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Offline Axon

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #15 on: September 13, 2012, 04:38:33 pm »

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #16 on: September 13, 2012, 05:20:32 pm »
Penetration testing, occasionally malware analysis and exploit development. Best job in the world but I maybe a smidge biased.

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2012, 12:11:09 am »
Ok so everyone has a better job then me.

@ Daemon - No, no it's not interesting at all.
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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #18 on: September 14, 2012, 12:23:30 am »
Ok so everyone has a better job then me.

@ Daemon - No, no it's not interesting at all.


Maybe right now; but nobody starts work at the top. You will get there soon, everyone has to put in their time. Just keep working at it.


I work currently as a Network Technician for a township in Southern Ontario. It's a good job, and my boss and I are great friends.

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #19 on: September 14, 2012, 12:52:49 am »
@polyphony - You can also get jobs at grocery stores. My parents pressured me to get a job over the summer when I was 16 and I ended up being a cashier for a while.


But now I work part time for a data center, and part time programming for one of my professors while I go to school.

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #20 on: September 14, 2012, 01:00:08 am »
I currently do video editing.
Nothing fancy, just boring wedding videos, celebrations and very small scale events.
Other guys film it, I edit it and turn raw footage into a dvd by cutting out all the boring bits, adding graphics (images, text, motion graphics, animations, effects), music etc.
I use Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Encore and the rest of the master collection, along with some plugins from red giant.

This work can get monotonous and boring so quickly.
It pays the bills so gotta do it, but I am planing to start moving into computer related jobs in near future.
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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #21 on: September 14, 2012, 01:54:12 am »
Studying Information Security BSc 2nd year.
On the side i do work for private contractors as well as a few projects on my own. Other than that, i work on EZ :)
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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #22 on: September 14, 2012, 03:46:10 am »
I'm currently finding ways to earn only, trying some methods (affiliate marketing, SEO, etc)

I have a small techblog which I just started, I got suspended by my webhost (I sp@m3d emails using my own hosting) silly me I know :).

BTW I live in the Philippines where technology is just starting to bloom. Hell, we can't even automate our voting system.

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #23 on: September 14, 2012, 03:51:52 am »
Since people are mentioning freelance gigs, I'll add to mine.


I build robotics and other side projects for people. Mostly mothers who want their kid to get an "A" on their science projects. They pay me to build something cool, and their kid wins the fair, well, I win the science fair but meh.


Also fixing computers for friends and family, getting them music and movies, quick programs to help on automating tasks, malware removal, PC maintenance/optimization, etc...


I don't always get money for it, but if I don't get paid with cash, I'll get weed out of it. 
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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #24 on: September 14, 2012, 08:04:41 am »
Ok so everyone has a better job then me.


@ Daemon - No, no it's not interesting at all.


Try getting a better education? I see this as your only hope, or sell crack on the streets  ;D

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #25 on: September 14, 2012, 09:44:10 am »
Im a Design Engineer (Student), I work as A dish washer
2 things that suck most of my free time away, and I wish I could say I preformed on podium with the band but the band is dying atm,

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #26 on: September 14, 2012, 11:33:01 pm »

Try getting a better education? I see this as your only hope, or sell crack on the streets  ;D

I think I'm going to school in the spring. Network Security AAS.
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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #27 on: September 15, 2012, 01:37:18 am »
I'm an airfield manager.  Good job, great pay.   ;D

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #28 on: September 15, 2012, 01:40:48 am »
I think I'm going to school in the spring. Network Security AAS.

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Re: So, what do you do?
« Reply #29 on: September 16, 2012, 04:41:56 pm »
Computer science student (masters degree).
For the bachelors degree I worked as a student assistent in theoretical computer science and digital technology to get some more money, but now I have a scholarship.