Okay so I've been here for a while.. but I never made a welcome thread 
I started programming when I was 12 (18 years ago), and I loved it as my creative outlet for a long time. But at this point I would be happy never to code again. Frankly you guys wouldn't even believe me if I said the BS that I've had to deal with at different jobs. Such as getting fired for outshining superiors
Yes and in both cases when that happened, after I left things went to shit and my superiors were gone within a couple of months. One company even completely abandoned their software product without me there to hold it down 
It's a small vindication, but I'm so sick of being used and thrown away that I've sworn off the industry. My whole life I've been screwed by 'the man' like you wouldn't believe. It's just my fate.. I even graduated college with a computer science degree.. walked across the stage in front of my family, shook hands with my professors… and a month later got a letter in the mail saying that there was a bug in their software and one of my classes no longer counted. Isn't that strange, you'd think that a college degree is something people can never take away from you. It's not true. Anyone can take anything from you, remember that. I'm still at 117 credits 8 years later, but no one ever questioned my degree on my resume. Why would they, I have my education and I'm extremely talented. All I'm missing is like.. a singing class. Hell, anything. Wouldn't matter.
Way back in 2006 I was filmed for a documentary called Last Cup by a couple of academy award winning directors. They were doing a documentary on Beer Pong, and I'm one of the best players in the country. Although I have barely played the last two years at all, I've moved on. Stilll it was one of the best experiences I've had, it was quite an honor. They won for best documentary on their next project, Undefeated, and are currently working on their first narrative feature!
When I saw them accept an oscar for directing that really inspired me. It made me think that this isn't just a pipe dream, and that if you have the talent it's something you can really set out and achieve!!
If you'd like to see a little clip of yours truly from that film, here it is
https://vimeo.com/88344712
Password is pitbull in honor of my amazing dog vladimir
He is four years old, diabetic with food allergies. I give him shots twice a day, test his blood and regulate his diet. He's a great dog and in spite of all his health issues he is still very happy.
I started programming when I was 12 (18 years ago), and I loved it as my creative outlet for a long time. But at this point I would be happy never to code again. Frankly you guys wouldn't even believe me if I said the BS that I've had to deal with at different jobs. Such as getting fired for outshining superiors
Yes and in both cases when that happened, after I left things went to shit and my superiors were gone within a couple of months. One company even completely abandoned their software product without me there to hold it down It's a small vindication, but I'm so sick of being used and thrown away that I've sworn off the industry. My whole life I've been screwed by 'the man' like you wouldn't believe. It's just my fate.. I even graduated college with a computer science degree.. walked across the stage in front of my family, shook hands with my professors… and a month later got a letter in the mail saying that there was a bug in their software and one of my classes no longer counted. Isn't that strange, you'd think that a college degree is something people can never take away from you. It's not true. Anyone can take anything from you, remember that. I'm still at 117 credits 8 years later, but no one ever questioned my degree on my resume. Why would they, I have my education and I'm extremely talented. All I'm missing is like.. a singing class. Hell, anything. Wouldn't matter.
Way back in 2006 I was filmed for a documentary called Last Cup by a couple of academy award winning directors. They were doing a documentary on Beer Pong, and I'm one of the best players in the country. Although I have barely played the last two years at all, I've moved on. Stilll it was one of the best experiences I've had, it was quite an honor. They won for best documentary on their next project, Undefeated, and are currently working on their first narrative feature!
When I saw them accept an oscar for directing that really inspired me. It made me think that this isn't just a pipe dream, and that if you have the talent it's something you can really set out and achieve!!
If you'd like to see a little clip of yours truly from that film, here it is
https://vimeo.com/88344712
Password is pitbull in honor of my amazing dog vladimir
He is four years old, diabetic with food allergies. I give him shots twice a day, test his blood and regulate his diet. He's a great dog and in spite of all his health issues he is still very happy.
(1000+ posts late)
