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Congratulations !
«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it. A few hundred years later another traveler despairing as myself, may mourn the disappearance of what I may have seen, but failed to see.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)
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Thanks Bill!
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Sander Rossel wrote: I didn't know you guys cared so much, but don't worry about me being out of a job.
I've got two possible employers lined up to take me on board and plenty of backup, even when things go awry
Assuming that you are not independently wealthy, all I can say is that you are very brave, Señor.
Stupid, but brave.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Having worked as a programmer and software engineer for more than 30 years, I have lived through a few downturns in the high-tech world. I know that no matter how good we are at our jobs, we have no guarantee of long-term employment. Even working for a large company is no guarantee against downsizing when the profit margin drops too far. Working for the Government is an option, if (a) you are satisfied with government pay scales and (b) you are willing to put up with the soul-deadening bureaucracy.
Given that (a) I have a family to support, and (b) I am not independently wealthy, I cannot afford to give notice for an existing position before I have a contract for another position in hand. Your tolerance of risk may be higher than mine.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Yeah, of course, I totally get that.
I've been in the same situation when I just bought a house and had no savings.
However, I'm single, living on my own, with low monthly costs, some money in my bank account and two very interesting companies who want me.
Even when things go wrong I'll have another three or four months or so to find a new job before I'll get in financial trouble.
I still have some paid work lined up, so that extends it with another two months.
And I could take any job for any salary and I'd still be able to pay my rent.
If all else fails I've got a safety net called mom and dad who'd be willing to give me a loan so I can extend my job search with yet another few months.
The only risk is that I don't find a job, any job, in six months, which is a risk I'm very willing to take in IT and today's industry
Especially given the fact that I've already called off two job offers and I'm ignoring new ones almost weekly.
Yeah, I actually thought this through.
I told you not to worry, didn't I?
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... this time I'm listening to this great Performer @Ravi-Bhavnani: [^] and especally to "Slow Blues in A" and yes of course also "Cover Europa / Carlos Santana", "Trying to be Gilmour" and and and...
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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He rocks) pretty f***ing the hell whatever good And his Hand/fingers in "Slow Blues in A" is more than awesome
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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(Probably not a regular feature)
Using only addition, add eight 8s to get 1000.
Your time starts ... now!
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Are we free to choose the base of the numbers (binary, octal, decimal, hex)?
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I'd love to see you use "8" in binary or octal!
There is a decimal solution, which is what I was looking for - but I'll take what works, provided there are eight 8s, addition only, and the total is 1000.
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OriginalGriff wrote: There is a decimal solution, which is what I was looking for Probably: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8
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That's the one!
Nice and simple for a Saturday ...
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888
88 + -> 976
8 + -> 984
8 + -> 992
8 +
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1000
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Is correct, but Jochen beat you to it!
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Yes, I was wasting time checking my sums.
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No need to code anything , just Join as makeup artist for the French president.
Thank god they stopped legalizing the "First lady" concept -The pair would have sold the country for their makeup bill.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Where do I sign?
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careers@brigittemacron.fr
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I read that as "Carers[^]@Brig..." which is probably appropriate for any politician.
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That's the service president Macron offering to his wife. Doesn't he?
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Bill Nye Sues Disney for $9.35 Million in Missing ‘Science Guy’ Profits[^]
I wonder what other 'profits' Disney has incorrectly claimed...
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Nye: Your honor, Disney owes me money.
Judge: Does the defendant have anything to say?
Disney: Yes your honor, I propose mr. Nye just... Let it go
Everyone: *stands up and starts dancing and singing*
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Sander, you're on a roll...
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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