Dale1

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by Dale1 12y ago
I do believe that "success" is entirely subjective. For some people getting a full time job in the local factory is a huge achievement and the stability of that income does wonders for a family unit. For others nothing short of pa
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by Dale1 12y ago
And when you consider the type of owner (Who gives a toss they are only students landlord) are they ever going to upgrade to a normal system let alone nest. When you think about it this product is so badly thought out on every level!
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by Dale1 12y ago
I'd love to see these British houses with "No thermostat and you can't control anything". Every house i've ever lived in has has not just a main thermostat but most have thermostatic vales on the radiators too! I&#x
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by Dale1 12y ago
Yes i was thinking about the Group B cars too.
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by Dale1 12y ago
Stephen Lawrence would probably disagree with you. The basic upshot of this story is to keep your contact with the Police brief, friendly and say no more than you need to. The Police have been doing this to black people, gay people and othe
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Learning about design / web design principles
2 points by Dale1 12y ago|2 comments
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by Dale1 12y ago
As someone who likes a smoke (Weed & Cigarettes) and is currently trying to lead a healthier life I feel your pain buddy! Have you ever tried just cutting down? Even just a little bit? I don't believe in this "Just stop and ne
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by Dale1 12y ago
+1 on this. Religion can take you down some dangerous paths too. Stick to scientific and medical methods.
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by Dale1 12y ago
And don't forget Explorer for Mac back in the day :)
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by Dale1 12y ago
The only way to get something that works like Photoshop..... I bet you can guess the answer! It's a bit like all those people who try to get a PC to run OSX. Just buy a damn Mac for goodness sake!
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by Dale1 12y ago
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ Is the website too. Like has been said it's easy to get to and worth the trip if you're into the history of computer science. I went a year ago and it was very inspirational and th
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by Dale1 12y ago
As a mature student all I ever hear about is that no one will hire a student with no experience? So you get students doing unpaid internships, part time jobs and basically anything to show on their CV. I've come to the solution that it
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by Dale1 12y ago
Point 1 == Nail hit firmly on head! I'm 31 and far more streetwise than I was 10/15 years ago. Youngsters tend to get excited quickly and you can make them do all sorts of cool things, working for free, no contracts, perpetual int
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by Dale1 12y ago
She was certainly the first Computer Scientist, well that's what I was told in uni!
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by Dale1 12y ago
Yep, pretty much :(
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by Dale1 13y ago
Just a quick comment to say thanks for replying. Lots of useful ideas and a few things i'll be looking into. Keep em coming! :)
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by Dale1 13y ago
Thanks for the comment. Was exactly the kinda thing i was looking (Guys with exp and their thoughts)
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Ask HN: How do you earn your money?
214 points by Dale1 13y ago|148 comments
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by Dale1 13y ago
This would be akin to dumping a load of cash into the economy, driving inflation to the point where the extra cash had absolutely no difference to anyone especially the poor. It's a lovely idea but the working wage is a much better one
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by Dale1 13y ago
Super Magical and ever so geometric comment here <<
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by Dale1 13y ago
I know, i went to look for info on "facebook hack" because we want to use it in work. You can imagine what came up!
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by Dale1 13y ago
That's a very naive viewpoint from someone who doesn't work in industry.
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by Dale1 13y ago
I think it's probably best to split the job search into two bits. a) The bit where some recruiter is looking through CV's. b) The bit when you talk to the gaffer. I agree with the 'drop everything off a cv' line. Most re
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by Dale1 13y ago
Tech is such a rabbit hole anyway no one person can learn everything and the internet can be a curse throwing constant suggestions of the stuff you 'need' to learn! Some times in work i feel inferior to my buddies until someone as
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by Dale1 13y ago
Please go back to reading Cheeseburger or (Insert 'geek' blog here). In the real world developers travel for their work, often visiting places with down right frightening laws! (Dubai, Saudi, Africa; You get the picture) I'd
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by Dale1 13y ago
Ughh, all these buzz words and everyone seems to have a different view on what they mean! I thought 'full stack' was a developer who could turn their hand to any aspects of the project? Another term I hate is 'growth hacking&
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by Dale1 13y ago
lol!
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by Dale1 13y ago
Well done Ireland! And to the wire! I hope the English feel awful tonight ha ha!