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Even after almost thirty years I still get up excited at the thought of doing my job even though I do far less coding than I would really like. And why, I hear you ask, is that?
1: Get to work with some elephanting smart people - I get to learn stuff constantly.
2: Who doesn't love cutting code?
3: Get to play with computers all day.
4: Get to play with new technologies when they come out.
There are more but those are the core reasons, especially number 1: it's hard not to be impressed by the people around me.
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Quote: it's hard not to be impressed by the people around me
Unfortunately, no female coders here.
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: it's hard not to be impressed by the people around me.
This is probably going to come off sounding arrogant, but I assure you it isn't -- I wish I had that experience. For the most part, it's been the other way around most of my life. The exception was (and still is) when I work with hardware engineers. I've pretty much never had the experience of working with software engineers that I've been impressed by.
Marc
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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After looking at your articles, I'm pretty sure it'd be a miracle if there were two people like that in the same place. You'll have to get used to impressing others rather than being impressed by anyone.
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It's 9'o'clock on a Saturday night, and what am I doing? Writing code, beautiful (I hope) code!
/ravi
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Are corned beef, potatoes, and soda bread common foods in Ireland? We grew up having that every St. Patty's day. Just curious how authentic it really is.
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The main three food groups in Ireland are Guinness, Jamesons, and Murphys from what I remember of visits.
Oh yes, and Bull Sh*t, known locally as "Blarney". 
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You missed out Beamish and Bushmills! Oh and Paddy's. Poitin is missing too.
And some tea. You'll have some tea, go on. Ya will, you'll have some tea, go on, go on, go on. Ya will.
Etc, etc, etc.
veni bibi saltavi
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I couldn't find any Tulamore Dew yesterday, so I had to make do with half a bottle of Jameson's. It's not bad really, if chased with scotch. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Really? Asking "Any Irish natives out there?" in St. Patrick's day?
Of course they are out there... having "party" and some drinks with friends and family. I think you should have asked it other day... probably you would have got more answers than today  
M.D.V. 
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Corned beef not so, the rest is the food of the Gods!
RyanDev wrote: Patty
PATRICK or PADDY Never, ever, is it Patty. Never. Nope. Not at all.
veni bibi saltavi
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Corned Beef is just Black Pudding for people who haven't the guts...
Also - "Paddies" or "St Patrick's"...
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May the wind at your back not be a result of that corned beef and cabbage.
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1. You can't win.
2. You can't break even.
3. You can't get out of the game.
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Ya, it's pretty funny what some people will focus on.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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The English have infected Irish potatoes with famine. Thought that was common knowledge.
That's why we have the real Ira and before that the fake Ira.
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I remember working with a black gentleman named Willis O. Webb in Washington, DC.
On St Patrick's Day, he wore a button that said, "Kiss me, I'm Irish".
Pointing at the button, I gave him a quizzical look.
He grinned and said, "The name is O'Webb." 
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I invested in potatoes, because someone said I’d be Dublin my fortune. So Irished everything I had.
- I know I'm not the O'riginalMcGriff, but I am the same size and color of a leprechaun 
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and I spud to the pub to get green
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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Did you put your jacket on?
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littleGreenDude wrote: I invested in potatoes, because someone said I’d be Dublin my fortune.
There's someone you need to talk to.[^]
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I had a recruiter who called me yesterday with a position that didn't sound that interesting based on location and I tried to tell him no thanks but he kept pushing. So to end the call I countered his salary requirements and added an extra $30k to it.
He said they couldn't match that salary and I told him that was unfortunate. Call Ended.
Recruiter calls back later in the day as I am heading out and is now willing to meet salary request. I told him to email me details and that I would get back to him.
This morning I have had over 6 calls and various emails from him. This guy just won't take No.
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Add another $30k, see how far he'll go..
Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping. This is my favorite. You see we lease it back from the company we sold it to and that way it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account.
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Brent Jenkins wrote: Add another $30k, see how far he'll go
that is the same thing that my wife said.
she then followed it by saying if they match that then we are moving!
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Dennis E White wrote: she then followed it by saying if they match that then we are moving!
Tell me the job's not in North Korea
Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping. This is my favorite. You see we lease it back from the company we sold it to and that way it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account.
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