What would you change?
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Techies enjoy a better standard of living than many, and we get paid to do what we enjoy. Still, most people have goals, dreams and desires of a better life, even if they don’t believe it’s possible to achieve them. If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better? Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
I'd get rid of my procrastination and my fear of success. BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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If I got paid to teach what I got paid to program I would probably be a teacher. Beside imagine what I could do with the summer off! "Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage" -- Jean Anouilh
Just imagine teaching college girls for a living...:omg:
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Techies enjoy a better standard of living than many, and we get paid to do what we enjoy. Still, most people have goals, dreams and desires of a better life, even if they don’t believe it’s possible to achieve them. If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better? Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
debt free and good health, the rest I would take care of on my own. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I'd get rid of my procrastination and my fear of success. BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wrightbrianwelsch wrote:
I'd get rid of my procrastination and my fear of success.
I imagine that those two conditions work well together. You can keep avoiding the effort required to get a higher paying job and promotion, which should assuage your fear of getting a higher paying job and promotion!! :-D
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Just imagine teaching college girls for a living...:omg:
Josh Smith wrote:
Just imagine teaching college girls for a living...
:-D
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Techies enjoy a better standard of living than many, and we get paid to do what we enjoy. Still, most people have goals, dreams and desires of a better life, even if they don’t believe it’s possible to achieve them. If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better? Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Christopher Duncan wrote:
If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better?
I had this huge list, then I reread your question, what would make MY life better. A lot of things could have a minor impact on my life, but I'll ignore things that have a secondary effect. So, here's the shorter list, as I'm pretty happy with my life: My girlfriend has some health concerns that would be great if she didn't have. It doesn't necessarily impact my life, but my first concern is with her well being. Lose some weight (the daily biking is working, but hey, a magic wand would be great) Not be lactose intolerant A flat tax. I so loathe all the BS of taxes. Eliminate all my debt (again, the magic wand would help a slow process) Actually, not having to work to put food on the table. Just give me a large enough bank account, so I can write all the CP articles I want. And though it has really nothing to do with making my life better, #1 on the magic wand list would be, no more US casualties (or any country, for that matter) in Iraq (or anywhere else). Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
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If I got paid to teach what I got paid to program I would probably be a teacher. Beside imagine what I could do with the summer off! "Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage" -- Jean Anouilh
Actually teacher in SoCal can make up to $80K and they still have 2 months off. Al My eMail control My Blog
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
A restored daily-driver antique
What's that, Ravi? Regards, Nish
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I agree. I've heard several people say that if they won the lottery they would keep on working at their jobs. Personally, I think that's a load of crap. We don't like to be bored, but why would you work for someone else?
Oh if only I'd win the lottery, I'd have time to do some REAL work... For myself. Trying to run your own business is not picknick when you have no money or time to devote to it. Damn day job!
Try code model generation tools at BoneSoft.com.
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better?
Other people. Buncha twisted, scheming, perverted hypocrites. And Bloody Marys. Not enough bartenders know how to make 'em right. Hmmm... other people into Bloody Marys... Oh - and cigarettes would give you super-human endurance instead of reduced lung capacity. Myself. 'Cause it wouldn't be fair to all the people i'd fixed to have to put up with an imperfect me. But i'd wait until after i'd enjoyed a few perfect Bloody Marys and nutritional cigs first...
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better?
I had this huge list, then I reread your question, what would make MY life better. A lot of things could have a minor impact on my life, but I'll ignore things that have a secondary effect. So, here's the shorter list, as I'm pretty happy with my life: My girlfriend has some health concerns that would be great if she didn't have. It doesn't necessarily impact my life, but my first concern is with her well being. Lose some weight (the daily biking is working, but hey, a magic wand would be great) Not be lactose intolerant A flat tax. I so loathe all the BS of taxes. Eliminate all my debt (again, the magic wand would help a slow process) Actually, not having to work to put food on the table. Just give me a large enough bank account, so I can write all the CP articles I want. And though it has really nothing to do with making my life better, #1 on the magic wand list would be, no more US casualties (or any country, for that matter) in Iraq (or anywhere else). Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
If you could wave a wand and institute flat tax, why not make that no tax?
Try code model generation tools at BoneSoft.com.
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better?
