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  • KentPhilip
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    Originally posted by bobhope View Post
    Easy

    if (money > timetaken to pick up money * contract rate)
    pick up money
    else
    walk on by


    e.g. assuming it takes 10 seconds to pick up, and rate is £50 / hour

    is coin/note > 10 / (60*60) * 50
    => is coin/note > £ 0.13

    so 20p or greater would do

    Didn't they work out that the amount for Bill Gates would be $10,000

    Then Jeremy Paxman actually asked Bill Gates this question on Newsnight "Would you walk on by if you saw $10,000 on the pavement" the answer came back "nawe" (trying to do a Bill Gates accent there).

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  • lambrini_socialist
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    What a good socialist you are.
    no, a good socialist would have cut the £20 note into 20 equally sized parts and distributed them to the other passengers...

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by lambrini_socialist View Post
    i saw a £20 on the floor of the tube a few months back, but i'd just got several grand back from the tax-man (unexpectedly), was feeling flush, and decided to leave it there to brighten up someone elses day....
    What a good socialist you are.

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  • lambrini_socialist
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    i saw a £20 on the floor of the tube a few months back, but i'd just got several grand back from the tax-man (unexpectedly), was feeling flush, and decided to leave it there to brighten up someone elses day....

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  • Money Money Money
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    "Find a penny, pick it up.
    During the day you'll get a ****"

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  • expat
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    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    French words are so passée.
    I don't think I've heard "passée" in French for a quarter-century, it's so demodé.

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  • TimberWolf
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    Originally posted by expat View Post
    Orthographe! nouveau riche
    French words are so passée.

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  • expat
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    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    As members of the nouveau rich.
    Orthographe! nouveau riche

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  • expat
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    Originally posted by milanbenes View Post
    please, what/who do you lot think you are ?

    Sustainability is the key

    you may be a contractor this year, but if your contracting career ends next year is your lifestyle sustainable ?

    have you got your plan b up and running while you were contracting to carry you through if/when contracting ends ?

    Milan.
    Milan, you are getting to be too sensible.

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  • bobhope
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    Easy

    if (money > timetaken to pick up money * contract rate)
    pick up money
    else
    walk on by


    e.g. assuming it takes 10 seconds to pick up, and rate is £50 / hour

    is coin/note > 10 / (60*60) * 50
    => is coin/note > £ 0.13

    so 20p or greater would do


    ps. I love the spec. Do you analysis or design for programmers by any chance?

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  • moorfield
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    Where's the £50 note option?

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  • PM-Junkie
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    I wouldn't demean myself by stooping to pick up money - I would get a servant to do it for me.

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  • milanbenes
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    it sure does Winston it sure does and that's what these jumped up whipper snappers seem to be forgetting

    Milan.

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  • Churchill
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    Every little helps!

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  • milanbenes
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    please, what/who do you lot think you are ?

    Sustainability is the key

    you may be a contractor this year, but if your contracting career ends next year is your lifestyle sustainable ?

    have you got your plan b up and running while you were contracting to carry you through if/when contracting ends ?

    Milan.

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