Credentials (was: This is Crazy!...)

[Digital Wokan]

Wow, somebody needs to lay off the paranioa pills for a while.

plug@arcticmail.com wrote:
> 
> ObJLF:  brainbench.com is nothing more than an
>         (FBI|KGB|CIA|GRU|NSA|PBS|ABC|NBC|CBS|BBC)
>         tool for assessing and cataloging each
>         geek's skills to determine if he should
>         be (recruited|retired).
> 
> * On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 11:27:53PM -0700, Digital Wokan wrote:
> > Brainbench.com, Hawke.  It may not be a prestigious certification, but
> > I've taken a lot of their tests.  They aren't always a cakewalk (though
> > some of the subjects tested seem like no-brainers at times).  The tests
> > are free (ad supported) and you get a certificate when you complete it.
> > Being free, Brainbench did tend to pick some pretty good questions.
> > After all, unlike other certification programs, this one has no backer
> > that has a vested interest in getting as many of its certifications out
> > there as it can.
> >
> > I hold NT4 S/WS, W98, W95, Red Hat, Linux (yes, two distinct Linux
> > tests), IIS, MS-SQL, HTML, ASP, C, C++, Javascript, and Unix
> > certifications from them (and at least a few others I can't recall right
> > now).  Like certain "other" certifications, they show more an ability to
> > function within a given area effectively.  Though if you prove your
> > knowledge thoroughly (i.e. score high enough) you earn a "master"
> > certification (I got that in [flame retardant underwear... check]
> > Windows 95).
> >
> > Hawke wrote:
> > > Lucas,
> > > not all of us.
> > > I am unfortunately in a position where I don't have
> > > "official" credentials, but do have a basic working
> > > knowledge of *nix.
> > > It doesn't go far enough in helping me get that job I want.
> > > I really need to find a way to get the money to earn the
> > > credentials to make the big money.
> > > Hawke
> > > Lucas Vogel wrote:
> > > > Call me crazy, but maybe we all have jobs?
> >
> >
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