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Apparently I can, though I'm not sure why I actually tried it..
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Hola,
I have a simple question for you: could you tell me which could be roughly the annual gross salary in order to live in a proper way if it was the only income for a family of three? If it matters, i would locate in Madrid.
Thanks
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Thanks
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Wow, that looks like quite a cool tool, and it makes me, for a moment, happy to be living in Jo'burg:
Consumer Prices in Madrid are 42.14% higher than in Johannesburg
Rent Prices in Madrid are 56.06% higher than in Johannesburg
Local Purchasing Power in Madrid is 34.50% lower than in Johannesburg
But then, for a crime comparison, Joburg -> Madrid:
Crime Index: -- 82.82 -> 37.01
Safety Scale: -- 17.18 -> 62.99
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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Indeed, we are still really struggling with internet here, but the landline/fibre guys are catching up. Mobile internet, though, is the gaping maws of fiery hell in cost and reliability. The lack of speed pales before those horrors.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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I come from Valencia. I only know Madrid is not so cheap. I don't know much about living there. But if you somewhen have a question about spanish culture or things like that, do not hesitate to ask me.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Preamble
I'm looking around for a new job, better if not in my home town.
Last Thursday i had an interview for a job and one of the technical questions was how i would have solved a problem that they described to me; I was just able to propose a partial solution, they added more details during my answer that made the problem tougher than it appeared.
At the end of the interview i asked which was the solution for that specific problem and they answered that they didn't know, since it still was an open issue for their development plans; moreover they promised they would have given me an answer in any case.
Since then the problem remained in my head, and it is a couple of days that I think to have found a solution.
What should I do:
-call them to propose the solution
-wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help
-something else
Thanks for your help
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5imone wrote: -call them to propose the solution
If you intend to go for that company.
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I personally would not bother unless I get the job in said company.
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Do tell them that you believe you have a solution.
If they haven't already solved it the developers might want to meet you and you can get a feel of the culture in the company, besides the fact that you show some initiative and that is what most companies want.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
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5imone wrote:
> call them to propose the solution <
> wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help <
> something else <
Press Enter to select.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Write up an outline of the solution, enough that they can work with it and email it to the client, not the agency!
Even if you do not get the job you are showing imitative and they may actually be waiting for you to get back to them. It also shows that you cannot let a problem go unsolved, always a good trait in a developer. It costs you nothing and there may be a serious upside to helping the company.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Don't think I'd give them the solution, just let them know that I have one. They can get the solution if they decide to hire me
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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If you are interested in the job call them. That can help you get it...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
תפסיק לספר לה' כמה הצרות שלך גדולות, תספר לצרות שלך כמה ה' גדול!
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just call them 
In code we trust !
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Call them and let them know the solution. It will surely help you in your future.
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Remember your idea is your intellectual property and there is no onus on them to behave honourably. Ring them - if you believe in fairies.
Personally I would leave things on the strength of your interview. If you get a call back by all means let them know you have made some further progress on a solution.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Of course, this response reflects my own biases, and it's not offered as "advice:"
I would not call, or contact, the company; the fact they tried to use a job interview to get a free consult does not impress me.
« I am putting myself to the fullest possible use which is all, I think, that any conscious entity can ever hope to do » HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) in "2001, A Space Odyssey"
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I was thinking the same
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Call them and let them know the solution - a nicely written document/email would help.
If they don't hire you it's perhaps not worth working for them anyway(I don't mean this in a spiteful manner)as it probably won't be a culture where you and your skills are appreciated - also you would have done a good deed.
If they do hire you - congratulations
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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...often feels like this[^].
Just came across this page on the Getty Museum[^], and it has A HUGE number of images of great masterworks which are now free. Don't know if it is a repost and don't care - haven't seen it, and if you need artistic inspiration for your work I hope it helps. One you might want to search for: A Young Girl Defending Herself against Eros. Not so safe for work, but a beautiful piece in high artistic taste. The Calydonian Boar Hunt[^], and a Vincent van Gogh[^] also caught my eye, but I'll stop there and let you find your own treasures.
Thanks to DeviantArt for pointing this out. And HUGE thanks to the Getty, for taking such a step!
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David O'Neil wrote: And HUGE thanks to the Getty, for taking such a step!
I don't get it. I browse through the art in the V&A quite often, and I'm pretty sure that all museum web-sites have search engines.
The only difference I can see is that the Getty site includes a statement on every page about what great guys they are for letting you see/download electronic images.
Are they having an apple moment?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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There is more than that! You can USE those pictures in your own creations without fee!
Imagine that your next web site will rotate banner images of Vincent van Gogh...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
תפסיק לספר לה' כמה הצרות שלך גדולות, תספר לצרות שלך כמה ה' גדול!
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