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Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited November 2010
    Knob wrote: »
    Larlar wrote: »
    which parts do you make

    do you make the uranium

    yeah, i take cast iron forgings and turn them in a lathe and get uranium rods

    you could probably win a nobel prize for that

    or at least take that skill on the road and make some money before each audience dies of radiation poisoning

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    I'm working on alchemy on the side. One day, lead will become gold and it will be nothing but hookers and blow.

    but if you do figure out how to turn lead into gold, gold will lose most of its value

    I just want to point out that we can basically manufacture diamonds right now and that doesn't stop shit.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited November 2010
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Knob wrote: »
    i make parts for nuclear reactors and drilling operations

    the pay is crazy good

    but probably not as crazy good as you'd think

    i mean, i make parts for nuclear reactors

    Knob, is this you?

    I'll believe you if you tell me the truth.

    less newspaper clippings on the walls, if they caught a hot chip there would be trouble

    otherwise, yeah close enough

    Knob on
  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    aren't diamonds hard to make though

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    I'm working on alchemy on the side. One day, lead will become gold and it will be nothing but hookers and blow.

    but if you do figure out how to turn lead into gold, gold will lose most of its value

    I wouldn't turn all the lead into gold, and I wouldn't share the secret.

    What are you, some kind of alchemy noob?

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited November 2010
    aren't diamonds hard to make though

    no, just squeeze some carbon

    if you can't find coal, squeeze a baby

    they fight back the least effectively

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Knob wrote: »
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Knob wrote: »
    i make parts for nuclear reactors and drilling operations

    the pay is crazy good

    but probably not as crazy good as you'd think

    i mean, i make parts for nuclear reactors

    Knob, is this you?

    I'll believe you if you tell me the truth.

    less newspaper clippings on the walls, if they caught a hot chip there would be trouble

    otherwise, yeah close enough

    I knew it!!!

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    aren't diamonds hard to make though

    Pretty looking diamonds = yes

    Diamonds for industrial uses like drills, saws, polishing = no

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  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Last week me and a coworker took over an area of customer service - we're the only ones doing all the phone calls/emails/behind the scenes work for an entire product. We are completely revamping how it gets worked. I have a new boss, new desk in the corporate building, and a lot more personal accountability...

    This week the coworkers is on vacation and it's just me...it could go really well or be bat shit crazy. I'm hoping with the holiday that it will be mellow and I can just listen to my iPod and answer emails.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    I'm working on alchemy on the side. One day, lead will become gold and it will be nothing but hookers and blow.

    but if you do figure out how to turn lead into gold, gold will lose most of its value

    I just want to point out that we can basically manufacture diamonds right now and that doesn't stop shit.

    Well the diamonds that are manufactured are used for industrial stuff, and are much cheaper than natural diamond. Also the whole gem diamond industry is a huge price-fixing scam.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited November 2010
    Well the diamonds that are manufactured are used for industrial stuff, and are much cheaper than natural diamond. Also the whole gem diamond industry is a huge price-fixing scam.

    labs are growing gem-quality colorless diamonds now

    not just the tool grade manufactured shit

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    I'm working on alchemy on the side. One day, lead will become gold and it will be nothing but hookers and blow.

    but if you do figure out how to turn lead into gold, gold will lose most of its value

    I just want to point out that we can basically manufacture diamonds right now and that doesn't stop shit.

    Well the diamonds that are manufactured are used for industrial stuff, and are much cheaper than natural diamond. Also the whole gem diamond industry is a huge price-fixing scam.

    Ding ding ding ding.

    Now apply that to the thing you said.

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited November 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    I'm working on alchemy on the side. One day, lead will become gold and it will be nothing but hookers and blow.

    but if you do figure out how to turn lead into gold, gold will lose most of its value

    I just want to point out that we can basically manufacture diamonds right now and that doesn't stop shit.

    Well the diamonds that are manufactured are used for industrial stuff, and are much cheaper than natural diamond. Also the whole gem diamond industry is a huge price-fixing scam.

    Ding ding ding ding.

    Now apply that to the thing you said.

    The thing he said is a huge price-fixing scam?

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  • T. J. Nutty Nub T. J. Nutty Nub Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    I'm working on alchemy on the side. One day, lead will become gold and it will be nothing but hookers and blow.

    but if you do figure out how to turn lead into gold, gold will lose most of its value

    I just want to point out that we can basically manufacture diamonds right now and that doesn't stop shit.

    It doesn't stop shit because people think they're not as valuable as diamonds from the ground, even though they are often more perfect and can be told apart by the fact they are flawless.

    basically, people are stupid

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    I'm working on alchemy on the side. One day, lead will become gold and it will be nothing but hookers and blow.

    but if you do figure out how to turn lead into gold, gold will lose most of its value

    I just want to point out that we can basically manufacture diamonds right now and that doesn't stop shit.

    It doesn't stop shit because people think they're not as valuable as diamonds from the ground, even though they are often more perfect and can be told apart by the fact they are flawless.

    basically, people are stupid

    And synthetic diamonds are not widely available for consumer use in jewelry and since only a handful of places have them they can cost just as much if not more than natural diamonds. Until synthetic diamonds become more common the price on natural diamonds isn't going to budge.

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    oh ok thnx

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited November 2010
    I'm going to make a baseball bat out of diamonds that people don't want and then beat them to death with it so I can steal their better diamonds.

