PhoneBoy Says

That’s the world we’re living in: open, competitive. A world where people don’t read your cover letter — they search your name on Google and Linkedin.

What have you achieved? What comes up if I Google your name?

If nothing comes up, I’ll assume it’s because you haven’t done anything. That’s because my brain is dumb and takes shortcuts. If you don’t market yourself on the internet, you’ll suffer from the comparison with those who do.

Make Your Work Public or You Don't Exist [byrslf.co]

@matigo that or steal other people's stuff, but who's counting? :P

@matigo those botnets can be sold for big bucks. :P

@matigo I think that's pretty much it.

@matigo "big data" which means a big fuck-all. :P

@matigo Nothing on my LinkedIn profile says I am a coding ninja. I don't even think I've clicked on a code monkey-type job, either. :P

@matigo I don't get the tamper-proof stickers. At all. :P

No, LinkedIn, I do not "picture myself at <Redacted> as a Lead Software Developer." :facepalm:

@matigo the one thing I do have to return is the hard drive (or in this case, the SSD). I can somewhat understand that…

Wow, my IBM T43 has a very loud processor fan. Given how old that damn thing is, it's probably not worth replacing, even though they can be had for minimal cost on eBay.