-=> Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 12-Jun-2015 22:13 <=-   
      
   Continuing... ;)   
      
    NB>> That all sounds simply GREAT...  :)  Work that you can enjoy, and a   
    NB>> steady cashflow...  :)   
    DAG> It's been really nice.  Things have come along, such as my cat, that   
    DAG> really rocked the boat and have made it a bit difficult to hit the   
    DAG> target number of hours lately, but that being said, I'm finding this   
    DAG> work experience much better than anything that I've had since at least   
    DAG> 2001.  It's soo nice to be able to do something that I don't loathe,   
    DAG> something where I'm learning more in areas that I actually care about,   
    DAG> and something where I'm pairing with my roommate which makes things a   
    DAG> little bit more fun than they would probably be otherwise.    
      
   Ah, so he's the distracted one you were waiting on...  ;)  Having work   
   that fits is a blessing... and it's good to have something that helps   
   one grow, as well..  :)  And it's also helpful to have something that   
   you can to some extent set the pace, so if something comes up, like a   
   sick cat, or a sick kid, for that matter, you can put the work down and   
   then pick it up again... and mostly keep it all in balance... :)   
      
    NB>> As with any technical field, there was bound to be some having to catch   
    NB>> up with new developments... but with the basics in place, you shouldn't   
    NB>> be having too much trouble fitting the new stuff in...  :)   
    DAG> Yeah.  Well with the devops nature of this particular segment of   
    DAG> work there's always going to be a bit of internal things that I have to   
    DAG> learn due to a myriad of different suites and packages being deployed   
    DAG> to whatever particular situation.  So there's always a bit of a curve   
    DAG> which, despite being annoying at times, is kind of good from the   
    DAG> standpoint that keeping a learning curve is good for the mind/brain in   
    DAG> general, IMO.    
      
   True... one should keep the mind/brain active, and learning new things   
   is highly recommended... by the experts, even...  ;)  As long as the   
   learning curve isn't too steep, it can also help keep one interested in   
   the work being done..  :)   
      
    NB>> It works for me.  :)  My web browsing (little enough as it is) is kept   
    NB>> separate from my other computer pursuits.. And when I do, I can avoid   
    NB>> ads and popups etc simply because I'm using a text browser usually.. ;)   
    DAG> Yeah I've had some systems that I made do with for a long time that   
    DAG> had solely text-browsing capabilities.  It was always kind of a nice   
    DAG> break from the media that pervades everything, and just being able to   
    DAG> take time from it to read.    
      
   Sometimes it's nice to see the "pretty pictures" on the sites... but   
   generally, what I really want is the information...  and I can see which   
   things I might want to see the graphics of and Enter on them...   
      
    DAG> 'Course web development has catered to that so far these days that   
    DAG> a disturbingly high percentage of those sites won't even render into   
    DAG> a format that can be displayed properly in a text-only browser any more.    
      
   Yeah... it's there in a pdf, or similar, and not readable...     
      
    DAG> I actually just resurrected a laptop of mine that is pretty much in   
    DAG> that status.  It just doesn't really have the processing power to be   
    DAG> handling full media and a bloated browser floating around in its RAM.   
    DAG> Plus it's got some media issues, too, so it's a lot more reliable for   
    DAG> just working and handling text-only sessions when that's what's desired.    
      
   Sounds mighty useful to me... although I know of those who would   
   designate it as a doorstop...  ;)   
      
    DAG> (Sorry if I'm rambling or   
    DAG> jumping from topic to topic a little bit here; I've had some people   
    DAG> relocate out here that are severely distracting me from what I was   
    DAG> trying to do in responding to this message since I started it)   
      
   Well, the message already was doing a bit of fragmenting anyway...    
   Hopefully my pulling things out into more coherent topics will help that   
   a little...  but I think we both have the tendency to tangent out... ;)   
      
   ttyl         neb   
      
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