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Things that used to irritate you, but no longer do

16 December 2010, 12:02

* People calling me "young man" (which they regularly do), unless they're obviously half my age

* Clients saying "Let's make only the minimum changes necessary to this ancient pile of tulip code, and not rewrite it from scratch"

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16 December 2010, 12:04

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16 December 2010, 12:10

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16 December 2010, 12:10

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16 December 2010, 23:16

People who stand in the way on escalators. I used to try and rush past them, but now I'm secretly glad to have a rest.
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16 December 2010, 23:30

Office bulltulip such as "run it up the flag pole, let's see who salutes it"

I just laugh internally and have a good time doing so.

Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.
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