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Nagy Vilmos10-Dec-13 22:56

10-Dec-13 22:56

From the reproductive members of society

speramus in juniperus

Johnny J.10-Dec-13 22:59

Johnny J.

10-Dec-13 22:59

Oh, please don't!!! Unsure | :~

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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time

CPallini10-Dec-13 23:44

CPallini

10-Dec-13 23:44

He did.

Veni, vidi, vici.

OriginalGriff10-Dec-13 23:52

OriginalGriff

10-Dec-13 23:52

Twice.

Nagy Vilmos11-Dec-13 0:05

11-Dec-13 0:05

With a woman!

speramus in juniperus

PIEBALDconsult11-Dec-13 1:46

PIEBALDconsult

11-Dec-13 1:46

Bah!

Nagy Vilmos11-Dec-13 1:59

Re: I'm a productive member of society...

11-Dec-13 1:59

Was that meant for Griff?

speramus in juniperus

BobJanova11-Dec-13 1:38

BobJanova

11-Dec-13 1:38

Always nice to know that what you spend time working on is actually useful to someone.

Imposter syndrome.

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer10-Dec-13 21:15

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

10-Dec-13 21:15

My company hosted a conference for our resellers and demanding customers, and we gave presentations on what's new and great with the software we create. (Answer - everything, especially the bits I wrote Poke tongue | ;-P

)

After the intro, I gave the first presentation. I felt like I did an OK job at best - bad pacing at the start, forgot some highlights along the way, so I had to go back and fill in gaps - but afterwards I had great feedback. Aboout a third of the attendees came up and complimented me on it. They're not going to come up and tell me I sucked (OK, one might), but they didn't need to say nice things.

Partly bragging, but mostly pointing out how perspective can be really different about the same event.

Iain.

ps, the company I work for now asked me to come and talk about working for them on the strength of my codeproject presence. Be nice, and write helpful articles, and Karma works! That was a fun backwards interview. "So, tell me why I should come and work for you..."

I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!

Re: Imposter syndrome.

Nagy Vilmos10-Dec-13 22:30

10-Dec-13 22:30

I've done that on more than one occasion, it does your self belief a lot of good when you think it was bad and yet you receive praise. On Saturday, as an example, there was the family party at Mrs Wife's work and the kids did lots of little acts - singing, poetry, music and my Ickles did a puppet show. After they were done they sat down next to me, close to tears, worried that they'd got it all wrong. This was in contrast to the comments afterwards, when everyone said it was great and for many the best part of the day. I thought they were very good - but they are mine - and some could have praised them because Mrs Wife is the boss, but on the whole I think the praise was genuine.

speramus in juniperus

Re: Imposter syndrome.

BillWoodruff11-Dec-13 1:24

BillWoodruff

11-Dec-13 1:24

Congratulations, Iain !

"What Turing gave us for the first time (and without Turing you just couldn't do any of this) is he gave us a way of thinking about and taking seriously and thinking in a disciplined way about phenomena that have, as I like to say, trillions of moving parts.

Until the late 20th century, nobody knew how to take seriously a machine with a trillion moving parts. It's just mind-boggling." Daniel C. Dennett

MQOTD

V.10-Dec-13 21:12

10-Dec-13 21:12

Movie Quote Of The Day

Don't call me babe!

Which movie?

V.

(MQOTD Rules and previous Solutions )

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter10-Dec-13 21:19

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

10-Dec-13 21:19

- ...You called me Babe.
- I did? When?
- Just now.
- Babe... I guess I did.
- Babe...

(No connection...)

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).

Johnny J.10-Dec-13 21:26

Johnny J.

10-Dec-13 21:26

The Story of George Herman Ruth? Confused | :confused:

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer10-Dec-13 21:27

10-Dec-13 21:27

... when she is waiting in the car.
It took so long to get this far...

(OK, I know it's babY, but now I can't get the tune out of my head).

Iain.

I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!

OriginalGriff10-Dec-13 21:33

OriginalGriff

10-Dec-13 21:33

"Pig in the City III: The Revenge"

CBadger10-Dec-13 21:37

CBadger

10-Dec-13 21:37

A: Where will you go now, B?
B: Well, I hear Paris is nice this time of year.
A: Mind if I tag along with you?
B: Don't mind.
A: I do believe I'm falling in love.
B: Get in line!

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