Blizzard job opening.

[Murph]

Because I really, really want this job, but can't take it at this time, I thought somebody here might be interested...I know a lot of you are very tech-savvy.

http://www.blizzard.com/jobopp/is-itspecialist.shtml

[Mike Cathcart]

Must be able (and willing) to lift a minimum of 70lbs.

Well, I'm out :lol:

Actually, that would be perfect. Of course, it's probably a long commute from Philadelphia...

[Dave Long]

You're in Philly?! Where?

--Dave

[chet]

Must be able (and willing) to lift a minimum of 70lbs.

I guess they haven't gone the way of LCD monitors yet.

Chet

[Xaroc]

Must be able (and willing) to lift a minimum of 70lbs.

I guess they haven't gone the way of LCD monitors yet.

Chet

It is probably the servers. I know some of the ones we have here are amazingly heavy.

-- Xaroc

[Alan Dunkin]

Amazingly annoyingly heavy. I participated in one of the two server moves we had and needed to move two large Sun boxes (SPARCstations I think) which were huge purple-fronted monstrosities that had horribly constructed tiny moving wheels and an angle of departure of about half a degree, so you could barely wheel this thing anywhere. Trying to pedal thing this around the streets (parking lots, really) of downtown Dallas was annoying. Moving a bunch of 1Us must less so.

--- Alan

[bgumm]

man, if i were in irvine i would be all over that...

[Mike Cathcart]

You're in Philly?! Where?

--Dave

I grew up right in the area of Franklin Mills, but I'm out in Conshohocken. Actually, I'd probably give this job a shot if I didn't have a lease until next September. It might only be an IT job, but who knows what you could get involved in?

[AIM]

You're in Philly?! Where?

--Dave

I grew up right in the area of Franklin Mills, but I'm out in Conshohocken. Actually, I'd probably give this job a shot if I didn't have a lease until next September. It might only be an IT job, but who knows what you could get involved in?

Hey...

I live in N.J. Do you guys go down to the shore? I live in North Wildwood, Cape May county. It's beautiful down here, but I can't wait till the shoobies GET THE HELL OUT OF MY TOWN!

[Murph]

Conshohocken

Please tell me you made this name up!!


It might only be an IT job, but who knows what you could get involved in?

At the very least, you'd get to playtest everything, and see stuff early. Great opportunity.

[Dave Long]

Quite a few Indian names in Pennsylvania. Conshohocken's one of 'em.


The name Conshohocken comes from "Gueno-sheiki-hacking", meaning "Pleasant Valley" in the native language of the Lenni Lanape tribe of the area's native Americans who first occupied the land over 300 years ago. Con-sho-hocken is pronounced exactly the way it's spelled.

http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache:Dergy9aIrKEC:www.lai.org/library/proceedings/philadelphia_2001.htm+conshohocken+meaning&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

--Dave

[T Elhajj]

I grew up in a small town just outside of Harrisburg. The indian names back there are not as bad as some of the one's I see here in Washington. Puyallup, anyone?

But the names that really take the cake are the Pennsylvania Dutch names in South central PA: Blue Balls, Intercourse, Bird In Hand.

[Murph]

Anyone ever been to Fucking, New Zealand?

[T Elhajj]

*SIGH*

What is happening to this board?

:wink:

[Murph]

:-)

Hey, I didn't make up the name of the city!!

D'oh!! My bad, though...It's in Austria (http://www.snopes.com/photos/austria.htm).

http://www.snopes.com/photos/graphics/austria.jpg

[Supertanker]

Must be able (and willing) to lift a minimum of 70lbs.

If it is a "minimum" of 70 pounds, will you score better in the interview if you can lift more? Is this the expectation for the IT staff: http://www.battle.net/images/battle/diablo2exp/images/classes/paladin.jpg

[Mike Cathcart]

Conshohocken

Please tell me you made this name up!!


It might only be an IT job, but who knows what you could get involved in?

At the very least, you'd get to playtest everything, and see stuff early. Great opportunity.

It could be worse, I could live in Bala Cynwyd (try pronouncing that. nope, try again). Actually, though, I live in West Conshohocken but will be moving into regular Conshohocken next month. I tried to get them to rename it "Mikeville", but I haven't heard anything back from them yet.