I had this huge list, then I reread your question, what would make MY life better. A lot of things could have a minor impact on my life, but I'll ignore things that have a secondary effect. So, here's the shorter list, as I'm pretty happy with my life: My girlfriend has some health concerns that would be great if she didn't have. It doesn't necessarily impact my life, but my first concern is with her well being. Lose some weight (the daily biking is working, but hey, a magic wand would be great) Not be lactose intolerant A flat tax. I so loathe all the BS of taxes. Eliminate all my debt (again, the magic wand would help a slow process) Actually, not having to work to put food on the table. Just give me a large enough bank account, so I can write all the CP articles I want. And though it has really nothing to do with making my life better, #1 on the magic wand list would be, no more US casualties (or any country, for that matter) in Iraq (or anywhere else). Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
Marc, O.T. but looks like someone wrote an article just for you : A Complete ActiveX Web Control Tutorial[^] It shows how to write the control, how to insert it into an HTML page etc. :-) Regards, Nish
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Techies enjoy a better standard of living than many, and we get paid to do what we enjoy. Still, most people have goals, dreams and desires of a better life, even if they don’t believe it’s possible to achieve them. If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better? Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Rid the world of Celine Dion. All religious groups get along. Have the money and looks of Catherine Zeta Jones. (Before anyone freaks, I'm a girl.) A winter home in Australia. My pets never die. (Then again my cockatoos will probably outlive me.) Be a master programmer so I can stop bugging people at CodeProject for help.
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Great idea! Let's work together on that!
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I would enslave the human race (excluding myself) and start an intergalactic war which would leave me the sole ruler of the known Universe! Muahahahahahaha!!! Or maybe just get into shape and drop 50 pounds... :sigh: Josh
The Hacker's Diet[^] :) Jon Sagara When I grow up, I'm changing my name to Joe Kickass! My Site | My Blog | My Articles
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Rid the world of Celine Dion. All religious groups get along. Have the money and looks of Catherine Zeta Jones. (Before anyone freaks, I'm a girl.) A winter home in Australia. My pets never die. (Then again my cockatoos will probably outlive me.) Be a master programmer so I can stop bugging people at CodeProject for help.
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Techies enjoy a better standard of living than many, and we get paid to do what we enjoy. Still, most people have goals, dreams and desires of a better life, even if they don’t believe it’s possible to achieve them. If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better? Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Christopher Duncan wrote:
If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better?
I'd like some better communication skills to go along with my techie skills. I struggle to get my ideas across so that other people can understand them and get as excited as I am about things. Obviously financial security would be great. I've spent too many years wondering where the next contract/pay cheque was going to come from. It would be nice to be able to work just for the fun of it and not because I need to pay my mortgage. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
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Rid the world of Celine Dion. All religious groups get along. Have the money and looks of Catherine Zeta Jones. (Before anyone freaks, I'm a girl.) A winter home in Australia. My pets never die. (Then again my cockatoos will probably outlive me.) Be a master programmer so I can stop bugging people at CodeProject for help.
leckey wrote:
and looks of Catherine Zeta Jones. (Before anyone freaks, I'm a girl.)
Why would anyone freak? We have more of them here. Honest.
leckey wrote:
My pets never die.
Perhaps it is the philosopher in me... but I would never wish immortality on anyone. As painful as the loss of my cat, and the causes, he already lived past one owner and had the horror of loosing his owner before him. I would not have wished my cat to go through that a second time. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
If you could wave a magic wand, what (non-technical) things would you change to make your life better?
I had this huge list, then I reread your question, what would make MY life better. A lot of things could have a minor impact on my life, but I'll ignore things that have a secondary effect. So, here's the shorter list, as I'm pretty happy with my life: My girlfriend has some health concerns that would be great if she didn't have. It doesn't necessarily impact my life, but my first concern is with her well being. Lose some weight (the daily biking is working, but hey, a magic wand would be great) Not be lactose intolerant A flat tax. I so loathe all the BS of taxes. Eliminate all my debt (again, the magic wand would help a slow process) Actually, not having to work to put food on the table. Just give me a large enough bank account, so I can write all the CP articles I want. And though it has really nothing to do with making my life better, #1 on the magic wand list would be, no more US casualties (or any country, for that matter) in Iraq (or anywhere else). Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
Marc Clifton wrote:
I so loathe all the BS of taxes.
Earlier today I was forwarded an email (probably a repeat going around the web for the last 10 years, but hey) regarding taxes:
Tax his land, Tax his wage, Tax his bed in which he lays. Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes is the rule. Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat. Tax his ties, Tax his shirts, Tax his work, Tax his dirt. Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he tries to think. Tax his booze, Tax his beers, If he cries, Tax his tears. Tax his bills, Tax his gas, Tax his notes, Tax his cash. Tax him good and let him know That after taxes, he has no dough. If he hollers, Tax him more, Tax him til he's good and sore. Tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in which he lays. Put these words upon his tomb, "Taxes drove me to my doom!" And when he's gone, We won't relax, We'll still be after the inheritance TAX!! Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL License Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax), IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax), Liquor Tax, Luxury Tax, Marriage License Tax, Medicare Tax, Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Service charge taxes, Social Security Tax, Road Usage Tax (Truckers), Sales Taxes, Recreational Vehicle Tax, School Tax, State Income Tax, State Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Telephone Federal Excise Tax, Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax, Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax, Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax, Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax, Telephone State and Local Tax, Telephone Usage Charge Tax, Utility Tax, Vehicle License Reg