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SoMad1-Jan-14 1:39

SoMad

1-Jan-14 1:39

OriginalGriff wrote:
My first "real" job as a still-at-school 14 year old was in a lingerie shop

Score one for good karma Wink | ;)

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H.Brydon1-Jan-14 5:40

H.Brydon

1-Jan-14 5:40

Two things:

OriginalGriff wrote:
...And the one thing I won't let her shop for alone is bras: since she has no idea what fits and what doesn't, and I had to change her width / cup size from 36D to 38C and up the strap width...

Let me be the first to say that this would make for a fascinating CP article!

OriginalGriff wrote:
My first "real" job as a still-at-school 14 year old was in a lingerie shop

How in the world did you swing that? Curious minds want to know. Smile | :)

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OriginalGriff1-Jan-14 5:57

1-Jan-14 5:57

Luck, confidence and "Front" I suspect. The lady who ran it was so rabbit-in-the-headlights at the whole idea when I asked her that her brain turned off and said "yes" I think.

Worked surprisingly well for everybody.
I even got paid!

Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam

H.Brydon1-Jan-14 7:16

H.Brydon

1-Jan-14 7:16

We need to talk to Chris. I had a great idea for a new type of rep points.

Windows 8 is the resurrected version of Microsoft Bob. The only thing missing is the Fisher-Price logo.
- Harvey

PIEBALDconsult1-Jan-14 8:02

PIEBALDconsult

1-Jan-14 8:02

Chutzpoints ?

Chutzpah is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. The Yiddish word derives from the Hebrew word ḥutspâ (חֻצְפָּה), meaning "insolence" or "audacity".

SoMad1-Jan-14 1:46

SoMad

1-Jan-14 1:46

You have my sympathy mate. Smile | :)

My wife has a small boutique where she sells women's clothing and accessories. You would not believe the places I get dragged along to when she needs new inventory.

Soren Madsen

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

OriginalGriff1-Jan-14 2:58

1-Jan-14 2:58

:shudder:

I was drafted into shoe-shopping with one young lady.
Every single shoe shop in town (and this at a time when Guildford was approaching the Shoe Event Horizon[^]¹) so it took all damn afternoon. Result? We went back to the first shop she tried, and she bought the first pair she tried on... D'Oh! | :doh:

The second time she tried this, I waited until she tried on the first pair, then pointed out the nearest pub and told here that was where I would be until she bought them... Blush | :O

1: it's about two thirds of the way down, search the page for "Shoe Event" and you will be there.

Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam

SoMad1-Jan-14 9:11

SoMad

1-Jan-14 9:11

I have experienced something similar too Sniff | :^)

OriginalGriff wrote:
The second time she tried this, I waited until she tried on the first pair, then
pointed out the nearest pub and told here that was where I would be until she
bought them...

So, you put your foot down... $Shucks | :-\$

Soren Madsen

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

OriginalGriff1-Jan-14 9:25

1-Jan-14 9:25

Then I put the other one in front of it, and repeated... Laugh | :laugh:

Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam

Espen Harlinn1-Jan-14 2:24

Espen Harlinn

1-Jan-14 2:24

Well Griff, since you have to tag along, get her to buy quality stuff - If it can't be washed at least twice, it's rubbish.

Espen Harlinn
Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS

Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

Mike Hankey1-Jan-14 3:42

Mike Hankey

1-Jan-14 3:42

Suck it up, you knew this day would come. Smile | :)

Take a flask and a good book and find a comfortable out of the way place to pitch camp! Good luck!

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dan!sh 1-Jan-14 6:27

dan!sh

1-Jan-14 6:27

And get a new keyboard. Your enter button seems to be broken. Poke tongue | ;-P

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OriginalGriff31-Dec-13 22:38

31-Dec-13 22:38

Predictions for the 21st Century[^]
But what made me laugh?
The heading...

"The deadline for guaranteed Christmas shipping has passed, but if you order something from the xkcd store, we'll get it to you as fast as possible!"

So...no time machine yet then Randall? Laugh | :laugh:

Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter31-Dec-13 23:00

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

31-Dec-13 23:00

They can't get sober since than, so no one to fix it...

Chris Maunder1-Jan-14 4:21

Chris Maunder

1-Jan-14 4:21

I think Mrs John Lane would have been either appalled or vindicated (or both) had she realised that a quick trip to some of the, ahem, novelty stores in this era would have shown her last prediction was the more inaccurate.

OriginalGriff1-Jan-14 4:35

1-Jan-14 4:35

...that's also going to depend on what she types into Google OMG | :OMG:

Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam

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Max Methot2-Jan-14 6:14

Max Methot

2-Jan-14 6:14

I feel good reading note #2 Smile | :)

Could not agree more!

AmitGajjar31-Dec-13 18:44

AmitGajjar

31-Dec-13 18:44

Who is most senior programmer here.... ? say in programming from last 30 years or more...

Although i have just started my career 6 years back as professional programming.

[Edit]Here no question on skills measurement.[/Edit]

Thanks
-Amit Gajjar

modified 1-Jan-14 1:11am.

Ron Beyer31-Dec-13 18:48

Ron Beyer

31-Dec-13 18:48

Who cares?

Years of experience does not directly translate into skill...

AmitGajjar31-Dec-13 19:01

AmitGajjar

31-Dec-13 19:01

Yes exactly... seniority is not directly related with skills but it is related with experience... there is no device or method to measure skills perfectly Smile | :)

Thanks
-Amit Gajjar

Espen Harlinn1-Jan-14 3:53

Espen Harlinn

1-Jan-14 3:53

Ron Beyer wrote:
Years of experience does not directly translate into skill

True, but then real software development, like many other walks of life, requires experience - as it's the only practical way to actually acquire the skills needed by the profession.

So, while it's true that you can work in this profession and not really acquire more than a basic set of development skills - you cannot acquire a larger set of technological skills without getting your feet wet.

Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years[^]

Espen Harlinn
Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS

Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

Dave Kreskowiak31-Dec-13 19:05

Dave Kreskowiak

31-Dec-13 19:05

Who cares? Besides, you haven't defined "senior" yet. The number of years doesn't matter if all you've done in that time is write COBOL and hide in your cube the entire time.

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AmitGajjar31-Dec-13 19:08

AmitGajjar

31-Dec-13 19:08

Yes i agree with you. Just want to know who is still there from 80's or may be more older...

Thanks
-Amit Gajjar

JimmyRopes2-Jan-14 4:28

JimmyRopes

2-Jan-14 4:28

Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
years doesn't matter if all you've done in that time is write COBOL

I used to agree with that until I read a COBOL program that did bit manipulation.

Then I realized that it doesn't matter what language you are using. It matters how creative you are.

BTW I hate COBOL programming, I only read it because I (programmed in Assembler) was in TECH Support for a COBOL shop.

I realized that talented people could adapt to any environment. I had a new respect for professional programmers after that.

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