throwaway98234

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   Non-GitHub account creation (2016)(github.com)

   3 points by throwaway98234 3y ago|0 comments
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   by throwaway98234 5y ago

   I used to be a nurse (and am male). When people asked me what I did, and I replied that I was a nurse, they would often say "a male nurse?". I couldn't resist saying "no, I'm just a bit butch".
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   by throwaway98234 5y ago

   After a half-pint my coding goes to crap, so I never code drunk. But stoned is a different matter, the focus, the attention to detail, I think I code better stoned.
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   by throwaway98234 6y ago

   Maths. Yeah it's a while but I was having fun; at the end of each 2-3 year contract someone would say "would you be interested ..." and I'd take it up. While my work was pretty solid, it wasn't stellar and I didn&#x
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   by throwaway98234 6y ago

   My experience, PhD, 10 years postdoc, 10 years in startups (all in UK). I actually didn't get any hassle as a PhD student, possibly since I was a mature student and wouldn't take any shit, I didn't need to get into any fights