TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[theonedub]

Do you have at least a GED?

 

[Toothless]

You're in a tough position here. You don't have bus fare to get to the job until you get paid. Maybe some crunchers could help you out with that. I could send you $20 if you have a PayPal account.

I'm looking through every option until I run out. I have this thing with money that if I borrow, I HAVE to repay or I get kinda weird and unable to think correctly. It's weird, trust me. But thank you! When I return I'll run WCG for two days straight. 4t/day and 8t/night.

 

[Toothless]

Do you have at least a GED?

Yes, but I can't get the info as I wasn't given the code or whatever. Portland State University should have me on the records but finding that on a phone is.. Ugh.

 

[theonedub]

You can always use your phone to call places and see if they have positions open- yes even in the digital age people still use phones to talk Once you know who is actually hiring you can look @ the bus schedule and appropriately plan your adventure.

 

[Toothless]

You can always use your phone to call places and see if they have positions open- yes even in the digital age people still use phones to talk Once you know who is actually hiring you can look @ the bus schedule and appropriately plan your adventure.

Issue is the bus costs money, and the money I have left will barely pay for my phone next month.

 

[theonedub]

Issue is the bus costs money, and the money I have left will barely pay for my phone next month.

I think a legitimate way people here could help you and know its going towards advancing your life position is to help you get a bus pass. If you're in the Portland area we could get you a 7 day public transportation pass for $26.

 

[Toothless]

I think a legitimate way people here could help you and know its going towards advancing your life position is to help you get a bus pass. If you're in the Portland area we could get you a 7 day public transportation pass for $26.

Portland Oregon? I used to live there but I moved to Washington last year. Tons more jobs but seems like no one wants to hire someone with zero work experience.

 

[64K]

I think a legitimate way people here could help you and know its going towards advancing your life position is to help you get a bus pass. If you're in the Portland area we could get you a 7 day public transportation pass for $26.

Well, you can count me in for $20 if someone wants to coordinate it and buy passes.

Portland Oregon? I used to live there but I moved to Washington last year. Tons more jobs but seems like no one wants to hire someone with zero work experience.

It may seem demeaning to take a fast food job temporarily. Work there and continue to apply for a better job. Eventually something will come along.

 

[hat]

If you're willing to potentially do some shitty work, you could maybe try temp agencies like labor ready. They'll probably be sending you to a few different places and that way you can potentially get your foot in the door with the people they send you out to work for.

 

[Norton]

Hey guys,

Sorry I didn't get to the daily and pie posts last night... too tired from working in the cold yesterday

Today was even colder* really sucks when you are pulling manholes to get samples and you need to beat the snot out of them with a sledge hammer since they're frozen to the ground!!!
* colder for me- I know it's like summer here compared where @stinger608 , @james888 , and @t_ski live.

Anyway, will get both posts caught up tonight

 

[xvi]

Well, you can count me in for $20 if someone wants to coordinate it and buy passes.

I'd match that if it gets us closer to a month-long pass.

I have this thing with money that if I borrow, I HAVE to repay or I get kinda weird and unable to think correctly.

Well then I guess we'll just have to buy some crunching time off you.

since they're frozen to the ground!!!

Get four R9 290x cards (reference cooler), point exhaust at manhole, fire up F@H, go to lunch while manhole defrosts.
Seriously! How do they expect you to work without the proper tools?

 

[Nordic]

On the contrary, last week is was below 0f. All this week it has been 50f. We built up almost a foot of snow last week, this week it is all gone.

 

[64K]

Take a blow torch to it for a minute. You could tell your supervisor that it makes you more productive because it gets the man hole covers off quicker. You should avoid the four r9 290x. You don't want to melt the man hole covers.

 

[BUCK NASTY]

Take a blow torch to it for a minute. You could tell your supervisor that it makes you more productive because it gets the man hole covers off quicker. You should avoid the four r9 290x. You don't want to melt the man hole covers.

LOL. Poor AMD.....

 

[Norton]

Get four R9 290x cards (reference cooler), point exhaust at manhole, fire up F@H, go to lunch while manhole defrosts.
Seriously! How do they expect you to work without the proper tools?

Take a blow torch to it for a minute. You could tell your supervisor that it makes you more productive because it gets the man hole covers off quicker. You should avoid the four r9 290x. You don't want to melt the man hole covers.

Seriously though, heat doesn't work since it melts the ice and the air immediately refreezes the water. BIG hammer IS the proper tool

 

[[Ion]]

Alright, back from vacation and at school once more
Budapest seems to have locked up over break; when I got back it was running but not responsive. I suspect that with the door and window shut it simply overheated. Everything is going once more

And, first million-point day since the GPU WUs ran out

I can start getting the daily numbers once more

 

[Toothless]

If you're willing to potentially do some shitty work, you could maybe try temp agencies like labor ready. They'll probably be sending you to a few different places and that way you can potentially get your foot in the door with the people they send you out to work for.

Labor ready doesn't even want me.

 

[TRWOV]

Is this what you need?

https://smartrip.wmata.com/storefront

 

[Toothless]

I've never seen that before. I know Baltimore is east coast so is that Washington DC or..?

 

[hat]

Labor ready doesn't even want me.

Seriously? Any idea why? I used to work with labor ready guys when I did industrial cleaning. Some of them were good but man some of them were horrible... seemed like they took just anybody.

 

[Toothless]

Seriously? Any idea why? I used to work with labor ready guys when I did industrial cleaning. Some of them were good but man some of them were horrible... seemed like they took just anybody.

I went to their office and did the paperwork, and haven't heard from them since. It's been four months.

 

[hat]

You might want to check up on that, or re-apply if you have to. Remember, because you haven't heard back in a while after applying somewhere doesn't mean it's a dead end. Be persistent. Maybe a position will open up and they'll need somebody, or maybe they'll recognize your persistence and get you in.

 

[Toothless]

If they want persistence then they will get it.

 

[xvi]

That's the story my father told me. He kept coming in to one place every week or so to check to see if they had any work available. They eventually gave him a job there just so he'd stop asking.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

(once again)
Nice cruncher for $300 (after $50 MIR)(according to [Ion], these use about 125 watts)(looks like they get 3600-3800 PPD):
HP Elite 8200 [Microsoft Authorized Recertified] Small Form Factor Desktop PC with Quad Core Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz (3.4Ghz Turbo), 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD, DVDROM, Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit