Comments on: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/ch-ch-ch-changes/ The Personal Website and Blog of Will Sloan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:30:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Will Sloan http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/ch-ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Will Sloan Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:48:14 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=163#comment-22 Well thanks, Derek. You've just given me a new found appreciation for my job. Hang in there. Time flies when you're having...fun. Well thanks, Derek. You've just given me a new found appreciation for my job. Hang in there. Time flies when you're having…fun.

]]> By: Derek http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/ch-ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Derek Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:22:24 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=163#comment-21 Yeah they don't like it very much if you mess up. If I were to make even a small mistake I'd immediately be taken off the console and sent home until I could go through training again to teach me how not to make that mistake again, someone would have to be called in to fill in for me until I got back on crew, etc. Have to stand in front of the group commander in my blues to tell him why I messed up, etc.<br><br>95% of the time it's just mind-numbingly dull though. But I only have a year and a half to go until I can get out. So that's... good I guess. Still a long time. Yeah they don't like it very much if you mess up. If I were to make even a small mistake I'd immediately be taken off the console and sent home until I could go through training again to teach me how not to make that mistake again, someone would have to be called in to fill in for me until I got back on crew, etc. Have to stand in front of the group commander in my blues to tell him why I messed up, etc.

95% of the time it's just mind-numbingly dull though. But I only have a year and a half to go until I can get out. So that's… good I guess. Still a long time.

]]> By: Will Sloan http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/ch-ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Will Sloan Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:14:15 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=163#comment-20 Ugh, brutal for sure. I would hate that. I'm so undisciplined (lazy).<br><br>Wow, that's one of those jobs that if you screw up it's probably a BIG deal, right? And I'm just worrying about servers crashing. Jeez, I will never have a bad day again after hearing about your job. LOL Ugh, brutal for sure. I would hate that. I'm so undisciplined (lazy).

Wow, that's one of those jobs that if you screw up it's probably a BIG deal, right? And I'm just worrying about servers crashing. Jeez, I will never have a bad day again after hearing about your job. LOL

]]> By: Derek http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/ch-ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Derek Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:59:49 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=163#comment-19 Yeah four days off is nice, but I also have training days in there, plus usually 5 - 6 on call days a month, etc. Then when I'm working I work 13 hour shifts. Two 13 hour day shifts, then two 13 hour night shifts. Pretty brutal.<br><br>I do missile warning. I use the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Support_Program" rel="nofollow">DSP Satellite system</a> which is a system of satellites with infrared sensors on them to monitor the globe for missiles. Yeah four days off is nice, but I also have training days in there, plus usually 5 – 6 on call days a month, etc. Then when I'm working I work 13 hour shifts. Two 13 hour day shifts, then two 13 hour night shifts. Pretty brutal.

I do missile warning. I use the DSP Satellite system which is a system of satellites with infrared sensors on them to monitor the globe for missiles.

]]> By: Will Sloan http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/ch-ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Will Sloan Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:52:50 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=163#comment-18 Yeah, it also notifies you of new updates on the admin page too. I'm current right now though so no worries.<br><br>Four days...niiiice. What do you do now that your back in the States? Yeah, it also notifies you of new updates on the admin page too. I'm current right now though so no worries.

Four days…niiiice. What do you do now that your back in the States?

]]> By: Derek http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/ch-ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Derek Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:44:43 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=163#comment-17 At least it makes it easy to do with the new version, just click a button and it updates itself.<br><br>Not a lot going on here. On my four days off between shift rotations. Playing some World of Warcraft, doing some homework. :) At least it makes it easy to do with the new version, just click a button and it updates itself.

Not a lot going on here. On my four days off between shift rotations. Playing some World of Warcraft, doing some homework. :)

]]> By: Will Sloan http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/ch-ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Will Sloan Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:42:02 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=163#comment-16 Yeah, no joke. In the last couple of weeks I've heard three different stories of prominent bloggers getting Wordpress hacked. I did find a sweet plugin that modifies the security of the database to make it more secure, but I'll also take your advice and keep up-to-date with the installs. How are things going in your world? Yeah, no joke. In the last couple of weeks I've heard three different stories of prominent bloggers getting Wordpress hacked. I did find a sweet plugin that modifies the security of the database to make it more secure, but I'll also take your advice and keep up-to-date with the installs. How are things going in your world?

]]> By: Derek http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/ch-ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Derek Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:36:46 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=163#comment-15 Just remember to keep your Wordpress install version updated to the latest version, so as to avoid being <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/05/wordpress-attack/" rel="nofollow">hacked.</a> Just remember to keep your Wordpress install version updated to the latest version, so as to avoid being hacked.

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