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Re:American Mercenaries Were Hired to Assassinate Politician... by noobermin on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @05:23PM (#18233405)
Not everyone has the experience or requisite knowledge to take a developer job.
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Re:American Mercenaries Were Hired to Assassinate Politician... by bilbo0s on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @05:28PM (#18233452)
>Not everyone has the experience or requisite knowledge to take a developer job...

Or to become a contractor.

No one's gonna pay you 160k and trust you to operate in Yemen just because you play militia on the weekends with some overweight guys from your state and you won a marksmanship match once out at your local shooting range.

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Re:American Mercenaries Were Hired to Assassinate Politician... by noobermin on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @06:20PM (#18233791)
Don't disagree. I just don't know why they chose to compare the two.
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Re:American Mercenaries Were Hired to Assassinate Politician... by cortesoft on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @09:29PM (#18234880)
Right? “Hmm, hedge fund manager making $10 million a year, or developer making 250k? Tough call”
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