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poplinks
25 / October / 2007
art, computerz, documentary, everything, flash, free stuff, freelancin, game dev, links, musak, news
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linksies
freelancer tools:
the good stuff from the list:
mail archive importer for gmail
sweet sounding language processing ai
stuff that reminds me of kan cuz it’s got his name in it:
improv forum important links (names):
songs:
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bron-spizaetus
This fucker almost killed me in the matrix last night. but i found the perfect link, up there. i can’t mention the other name of the virus, though, because if I do, my operating system will SHUT DOWN. It’s that evil.
The answer to bron-spizaetus: (1) Dr. CureIt, a free virus detection program that is updated DAILY. And (2) reformatting my hard-drive with two partitions — one for XP and one for UBUNTU. Mmmmbuntu.
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dia de los muertos at epoch tonight, 10pm
showtimes:
November 23rd, 2007 - PoliteSociety - threefer - 8PM
November 29 and December 20 - ZombieBricolage Hour
December 29 - New Years DEATH PARTY
“band” rehearsals:
sunday after 8
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shot in the dark
I love this shit. For some reason, all of the following ring true (as places I’ve been on one or the other side of) — straight from Todays’ Craig’s List Missed Connections:
1. Tagline: Not meant to be. Really.
“Nothing’s ever goig to happen, we’re both paired up, but sometimes I just can’t stop thinking about kissing you. Just that. I feel that tightness inside when I’m near you sometimes, it’s painful, but pleasurable too. Don’t know how you feel or what you’re thinking, so I’d never take the chance. And honestly, I don’t think I should. I like your friendship and my sanity. But I want to. Just once.”
Right on, get it out sister.
2. Tagline: Not really a missed connection with kindness - w4m
“You weren’t that unkind. It’s NEVER a good time to break up. Never. It’s always a crapfest. So just do it sooner rather than later. No one likes to be lied to even if you think the reasons behind it are noble.
So, thank you to B.L. and T.V. and S.R. THANK YOU for having the balls to tell me I was a missed connection.
Thanks to M too for not being a complete jerk. You may mean well but you don’t listen. And quit comparing your current to those in your past!”
Ok, ok! I’ll stop.
3. Tagline: I miss you every day, it never changes.
“You had a great impact on my life. I never loved anyone like I love you. I brought a lot to the table, too. I was patient and loving and did everything because I really wanted to, and with joy in my heart doing it. I deserved the same in return with what felt like solid ground under my feet. Hell, with the love we shared and the common core values we both have, with all said and done I still deserve another chance. Can’t you find it in your heart to give us one more chance? With all that was going on and by now hopefully has passed couldn’t we both try again and see if there isn’t a real future for us? Those words from your lips would bring so much joy to my heart; can you honestly say I wasn’t good to and for you?”
Nope, you were a dear.
4. Tagline: To the man masturbating at barnes and noble
“I know it’s not your thing, but please take it to the bathroom. And if I ever see you again, I will punch you in the face. ”
Just joking about this one, I’d never punch anybody in the face . . .
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one last quip?
her:
“Yah, that’s what I’m shootin for — Thursday afternoon.”
This is what you said last week.
Let’s just do the best we can / on the next project – let’s communicate differently. Will you please send me your contact info so we can talk on the phone? Email seems so impersonal.
There will be projects with unrealistic deadlines and usually they foot the bill for the ‘expedite’; just let me know when that applies and I’ll get extra funds.
me:
’shootin for’
‘at least a week’‘expedite!’ i like the sound o’ that . . .
I’ll give you a phone call before noon.
her:
Sounds good. Yup, I’m in all day.
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a response
from her:
“It’s lookin good, but not for business hours today,” which to me means I need more time. To me means – you’ll have it Friday morning! (a) I don’t like to put definite dates on things when it comes to the more complicated procedures like remoting nature of the business / it’s not going to change, people like to know when they can expect things. So, as far as expected delivery dates go, I’ll definitely have it done by the end of the week — but I’m trying to get it done tonight. By the end of the week and neither one of us will have a job with azure anymore / end of the day is all I got and it’s going to be a bad one considering I have to fend off clients who were told they would have something 4 days ago.
Michael, I’m not a hard person to work with – you just have to communicate with me and meet the deadlines most of the time. I know stuff comes up; things get delayed. If you had called me Thursday evening and told me you were having problems – I could have relayed that to the client on Friday morning and we wouldn’t even be here!
D, I know you don’t work like this and I’m surprised that it’s gotten to this point. Please call me today.
Sincerely, Her
from me:
nature of the business / it’s not going to change, people like to know when they can expect things.
It might be natural for business, but I don’t believe that it is, in fact, natural for developers — and I also strongly believe and have experienced that the nature of business is constantly changing. I understand that people like to know when they can expect things. Deadlines are important, it’s true. So ask me how long it’ll take me, don’t tell me, and we’ll set a deadline! Let’s communicate up front instead of after the fact!
clients who were told they would have something 4 days ago.
You should not have promised them this, I did not agree to it, I said at least a week. If you had asked for a date in stone, I would’ve said two weeks. I should’ve said two weeks from the beginning, and I shouldn’t have used so many modifiers, you’re right, I should’ve been clearer. I’m working on this, sorry for the turbulence.By the end of the week and neither one of us will have a job with azure anymore / end of the day is all I got and it’s going to be a bad one considering I have to fend off clients who were told they would have something 4 days ago.
Ok, I’m doing my best, and I feel for you, I really do, but frankly, I don’t usually like working with clients who aren’t realistic about the time it takes a person to do a thing — it makes it hard for me to focus on the work because I’m spending so much time deflecting misplaced anger or something. And even more frankly, their ’screaming’ and these emails seem to be taking a lot out of all of us and I don’t think it has to be this way — I think business should and can be a pleasant experience, if everyone is sending good energy all around. I don’t feel any bad energy from you at all, but I gather the client has been screaming a lot lately. I would feel miserable if I lost the client for you, but at the same time . . .
I’m not a hard person to work with
I know you’re not, you’re lovely. And I really don’t mean that sarcastically at all — some day soon I hope to talk to you on the tele-phone!!! It seems like this particular client is hard to work with, though, and that makes me sad.
surprised that it’s gotten to this point
me too
Ok, I’m off to try to do the thing now.
Wish me luck.