Registered: May 2008
Location: The Pacific Northwest, of course
The only thing really preventing me from moving there full time and working is the pay difference. High end pay for game developers there is 17-25k a year, at least when I check through sites on salaries in CZ. You work there for 10 years and want to move back to the US and you'll have nothing to show for it.
I am trying to keep my options open by working part-time/contract/remote, whatever it ends up being.
Feb-21-2014 00:05
Joss Weatherby
Banned
Registered: May 2008
Location: The Pacific Northwest, of course
I just got a message on OKCupid, apparently sent a week ago, from a gay guy, who lives in LA.
Not sure wtf is going on with that... LOL.
Feb-21-2014 05:14
Joss Weatherby
Banned
Registered: May 2008
Location: The Pacific Northwest, of course
Started watching House of Cards... Damn Kate Mara is hot.
Feb-21-2014 12:07
Trance-M
Since 1994 tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Limburg, Netherlands
I hate American Football, its mostly commercials anyway.
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Feb-22-2014 21:28
Joss Weatherby
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Registered: May 2008
Location: The Pacific Northwest, of course
I like soccer, I love playing it, played it for years, and I'll play pick-up when I find it.
That being said I'd rather watch American football on TV over soccer any fucking day. Soccer on television is just insanely boring for some reason.
I think thats the thing too, American football, and baseball are pretty complex sports. If you don't have at least a majority of the positions filled the game doesn't work. So for me I can go find a pick-up game of soccer if I want my fix, if I want to play football its a LOT harder. Same with baseball. They are far more enjoyable to watch because of that.
Also the slower pace is just more enjoyable on TV.
Feb-22-2014 22:28
Trance-M
Since 1994 tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Limburg, Netherlands
quote:
Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
Also the slower pace is just more enjoyable on TV.
I watched some ice hockey games at the Olympics on TV. Often couldn't even follow it in the replay.
I don't have problems following soccer on TV, actually I enjoy it more on TV that live.
Amazing games for our snow-less little country with 4 clean sweeps, 8 gold, 7 silver and 9 bronze, which puts us 5th, right behind U.S.A. and surprisingly in front of Germany.
The goal was Vancouver + 1 = 9 medals, so 24 is crazy. Not very likely that we gonna beat that next time.
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Feb-23-2014 20:29
Joss Weatherby
Banned
Registered: May 2008
Location: The Pacific Northwest, of course
Three solid years of work and the first alpha release of a piece of software I work on is on Friday. Of course random shit decides to start breaking now.
Feb-26-2014 03:16
Psyshell
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2012
Location: Melbourne
quote:
Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
Three solid years of work and the first alpha release of a piece of software I work on is on Friday. Of course random shit decides to start breaking now.
Computers follow instructions exactly and unambiguously. The inanimate code has not "decided" to start breaking now it is in fact doing exactly what you told it to do.
Registered: May 2008
Location: The Pacific Northwest, of course
quote:
Originally posted by Psyshell
Computers follow instructions exactly and unambiguously. The inanimate code has not "decided" to start breaking now it is in fact doing exactly what you told it to do.
You've obviously never programmed on anything that requires integrating with shit you have no control over.