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  • W wolfbinary

    What would you do if you couldn't program professionally anymore to make a living?

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    PIEBALDconsult
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    Hey, you first. Run a third-world cantina.

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    • W wolfbinary

      A contractor I replaced left professional development because he got burned out of it. I'm wondering what the signs are.

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      He should have embraced his inner Wally.

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      • W wolfbinary

        A contractor I replaced left professional development because he got burned out of it. I'm wondering what the signs are.

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        _Damian S_
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        wolfbinary wrote:

        I'm wondering what the signs are

        When you dread getting out of bed in the morning because it's a work day... When you feel the need to cry yourself to sleep at night, or self medicate with alcohol... When you dread Sunday evenings because Monday is the start of the working week... When you sigh instead of get excited by having to work late, again...

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        • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

          I'd be a pilot

          Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
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          Henry Minute
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          What sort of Pilot? Palm Pilot, Pontius Pilot, Pilot Whale, Pilot Hole. Sorry getting silly now. BTW did you ever find a source for the gloves you were looking for?

          Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any valid solution *MUST* involve a larger can!

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          • W wolfbinary

            What would you do if you couldn't program professionally anymore to make a living?

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            Gary R Wheeler
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            My first choice would be to become a teacher. The few times I've filled that role, I've really enjoyed it. My second option would be technical writer. I'm reasonably good at it, and like it enough that I could do it for a living. It's a little difficult to imagine circumstances that would render my programming skills unemployable and yet would leave the rest of my faculties intact.

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            • W wolfbinary

              A contractor I replaced left professional development because he got burned out of it. I'm wondering what the signs are.

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              Steve Mayfield
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              when the only things you do are: wake up, eat, program, eat, program, eat, go to sleep...dream about programming...repeat...

              Steve _________________ I C(++) therefore I am

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              • H Henry Minute

                What sort of Pilot? Palm Pilot, Pontius Pilot, Pilot Whale, Pilot Hole. Sorry getting silly now. BTW did you ever find a source for the gloves you were looking for?

                Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any valid solution *MUST* involve a larger can!

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                Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                Yes, I do now own a pair of gloves. Yet I am only here for two more weeks ... and then maybe six in January. This kind of pilot: http://www.pilotcareercentre.com/APilotsLifeDetail.asp?APLID=124[^]

                Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
                Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway
                Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.

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                • W wolfbinary

                  What would you do if you couldn't program professionally anymore to make a living?

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                  realJSOP
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                  I'd roam the Texas hill country absolutely naked and make a name for myself...

                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                  • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

                    Yes, I do now own a pair of gloves. Yet I am only here for two more weeks ... and then maybe six in January. This kind of pilot: http://www.pilotcareercentre.com/APilotsLifeDetail.asp?APLID=124[^]

                    Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
                    Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway
                    Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.

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                    Henry Minute
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                    Oooooooh! me too. Although the only experience I have is with that there Flight Stimulator, as my dear departed mum used to call it.

                    Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any valid solution *MUST* involve a larger can!

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                      Oooooooh! me too. Although the only experience I have is with that there Flight Stimulator, as my dear departed mum used to call it.

                      Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any valid solution *MUST* involve a larger can!

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                      Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                      I became a real pilot in August. A few hundred more hours and I will be a legal commercial pilot. It will be fun.

                      Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
                      Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway
                      Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.

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                      • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

                        I became a real pilot in August. A few hundred more hours and I will be a legal commercial pilot. It will be fun.

                        Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
                        Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway
                        Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.

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                        Henry Minute
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                        Jolly well done Fraid it's too late for me. Eyes shot, Knees crumbling, mind going. Now where was I? Why am I standing in the kitchen with the fridge door open and the cat in my hands?

                        Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any valid solution *MUST* involve a larger can!

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                        • W wolfbinary

                          What would you do if you couldn't program professionally anymore to make a living?

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                          Chris Maunder
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                          Training hamsters

                          cheers, Chris Maunder

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                          • W wolfbinary

                            A contractor I replaced left professional development because he got burned out of it. I'm wondering what the signs are.

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                            pseudonym67
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                            When u look at the screen and all you see are chicken tracks it's probably time to take a break

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                              I'd roam the Texas hill country absolutely naked and make a name for myself...

                              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                              "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                              Tom Delany
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                              John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                              I'd roam the Texas hill country absolutely naked

                              Whoa! Now there's a mental picture.... :)

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                              • W wolfbinary

                                What would you do if you couldn't program professionally anymore to make a living?

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                                leckey 0
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                                ...no, I would probably apply to vet or medical school

                                Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.

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                                  Training hamsters

                                  cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                  wolfbinary
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                                  Thanks guys. Your responses have been the usual mix of honesty and humor I've come to enjoy here on CP.

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                                  • W wolfbinary

                                    What would you do if you couldn't program professionally anymore to make a living?

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                                    Christian Graus
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                                    Child care.

                                    Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "Iam doing the browsing center project in vb.net using c# coding" - this is why I don't answer questions much anymore. Oh, and Microsoft doesn't want me to.

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                                      I'd roam the Texas hill country absolutely naked and make a name for myself...

                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                      -----
                                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                      Jim Crafton
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                                      Walker, Texas Ranger, might have something to say about that...

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                                        I'd roam the Texas hill country absolutely naked and make a name for myself...

                                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                        -----
                                        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                        Dr Walt Fair PE
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                                        Note to self: Don't take my wife very far outside of Austin next trip.

                                        The PetroNerd

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                                        • P Pete OHanlon

                                          Who says I do now. Perhaps I program amateurishly, or perhaps I do it rakishly. To answer your question, I'd do something else. I'd possibly put more effort into music than I have the time to do now. If I had the time, I'd love to get a PhD in Astrophysics.

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                                          Christian Graus
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                                          music and astrophysics, are you Brian May ?

                                          Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "Iam doing the browsing center project in vb.net using c# coding" - this is why I don't answer questions much anymore. Oh, and Microsoft doesn't want me to.

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