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Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - rumsfald - 05-20-2012

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Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Eightball - 05-20-2012

(05-20-2012, 05:24 AM)at0m link Wrote: [quote author=Eightball link=topic=2632.msg245654#msg245654 date=1337493193]
Paypal account has been "limited" for no real reason, and they want a lot of personal information especially pertaining to my residence. Based on what they're demanding, my account is more or less forever done. There's still $0.24 in it, for which I can say "keep the change, you filthy animal".

Anyone got a good alternative service?
Not if you want to get the money into your checking account. Funny thing about payment services, they want to know what to tell the cops if you take the money and run.
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What's strange is they already had all of my information, but now they're demanding scans of documents which prove their legitimacy. For example, proof of my SSN (my social security card is in a locked vault 300 miles away). Going to give them a call now.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Kirby - 05-20-2012

(05-20-2012, 09:21 AM)Eightball link Wrote: [quote author=at0m link=topic=2632.msg245663#msg245663 date=1337509456]
[quote author=Eightball link=topic=2632.msg245654#msg245654 date=1337493193]
Paypal account has been "limited" for no real reason, and they want a lot of personal information especially pertaining to my residence. Based on what they're demanding, my account is more or less forever done. There's still $0.24 in it, for which I can say "keep the change, you filthy animal".

Anyone got a good alternative service?
Not if you want to get the money into your checking account. Funny thing about payment services, they want to know what to tell the cops if you take the money and run.
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What's strange is they already had all of my information, but now they're demanding scans of documents which prove their legitimacy. For example, proof of my SSN (my social security card is in a locked vault 300 miles away). Going to give them a call now.
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That's strange, what kind of account do you have?

I've had a premier account for probably the last 10 years and I use it at least 3 or 4 times a month, I've never had this happen before.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Eightball - 05-20-2012

(05-20-2012, 09:26 AM)«('«) link Wrote: [quote author=Eightball link=topic=2632.msg245669#msg245669 date=1337523711]
[quote author=at0m link=topic=2632.msg245663#msg245663 date=1337509456]
[quote author=Eightball link=topic=2632.msg245654#msg245654 date=1337493193]
Paypal account has been "limited" for no real reason, and they want a lot of personal information especially pertaining to my residence. Based on what they're demanding, my account is more or less forever done. There's still $0.24 in it, for which I can say "keep the change, you filthy animal".

Anyone got a good alternative service?
Not if you want to get the money into your checking account. Funny thing about payment services, they want to know what to tell the cops if you take the money and run.
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What's strange is they already had all of my information, but now they're demanding scans of documents which prove their legitimacy. For example, proof of my SSN (my social security card is in a locked vault 300 miles away). Going to give them a call now.
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That's strange, what kind of account do you have?

I've had a premier account for probably the last 10 years and I use it at least 3 or 4 times a month, I've never had this happen before.
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Just got off the phone with them. I've had "Account Type: Premier" and verified status for several years now. They said they're new measures that will be applied to all accounts...so heads up, I guess? They spared me having to send them my SSN card but I've still got some hoops to jump through.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Versus - 05-21-2012

rummy: iforce.co.nz, puush.me, or imgur.com


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Surf314 - 05-21-2012

I feel like there should be a Poe-ish short story about a grad student who gets slowly crushed to death between the moving library shelves. If it's a law student they could be killed by Posner's writings alone.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - zaneyard - 05-21-2012

Well, after being bugged to update to the latest version of utorrent for the past week, I did so after confirming that the new version was on the client whitelist for all my trackers.
after declining to install the utorrent toolbar, and the suggestion to install some HD video player bullshit, the new interface popped up with a suggestion to install utorrent pro
utorrent has gone the way of azureus/vuze

testing out deluge now.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - at0m - 05-21-2012

Downgrade back to 2.2.1, disable auto update, profit.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Kirby - 05-21-2012

(05-21-2012, 10:10 AM)at0m link Wrote: Downgrade back to 2.2.1, disable auto update, profit.


This is what I did.


Also, if you have another box with Linux you can use the uTorrent server beta, it's not bad at all, I use it on my server in Chicago and I like it.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - zaneyard - 05-21-2012

I actually really like deluge. aside from the fact that it was clearly ported from gnome, it runs well.
I like the way it auto-generates categories based on what tracker I got the torrent from, and actually pulls the favicon from the website.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - at0m - 05-21-2012

(05-21-2012, 11:31 AM)zaneyard link Wrote: I actually really like deluge. aside from the fact that it was clearly ported from gnome, it runs well.
I like the way it auto-generates categories based on what tracker I got the torrent from, and actually pulls the favicon from the website.
so does uTorrent on both counts, but only for RSS automated downloading


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - rumsfald - 05-21-2012

rare footage of zane riding his steel wheels.

http://youtu.be/jG7IGiBJU4c


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - zaneyard - 05-21-2012

waddufuq did i just watch


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This did this by itself as I added the torrents to my seeding list.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - copulatingduck - 05-22-2012

(05-21-2012, 08:33 PM)rumsfald link Wrote: rare footage of zane riding his steel wheels.

http://youtu.be/jG7IGiBJU4c

God damn, germans are so cool. These guys put Ill Mitch and the Russians to shame


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - zaneyard - 05-22-2012

So I started working in the shipping department of a factory today for a summer job. I now know why depression and suicide rates are so high.
Never had a less fulfilling job. Literally just taking boxes and stacking them on pallets. Pay is decent though.
Kinda makes me want to go back to school to get my BS but that will put me 20k dollars in debt 2-4 years down the road with a ~slightly~ better chance at getting a job in my field. I dunno yet I still have to make some decisions. If anyone has any insight into the matter, I would appreciate if you shared.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Surf314 - 05-22-2012

(05-22-2012, 01:04 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: So I started working in the shipping department of a factory today for a summer job. I now know why depression and suicide rates are so high.
Never had a less fulfilling job. Literally just taking boxes and stacking them on pallets. Pay is decent though.
Kinda makes me want to go back to school to get my BS but that will put me 20k dollars in debt 2-4 years down the road with a ~slightly~ better chance at getting a job in my field. I dunno yet I still have to make some decisions. If anyone has any insight into the matter, I would appreciate if you shared.

