What would you change?
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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 WrightPlanning on getting around to that anytime soon? :) Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
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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
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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
Judah Himango wrote:
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...
And of course, the USA didn't exist 250 years ago, which is just a drop in the bucket in the timeline of nations and empires. Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
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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'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 [^]
Those certainly sound like achievable goals to me. Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
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Sounds like a great selection. And what would you give in return? :-D Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
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Sounds like a great selection. And what would you give in return? :-D Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
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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
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
To master my own mind
You obviously mastered something prior to mastering your body, but the mind wasn't it. The mind is also a bit player in the things you just mentioned. The same source that you drew on to accomplish physical things will aid you in achieving your goals. "The Last Samurai" - From Katsumoto's son as Capt. Algren practices with sword master Ujio: "Please excuse. Too many mind." "Huh?" "Mind sword. Mind people watching. Mind enemy. Too many mind. No mind." And yeah, a taco does sound good now that you mention it. :-D Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Christopher Duncan wrote:
but the mind wasn't it.
:omg:
Christopher Duncan wrote:
"The Last Samurai" - From Katsumoto's son as Capt. Algren practices with sword master Ujio:
Oh. And here I thought you were dissing me. :-D Jeremy Falcon
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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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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:
Before anyone freaks, I'm a girl.
Too late, I already freaked out before I got to this part. :laugh: Jeremy Falcon
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put a 100% buffer between "required" and "recommended" calirie intake.
Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist:-D Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
To master my own mind
You obviously mastered something prior to mastering your body, but the mind wasn't it. The mind is also a bit player in the things you just mentioned. The same source that you drew on to accomplish physical things will aid you in achieving your goals. "The Last Samurai" - From Katsumoto's son as Capt. Algren practices with sword master Ujio: "Please excuse. Too many mind." "Huh?" "Mind sword. Mind people watching. Mind enemy. Too many mind. No mind." And yeah, a taco does sound good now that you mention it. :-D Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Christopher Duncan wrote:
"The Last Samurai"
Is that a good movie btw? I'm not a Tom Cruise fan, so I never really bothered to see it. But, I've heard people talk about it positively. Jeremy Falcon
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V8 and orange juice is an excellent breakfast, i've found. :cool:
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Bloody Marys, yeah! And, just to be specific, cute, single type females who are into Bloody Marys, right? :-D As for the cigarettes, I just don't get it. Smoking tobacco is kinda like non alcoholic beer, isn't it? :cool: Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Christopher Duncan wrote:
As for the cigarettes, I just don't get it.
Hard to explain... there's just something delightfully wrong about going hiking and then stopping off for a bloody mary and a cigarette. Kinda like going for a cheeseburger and milkshake after a visit to the dentist...
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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
Damn, non-techncial, there goes my flying car... To make my life better, what magic wand wave result would I want: For all people to accept that my opinion may or may not be identical to theirs without them reverting to calling me an idiot for believing differently. But that may be too much to ask for so how about a four lane highway to Hawaii? Mike Poz
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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 make it so I could buy lemon, lime and bitters when I'm in the USA. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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I would book all the first class seats for all flights everywhere, and allow anyone who is a software developer to move from stinky cramped coach seats into the first class seats for free!
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Stan Shannon wrote:
Free humanity from all collectivist ideological principles.
But, but... as you gather followers, wouldn't that make this yet another collectivist ideological principle? :) Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Christopher Duncan wrote:
But, but... as you gather followers, wouldn't that make this yet another collectivist ideological principle?
The question wasn't about followers it was about magic wands. In any case, cooperation isn't collectivism. People can work together in their own self interest without being a collective. "You get that which you tolerate"
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V8 and orange juice is an excellent breakfast, i've found. :cool:
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Mixed together? :confused: Jeremy Falcon
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Mixed together? :confused: Jeremy Falcon
Yup. The V8 tempers the sharpness of the orange juice, and the oj brightens up the taste of the V8... try it sometime.
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