[Reeko]

Cities in Louisiana

Ville Platte (pronounced: vil plat)
Plaquemine (plak-uh-min)
Breaux Bridge (bro bridge)
Houma (ho-ma)
Thibodaux (tib-uh-do)
St. Amant (san a-mon, "mon" pronounced frenchy)
Gueydan (gay-don, "don" pronounced frenchy)

And don't get me started on our names.

[Dave Long]

I grew up in a small town just outside of Harrisburg

If I may ask, where? I grew up in Myerstown which is about halfway between Reading (where I live now) and Harrisburg.

I go to Williams Grove (http://www.williamsgrove.com) to the races pretty often. You're probably familiar with that. My oldest brother also lived across from the Enola rail yards for a number of years in the late 80's.

Speaking of railroads, southeastern PA is much closer getting the major rail line it's sorely needed for years. As a rail fan, I can't wait!

http://www.svmcoalition.com/newspages1.html#statefunding



--Dave

[Anonymous]

If I may ask, where?

Steelton. It actually sits right on the border of Harrisburg city limits. I have not lived there for over 20 years, but I have lots of family there. It is changing very quickly with the steel industry going through so much upheaval.

I do remember Williams Grove! Our neighbors were big race fans and took me to the track when I was a kid. I remember the dirt tracks and those cars with the funky wings on top. What do they call those kind of cars?

Is Reading a big railroad town? Why do I associate Reading with Railroads? Was that in Monopoly?

Tim Elhajj

[Anonymous]

I don't know Murph. I think that sign just means that the whole town is taking their daily procreation break and they don't want to be bothered. If you would have looked, some of those signs say "Fucking: back in 20 minutes."

[Sparky]

If I may ask, where? I grew up in Myerstown which is about halfway between Reading (where I live now)

Reading! I fondly remember waving at the Pagoda on the way to visit relatives in Brockton (tiny town, not even on most maps). "Schuylkill" is my favorite Pennsylvania name unpronounceable to non-natives. :)

[Anonymous]

That picture of "Fucking" Austria really reminds me of the first mission in Operation Flashpoint.

It would be great if OF had a mission where you had to eject the Russians from Fucking.

[Dave Long]

Steelton. It actually sits right on the border of Harrisburg city limits. I have not lived there for over 20 years, but I have lots of family there. It is changing very quickly with the steel industry going through so much upheaval.

Aha! I'm familiar with Steelton. Been through there a few times. The steel industry is having a lot of trouble, to be sure. My dad worked for Quaker Alloy in Myerstown for his whole life. They manufactured parts of M1 tanks, etc. Nobody wants to do that work anymore though.


I do remember Williams Grove! Our neighbors were big race fans and took me to the track when I was a kid. I remember the dirt tracks and those cars with the funky wings on top. What do they call those kind of cars?

Sprint cars! Ratbag released Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars for the PC and World of Outlaws Sprint Cars for PS2 in the last year or two. I think both contain Williams Grove. It's been there for sixty years. It's a living piece of racing history. Andretti, Foyt, Johncock, Parnelli Jones, Unser... just about any big name you can think of in Indy Cars from the 70's/80's probably raced there. It's still one of the only tracks in the US where the travelling World of Outlaws sprint car series regulars get beaten by the locals on a regular basis. For motorsports fans, you really should go there at least once. Fantastic.


Is Reading a big railroad town? Why do I associate Reading with Railroads? Was that in Monopoly?

The same Reading that Monopoly references with the Reading Railroad. I live about .5 mi. from the main rail yard that was used in the railroad's best years. The city grew largely due to the railroads. Now we're watching as industry keeps leaving Reading. Agere, troubled offshoot of Lucent which is of course a troubled offshoot of AT&T is on the verge of collapse and sale and closed their Reading plant. Dana Corporation moved out. First Union is closing a long standing service/office complex (that went from Meridian Bank to Corestates to First Union to Wachovia all in the span of about 10 years). We read the paper daily wondering what'll be next. Thankfully the company I work for, Boscov's Department Stores, is quite stable. It's very cheap to live here (as it is in Harrisburg too) and it's an ok place to raise the kids despite the recent influx of foreign workers. We've had a very high crime rate lately. It's not the people raised in the area that are the problem either. But that's a story for a different day...