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  • vermiculturevermiculture Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    yo voc i think i am going to join you at the pool during this chill out while being unemployed stretch, cool? let me just put on my don'tgiveashit shades.

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  • RedZeroRedZero Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    My job has drained me of any remaining creative energy. I'm dreading going to work this week, and if it weren't for the upcoming holidays I would probably quit tomorrow.

    Anyone got tips for someone looking to get into technical writing?

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  • GeoMitchGeoMitch Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    diamonds are basically one of the worst things, ever
    hey, break the bank and buy your fiancee a diamond, its tradition
    it's valuable!
    why? we said so!
    btw it was mined in sierra leone by starving africans who will never come close to having enough money to even buy a collared shirt

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    yo voc i think i am going to join you at the pool during this chill out while being unemployed stretch, cool? let me just put on my don'tgiveashit shades.

    Your last job was way cooler than mine was.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    im going to protest blood diamonds by not getting married

    me being a recluse has nothing to do with it

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  • satansfingerssatansfingers Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    GeoMitch wrote: »
    diamonds are basically one of the worst things, ever
    hey, break the bank and buy your fiancee a diamond, its tradition
    it's valuable!
    why? we said so!
    btw it was mined in sierra leone by starving africans who will never come close to having enough money to even buy a collared shirt

    http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?title=timing---de-veers-diamonds&videoId=217479

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  • FishmanFishman Put your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain. Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Gonna have to say, really happy I passed my certification exam today.

    How happy?

    About this happy

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  • thorgotthorgot there is special providence in the fall of a sparrowRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    instead of whirl pools

    you could watch galaxy quest

    edit: send that link

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    yo voc i think i am going to join you at the pool during this chill out while being unemployed stretch, cool? let me just put on my don'tgiveashit shades.

    Your last job was way cooler than mine was.

    On the upside, in ATL you will have a pool in our development in which to chill.

    Move to Atlanta with us Vermi. Get a job at the aquarium! They probably have mammals too and you have worked with mammals!

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I have a helluva case of the mondays

    it is 5:30 and I have work in 30 minutes

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  • zen-zen- Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    My business module has been cancelled for today, so my monday just opened up.

    I might go buy like fifty blu rays and watch them in succession.

    zen- on
  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    My younger sister (out of the two who are both older than me) had me take some tests on data entry and typing speed.

    Turns out I can hit over 10k keystrokes per hour with 100% accuracy on alphanumeric data entry, and also reach over 120 WPM (again, with 100% accuracy)

    This is with zero work-related experience at the keyboard.

    sooooooo

    I am gonna be pushing for work in data entry.

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  • zen-zen- Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I have never tested my typing speed

    lets have a looksie

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  • SporkAndrewSporkAndrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2010
    I've been applying like crazy and haven't heard anything back yet. Is a week the right amount of time to send a follow-up e-mail to places that you applied directly to?

    I haven't heard anything back from the recruiter where the interviewer didn't bother to turn up, and another recruiter that was supposed to get back to me the next day is now nearly a week late. It's really demoralising. At this point I'd love to just have a flat-out rejection than not know.

    I just don't get it. I'm good at what I do, have great reports from my boss and clients I've worked with, but places just don't give me a second glance. Can my CV be that bad?

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  • HyperAquaBlastHyperAquaBlast Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    zen- wrote: »
    I have never tested my typing speed

    lets have a looksie

    God I'm blind in the morning. I read that as "I have never tasted my typing seed."

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  • QuirkQuirk Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I have to be unemployed for three weeks at the start of december, which is also (in a WONDERFUL coincidence) when I'm leaving my current flat. I still have nowhere permanent to live and can't even get anywhere until I get my pay riiiight at the end of the month. Looks like I'm sleeping on sofas/staying with my mum for a while. Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    i have been unemployed since august it is terrible

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  • QuirkQuirk Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Up until June of this year I was unemployed for almost exactly a year to the day from when I finished my degree. Being unemployed is fucking abysmal.

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    worst stretch for me was from january to september last year

    9 months of rejection letters + emails and signing on in a small room with unwashed chavs every single fucking week

    i ended up volunteering at a local old peoples home just to have something to do

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  • That Dave FellaThat Dave Fella Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I've nowhere else to post this so I'll post it in the job thread!

    Moving on Friday and I'm so excited. I also passed both my driving tests and just need to send off for the permits and I can be on the road.

    I also get paid on thursday which I badly need cause I'm overdrawn at the moment :(

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  • QuirkQuirk Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    That sucks Beasteh. At least round here we have a nice jobcentre with people who are mostly really looking to help you out. Still full of people signing on who really don't care about being there, but I've been to worse places.

    Also, if you're still looking for cool places to volunteer try local museums and stuff. We have loads of excellent volunteers where I work, you'll likely learn a lot and there tend to be a bunch of good looking and usually really smart student type girls around, which is always a nice thing.

    I only mention because when I was unemployed, the place I work at would have been an amazing find, and these places always need volunteers cos people tend to not think about them when they think of places to give their time at.

    Also if you find a place even slightly similar to mine, you can put a WHOLE bunch of things on the ole CV. For example on an average day I'll teach kids (usually full on school groups), deal with the public, work on the shop, train newer volunteers and a whole bunch of other things.

    Just a thought, and remember, chin up

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    i got rejected from volunteering in the local museum

    thats right they turned me away when i was willing to give up time for nothing

    applying for the aquarium right now

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Today marks my last case of the Mondays I will have in little while until I find my next job.

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