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A big moment for me tonight: some software I wrote over the weekend ran out of memory. But not in a "throw more silicon at it" kind of way. I was trying to use more memory than the operating system I'm running on will allow.

Even buying a bigger, better, "64-bit" computer won't solve the problem. To progress I need a new approach, a different angle.

I like hitting these kind of walls. They're always surmountable and conquering them impresses a deep sense of achievement.

This may all be gibberish to you, but you should realise it represents the stimulation, challenge and reward I'm not getting out of my paid job. (Anyone want to employ a software engineer? CV available on request.)