I used to think education was always a good thing, but there has been an education bubble and costs can far exceed the benefits. The smart way to look at it would be to weigh your likely new income and your likely happiness against the debt you'd incur.

I though going to law school was a great idea, then I thought it was a bad idea, now that I've found a niche I like I think it is a good idea again.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Evil Cheese - 05-22-2012

(05-22-2012, 01:04 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: So I started working in the shipping department of a factory today for a summer job. I now know why depression and suicide rates are so high.
Never had a less fulfilling job. Literally just taking boxes and stacking them on pallets. Pay is decent though.
Kinda makes me want to go back to school to get my BS but that will put me 20k dollars in debt 2-4 years down the road with a ~slightly~ better chance at getting a job in my field. I dunno yet I still have to make some decisions. If anyone has any insight into the matter, I would appreciate if you shared.

I hate to say it, but treat it like a business decision. Is the degree you'd go for a marketable one in today's economy? I think that's the biggest question. If you're going for a liberal arts degree or research-based field then your investment will not likely produce high returns, at least not right away, unless you're exceptionally good at it. Are you willing to move to somewhere with a bigger job market for that particular degree once you've graduated? It's about making opportunities for yourself. Use your time in college to network and make contacts. Take electives that are also marketable, such as something business related. Try to get into an internship or a co-op. College isn't a magic win button that will suddenly make your wildest dreams come true. You have to be willing to put effort into it besides just attending classes in order to help create opportunities for yourself.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - rumsfald - 05-22-2012

(05-22-2012, 01:04 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: Kinda makes me want to go back to school to get my BS but that will put me 20k dollars in debt 2-4 years down the road with a ~slightly~ better chance at getting a job in my field. I dunno yet I still have to make some decisions. If anyone has any insight into the matter, I would appreciate if you shared.

The statistics on long-term earning potential continues to show a divide in favor of those with college degrees vs. those who do not.

That said, two caveats apply.
1) depends on your major, as art degrees, soft-social science degrees, and underwater basket weaving tend to underperform, for obvious reasons.

and

2) most of this data is pre-internet. We are witnessing the rise of Programming/Coding as an elite profession on-par with law/medicine/MBAs, one can develop ability to be a great Programmer without a BA.

I've said this before, if you want to write your own ticket, learn to be a hacker. Start reading news.ycombinator.com daily. Find a language and learn it. Take classes at Khan Academy. Look for open source projects on github to contribute to. Most IT startups these days will request your github profile in lieu of a resume. If you've got the brain for logic, and the motivation to dedicating yourself to teaching yourself to code after-work for 2 years, all of the education one needs to develop the skills to be a $70,000 a year programmer are available free online.



Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - matter11 - 05-22-2012

(05-22-2012, 05:33 PM)rumsfald link Wrote: [quote author=zaneyard link=topic=2632.msg245837#msg245837 date=1337709892]
Kinda makes me want to go back to school to get my BS but that will put me 20k dollars in debt 2-4 years down the road with a ~slightly~ better chance at getting a job in my field. I dunno yet I still have to make some decisions. If anyone has any insight into the matter, I would appreciate if you shared.

The statistics on long-term earning potential continues to show a divide in favor of those with college degrees vs. those who do not.

That said, two caveats apply.
1) depends on your major, as art degrees, soft-social science degrees, and underwater basket weaving tend to underperform, for obvious reasons.

and

2) most of this data is pre-internet. We are witnessing the rise of Programming/Coding as an elite profession on-par with law/medicine/MBAs, one can develop ability to be a great Programmer without a BA.

I've said this before, if you want to write your own ticket, learn to be a hacker. Start reading news.ycombinator.com daily. Find a language and learn it. Take classes at Khan Academy. Look for open source projects on github to contribute to. Most IT startups these days will request your github profile in lieu of a resume. If you've got the brain for logic, and the motivation to dedicating yourself to teaching yourself to code after-work for 2 years, all of the education one needs to develop the skills to be a $70,000 a year programmer are available free online.

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Is the starting salary for self-taught as high anymore? My dad never went to college but got into the computer industry early and makes good money as a programmer (specifically data warehouses or something, it's not an area of interest for me). Just about every school has programs for computer science now but idk how much of an effect prestige plays in the programming job market.


Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - rumsfald - 05-22-2012

(05-22-2012, 06:31 PM)matter11 link Wrote: Is the starting salary for self-taught as high anymore?

http://www.businessinsider.com/startups-are-flinging-job-offers-at-dan-shipper-but-the-20-year-old-philosphy-major-rould-rather-stay-at-upenn-2012-5


and I said "to be a $70,000 a year programmer." Not necessarily start there (although it's possible to start there, and it's possible to achieve much, much higher. I'm a conservative estimator). And, I don't know about you, but that's quite a respectable salary for many people that I've known.