walshemj

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by walshemj 5y ago
No its actually a result of a case MS lost decades ago - there are plenty of Big Tech workers on this sort of contract.
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by walshemj 5y ago
Not really SV is built on defense funding from the 40's onwards - widespread h1b is much later
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by walshemj 5y ago
And don't forget TSR's first product the ECW wargames rules I have a copy siting next to me
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by walshemj 5y ago
There is also some evidence of Tony Bath's and Hyboria influence moving strict Wargames rules towards a more role played experience.
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by walshemj 5y ago
Christopher Ward is another good value mechanical. Be warned I was looking at a sub from them, and got sucked down the rabbit hole and now have a Tudor BB58 Pepsi GMT. Tudors the feeder brand for Rolex BTW.
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by walshemj 5y ago
Having been though a few MRI scanners I agree. For those that haven't had an MRI it a very loud grinding sound and quite claustrophobic.
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by walshemj 5y ago
Depends Apple is on my "call first list now" on my CV along with Chem and Bio weapons and payday loan type companies. And I wont be buying the ipad I was thinking about.
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by walshemj 5y ago
I should have said really only benefits the rich/middle class.
129.
by walshemj 5y ago
Tax breaks for rich middle class people :-) As with solar power used to be, our solar installation is guaranteed an 8% roi for 20 years plus the advantage of the power we generate
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by walshemj 5y ago
A friend who has a US wife is in the states now to visit family and also most importantly renew her Colorado drivers license for similar reasons.
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by walshemj 5y ago
Depending on how bad it turns out I could see a wave of HK emigration to the UK. Similar how a lot of Asians living in Africa (Uganda Kenya etc.) did in the 1970's, Without the ethnic cleansing aspect.
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by walshemj 5y ago
And the fact that most UK finace institutions wont deal with you makes opening ISA's etc v difficult
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by walshemj 5y ago
Wow :-) I did watch Nathan Barley through as we had one of the people parodied working with us. We referred to his end of the office as the rich end as opposed to the ordinary millionaire end where the VC CTO sat along with the rest of us (
134.
by walshemj 5y ago
It would take several weeks to get to grips with a new team / project - must be very hard to get much work out of a team member before they are off.
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by walshemj 5y ago
Why would you not use the language built-ins? I am not a Java programmer but it took me 30 seconds to find the contains() method.
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by walshemj 5y ago
Not in the experience of Harrods and Burberry in the UK
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by walshemj 5y ago
Thats a good point I have started investing a small amount in Vietnam and other frontier countries. BFRI and VIEL for anyone whos interested.
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by walshemj 5y ago
You are aware in the past the kids at schools are a large vector for colds etc which they then give to their parents who infect their co workers Why would covid 19 be any different. And that's ignoring any potential long term organ dam
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by walshemj 5y ago
Interesting that the author mentioned John The Ripper" I remember (with a lot of ass covering) using this at British Telecom back in the day - to break into some NT boxes where a customer had lost the passwords. I got a break quickly
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by walshemj 5y ago
I think that is pretty much all big companies at this point
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by walshemj 5y ago
Old school "media" agencies (all the big names) just don't get this this isnt the "mad men" days of the 1960's
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by walshemj 5y ago
Waterfall was developed in the 50's and Agile Early 90's
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by walshemj 5y ago
I wonder if the early 1994 project (SWIFT) I did with BT is in there - I know there was a presentation done at the IEEE on the Project.
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by walshemj 5y ago
He was at the time the CEO of a very big UK Jewelry group made a speech where he said. "We also do cut-glass sherry decanters complete with six glasses on a silver-plated tray that your butler can serve you drinks on, all for £4.95. P
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by walshemj 5y ago
Yeh a previous FD who brought that POS accounts receivable.
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by walshemj 5y ago
I fixed a single bug that recovered amount (in todays terms ) in my mid 20's. Neither I or the company secretary I worked with to ever got a word of thanks.
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by walshemj 5y ago
Absolutely its a middle class wage what do you think IB or lawyers get ?
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by walshemj 5y ago
That's some grade A "Gerald Ratner" career/ company sabotage right there.
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by walshemj 5y ago
Damm - In the UK I remember being read the riot act that any misuse of NI numbers out side of a small number tiny permitted uses was a disciplinary offence.
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by walshemj 5y ago
No we need to do away with the European "papers please" concept of mandatory ID cards.

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