I recently ended a year of unemployment; I was able to support this via having a lot of savings (from an internship I got via nepotism), a fiancee willing to pay my rent, and being from a wealthy family, but I don't recommend it...

Honestly I think the thing one has to do in the current job market is that you can't be picky; search for broad terms and apply for any job you think you could do-- my tracker lists 329 jobs I applied to in the end. 57 of which had any grounds for further note (usually a phone interview and not much more). And in a large number of fields; generally I would just search Indeed for "entry level" followed by one or two terms. Though I do have a Master's, I think our situations are not incomparable-- my MS is in Physics, a field where you really need a PhD to do anything, so I was mostly applying to jobs my degree didn't cover.

One thing I learned in the tech field is that people really do like to see code, etc. Having a GitHub has been very valuable even with my pathetic examples... For example, in the current job I got, an interviewer specifically asked me about Aspect Star 2-- wasn't a gaming industry or even a position where I do much coding, but it bolstered my claim to having tech skills and knowledge despite lacking a CS degree.

I don't know much about the trades, but it seems like a good option if that's what you're interested in. People are always going to need plumbers and electricians. (Presumably you'd have to go to a trade school?)

Posted by skyu

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have you paid your taxes to the great Dedede? if you haven't, then I'll have to kick you to the curb outta dreamland!

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Dedede is so misunderstood; just trying to lead his country and keeps having to combat some kind of pink demon abomination from hell...

I've had my current layout for awhile... but it's perfect for my aesthetic still, so why change? anyway if my layout lasts too long someone will change it for me

Posted by skyu

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I need a monsta to clobbah dat dere kirby, indeed! do you have a monsta to clobbah dat dere kirby?

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Hm... not at the moment, but that could be a compelling business model to move into...

Posted by Dani ★

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What's your favorite sans serif font?

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I've been on a Helvetica kick, shame to say... or maybe the Atari 8-bit font, which is a pixel font, but doesn't have serifs. :p

Posted by StapleButter

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The job interview I was at Wednesday was really different from what you described though. Was the old-fashioned crap where only professional experience and diplomas matter. Oh, and basically telling me that I'm an idiot with no sense of reality. You moved here because you like the place? Haha, fool! I only move somewhere if I have a deadly job opportunity! Also you should choose one very specific domain and stick to it! God forbid you try to 'just get a job', you must have a full career plan from day one and never stray away from it!

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I'm used to the tech industry in here and to an even greater degree, the Bay Area (due to my failed move), where they have a strong "startup"-type atmosphere... the downside of that is, of course, there's often a focus on the "latest trends" and such, which I know you dislike. (Also open-office floorplans are terrible and I'm so glad my company doesn't do that)

Posted by skyu

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What happened to the Broom Hatter image?

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Woah, ranks on the forum, I forgot those were a thing... but your rank has changed now, so problem solved, right?

Posted by Dani ★

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Ever had to throw out a game because it didn't work or was too scratched?

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I don't throw anything out ever.

Posted by Lili~ ♥

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I just saw kitty go meow, jump up to the bench and then do a big jump to the window, and then she went "meeeeoooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww..."

Isn't that the cutest thing ever?

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OH MY GODS THATS ADORABLE

Posted by Mari42

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Posted by Sorceress Epele

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Posted by ゼンガー・ゾンボルト

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Gone? Just get some more from the tap.

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The pampered kid shows he's never lived without access to hot water.

What would you do if your hot tap only provided cold water too?

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Then, you could even boil the tap cold water to make it hot...

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You can't actually light fires in the British Isles; it's too damp everywhere.

Penguins are cute, but cold weather is terrible...

Posted by StapleButter

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start a fire inside a building, it doesn't rain inside buildings

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Someone's never been to the UK.

Posted by StapleButter

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if it rains in your buildings, you need to take some architecture courses

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Well, it is possible to build a building so large it has indoor weather... and that takes some serious architecture skills :p (only one I know of is the NASA vehicle assembly building)

Vampire Lili =o

A grey and black striped short-sleeve shirt, bra, panties, and nothing else too hot...

Posted by Dani ★

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Are Pascal and Cobol still relevant in 2016?

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//             CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1)                        00020000

//BASETEST EXEC COBUCLG                                                 00030000

//COB.SYSIN DD *                                                        00040000

 00000* VALIDATION OF BASE COBOL INSTALL                                00050000

 01000 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.                                         00060000

 01100 PROGRAM-ID. 'HELLO'.                                             00070000

 02000 ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.                                            00080000

 02100 CONFIGURATION SECTION.                                           00090000

 02110 SOURCE-COMPUTER.  GNULINUX.                                      00100000

 02120 OBJECT-COMPUTER.  HERCULES.                                      00110000

 02200 SPECIAL-NAMES.                                                   00120000

 02210     CONSOLE IS CONSL.                                            00130000

 03000 DATA DIVISION.                                                   00140000

 04000 PROCEDURE DIVISION.                                              00150000

 04100 00-MAIN.                                                         00160000

 04110     DISPLAY 'NO' UPON CONSL.                                     00170000

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//LKED.SYSLIB DD DSNAME=SYS1.COBLIB,DISP=SHR                            00190000

//            DD DSNAME=SYS1.LINKLIB,DISP=SHR                           00200000

//GO.SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=A                                               00210000

//                                                                      00220000

Posted by skyu

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Can I have admin? :^)

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Sure!

Now, this is where if it was easy to edit the item shop, I'd create an item named "admin" and assign it to you :p

Posted by Dani ★

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You a fan of mini golf or go karts?

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I guess I like mini golf but I probably haven't done it for like, ten years...

Posted by skyu

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When was the last time someone actually had a use for green coins?

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Looks like you could use a frog coin, for one.

We start the decline into winter

Posted by skyu

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wait I thought that if I had negative coins, 'I WOULD be IP-banned'

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Do you want to be IP banned?

Posted by Dani ★

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Wow, negative coins is possible?

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PHP doesn't even support unsigned integers :p

Posted by skyu

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nothing bad about Winter, all it means is cold weather (durr use a jacket) and.. hopefully snow

Living in the southern U.S, well.. the only snowstorm I've ever experienced was in 2014. Don't think another one is happening soon.

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people in the south don't get to criticize northerners for not liking winter :p