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  Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
 
(...) I can hardly wait for "deepness" to come out. Fire was *that* good. My only beef with Dr. Vinge is that he doesn't write as a full time job... Many of his works have decided libertarian bents (the tinker character is another John Galt, just (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Passed last exam - call me MCSE
 
(...) When I say we're hiring, I'm talking to everyone, not just you, Mike... :-) Travel can be very very rough. You need a supportive wife. Mine does not work *outside the house* but she works very very hard, she deals with all the stuff that (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Passed last exam - call me MCSE
 
congrats!! i am closing in on the completion of my mcse, and looking forward to the end of the studying and testing. David Phillips (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Passed last exam - call me MCSE
 
(...) I keep hearing that from various places. I'm beginning to warm to the idea, but I guess I won't know _for sure_ until I actually do it for a while. I know I don't want to relocate, at least not anytime soon. We're centrally located between the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
 
(...) Well, my consulting partner and I have decided to split up certs anyway, so I think I'll be getting the MCDBA first. 2 Exams to go for that - Admin and Design/Implementation. (...) Yeah, _everyone_ in my classes earlier this year was amazed (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
 
Didn't know where I should insert this into the thread... (...) V. Vinge: "A Fire upon the Deep" - anyone who's ever been upset by a non- sensical off-topic post should read this Hugo Award winner ;) I've even had some conversations with Dr. Vinge (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Passed last exam - call me MCSE
 
(...) Sounds like a good idea to me! We're hiring. You need to like to travel, though. (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Passed last exam - call me MCSE
 
Welcome, Mike... There's a buncha advice that goes around, but you won't KNOW you need it for about a year :-) Looking at my file of quotes, I'm interested to find that after all this time, the oldest ones seem the most useful: MAN IS A TOOL-MAKING (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Passed last exam - call me MCSE
 
(...) Hmmm... "Micksee Stanley"? :-, Congrats, of a sort. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
 
(...) Really? My memory must be failing. Old age or something. (...) Uhm, exactly. I thought you were saying otherwise, so that was a bit of a misunderstanding. Actually, a) happens 100% as far as I can see, but b) is rarer. (...) Heh. My "simple (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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