Originally posted by Old Greg
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Giving client a 'gift' when leaving the contract
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Ok mate, not really sure what you are on about, and I can see from you avatar you may be in need of some mental health intervention, maybe electric shock treatment or a lobotomy? Although sounds like you may have already have had them. -
Are you a happy person?Originally posted by russell View PostOk mate, not really sure what you are on about, and I can see from you avatar you may be in need of some mental health intervention, maybe electric shock treatment or a lobotomy? Although sounds like you may have already have had them.Comment
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He sounds suspiciously like someone on here before who was banned. Give it time...Originally posted by Old Greg View PostAre you a happy person?Comment
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I have been responding to insults, but from now on I will ignore that and only talk about the topic of the thread, I hope you can do the same.Originally posted by Old Greg View PostAre you a happy person?Comment
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Hey, Kandr welcome backOriginally posted by russell View PostI have been responding to insults, but from now on I will ignore that and only talk about the topic of the thread, I hope you can do the same.
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Never done it, never seen it done, and never credibly heard of it being done. I have picked up projects where a previous contractor either was asked to leave or left in a hurry, and seen some highly corner-cutting code, but I would put that down to incompetence and bad decisions taken under pressure of time, rather than active sabotage.Originally posted by ChimpMaster View PostSo from the sounds of it none of you have done anything that, well, could count as an act of war.Comment
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But are you happy?Originally posted by russell View PostI have been responding to insults, but from now on I will ignore that and only talk about the topic of the thread, I hope you can do the same.Comment
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I was building an app at a pharma, and the key user was a bit of a scally, a cockney hard case. We got on like a house on fire, and had a few good sessions.
I put some code on one of the menus, if the user was this guy, if it was a wednesday, if it was between 10 and 11:30
randomise one chance in a thousand, change the menu option
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Haddock Queries
I met him a few years later, and he mentioned this weird bug that he couldnt replicate and had all the support staff laughing at him. when he saw a slight suppressed smile begin to form, he chased me round the site about three times
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