Re: Chancellor of the Exchequer

OMG! This is hilarious. I've been busy getting ready for TPRC 2023 for the last three months, and haven't had time to visit perlmonks.org much. Now that the conference is over, I had time to write a meditation about it, and I happened to see this post as I started to write.

I turned 65 in April, and in May I was relieved of my employment by Tucows Domains (no comment). So I'm now semi-retired, thanks to a corporate client I do a little work for. So maybe I can make a push and get into the top 50. Heh. Or not -- part of the semi-retired gig is, y'know, not doing techie stuff as much any more. :)

Alex / talexb / Toronto

Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.

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Re^2: Chancellor of the Exchequer by Bod (Parson) on Aug 28, 2023 at 21:22 UTC
Or not -- part of the semi-retired gig is, y'know, not doing techie stuff as much any more. :) In my book, retiring means choosing what you want to do based on whether it is fun or not...not depending on whether you once called it `$work`. People seem to come to The Monastery and stay in The Monastery for three reasons which do overlap a bit... They need help with something Perl related They want to help with something Perl related They enjoy the community From reading your posts talexb, 1 doesn't seem to apply so you must enjoy the world of Perl. So, why would retirement take you completely away from it?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Chancellor of the Exchequer by talexb (Chancellor) on Aug 29, 2023 at 16:44 UTC
:) Retirement won't keep me away entirely -- I'm still interested in reading about What Happens Next in Perl's story, and I'm also happy to jump in to help someone with a question they might have with Perl. Because that's what happens in a healthy community -- we help each other. Alex / talexb / Toronto Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.	[reply]
Re^2: Chancellor of the Exchequer by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Feb 24, 2024 at 05:56 UTC
OMG! This is hilarious ... maybe I can make a push and get into the top 50 talexb, congratulations on finally reaching target planetscape! 🎉🧨🥳🎈🍾🥂 🏆👍🤝👏 Though not yet in the top 50, you look certain to get there (as afoken already has) if you keep plugging away for another six months or so. Running totals of this enthralling marathon race can be found here. Update: details on the ten congratulatory emojis: 🎉 `U+1F389 PARTY POPPER` 🧨 `U+1F9E8 FIRECRACKER` 🥳 `U+1F973 FACE WITH PARTY HORN AND PARTY HAT` 🎈 `U+1F388 BALLOON` 🍾 `U+1F37E BOTTLE WITH POPPING CORK` 🥂 `U+1F942 CLINKING GLASSES` 🏆 `U+1F3C6 TROPHY` 👍 `U+1F44D THUMBS UP SIGN` 🤝 `U+1F91D HANDSHAKE` 👏 `U+1F44F CLAPPING HANDS SIGN` 👁️🍾👍🦟	[reply] [d/l] [select]