Reading! I fondly remember waving at the Pagoda on the way to visit relatives in Brockton (tiny town, not even on most maps). "Schuylkill" is my favorite Pennsylvania name unpronounceable to non-natives.

I asked my wife to marry me at the Pagoda! It's certainly one of Reading's most unique landmarks. It's a nice drive up the mountain. Last weekend was the Duryea Hillclimb, one of the oldest hillclimb races in the country, where they race up the mountain past the Pagoda. It's pretty cool because the road twists and turns its way up the hillside. I believe the winning time was 1 min. 42 sec. or so... I take it easier than that on my way up there. :-)

http://www.berksweb.com/pagoda-skyline-inc/
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/US/PA/ReadingPagoda.html

--Dave

[Sparky]

Thankfully the company I work for, Boscov's Department Stores, is quite stable.

Funny to hear that name again (where I come from, "going to Boscov's" meant "going shopping", whether you were actually going to Boscov's or not). I miss Boscov's. :(

[SpoofyChop]

Dave...

What flavor of Railfan are you? "Real" trains...model trains?

I'm a railroad fan myself, although I stick to model railroading in HO and Microsoft Trains.

[Lee Johnson]

I wasn't born in Pennsylvania and I don't live there. But I worked there for a month in 1986, living out of a hotel in West Chester. Man, that was a lonely time. I spent a lot of time hanging out at the mall in King of Prussia. They had this little hole-in-the-wall store that sold computer games. Some of the games didn't even have boxes; they came packed in plastic bags. What was the place called again? "Electronics Boutique" or something like that. I wonder what happened to it?

[Dave Long]

Funny to hear that name again (where I come from, "going to Boscov's" meant "going shopping", whether you were actually going to Boscov's or not). I miss Boscov's.

You can still visit Boscov's... on the web (http://www.boscovs.com)!

We don't have the greatest e-commerce site in the world, but they're working on it. The fellow that does all the backend work sits right next to me and has been a good friend for eight years.


What was the place called again? "Electronics Boutique" or something like that. I wonder what happened to it?

What my good friend Lee is referring to is the birthplace of EB. They started with a little kiosk at KoP Mall. Now I believe they have over 1000 stores worldwide with their headquarters in nearby West Chester. They sold calculators and the like. It was run by the current president's wife. :-)


What flavor of Railfan are you? "Real" trains...model trains?

More real trains than model trains. We did a lot of HO stuff when I was younger though. My uncle is an enormous train fanatic and had built a number of nice layouts. I did one with my brother but haven't done much in recent years. With my three boys getting older now though, we're probably on the verge of setting up something more permanent. I bought a Lionel O gauge set for Christmas two years ago and we've done that under the tree the last two years.

I pick up history on Reading's railroads when I can. The history permeates this area. The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania (http://www.rrmuseumpa.org/index.shtml)in Strasburg, PA (right near Blue Ball and Intercourse, PA :-)) has a lot of great examples of steam. You can also ride the Strasburg Railroad (http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/)which is a working steam locomotive. In fact, some of the photos of trains in the game Rails Across America were taken at that museum. If anyone ever decides to do a vacation in Pennsylvania to see the Amish and all that good stuff, you definitely shouldn't miss the rail museum right nearby. Most of the Amish Country attractions of Lancaster County are literally right around the corner. Takes me about an hour to get there from Reading.

--Dave

[Alan Dunkin]

If I may ask, where? I grew up in Myerstown which is about halfway between Reading (where I live now)

Reading! I fondly remember waving at the Pagoda on the way to visit relatives in Brockton (tiny town, not even on most maps). "Schuylkill" is my favorite Pennsylvania name unpronounceable to non-natives. :)

Isn't it pronounced "school-kill"? :)

--- Alan

[Sparky]

Isn't it pronounced "school-kill"?

Schuylkill County natives pronounce it more like "skookl". But I've heard a Californian attempt it as "squeel-kill". :)