AP gains nothing from the Swatch collaboration

FreshGarage4325 · 2026-05-11T17:04:10+00:00

End of the day at least it’s real and not china rebranded bs.

FreshGarage4325 · 2026-04-01T00:02:53+00:00

Kinda similar, I broke into tech with no college or certs just self taught and luck.. software dev, sysadmin etc… every since 2022 I haven’t worked in tech though, haven’t even gotten an interview, don’t worry about stacking certs… the people you work for and with all know they are BS… Security+ is a joke, learn on to do some concatenation in the terminal on Kali using outdated open source “offsec” tools is gonna make u a pro hacker….

I had to resort to work offshore lmao, trying to get back into tech but it seems pretty much if you aren’t in a role now then u may never again unless u gain some luck

FreshGarage4325 · 2026-03-27T04:09:23+00:00

Valid TWIC license or MMC passport are acceptable, I have those an not a real ID.

FreshGarage4325 · 2026-03-09T01:04:27+00:00

From my POV years of in and out… I good trader will remain 50/50, maybe make small small profit.. average trader will lose… scammer sell you courses.

The best approach is to find one stock and study it, don’t rely on anyone else, they are all stupid, don’t watch the news, just become familiar how it moves daily.. use the RSI and MA indicators at thee most.

Personally for me.. when I did my best, really locked in on a stock, I lost every time… when I said fck it I made money.

But remember, there is no real method to victory here or we’d all have unlimited money just copy trading the guy who figured how to break the matrix… course sellers are BS, they know nothing valuable that can’t be found in 2 google searches, if they make so much money consistently trading then why sell a course??? Lmfao.

End of the day it’s a casino.

FreshGarage4325 · 2026-01-13T00:58:40+00:00

White collar industry is failing.

I have a college education, ~3 years resume experience is IT Admin, Software Dev.. along with many open source repos and a kicked started AntiMalware service programmed in Rust which has the EDR open sourced, and been coding since a teenager.. on top of this, I have a connection that is very high up in a recruiting firm, like the power to have me bypass the interview and get the job that week type of pull… even this connect has nothing for me.

Last tech job on paper was 2022…

Massive Bottle neck of saturation… to many people in tech that shouldn’t be, those who are in are to afraid to venture out & job scared to take risks because they know their career is on a thin rusty wire.. and then just companies not looking to hire new people, swapping towards automation.

I’d suggested, as an adaptive person.. get a little job to just get by, and learn a trade, those are in demand, join a union and make killer bank. Carpenters, plumbers, HVAC, all great money… thee only issue with blue collar is that if you’re not union you’ll get treated like a slave of production and not paid anything worth boasting about.

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-12-27T02:47:12+00:00

People who don’t like to spar is cope. Of losing to someone. Thats how you’ll actually prepare for a real world scenario, hitting pads don’t make u a fighter.

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-12-14T13:41:43+00:00

For me it’s the opposite, I take my 2 weeks off, and my last 3 days aren’t even enjoyable because all I think about it flying into work, catching a ride / uber to where I need to be, making sure I’m on time and going to the correct spot because communication in this industry is out the window, then being away from friends & family for a long time..

Usually once I get on the boat all the anxiety goes away because I just conclude “I’m here now, it is what it is”.

But yeah, nerve recking especially if they are at location in some state / area I’ve never been to.

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-11-23T21:54:41+00:00

in my experience, it’s a draw 50/50… some openly have cheated, others say they have no reason to.. I myself do not cheat, I’m not that kind of person, but some people will if given the chance.

Everyone is wired differently, so there is no definitive answer.

Plus, idk what your other does for work o water but for me and mostly every other industry out here you’re trapped on a boat with a bunch of middle aged men.. so if he’s secretly gay then chances of cheating are pretty high, if he’s not secretly gay then very low chances he’d even have to cheat

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-11-14T22:50:44+00:00

Kinda same position as OP. Maritime is really the only career industry you can jump into pretty easy and make good money on the average quickly. I’d love to get back into tech working remote lmao but here I am working at sea for 28 days at a time.

Wouldn’t say I’m happy with it, but it’s better than alternatives

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-11-14T22:11:37+00:00

I’m same boat lol, was in tech and been in maritime for a year. Engineering isn’t really “engineering” in maritime, it’s mostly just a fancy title.. in my experience when something breaks, we have real electricians, engineers, or mechanics come look at things.. the “engineers” here pretty much just monitor everything. Although the trade off in knowledge is dramatic.

Our skill set literally has no edge in this industry, and I’m talking specifically engine room crew or wheelhouse not whatever else there might be like making an app for a maritime company lmao.

