I found this a while back on Slashdot. It’s a really fantastic (and very tongue-in-cheek) guide to securing your place as a software developer in any place of employment.

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I’ve been working on my packing list for heading out to The Gambia in July. One of the things I’ve been told is that I may - but probably won’t - have electricity. Given this, and the fact that I’m planning to bring a laptop (something that my Solio just isn’t going to charge), I’ve been considering methods of setting up a solar-powered electricity “oasis” of sorts, and what it would take to implement this kind of free-energy, ecosystem-friendly power source.

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