What is nice?

Nice is owning an Audi TT 3.2i Quattro Coupe

Nice is having a 480g Reef Tank in your house

...but having a new Apple Keyboard is FANTASTIC!

How do you know you are working hard?

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Cow Tipping, anybody?

I came across this cool article as I was trying to entertain my curiosity...

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Dork Awards - Take 1

During the course of my life as independent software engineer I come across many different kinds of people. Or lets rather call them clients. Sometimes I get stupid requests. Sometimes the requests are so stupid they are Dork Award nominees. Such as this one I got today:

Would you be able to send me a test file so that XXX can test.

The context of this request was for a project which I have quoted on 3 months ago, have not yet received any kind of approval to start the development, yet now they want a test file to illustrate the typical transaction volume they can expect.

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Car Review - Audi TT 3.2 Quattro Coupe

Make/Model: Audi TT 3.2 Quattro Coupe S-Tronic
Colour: Silver
New?: No, 5500km on clock
Engine: 3.2l V6
Power/Torque: 184kW @ 6300rpm, 320Nm @ 2500-3000rpm
Average Fuel Consumption: 9.4 l/100 km
Performance: 0-100km/h in 5.7 s, 250 km/h top speed.
Owned: August 2007 - July 2008

Notes: After being bored by the BMW's reliability, good looks, powerful engine and fantastic fuel consumption I decided to look around for something that will inspire an emotive driving experience once again. I almost purchased an S-Type Jaguar, but one day before accepting the deal I saw a new Audi TT Coupe driving past me and I immediately had the WOW reaction.

So I did some research and realised that the car actually has 4 seats - even though the rear seats are extremely small, they are good enough for my 3 year old daughter who really enjoys sitting in that small space. So I took one for a test drive and I was hooked. Problem was just that 3.2l TT's were on a 4 month waiting list. That, and that alone, caused me to accept an offer from a guy who had his for 3 months and only had 5500km on the clock. He really looked after his car as it was in mint condition - so I accepted the deal and drove off with this little demon.

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