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| bio | website | itinerantdeveloper.blogspot.c… |
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| location | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| age | 29 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
| seen | 2 days ago | |
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I'm an Australian developer (working overseas) currently working in marine science on underwater visualisation and analysis software. My day-to-day working language is C++, but I have a particular liking for Delphi, which I've used since version 1 in 1995 (when I would have been, what, 12...)
I started programming on a BBC Master microcomputer (mode 2! So many colours!) before moving to Turbo Pascal for DOS, and then Delphi. My hobby languages these days are Delphi and Objective C.
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May 10 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Apr 2 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Apr 2 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Mar 19 |
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How to visit attractions in Tasmania without a car? The Launceston chairlift across Cataract Gorge is accessible by foot - it's in the city. For the other two things you mention, you will need a car. Also, check out Cradle Mountain while you're in the centre - amazingly beautiful. You may need to book ahead as I think there is a new plan where only a certain number of people are allowed to visit per year. |
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Mar 19 |
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How to visit attractions in Tasmania without a car? Bus lines are typically terrible - Hobart's "Metro" is bad enough, but intercity / regional lines have only a few routes a day. I used to catch buses home to a town 35km away from Hobart after school, and if I missed the two (only two!) evening buses I was stranded. Marakoopa Caves are in Mole Creek, the middle of nowhere, and while there are buses that go through Mole Creek itself on the way to Launceston, it's another 5km to the caves. Basically, you need a car. Luckily, as jpatokal says, you can rent if you're under 25. Just expect to pay more. |
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Mar 14 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Feb 26 |
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How can I get a different seat after boarding a flight? Interesting - I wonder why for an aircraft that size? I can add I've moved seats fine on a 737 and some small Aeroflot (?) plane run by a Spanish airline I can't remember right now. In that last case, my friend and I asked the flight attendant since we wanted to get away from a smelly passenger. |
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Feb 26 |
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How can I get a different seat after boarding a flight? "If the airplane is rather empty, there is no issue" is not always true. If you are flying on a small aircraft, eg a turboprop, seating may be assigned to weight the aircraft properly. I've been denied moving seats due to weight distribution on third-full flights (and equally it's been fine on others.) This is not an unusual situation - these aircraft are common for short routes in some countries. I've flown them between Canberra and Melbourne and Riga and Tallinn, for example. The best answer is, always ask a flight attendant first. |
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Feb 7 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Nov 19 |
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Should I tip in restaurants in Turkey? added 296 characters in body |
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Nov 19 |
answered | Should I tip in restaurants in Turkey? |
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Sep 19 |
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Washroom / sleeping facilities at SFO There needs to be a database of this kind of thing for airports all over the world... |
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Sep 19 |
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Approx how long will it take to go to Cologne Bonn Airport from Cologne city center? I can add some details: light traffic is not something you can count on at 5PM, especially because you're crossing the river; the ticket is €2.60 not 2.50, and make sure you buy one at the station from the machines (often red) because you can't on the train itself; the S13 is often very crowded; navigating the airport can take some time too, so check yourself in online with your phone or add more time; finally, I personally would also try to catch the train before the one I needed, just in case - if you miss it you know you'll be ok (just) with the next train. |
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Sep 10 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
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Apr 25 |
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Consecutive Schengen area visas from different countries? Thanks Karlson. I appreciate getting links, they help give a quality answer. So does that mean: (a) it is illegal for countries to give out a visa if another Schengen-zone country has already given a visa, and (b) from your second link... um... you have to leave when the visa expires, you don't have another 90 days? |
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Apr 24 |
awarded | Quorum |
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Apr 22 |
awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Apr 22 |
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Consecutive Schengen area visas from different countries? Why is the linked question a duplicate? It asks about illegally staying past the 90 days and if they will be deported, which is definitely not what I am asking. In fact I have made clear I am interested in legal avenues. My question is about the possibility of getting a visa in one country after having one in another, which appears to have been answered in the comments, just not as an answer. It's definitely a different question though. |
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Apr 22 |
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Consecutive Schengen area visas from different countries? Common sense? Please don't be patronising, @Karlson. I wouldn't have asked if I already knew. So what you're saying, after all that, is that no two Schengen-zone countries can give a visa in succession to each other? Could you link to that please? I am (obviously) not aware that's the case. |
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Apr 21 |
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Consecutive Schengen area visas from different countries? "..."? I hate to sound stupid, but I don't know what goes after that ellipsis. Is it not normal / possible / legal to have two working holiday / Schengen visas one after the other? Although it gives access to all countries in the zone, it's issued by a specific country, isn't it? |
