I took a typing and proofreading test today :( Trying to move from one menial job to another while I look for something more substantial - the student loans went into repayment. The typing went very well, even better than my dry run
yesterday. I came in with 77 w.p.m. on my second attempt. My first attempt was better probably just over 80 w.p.m., but I finished the text they gave me before the timer went off. The proctor didn't tell me I should repeat the same text should I run out of material to type. Oh, well.
Proofreading, aghh... well I don't think that went as well. I do okay with it, but I'm not really trained for it. Also, when I know it's a test I second guess myself on the questionable stuff. I mean, there are always the things that are clearly wrong, then there are the border line cases, and finally edits dedicated purely to style. Well, there were only two changes I made that I would have liked to check on.
...it went well enough
I have an interview tonight.
Sony's Rootkit Goodness
Recently, Sony released "copyright protected CD-ROMs" which contain a trojan horse (put there on purpose). They claim they need this to "protect" their copyright protected music. Anyway, the "DRM software" damages computers.
Does anybody else think "Class Action Lawsuit" when they see this?
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DoxPara Research. 
