktop without having to spend hours burning 10 CDRs or upping to a server at 30KB/s max.

Removeable drives?

Currently, my business and personal files are all on one box. It’s funny to think how one little box, which I really don’t know that much about, controls my fate. Anyway, every week I backup the hard drive on two separate CD-Rs, label them, and put them in the glove compartment of my car. I do this because if something happens to the house, then the data isn’t in the house. Seems to me that this procedure is kind of lame.

Thanks in advance.

Sammy G

As noted by an anonymous reader of barnson.org, the Green Bay Packers won the last Redskins game before the election.

According to the linked page and story, if the Redskins continue this successful prediction sweep for the 76th year, Kerry will be President of the United States this January 1.

Of course, the chances were already 1 in 262,144 that they would successfully predict the presidency as long as they did. If the game succeeds in predicting the outcome of the presidency again, it would up the odds to 1 in 524,288.

Ok, I know for a fact that timpane says he watches enterprise. So I was curious on his take on Borderland. I for one thought it was an outstanding episode, despite the fact that Brent Spiner was in it.

Hey.. lots of horn myself tootin this morning.. and not just cuz of the burrito..

check this baby out: http://imdb.com/name/nm1417197/

Already there before as an actor.. but how fun is it to see my name next to “Composer”? A: Pretty dang fun. Thanks, folks for letting me gleefully brag.

EDIT by matthew: Linked.