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Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:36
@StuartF Stan's niche seems to be a particular industry (let's call it trucking, even though it isn't, but it is analogous) that he used to be a part of when he was a much younger man. My guess is that he used to make websites for this industry back in the 90s, but technology has outpaced him.
Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:34
@StuartF We have no signed contract, no.
Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:34
@JoelEtherton Then why would "Stan" explicitly say not to include training on the invoice to Fred, and say that Fred has no idea of the exact business relationship between Stan and I? To me, that screams that Fred has no idea how things are actually working, and Stan wants Fred to have the impression that I am merely helping Stan.
Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:34
@Donald It's more the lying about the relationship I am unhappy about.
Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:34
@JoelEtherton He's just one dude though, and we have no such contract. I don't care about THAT sort of agreement - that sort of agreement is honest. I care about being lied to and having Fred being lied to about the nature of the situation by someone who is a middle man and hasn't really done much of anything in the past 3 years, besides made my work more difficult (because he has to be trained on everything, ostensibly so he can fake his knowledge well enough to make it seem like he did most of it)
Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:34
@joeqwerty I guess I just can't see it that way. To me, Stan charging a client tens of thousands of dollars over multiple years for doing essentially nothing comes off as incredibly unethical. Especially when I kept my rates low for them as I thought they were utterly broke.
Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:34
@sf02 Because I thought they were business partners, and Stan had paid two of them, when they were in the low hundreds. I thought they had some sort of agreement between them on who pays what invoices, and I just dealt with Stan, so I sent them to him to be dispensed how he and Fred pleased.
Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:34
@JoeStrazzere Until a few months ago (I've had this client since 2018), I thought they were my direct clients - I thought they were business partners
Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:34
@JoeStrazzere I suppose that's true, but I was also billing a very low rate, as it was a relatively early client of mine (from 2018), and then I find that Stan is charging almost 10x my rate to Fred - it grates me a bit. I can't imagine he's doing that without essentially claiming I am just helping him in some way.
Jack Ryan
Dec 14, 2021 16:34
@SolarMike Well that's quite literally the case right now. The migration is almost finished, but took way longer than expected because there were a lot of additional details that we needed (many of them Stan added after the fact) - I sent an invoice to Stan, to be paid by Fred, and my invoicing software is showing that the invoice hasn't even been viewed - so my impression is that Stan is literally holding back sending the invoice to Fred until site launch.
 

 Discussion on question by hk88: Hirin…

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Jack Ryan
Jul 27, 2020 03:14
New contributor and this is their first question, very controversial topic, makes sure to point out that they're a minority themselves - this question smells like someone trying to make some sort of point. Either trolling or some sort of culture war thing.
 

 Discussion on answer by AlexP: Is it …

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Jack Ryan
Feb 12, 2019 09:51
For example, the word, "last year" would essentially be equivalent to the phrase, "Go Year" in English. 去年. I'm not saying the system is perfect, I'm saying it's not as hellish as it sounds to European language native speaker ears.
Jack Ryan
Feb 12, 2019 09:51
It's very agglutinative - they just add a bunch of words together. Think of Chinese characters much like you would root words in a European language and it makes sense. You don't need a new character for each and every concept. For example, when I say 1000 words, I really mean 1000 characters (3000 are required for full literacy, though at 1000 you can understand about 85-90% of what you read)
Jack Ryan
Feb 12, 2019 09:51
"its writing system is a horror descended straight from some Lovecraftian nightmare" - I've learned a bit of Chinese, and I wouldn't say it's quite THAT bad. Tough, but it's way, way, way less scary than I imagined before learning a bit of it (I know about 1000ish words)
 

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Jack Ryan
Jan 28, 2019 17:18
Oh, well I am not using it for chats. It seems like the .mem file (zhong.mem) is what assigns probabilities for the various rules, and mostly it gives me a correct answer. I believe I now have the most efficient method for what I want to do right now. I have about 50 rules and they mostly work.
Andrew Alexander
Jan 27, 2019 01:45
Well yeah. I am essentially duplicating code here - I am parsing with ACE, and then doing mapping and postprocessing in Python. Maybe there's some way to apply TDL rules directly or something (though I suspect that's only possible with a parser, and I don't want to rewrite a parser). Basically I think I have the best solution to my problem above, but I am open to hearing new ideas
Andrew Alexander
Jan 27, 2019 01:45
Basically it's just mapping at this point, I think, and this is probably the correct answer to my question. But I am open to ideas to make it more efficient if anyone has any
Andrew Alexander
Jan 27, 2019 01:45
But right now this is essentially doing what I want it to - I'd need to write rules for each grammar rule I want (which is a bit time intensive, but I only need a couple hundred to start, so it shouldn't be awful). It'd be nice to be able to hook directly into ACE (I guess I could rewrite the Zhong grammar to use my plain english text instead of 'redup-olr', but that seems like a poor idea in case they update the grammar)
Andrew Alexander
Jan 27, 2019 01:45
Yeah, I'm not quite sure on the parsing note and why it thinks my string is two sentences - possibly because the tree is split under head-comp: delph-in.github.io/delphin-viz/demo/…
Andrew Alexander
Jan 27, 2019 01:45
You're using the Zhong grammar and have ACE & PyDelphin installed?
 