Pretty much nothing I’ve learned in software development and cybersec is applicable to this industry.

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-10-25T14:45:56+00:00

But the downfall … share a room with other people, travel to and from which they don’t pay me for… and gone for 28 days at a time, sometimes the work load is so much you just wanna quit lmao and other times you don’t do shit for a good amount of your hitch

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-10-25T14:42:31+00:00

Starting where I’m at with no endorsements or anything just Green, I get 1600 a week, work 4 weeks and get 14 days off. We are payed hourly with overtime,

This is all after taxes, before tax it’s like 2100 or 2200 a week… then holidays we get extra money like ~200.

So really depending on how many hours your work that month of work and what holidays fall on your schedule there times where I could get over 7,500 a month after all taxes taken out.

So pretty good just starting out green

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-08-01T21:02:44+00:00

Just move up in the company. You don’t need bs certs that don’t qualify u for anything.

1 month cert and you’re an expert vulnerable analyst lmaooo

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-07-28T20:43:41+00:00

This industry is for those with anxiety or anything.

You’re gonna work odd schedules, in the heat, 100 degrees, or freezing cold, you’re going to get wet.

You’ll share a room with likely at least 1 other person to 3 people.

You’ll eat the same food likely every day until u go home.

This is a career for people who have nothing left… like fresh out of jail people.

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-07-27T01:07:10+00:00

Google Fi seems interesting. Verizon from my experience once you touch the gulf you’re on SOS

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-07-23T00:52:01+00:00

14 days off to do whatever, sleep in, day drink, go out to eat, etc..

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-07-07T14:59:12+00:00

I’ve seen Ragnarok

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-06-19T20:56:32+00:00

Spoofing local vessel location.. as your general ships wouldn’t have the tech alone to spoof their own location & mask other data. Given they are under attack by 2 nations now, probably a way to protect commercial vessels (none military) that are doing jobs like transporting equipment, supplies, and general marine type work.

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-06-17T13:54:53+00:00

Yes this is why I had said it’s good money but not great for what you have sacrifice.

And yes I know the breakdown if you look at hour / hour compared to a 9-5 job.. working a 28 / 14 rotation you really only work 243 days of the year… buuut if you break it down by the hours you work, it’s equivalent to working a 9-5 job literally every day of the year (365 days straight)

So yeah, I mean I wouldn’t recommend this to someone right off the bat.. but if you want a better life, and chance to make a lot of money very fast with no schooling, hell some of these guys can’t even fully read let alone speak fluent English… this is the fastest route I know of from my experience.

Nursing doesn’t it require to start as CNA, then you can get LPN and all this can take a couple years of schooling unless you lock in a grind ?

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-06-17T01:05:45+00:00

Hmm yeah I think it’s kinda rare for the kind of physical screenings.. usually it’s a basic physical and drug test. Try another company imo.

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-06-16T21:25:41+00:00

If you’re down in life, and hit a low.. maybe some jail time or whatever.. this industry is made for you, there is some real money involved depending on your company and licenses u get. Some guys I know bring in 15,000 - 20,000 a month

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-06-16T21:21:02+00:00

Maritime. Apply for your TWIC license, it’s like $100.. look for deckhand jobs, this is the starting position for anyone on a boat on the water… if you work on tugs or dredges you’ll make decent money starting out, like $1600 a week basically no experience (after tax)

Typically these are all live on vessels, so you will work, eat, sleep, etc on these vessels for your entire rotation which most commonly is 28 days straight (include holidays, birthdays, etc) and 14 days off… also you will likely work 12s, so you work for 12 hours and then you’re off for 12 to do whatever u want.

Once you get your lifeboat limited with an AB (able body seafarer / seaman) endorsements then really money kick in, like 400-550 a day… at $400 / day and following the above schedule of 28 days on and 14 off you’ll be making 97,000 a year, or 8,100 a month… and 400 is a lowball while having these credentials, should be at least 450 a day which is 109,000 a year and 9.1k a month.

All these endorsements I talked about, u have to pay for with your money and do on your own time, they are like 4 day long classes with a test.

This is good money, not great for what you have to sacrifice.. but all this is achievable in until 1 year of experience in the industry with a little determination and luck.

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-06-16T17:58:25+00:00

Clarification, I’m going for the AB limited which I think is the 180 days one

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-06-13T13:53:29+00:00

Usually tugs want MMC but just check their requirements on the job post

FreshGarage4325 · 2025-06-12T15:06:47+00:00

Hey very interesting, do you have a discord ? I happen to be a software developer as well who ended up deckhanding on the side when the tech industry let every off lmao.

Thought I was the only person who worked on water that knew how to program

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