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Lindsey wrote:
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> Austin news:
> Six of the eight remaining tech pubs people at HP in Austin (formerly
> Compaq, formerly Tandem) got laid off Monday. Also, one of the several
> contract writers at Emerson Process was laid off Monday. There is a light
> rumor that things are looking better, but it's still bad. I have a tech
> editor friend who's been out since being laid off by Dell in Feb of 2001.
I've been out that long too, doing pro bono work to build up my portfolio.
I'm starting to think that my best job prospect is as an antiglobalist
demonstration looter. All I'd need to do then is find a reliable fence.
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