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After high school, I followed what everyone would have done - choosing to go to university and study something that would 'guarantee' income in the future. That thing, ended up being Computing Sciences, where I graduated six years later with a double degree

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Computers & Technology > Web Design The difference between web design and web development: 1 of 8
The relationship between web design and web development is like that between architecture and construction. One focus on the appearance details such as layout, colors, interaction between links and other appearance related issues to do with a website or application, and the other focus on the how-to part of the process, inclu... More..
Travel > Europe (Other) Travel destinations: Switzerland: 2 of 13
What is it about Switzerland that everyone fancies? Is it the snow capped, beautifully aligned mountain backdrop to a perfectly formed landscape? Is it the unbelievable cleanliness the country has so routinely kept? Is it the people, their stubbornness to remain politically neutral, and their relationship to the entire world'... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: What do you want to be when you grow up: 18 of 95
As an adult approaching her mid-life, I often reflect on the past and remember many promises I made to myself that have been lost along the way. And what I wanted to do when I grow up was one question I never succeeded in answer, simply because I wanted to be everything.From a nurse, to a policewoman, to a teacher, to a music... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Secret me: 10 of 50
From time to time I close my eyes,In the midst of a silent and tranquil night.My thoughts would drift to a secret place,Where hand in hand we are engaged in a slow passionate dance.It's a secret I have told no soul,That I love you dearly still.Everything about you is etched in my heart,A heart that was sad and broken when we ... More..
Computers & Technology > Email Threats Email scam: Dealing with chain letters and virus hoaxes: 3 of 14
Article Title: Forwards thinkingIt is another work day morning, and I find myself scanning through a stream of unread emails. Scrolling through the list, I find the most tempting email waiting for me to read:"It's for real! Forward this email to 25 people and Microsoft will send you a check with $1000!"I think hard to myself:... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Why you're never too old to write: 14 of 65
There are things that can be affected by age, and the older we get, the harder it may be to accomplish certain activities. Writing, however, has somewhat the opposite effect - the older we get, the more experience we have in life and everything that comes along with it, and hence, the more we have to say, and the more we have... More..
Travel > Europe Travel experiences: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps, Poland: 2 of 9
I had read all about it in my text books. Two years I studied European culture and history; two years, I knew the horror of the Holocaust and the terrible things that happened at Auschwitz-Birkenau, but nothing prepared me for the reality before my eyes when I visited the largest, most horrific concentration camp established ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Starting Out Making the most of your unemployment: 10 of 43
Unemployment. A word un-welcoming in most of our lives. It means loss of income, it means the endless chase for the next job and it means change. Most people would sit and wait, while trying to live off the little unemployment fund from the government, others panic and fall into a deep depression while watching their life fal... More..
Relationships & Family > Successful Dating Questions to ask on a first date: 7 of 30
Your first date is an important date to set that first impression, but that doesn't mean you need to dish out every single personal information about your partner. I know it is tempting to have a list of questions you want asked. You want to know if they have had previous relationships; you want to know if they have brothers ... More..
Travel > Transportation (Other) Planes, trains & automobiles: Transport nightmares: 5 of 21
The train doesn't leave Krakow station until quarter to mid-night. We leave our bags in a locker at the ticket building and used the spare time to explore the city a bit more.The clock strikes half past eleven. It's time to prepare our departure. A lone busking trumpeter, battered in fluffy snowflakes, gathers his loose coins... More..