 Discussion on question by Kepotx: I t…

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Andrew Alexander
Aug 7, 2018 02:37
@Swier - fun concept - really funny how sometimes it's pretty obvious, other times you've got no clue, and sometimes you'll be like, "What island nation has English, Spanish and some other non-indo-european language!"
 

 Discussion on question by Brandon Pod…

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Andrew Alexander
Mar 28, 2017 10:27
There's not. They never had me sign a non-compete.
Andrew Alexander
Mar 28, 2017 10:27
Well some took several months (like finding projects using different technologies) so I expected some lag time.
Andrew Alexander
Mar 28, 2017 10:27
At the end of the day, I don't want to have equity in this company, as the owner is quite terrible. I might start my own competing business after I leave though.
Andrew Alexander
Mar 28, 2017 10:27
I'm in the US. I could technically quit this second with no repercussions.
Andrew Alexander
Mar 28, 2017 10:27
I'm fine with being unemployed. Worst comes to worst I could just get rehired at old jobs I've had. But I can also freelance and have a year's worth of savings built up, with a highly in demand skill-set.
Andrew Alexander
Mar 28, 2017 10:27
There is nobody in house. I'm the only employee, hence why I gave such a long notice period
 

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Andrew Alexander
Dec 29, 2016 12:54
I get about 2 weeks off, Radu, but that obviously doesn't matter if there's never time for me to take it. In the US, it's not an enforced thing.
Andrew Alexander
Dec 29, 2016 12:54
I literally have no clue, John. As far as I can tell, none at all. It's a source of stress for me as I feel the whole brunt of the success of the business falls on my shoulders.
Andrew Alexander
Dec 29, 2016 12:54
Yeah it was mostly concentrated at the end of last year and beginning of this year. The majority happened end of last year.
Andrew Alexander
Dec 29, 2016 12:54
Monica, I put the information you requested.
Andrew Alexander
Dec 29, 2016 12:54
I am in the United States
 

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Andrew Alexander
Oct 8, 2016 02:57
@Lilienthal I'm wondering where you heard web development is a struggling sector. Recruiters seem incredibly incessant. While generally speaking it's not necessarily a smart idea to quit a job without something else, I feel the idea that he'll be unemployed for several years somewhat unlikely given what I've seen of the market. Admittedly I have several years experience at several companies, so maybe this is the difference.
 

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Andrew Alexander
May 3, 2015 04:26
As a current developer who has done IT support - the user that constantly flags a new ticket gets annoying VERY quickly and it is a very easy way to burn bridges.
 

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Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 19:53
0 [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:35:"sm_field_resource_type:White Papers";}}] => 0 ) [submit] => Find Resources [form_build_id] => form-vxC_RrhqEDFXIz4_lnObx4MFm-sXnZprhFnKHGDI2-U [form_token] => Oa-7C5TZe0pHsGm7748EeW5AJ3n2JkoPTJ4c1fAd5sY [form_id] => resource_library_facetapi_select [op] => Find Resources )
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 19:53
0 [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:36:"sm_field_resource_type:IPC App Notes";}}] => 0 [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:45:"sm_field_resource_type:Product Certifications";}}] => 0 [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:44:"sm_field_resource_type:Generic File Resource";}}] => 0 [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:47:"sm_field_resource_type:Product Company Brochure";}}] => 0 [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:41:"sm_field_resource_type:Dimension Diagrams";}}] => 0 [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:40:"sm_field_resource_type:Support Documents";}}] =>
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 19:53
Array ( [select] => Array ( [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:33:"sm_field_resource_type:Datasheets";}}] => a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:33:"sm_field_resource_type:Datasheets";}} [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:30:"sm_field_resource_type:Manuals";}}] => 0 [a:1:{s:1:"f";a:1:{i:0;s:41:"sm_field_resource_type:Software Utilities";}}] =>
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 19:45
Nevermind, there was a typo. Now when I am doing it, it provides absolutely nothing.
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 18:08
works when I do it for the original $form_state['redirect']
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 18:07
function resource_library_facetapi_select_submit($form, &$form_state) {
drupal_set_messsage(print_r($form_state['values'], true));
//$form_state['redirect'] = array($_GET['q'], array('query' => unserialize($form_state['values']['select'], true)));

}
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 18:07
Call to undefined function drupal_set_messsage()
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 17:15
Node did not work. Google.com did. And it is a local site currently.
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 17:08
Alright, what to do now?
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 17:06
I already tried a simple redirect with google.com, and that worked correctly.
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 17:06
However $form_state['redirect'] = 'node'; did not, it left it at the same page.
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 17:06
But this is for a search page, so there shouldn't be a node, correct?
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 17:06
Where should I put the drupal_set_message? I'll be honest, I'm not entirely sure of the way that Drupal is calling the submit function.
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 17:06
function resource_library_facetapi_select_submit($form, &$form_state) {
drupal_set_message(print_r($form_state['redirect'] = array($_GET['q'], array('query' => unserialize($form_state['values']['select'], true)))));
} gives me a value of "1" in my messages.
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 17:06
It should be called by $form['submit'] = array(
'#type' => 'submit',
'#value' => t('Find Resources'),
//'#attributes' => array('class' => array('ctools-use-ajax', 'ctools-auto-submit-click')),
); - correct?
Andrew Alexander
Feb 11, 2014 17:06
function resource_library_facetapi_select_submit($form, &$form_state) {
$form_state['redirect'] = array($_GET['q'], array('query' => unserialize($form_state['values']['select'])));
}