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Drat, we could use a CTHULHU FTAGHN developer here. :(

You want to develop more stable elder gods?

I have no doubt that Kevin would be able to call up the Elder Ones, set up stable servers and sites for them and basically help them take over the Interwebz... Not that they haven't already.

"...there is another theory which states that this has already happened." :)

If I were looking for someone for sysadminy things, someone with IA CTHULHU FTAGHN somewhere on his resume would go right to the top of the list.

With all the goths in the linux world, this isn't already an actual product?!?!?

I'll bet the think-geek location is too far of a commute for him. because it looks like they need someone with his listed skills.

Sadly, yes it is. And I'm kind of stuck here for a while. Now, if it were a telecommute position...

Loud Cthulhu approves of your confusion.

Someone I know in the DC area posted about a job opening just recently that looked like alphabet soup as far as I could tell. But that's too far from you guys.

Too bad Nexenta uses OpenSolaris and not Red Hat; they might be looking for sysadmins (though as far as I can tell they'd like developers more). My boyfriend telecommutes for them, they're fine with that.

It occurs to me that being a minor internet rockstar, or even a minor internet rockstar by association, Cannot Possibly Hurt in the job hunt, especially for a sysadminny type position. And don't bother denying m.i.r. status, because you both are. Anyhow, from one job seeker to another, best of luck!

Lots of good vibes going out for successful job hunting - been there, done that, and send all sorts of good wishes.

Hm. I know a Linux guy who works in Raleigh. I'll poke him and see if his company is hiring.

...been paying for my partner's food and bills for a while now. It's all going on a credit card that was THIS CLOSE to being paid off.

The mix of fear/apathy/guilt/frustration in this situation has been a daily test on our relationship. The job loss is clearly not my partner's fault, yet the deeper in debt you go, the more "stuck" you start to feel with this partner -- and it just gets worse from there.

I've even caught myself making demands of her time that I normally wouldn't ask since she is technically "on my tab". She's always been grateful, but the subconscious desire to demand more in gratitude gets pretty powerful (and I'm not talking sexual favors, just... shows of respect for generosity given).

It's just a trial. Waiting for the situation to change so my partner can start paying me back. I have all faith she will... but still, the fears remain and grow with each look at my bills.

Best of luck to you and Kevin.

Damn. All Elder God related joking aside, this sucks. :/ Best of lucks with the job hunt! But Kevin's resume looks good, and a lot of stuff in there is still in pretty high demand, so I wouldn't be too worried.

and get on fast.. and add as many relevent friends as possible.
it makes you look well connected.

i, look excellenet despite being nearly computer illiterate.. i got a few (bad) job offers owing the high level programming friends i have

Job-hunting in this economy is never fun, especially when it's involuntary. Best of luck to him!

waves hand for hubby

a.s.r is still around? Dammit, I need to find usenet access, since I'm in full on "recovered" mode now.

Although the market here is creating very few jobs in my space - a LOT of it is shuffle, unless you happen to have a particular Redmond-based set of skills which I lack.