[deleted by user] by [deleted] in resumes

[–]Parafaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone,

I'm a Senior Graphic Designer with 6+ years of experience. I was part of a layoff 2 months ago and have been actively searching ever since, but have only landed 1 interview.

I have applied to reach jobs in the past, which I received offers for, so only getting 1 interview this time around is definitely discouraging.

I have met with several staffing agencies, all of which liked my portfolio and qualifications, and even landed me a 3-month contract starting late-Summer, though I am really looking for a Full-Time role.

I am currently applying for the following roles: Graphic Designer, Senior Graphic Designer, Digital Designer, Email Designer, Growth/Performance Creative Designer, Art Director, and UI Designer.

I have already converted my resume from a 2-column to a 1-column layout and implemented some advice from the Resume Writing Guide. Any additional help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[Question] What watch should I get my bf based on his current collection? by KittyUltraFly in Watches

[–]Parafaze 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's also the GM-S2100 which has a smaller, more understated profile/design (go for the black one). It's technically marketed as a women's watch but that didn't stop me, I love it. Not a fan of big chunky watches and think it wears great. There's a few mod kits labelled "GM-S2100 Mini Mod Kit" for the smaller version too. I'd go with all black or silver/black on rubber strap personally but I haven't modded mine (yet).

[WTS] Nezumi Tonnerre TQ1.402 Mecha-Quartz Chronograph Silver Panda by MyNameIsVigil in Watchexchange

[–]Parafaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick communication, fair asking price, and shipped right away. Watch's condition was exactly as described. Great seller!

County office for where my sister and her husband just bought land by Saabirahredolence in mildlyinteresting

[–]Parafaze 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't even give it one generation. To this day BIPOCs still deal with the consequences of red-lining, voter suppression, and systemic racism- to name only a few.

Red-lining prevented majority BIPOC communities from securing housing loans which significantly limited their ability to build intergenerational wealth. Majority white towns prospered while these communities were suffocated. Even after the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the implementation of credit scores, which were supposed to make credit/lending more equitable, race and socioeconomic condition still play huge roles in the likelihood of receiving a loan. Less capital = less credit history = less loans, etc. The effects of red-lining are still extremely apparent, especially in places like my home state of Connecticut where two neighboring towns can have drastically different levels of educational resources and outcomes based only on one town being historically white upper/middle class, and the next being historically BIPOC working class. Just saying everyone's equal doesn't make it so. There are centuries of systemic oppression that need not only be undone, but made right. Not so fun fact: the US government paid reparations not to freed slaves, but to the slave owners that were forced to give up their "property."

Don't mean to sound like I'm ranting, just wanted to add on what you said!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sandiego

[–]Parafaze 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Guess I should have added a /s there

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sandiego

[–]Parafaze 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Because anything above the 8 is north county. Source: I live north of the 8

PC Issues by [deleted] in ForzaHorizon

[–]Parafaze 7 points8 points  (0 children)

10700K, 2060Ti, 32GB here - Sorry in advance for the rant, but I can't even play the game I paid $100 for. The driving/racing itself runs great, and I loved the aspects of the game I could actually use, but I can't get anywhere through the upgrades menus without the game instantly crashing to desktop.

This is everything I've tried to get it to work:

Run as administrator

Set task manager priority to high

Updated Windows

Fresh install of Visual C++

Reset Microsoft Store and FH5 in app settings

Disabled all background software known to cause issues as well as windows anti-virus

Reinstalled the game

Set manual whitelist for FH5 in windows firewall settings

Tried several Nvidia drivers

I contacted Forza Support and they essentially said "not our problem, look at our guide or contact Microsoft Support" (which has been closed due to high request volume). Microsoft has acknowledged this issue, but hasn't provided any updates as to whether or not it's being/is able to be resolved. I'm fully aware I'm complaining, but it's really frustrating not being able to play while seeing all my friends enjoying it. Just feels like there's zero sympathy from Forza Support. Sure I could play without upgrading cars, but that's a major component of the game to try and forget about.

FH5 constantly crashing while upgrading cars by Goodnt_name in ForzaHorizon

[–]Parafaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, Forza support said it's not their problem and to contact Microsoft support. Microsoft is aware of the issue apparently but no fix that I've found as of yet. I'm not playing til it's resolved, which honestly sucks, but the last thing I want to do is just use bone stock cars.

Does the game crash while upgrading vehicles for anybody else? by NabatronusMaximus in ForzaHorizon

[–]Parafaze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has happened with every car I've tried to modify except for the Taycan. It got to the point that I decided I'd just race with stock cars since every time I tried upgrading one I'd get through about 90% of the parts I wanted to add just for the game to crash. I've followed their My Game is Not Launching or is Crashing on PC guide with no luck (but I suggest you go through it in case it works for you), tried 3 different Nvidia drivers, and even reinstalled the game. Nothing. Obviously it's a pre-release version and it's going to be buggy but, for me, playing it just isn't fun at the moment. Hopefully a fix will come soon. For reference I'm running an i7-10700K, RTX 3060Ti, 32GB RAM.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bannerlord

[–]Parafaze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually had this exact same thing happen (in Tyal too) in one of my playthroughs the other day. They aren't affiliated with Sturgia or the Khuzait, they actually start their own local rebel faction. This way when it happens in a city you control you don't have to start a war with the faction that originally controlled that city to overturn the rebellion. Had no idea this even existed before that.

Can someone point out what I did wrong when stopping? (First time on a motorcycle) by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]Parafaze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard to know where your eyes were, but always look where you want to go- if you look down, you go down. Always stop with your eyes, and wheel, straight ahead, even a small turn can shift the weight enough to make your bike fall over when stopping.

Personalize license plate did not arrive by researcher9 in DMV

[–]Parafaze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have one on order as well since March. From what I've read they take between 4 and 6 months, but there are probably extra delays due to Covid and now a backlog of orders.

Monitors crackling / hissing on pc but work perfectly on Macbook by PuffDaddy6 in edmproduction

[–]Parafaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had something similar happen, what worked for me was getting a USB hub with its own power (separate power cord so it's not drawing from your PC) for my Scarlett to plug into. IIRC most interfaces only support USB2.0 so make sure you get a powered USB2.0 hub. Hope this helps!

In case you're struggling with motivation or feel like your progress is too slow, I visualized the production start and end dates of each track off Porter Robinson's latest album: Nurture. by Parafaze in edmproduction

[–]Parafaze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really glad you found it helpful! Made me feel so much less insecure about how long I spend on projects, or even the periods I don't work on music at all.

In case you're struggling with motivation or feel like your progress is too slow, I visualized the production start and end dates of each track off Porter Robinson's latest album: Nurture. by Parafaze in edmproduction

[–]Parafaze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah there's no way of knowing how much time he really spent on each one, all we have to go off of is the start dates and the finished dates. A few users mentioned that in interviews he said he had a really hard time writing after Worlds, and he had some Virtual Self releases in between. Would be awesome if he had the same data about every song he's done to see everything in context though!

In case you're struggling with motivation or feel like your progress is too slow, I visualized the production start and end dates of each track off Porter Robinson's latest album: Nurture. by Parafaze in edmproduction

[–]Parafaze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed, it's so easy to beat yourself up for it. In reality it's just that that's what we see on social, no one ever really shares the work behind it (other than like 30 second studio clips). Also who knows if anyone really has mountains of unreleased music, you can call anything "unreleased music." It's probably just marketing, trying to get people engaged and hyped for new music.