No, that is wrong and if multiple of these actions are performed, admins will kick in and ban the user from accessing CodeProject again, (from their account). CodeProject is not just about reputation, although there is a lot that you can do with reputation and badges but it is fun, when reputation is the least of the concerns. And yes, there are many protectors looking around, here and there and if they find a hamster, they... Well use them for the next logo. ;-) Besides: If you had to bring every reputation history once it gets removed, then what about the downvotes? What about the upvotes? What about the bookmark history of that post and the person who did that. Thinking all of this will make me say the same, Quote: You've done the work, you keep the points. :laugh: The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~

I reject the premise of your question. Friday is not the best day of the week; not by a long shot. If there's anything you didn't finish all week, Friday is the day you have to rush to finish it up and hope it's right. If you did finish everything you were working on and you have other stuff that needs to be started, you can't because you should never start anything new on Friday. So that means that Friday is paperwork and documentation day. :sigh: The only good thing about Friday is the all-you-can-stomach fish fry later.

Dan Neely wrote: ... only because some is consumed in the distillery latrine for QC purposes (both official and unofficial). FIFY: Remember - it's Gin your talking about. "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

It's been gone since February. Don't you like KAT then?

CDP1802 wrote: And even more ironically, you are a bit blind on one eye. Yep, thanks for correcting my blindness. I meant to say that smoking is much more prevalent and a sureshot killer compared to boozing, drugs, overeating, etc.

Let's hope it's more complete than the Commonwealth Games stadium. He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

CPallini wrote: So don't waste your time with software development and go back to gardening. Dont laugh, that is kinda true*... :( * family business involves farming xacc.ide IronScheme - 1.0 RC 1 - out now! ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition

Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: Ugh... Someone get that picture off my mind Someone already did this and put it in my mind. Please take it back! X| The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

Any silliness in your posts is more than covered by the AIF (that's Alison Innuendo Factor). "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes. My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Roger Wright wrote: Establish yourself as an expert in a subject that is critical to your firm's survival, Even that may not help. I am a contractor for the government and the latest tactic here has been that a very large contracting agency has been buying/stealing (ie. lowballing all of the other companies) all of the contracts and then offering the incumbents the same job for half the wage. Their offer is "take it or leave it we have others that will fill the position if you decline"!! It's brutal. My contract comes up for renewal next October! :sigh:

Do you get paid on bench? Personally, I refuse to work for any company with such a policy as bench without pay. Some of the large consulting companies in the States not only pay you only when you are on-site with a client but make you get your next client too! 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.

When they got to the prize board it was always: [assume the announcer's stoopid accent] Iiiiinnnn onnnnnnnaa! Cutlery, Iiiiinnnn twoooooooo! Cutlery, Iiiiinnnn ttthhhreee! A weekends break for three to Selafield, Iiiiinnnn Foooowaaaa! Cutlery, Iiiiinnnn fiyaveeeee! Cutlery, Iiiiinnnn Sssiiixsaa! Bob Monkhouse's Bumper Book of Jokes And Bulliiessss Sssssstarrrr Prrrizzze Tooonighhhttt is....... ...Cutlery! Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

I've been sniffing those dryboard markers too much today... :rolleyes: Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)

DavidCrow wrote: But what if you have different sized hammers? ;) Then you call yourself David "The Tool Man" Crow and open your own hardware store. ;)

Most people also forget, that if you are on a Corp-Corp basis you need to include a lot of other factors. Also, don't forget when doing short-term housing the cost of living is not a factor as it is all very expensive. Here is a quick break down of what you would have to charge on a Corp-Corp basis to clear 100k a year as a contractor. First the assumption: 1760 billable hours in a year (subtract from 2080 paid time off, as well as time looking for new contracts. In this scenario that is 4 weeks PTO (10 federal holidays, 10 Personal Days) and 4 weeks to search. So for 100K: $56.82/hr for the hundred $4.26/hr Cover the difference in Fica $8.60/hr for benefits Total: $69.68/hr without including travel expenses to make 100k. This is actually unrealistic, considering that most books on consulting suggest at least 25% of your potential billable hours will be spent marketing yourself (ie, not billing). Using that figure, the hourly rate to make 100k is: 85.16/hr, again without travel. Now for the really shocking news: All of those "great" opportunities which pay between $35 and $45 an hour equate to an annual salary of: $50k and $65k, respectively. Lastly, if your curious, travel can run between $20k and $40k a year which is another serious bite into hourly figures. Personally, I don't like to quibble with people. I go to Salary.com and look up the annual figure for the best fitting title in the area and then plug it into my spreadsheet and get a number. If they are offering less it better be an incredible opportunity. Of course, all this is only from a consultants perspective. So all others need not apply. Also, for the full-time people considering full-time offers, don't forget unpaid overtime when computing actual compensation. Need a C# Consultant? I'm available. Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway

Enjoy and I am thinking of presenting myself with iPhone :-) satan

Show them what you produced, not how long it took you.

In the past, I was called everything from 'racist' to 'xenophobic' by making that exact argument. Anyone with a clear head, that is not following some strict political agenda, can see that there is a gross distortion in the 'facts' presented by companies. I have a friend that I have worked with in the past. He lost his job to outsourcing, and was unable to find another job for 9 months. In that period, he lost his house, and had to start over. When the gov't tells us that this will help our country, I just don't see it.

While this is actually comparing two entirely different fields even though the base technology (.NET framework) is the same, from what I have seen in the job sites, you will find more listings with a web target, but usually the desktop based development pays more. I think the higher pay is due to the bad rep web development has received over the years causing some to think it requires less ability than desktop development, but in today's world of ASP.NET, I think that they balance out. Another issue though is that the web technologies are still evolving at a fairly fast clip so a person will probably have to stay up more on various technologies while desktop developers can count on things changing a bit slower. Rocky <>< Latest Code Blog Post: ASP.NET HttpException - Cannot use leading "..".. Latest Tech Blog Post: Replacing Vista System HD & New things learned!

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