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Jeremy Falcon wrote: No offense, but bragging about yourself will not fool anyone of substance.
And I appreciate that, because I don't like working for suckers.  I know I can do what I can do and I know what I'm worth. What I said in my op about me is just best effort observations. If it means tooting my own horn in the process of making a point, I figure I may as well do it. The alternative is to simply not make the point in the first place.
Jeremy Falcon wrote: There is another option, charge your clients for blocks of hours of your time.
That's interesting idea, and one I'm going to mull over, despite its potential drawbacks.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
modified 26-Jan-23 19:46pm.
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honey the codewitch wrote: And I appreciate that, because I don't like working for suckers.
Glad you have the right attitude. It's what really does separate the winners from the... well... non-winners. 
Jeremy Falcon
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Only my two cents, but also experience should be payed....
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100% agree with you there, buddy. No matter how quickly you can type, some things you just can't learn without having gone through the battlefield yourself.
Jeremy Falcon
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I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling overwhelmed. It's important to take time for yourself and to prioritize self-care. It can be helpful to make a list of tasks that need to be done and then break them down into smaller, more manageable chunks. It can also be helpful to reach out to friends and family for support.
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What is your IDE to develop this App? I am interested in learning to write my own App this year...
diligent hands rule....
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i just used visual studio
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Consider quoting your current rate with a minimum required hours.
My rate is X, and I will bill a minimum of Y hours for this project. Gives you a huge incentive to beat Y.
Or have a base engagement fee a la plumbing. $Z to show up plus X per hour.
Have you hired a plumber lately?
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What is your error rate? When you write some code and the customer pays for it, how do handle code issues (that may or may not be your doing?) Many moons ago, when I worked as you do, I provided my customer an honest estimate of the time to completion, but I provide free service if it failed because of my mistake or mistake of my subs. If it was user error because sloppy code or interface issues, same thing, mostly my problem (sometimes). This is sort of business 101, but it helps to get it all up front to the customer. I never lost a customer because of quality. I lost some because they were cheats and wouldn't pay, but shame on me for not detecting in advance. BYW (no secret) a lot of customer relations is word of mouth, a powerful weapon and/or tool.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Errors are part of the cost of doing business. I charge the same bugs or no. Bugs to me, are basically just things that slow down a project.
At any rate, my error rate heavily depends on the code I'm writing, but all in all I produce reasonable code I think.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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My experience: An app is never finished!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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yup, but that goes without saying
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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For fans of Bethesda's Elder Scrolls franchise, this is the dungeon crawler that kicked off the series.
It's basically retrogaming at this point, as it's nothing like morrowind, oblivion or skyrim. Still, for nostalgia or otherwise, just to experience TES' humble origins, now is the time to get it gratis.
I'd provide a link, but Steam users can just search Daggerfall.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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As far as I know it is available on Bethesda site since quite a lot of time, I downloaded it in 2011 if I remember it correctly.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Didn't know that, but it might be more convenient for steam users (esp Steambox users) to get it via Steam anyway. 
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Definitely, when I can I use Steam (but not for MMOs, never for MMOs).
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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As it seems this version is pretty bugged, the people recommend to install the mod version from GoG
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Wu hoo, got a public holiday today. And like a true blue Aussie I've taken a bludge[^] day tomorrow to get the 4 day weekend.
It's almost 19:30 and its still 30 degrees outside. Got to a top of 37, and you guessed, it our air-con is out of action. The new one gets installed on the 9th Feb.
It was a good day, the kids (& grandson who is now 4 months old) came round and had a BBQ.
Glad we have a pool, have been in and out all day; & we avoid the beach where the entire population seems to occupy a single stretch.
// TODO: Insert something here Top ten reasons why I'm lazy
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Temperature here got to about 34 at midday. It was back below freezing by dinner time. 
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It's nice when it cools off overnight. But we did move to the Gold Coast for the warmth.
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Just cracked 30 in the upper Blue Mountains today. Took herself and a couple of friends to Mt York for a picnic lunch. One of the few nice spots in the upper mountains not overrun with tourists.
Now watching a spectacular light show heading down towards Sydney.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I grew up in in Sydney and glad to be out.
But the Blue Mountains is a top spot. My cousin and God Daughter/her family still live in Blaxland and look for the slightest excuse to visit.
I haven't kept track, what's the fire danger like this year?
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Short answer: Forest, not too bad. (Black Summer took out a LOT of fuel.) Grass, particularly inland, starting to burn like mad. Lots of growth over 3 wet years, now drying off.
Disclaimer: You did not hear this from a Deputy Captain in the RFS>
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I'm partly through (and thoroughly enjoying) Bill Bryson's book about Australia "In a Sunburned Country".
For the folks that know, is it pretty accurate description of your world?
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I don't know, I've never the book. 
When I Googled it:
Quote: It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents, and still Australia teems with life - a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way than anywhere else.
Ignoring such dangers - and yet curiously obsessed by them - Bill Bryson journeyed to Australia and promptly fell in love with the country. And who can blame him? The people are cheerful, extroverted, quick-witted and unfailingly obliging: their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built on water; the food is excellent; the beer is cold and the sun nearly always shines. Life doesn't get much better than this...
Its's certainly how we like to see ourselves.
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