TheGunner

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by TheGunner 11y ago
I second this, there's no right time and having children will be a pretty big shock to the system no matter how much you prepare yourself mentally or financially. I must say though if you could take day care out of the equation. Kids r
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by TheGunner 11y ago
I've made a conscious effort to let my 18 month old do this, even if it does mean the odd grazed knee or bump on the forehead I'd rather her learn from doing and making mistakes than wrap her in cotton wool, she gets more than eno
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by TheGunner 11y ago
I think most people are both, I certainly notice it as a developer, times when my head is in the right place and my productivity goes through the roof and then the downtimes where it can be half that. I think it does tend to coincide with h
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by TheGunner 11y ago
The biggest problem with this is quiet often public transport is poor quality and expensive and bike lanes non existent. I'm lucky enough to cycle to work which takes 15 minutes, due to where I live taking a bus would mean doing a mass
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by TheGunner 11y ago
I love it, I'd never register for anything again as the 5 or so times I clicked refresh every band logo was unreadable
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by TheGunner 11y ago
This is a great point and I completely agree, as guff as the internet may have been 10/15 years ago I certainly enjoyed it more
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by TheGunner 11y ago
I found the original post entirely depressing and sad. I could never imagine putting my own children through the level of stress that would cause them to do this. I am glad to read the fathers reaction in that last link "In a press rel
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by TheGunner 11y ago
Good for him, I'd be surprised if he didn't end up back in the tech industry at some point in the future but the guy obviously needs a break/change of scene. Hope it works out for him
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by TheGunner 12y ago
Great article, and a common sense approach to it at last. I can't believe this myth NK is behind it is being perpetuated when facts point to someone with insider knowledge and an agenda.
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by TheGunner 12y ago
While I'm waiting for that, and still writing applications that have to support ancient versions of IE, I think I'll stick with Jquery. Can't wait for the future though
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by TheGunner 12y ago
No extra advice here but didn't want to read and run, good luck to you on finding something new. Like others have said, I'm sure there are a few doors still open if you're willing to get back in contact
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by TheGunner 12y ago
Bloody hell, that is horrible, do you mind me asking, if there were performance issues bad enough to pick up on in the first few weeks how were they not picked up on in the interview?
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by TheGunner 12y ago
I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets this sometimes. I can completely identify with some of the points made, my particular frustration is working with appalling specifications that are 9 times out of 10 incorrect/incomplet
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by TheGunner 12y ago
Can't agree with that, Google Reader was great but I'm very happy with what I'm getting from Feedly, I don't feel worse off