The power of the Weibull distribution, was so used to the Poisson beforehand.
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What was the last substantial skill you learnt on a contract?
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"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain -
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Business skills - Fundamentals & custom index strategies....my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Obfuscation.What was the last substantial skill you learnt on a contract?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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I've been trying that for years but just can't quite master it.Originally posted by zeitghostSleeping with my eyes open whilst scrolling up & down a file.
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Surfing da internet and posting on CUK while looking busy enough to convince clientco that I am a conscientious and hard worker.
Keeping my head beneath the parapet.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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On one contract I learned vba programming - which I still do today. and on another Oracle PL/SQL - Both of which I knew nothing about but still got the contract!
These days I'm picking up php as I'm customising a EMR system to market it to physicians in Africa.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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I learnt to juggle courtesy of the RBS / Nat West mergerHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Essential contractor skills.Originally posted by Sysman View PostSurfing da internet and posting on CUK while looking busy enough to convince clientco that I am a conscientious and hard worker.
Keeping my head beneath the parapet.Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.Comment
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