dwhitworth1

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by dwhitworth1 9y ago
"Are you suggesting these are bad things? I think they're positive however, it varies wildly across different locations and demographics." I didn't think I suggested these were bad things. Perhaps I was just over-general
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by dwhitworth1 9y ago
"Higher income earners are expected to also have private health insurance and are penalised in their taxes if they don't have it" Also, foreigners that move here after the age of 35! We have private health cover as well and i
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by dwhitworth1 9y ago
I agree with all your points. I worked in the entertainment industry when I was in L.A. Now, I work in tech as a software engineer. I feel my professional prospects were a bit stronger in the U.S., and I still prefer living in Oz. I also fe
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by dwhitworth1 9y ago
LOL, and this too :P
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by dwhitworth1 9y ago
A number of reasons: 1. Safety. I don't hear gunfire on New Year's Eve, like we used to in L.A. and some places I lived in Orange County as well. Someone getting shot is almost national news here. 2. Government support. If I lost
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by dwhitworth1 9y ago
I moved to Newcastle, Australia from the US (Los Angeles) about two years ago. I was shocked when I received my energy bill. Australians in general are hesitant to use their AC or electric heaters, opting to just layer up when it's col
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by dwhitworth1 10y ago
Bound Round | Web Designer/Developer | Sydney or Newcastle, Australia | ONSITE (Mostly), https://www.boundround.com , 70k - 90k DOE Bound Round is looking for a designer who can code, or a coder who can design. You'd be
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by dwhitworth1 10y ago
Bound Round Pty Ltd | Sydney or Newcastle, Australia | ONSITE | Hiring: Front-end Software Developer | Compensation: Up to 85k (package), DOE At Bound Round, we help traveling families find, review and book tours, activities and excursions.
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by dwhitworth1 10y ago
Bound Round Pty Ltd | Sydney (Frenchs Forest) OR Newcastle, Australia | ONSITE Hiring: Mid-level Software Developer Compensation: Up to 90k (package), DOE At Bound Round, we help traveling families find, review and book tours, activities an
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by dwhitworth1 10y ago
Bound Round Pty Ltd | Sydney (Frenchs Forest), Australia | ONSITE Hiring: Mid-level Software Developer Compensation: Up to 90k (package), DOE At Bound Round, we help traveling families find, review and book tours, activities and excursions.
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by dwhitworth1 10y ago
Bound Round Pty Ltd | Sydney (Frenchs Forest), Australia | ONSITE | Hiring: Mid-level Web Developer | Compensation: Up to 90k (package), DOE Bound Round helps families with kids find, review, and book online tours, activities, and excursion
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by dwhitworth1 10y ago
Switched careers and got my first gig as a junior developer at 41 years old. Now 43 years old and a 3/4 of the way through a CS degree as well, still working full time as a software developer (and loving it). Never too late.
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by dwhitworth1 11y ago
+1 to coding bootcamp. I attended one and was employed within a month of graduating. I think a CS degree is important, so I'm getting one as a part-time student now, while employed full time as a developer. Note, skylark said "hig
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by dwhitworth1 11y ago
I started learning to code in mid-2013 (I knew some HTML, but no real programming language at the time). I have been a professional web developer since mid-2014. While learning, I was working full time and have a wife and young daughter. It
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by dwhitworth1 12y ago
I'm finishing an Associate’s Degree in CS at SMC this Spring. At SMC, I've taken Intro to CS, C programming, Java I, Web Programming I (HTML and CSS), PHP Programming, Database Concepts and Applications, Assembly Language Programm
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by dwhitworth1 12y ago
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel J. Boorstin ... And anti-vaccine folks are not ignorant, they are way more dangerous than that.