Apr 16, 2007
Almost legal
The last week has been spent mostly getting settled in and acquiring all of the necessary things to function in this country. A bank account (I mean one that can be used with local currency). A car (Toyota Corolla - hey it was cheap). Picking it up tomorrow. Medicare, which is the state health care system; not just for the elderly. Today was the driver license. I think that's all the important stuff. At least now I can claim to be a legal functioning adult person instead of in some transitory state.
Now to find a job.
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Technorati(1) Alexander the Great was a great general.
(2) Great generals are forewarned.
(3) Forewarned is forearmed.
(4) Four is an even number.
(5) Four is certainly an odd number of arms for a man to have.
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(2) Great generals are forewarned.
(3) Forewarned is forearmed.
(4) Four is an even number.
(5) Four is certainly an odd number of arms for a man to have.
(6) The only number that is both even and odd is infinity.
Therefore, Alexander the Great had an infinite number of arms.
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Well, Burrawang isn't a huge place, and it's definitely not a tech center. The jobs around here are for sheep shearers and experienced cattle hands. The tech jobs are back in Sydney - which is an hour and a half commute. Not impossible, but really stretching my commute limits.
Hoping to find something in Wollongong - which is only a half hour away. There seems to be a software job opening up there about every three months. That's not a lot, but I'll just have to try and catch one. There also seems to be a heavy emphasis on Windows technology (.NET programmers). Again, the open source and Unix guys are up in Sydney, or even further. Canberra seems to have a lively tech community, but it's outside of any sane commute.
But then again, I'm not restricted to tech. I might find something else interesting to do, but I don't think I can pull off obtaining credentials as an experienced cattle hand or sheep shearer on the short term.