"The hardest part of solving a problem is understanding it" - ?

The reason its hard to estimate development time is because programming involves design, design is a creative task.

Nobody can predict how long it takes to be creative, its a universal unknown. Creative workers (such as graphic artists) often estimate the design phase by giving themselves a hard limit and then just choosing the best idea they could come up with.

Most programmers dont even acknowledge their work is a creative expression, so they are bad at estimating what a reasonable "hard limit" might be. But even so, im not sure the same method of 'choosing the best idea within a given time limit' is suitable to programming. Some things just have to meet certain objective benchmarks or there is no point continuing.

Best idea i can come up with is to allocate your self "design time" first, which wont be long enough. Then you should be able to get a reasonable estimate of implementation time.

Well, I could care less about this those who couldnt care more, and couldnt care less about those who care more.

SO THERE !

If people with guns are not allowed to use their comon sense then the world if f*cked. (talking about TSA incase your stupid)

If your customers respect you and the work you do then they will go out of their way to help you.

Treat your customers like your friends.

When a notable portion of the worlds people unite for the same cause, telling the various leaders that YES, WE DO CARE, they are doing something significant.

The difference between rich and poor, is that to poor people money is a means of survival, to rich people its a reward to make them feel important. (IMO)

Perhaps given your experience you can understand that ?

When rich people want to take back, or give less to society i feel its because they want their contributions to be recognised and not taken for granted. The best way to respond to that is to do everything possible to make sure that money IS spent wisely. If government basically just gave high income earners a refund because government isnt using it properly it would indicate the government is totally incompetent.

I dont think its unfair to take more from people who use money as an ego trip.

Benefits are given to those who need it most.

The government would be very inefficient if they gave out benefits to people who dont really need it.

Have you considered people might be poor because they dont have the opportunity to work "harder" (or work at all), that their wages are so low already they struggle to survive even with full time work.

Smells like indentured servants.

Whats good for this country is implkementing the Goonski recommendations, something this PM is committed to.

Twice go in through the back door... its called politics mate, she was pushed to the top by her peers, and she deserves to be there, best PM since Hawk.

Oh lovely, its blame Julia time again, do you have a spare pitchfork and ditch the witch badge ?

Many in academic circles have stated that there is a clear media bias against the government. I guess its Julias fault people watch MSM too ?

If Y=f(x) then X arent all freeloaders by definition.

It is correct to be offended by, story is the big troll IMO.

You forgot to mention that Norht Korea can be currently seen invanding the USA. (in the movie Red dawn)

But seriously, you automatically assume the worst of country your leader has previously told you is bad, dont cite and evidence or even speculation. And you think North Korea isnt free, look at yourself.

Perhaps its fairer to say that the US declared war against itself.

I believe the snapdragon boards have binary only components.

Are they trying to reinvent android ?

Tie them down good with rope, and remember, if you cant tie knots, tie lots.

Or maybe put them in boxes, they shouldnt roll away then.

You need to talk to someone about your anger managment problems.