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Shao Voon Wong wrote: legal requirements none, I'm a tart and they keep throwing money at me so I keep grinding away at their requirements.
I think my point is that outsourcing to cheaper/juniors is not universal, some organisations have already tried that and are taking development back in house. Support on the other hand is regularly outsourced.
The company I work for got thoroughly screwed in the 90s by outsourcing.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Shao Voon Wong wrote: In Singapore, it is quite common that senior engineers in their 40s get laid off and replaced by young cheaper workers
I am sorry to hear this. I am 43 and kicking ass here in the States.
This is my opinion, but I would say leave Singapore and move to a country that doesn't lay off 40 year old. Seeing that this is most likely impossible for you, I would then recommend finding a virtual company to work for. A company that has no borders so to speak.
I work for a virtual company where 99.9% of all the Engineers, management, etc. work from home, online.
Shao Voon Wong wrote: I am thinking to put my skills to make some passive income.
I might not be understanding you correctly here, but you don't make a good financial living by being passive.
Unless you are Notch and you are lucky enough to come up with the next Minecraft, ditch the personal projects if you are looking to make money with them.
-- These are my opinions. Good luck.
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If you are working alone and get stuck it's important to take a step back sometimes to review what you are doing and make sure you are on the correct course.
If you are trying to solve a specific problem take a break from your research and go for a walk, take some fresh air or spend some time on the toilet. Especially the toilet, or shower. That's where the real epiphanies tend to materialize.
Who's with me!? Toilet style problem solving.
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Member 11683251 wrote: Who's with me!? I am sure nobody here would want to be with you on the toilet or in the shower.
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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What if it's just the shower? Any takers then?
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Member 11683251 wrote: fresh air or ... the toilet
They don't seem to connect
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You can always go in to the woods and consider the entire world your bathroom.
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Just watch out for bears!
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Member 11683251 wrote: You can always go in to the woods Heh, maybe you'll even see the Pope.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Fresh air is overrated. Every time I switch on the ventilator, it lifts off into the air and flys around.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Thanks , I'm middle of problem.
let me go for break(not to the toilet), but usually i switch to CP for relaxation.
நெஞ்சு பொறுக்கு திலையே-இந்த
நிலைகெட்ட மனிதரை நினைந்துவிட்டால்
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I know what you mean, just getting away from the screen can be enough. A toilet break or getting a brew, anything like that. Sometimes, my walk to the tube on my commute home can be the most productive time of the day if I have a big problem to overcome.
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Member 11683251 wrote: Especially the toilet, or shower. That's where the real epiphanies tend to materialize. At least something's going to materialize on the toilet
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Member 11683251 wrote: Who's with me!? Toilet style problem solving.[Coffee] ..I keep a dry-marker on the toilet. The inside of the door contains notes.
Yeah, sounds crazy. Just try it.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Agreed!
/ravi
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I've been told some of my best work is produced when I'm on the toilet.
Hey, wait a minute...
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TDD - Toilet Driven Development, sounds like a sh*tty idea?
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
I know the voices in my head are not real but damn they come up with some good ideas!
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I'm going to Austin
Can I walk on the streets there during the day ?
i.e., are there adequate sidewalks and traffic signals for pedestrians ?
Or, will I need to drive everywhere ?
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C-P-User-3 wrote: I'm going to Austin
Can I walk on the streets there during the day ?
i.e., are there adequate sidewalks and traffic signals for pedestrians ?
Austin is a very pedestrian-friendly city. Downtown there are a lot of restaurants, bars, hotels and it has a regional draw for all kinds of music. Crime is quite low there so you can do your thing at most times of day and in various states of soberness.
Did I just invent a word here?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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H.Brydon wrote: Did I just invent a word here? Nope, I checked
derivations: soberingly (adv.), soberly (adv.), soberness (n.)
Just checked for the word soberness[^] on my favorite internet dictionary
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It depends on the area you are going to visit and when. Most of downtown is pretty walkable, but starting now until the middle of September, expect to sweat like crazy walking anywhere during the day.
For anywhere outside the core of downtown you will want to drive. The public transportation is crap so I wouldn't count on it unless you planned your destinations on bus routes ahead of time.
There are a lot of events going on in town, most of which have a pretty big impact on getting around downtown, so I'd keep that in mind. For example, the ROT rally[^] is going on this weekend.
modified 11-Jun-15 22:24pm.
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Andy Brummer wrote: expect to sweat like crazy Yes, it would make so much more sense to schedule stuff in The South during The Winter and The North during the Summer
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You may want this to fix your link.
-rally/
There are strangers on the Plain, Croaker
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