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Philosophical debate as to what 'lucky' is postponed.
After some years of soul searching as a -mainly- freelancer, I gave up, and 'prayed' for a return to frustrating but reliable corporate life. After an apparent multitude of interviews, and tests, and etc. [I know what I did there re redundancy], I had one first interview, and the "talent manager" directly said he wanted to make me an offer.
This was not only the first time - in the last decade - that I've had such direct feedback at the first interview, but also the only interview out of about twenty where no external recruiter was involved.
I had done several written assessments for companies (lets face it, i wouldn't want to even interview someone that can't fix a syntax error in a Hello World), but I really clicked with the dev manager that interviewed me. I started 17 November 2014.
I have never worked for a real dev house before, but have known several fine people from other houses, but where I find myself now is unprecedented in my working history in terms of the sheer number of people, from my company and the client I am now at, that are so clued up and focused on the work we as [agile] developers are expected [by me and others] to know and do.
For me, being at work this December makes for a much greater Christmas gift than any other stay at home could ever.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
modified 19-Dec-14 12:50pm.
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Hi Brady, Congratulations !
Towards the end of his life, Sigmund Freud, in his retrospective book, "Civilisation and Its Discontents," wrote that he had come to view life as having two essential elements, "leben und arbeit," "love and work."
To have "good work" with people you respect, with peers, and with those whose skills are advanced compared to your own: what a gift !
cheers, Bill
«OOP to me means only messaging, local retention and protection and hiding of state-process, and extreme late-binding of all things. » Alan Kay's clarification on what he meant by the term "Object" in "Object-Oriented Programming."
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Thank you, Bill. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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Great news, keep going and get used to the regular pay checks.
veni bibi saltavi
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Awesome! Great feeling, I know.
Best to you and your new job. Way to go.  
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The 1970's !!!
Yeah I can see the disco glitter and starburst !
I'd rather be phishing!
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Pictures like that I can see why Orion was big news in the '70s...
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Here in the states it is a "working" day. But I don't think much work will be done.
I am monitoring email. I have another co-worker who is "working" as well.
Anyone else?
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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We've been given the 26th and the 2nd off. Sweet.
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I'm off for three weeks. ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif)
There are plenty of long weekends this year so I only need to take a week of vacation.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
(√-sh*t) 2
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can I officially say. Congrats.
In secret though. You suck. LOL. Very jealous. Enjoy your time off.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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I can live with that.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
(√-sh*t) 2
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I got you beaten by a week (off for a month )
Tom
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If I did that I'd have to scrap Tuscany this summer.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
(√-sh*t) 2
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Herself has Christmas Eve off, then is working right through to New Years Day - which is also her birthday... 
So, I'll be working most of the time, probably including the 25th and 26th - cooking the Xmas dinner if nothing else! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Get back to work.. 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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You best be buying some presents for her birthday. Something totally unsuitable. But not needed.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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I tried that.
But apparently a box of chocolate willies was "not romantic enough".
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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that was your problem. Some people think willies are a needed item. It needs to be unneeded. Then it is romantic. Then you can bring out the willy so to speak
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Griff has a chocolate willy?!!!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Did you wince when she bit the ends off?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Yes am working today and the goal is to get a bunch done, in particular USART interrupt for receiving on AVR but in reality I probably won't get much of anything done.
Just a lazy day!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
There's a fine line between crazy and free spirited and it's usually a prescription.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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Three weeks summer holiday from the 24th. Can't bet a good break from work. And then January, early February is full of long weekends for public holiday....
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"Working" today then off until the 5th of January.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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