29 september 2017
Good evening/morning townies!
Nothing too exciting to talk about. As usual. Though tomorrow my SNES mini comes in, so theres that!
A few days ago while I was doing some 7800 development I manage to kill my dev cart. :( It's actually a cartridge containing NVRAM instead of ROM. It also has a cool bios in it that boots games and handles mapping/bankswitching I believe. Well long story short the cart was bumped and probably wrote over the bios effectively bricking my cartridge. Had to send it back to the guy who made it. Says he has better hardware and software to replace it. Silver linings and all that.
After doing all the programming/music creation/art creation myself, I realise how important teams are. Going solo even on a rather simple project takes loads of time and effort. I can't seem to get my brothers too interested in this sorta thing, so I'm forced to wear all the hats. I guess it shows whatever you are good at, someone somewhere might need what you and I have. And I lost where I was heading with this...
I finally have some repair parts for my car coming in. I have put this off for a while in favor of other things. I have a 2002 Mitsubishi Montero. It's pretty cool. It has AWD, in good shape save for needing a new condenser fan and bumper, and thanks to some sweat and elbow grease is super clean on the inside.
Still have not made progress on my studies. It's rather difficult with everything going on here. I think going to school will be a good idea. It may help keep me focused. That and it would be really cool to say I have a degree in computer science. It won't be easy, and I will have to take some remedial courses. But it should be worth the effort.
Also a heads-up for anyone looking for a job and saying they can't find one needs to look a little harder. Well, let me specify: anyone looking for ANY job with little to no expirence. The jobs are out there. You probably won't like said job and may be bottom of the barrel, but any sort of movement is better than no movement. I have been trying to tell this to one of my brothers, but he still won't put in the effort. A couple examples especially with the holidays around the corner:
Walmart Yeah. They are always hiring. The job is ok for getting exposure to the working world or for retired folks to stay busy. They do have some school programs, though you have to get that information yourself from them. I would not recommend staying around there too long unless you find something you like. Like management or something. I have met some of the most interesting/ weird people in my life at this place. Been in some interesting situations too. It's not all that bad, but you will run into opposition. Someone will rub you the wrong way and you will run into that less-that-scum customer whos sole purpose is to make someone else feel bad. This is part of the whole gaining expirence thing. Just gotta grit and overcome it.
UPS Another place that almost always hiring. The work will be rough at first. In the words of Major Payne: "I'm gonna make you boys strawng!" Though honestly it's not all that bad. You'll most likely start off sorting packages in a hub, but you can quickly advance to management if you show you can at least show up and not quit. Another path is driving. Either package cars or driving semi-trucks. They provide training for everything. The place is Union-ized though. I don't really like em too much. This is the place I'm trying to get away from though. Simply does not align with my interests.
Really it just takes a little effort and you can easily get entry-level positions. Just keep bugging the employer and show you want to work and they'll eventually hire you. Who knows? May be you'll get out of a rut in your life? (or starting a new one if you really don't like the job)
Don't really know why I wrote this. Just sorta thinking out loud.