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Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 16 Jan 24

I really don't get the point of TOML and YAML. Surely, between *.INI, Java *.properties, JSON and XML, there's something elegant, expressive and versatile enough to describe whatever configuration one desires (although...

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Avinash @pbashton I see..understood some part of it.

16 Jan 24

Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 28 Oct 23

It disgusts me that people can complain about how expensive everything is (which it arguably is) and how financially constrained/poor they are, on the one hand, then a few minutes to days later, throw away perfectly edible food or...

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Danna B. @pbashton write that book or start a blog. You'll get a lot of readers.

29 Oct 23

Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 1 Mar 22

I realise that I might be asking the wrong crowd here, since this is a for-pay Q&A/writing site, but anyway ... I see an alarming number of people (including on for-pay/earning sites like Beer Money) asking about the best...

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OceanTiara @pbashton I love salty tasty snark

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Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 1 Mar 22

I realise that I might be asking the wrong crowd here, since this is a for-pay Q&A/writing site, but anyway ... I see an alarming number of people (including on for-pay/earning sites like Beer Money) asking about the best...

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Jo Ann @pbashton This is a discussion group and I don't see a problem with being paid for it. I work on other paid sites also. Many of the topics discussed are not gender-related and could come from anyone. If I do the work, I want to get paid. I do get mad when...

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Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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ihasaquestion @pbashton Tough world indeed. Good quote there. Just do what your heart says then.

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Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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ihasaquestion @pbashton Smart way of doing things indeed.

24 Feb 22

Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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ihasaquestion @pbashton Yep, if you believe you did a good job, then you deserves to be paid.

23 Feb 22

Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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ihasaquestion @pbashton Oh gosh, that's quite a hefty sum. I hope you will be able to get a solution.

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Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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ihasaquestion @pbashton Ok..all the best..

17 Feb 22

Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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ihasaquestion @pbashton Oh, I see. Are you going for the interview after all?

15 Feb 22

Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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ihasaquestion @pbashton That's awesome. Hope you get the post which you so want..all the best to you.

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Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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ihasaquestion @pbashton That's certainly a good disciplined mindset to have there. Yes, you do what you do best.

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Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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DE @pbashton I do the same thing. I don't like surprises.

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Great White Snark @pbashton (87) • South Africa 7 Feb 22

If I state that certain things are a certain way, I assume that people will go forward with that being the fixed way of things until such time as I state that they have changed. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, since...

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ihasaquestion @pbashton Wow, so you're super smart, huh. I don't understand a word you said on the techie aspect. My apologies there. Hope your business site will be a success.

10 Feb 22

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