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June 13

A site for looking remote web jobs

Hi there,
I'm a web programmer.
I look for a remote job.
Does anyone have a site in which I'll be able to find one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exx8 (talk • contribs) 08:36, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Freelancer and Elance. (I get some work from the former, so I can give you tips on some of the objectionable financial aspects you really need to know.) Clarityfiend (talk) 13:25, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm curious. What are they ? StuRat (talk) 14:21, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You mean the noxious financial skullduggery? Well, for example, for flat fee (vs hourly) jobs, they charge you a 10% non-refundable commission of the full amount of the job in advance. They say their fee is for connecting you to the employer. If your client changes their mind and cancels, you're out of pocket and out of luck. Clarityfiend (talk) 15:23, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like you were the client in your transactions. I've worked as the programmer for those sites (and other similar ones). On the programmer side, you do the job, the client claims to pay you, but you never see any money. As soon as you complain, your account is disabled and you can't login. 209.149.113.240 (talk) 13:37, 15 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Client? Why would you think that? I was burned a couple of times until I wised up. You just have to make sure they post the money to Freelancer in "escrow", so to speak; that's one of the site's actually useful functions. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:23, 15 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the money isn't the issue, well it always is, but more important to me that I'll be able to add to my résumé relevant projects, and that I'll be able to enrich my experience. Do you believe it'll be possible if I'll use those platforms? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exx8 (talk • contribs) 14:31, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see why not. The clients rate you on your performance after you're done (and vice versa), and that is viewable by anyone who checks out your profile on the site. And nothing stops them from giving you glowing references. Clarityfiend (talk) 15:23, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Damaged Vehicles

In several wargames I have, if a tank or other vehicle is damaged, the crew can get out and repair it. In other games this is not possible so the vehicle just sits there and does nothing. How feasible is it that a crew can fix a vehicle mid-battle? $KägeTorä - (影虎) (もしもし！)$ 13:55, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The obvious answer is "it depends on what's wrong with the tank" and probably also which type of tank it is. Some problems with the treads were able to be fixed in the field. You can find info from various sources of varying levels of reliability by Googling <fix tank track in battle>. Dismas|^(talk) 14:10, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Army manual on the subject: [1] AndyTheGrump (talk) 14:17, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Andy, that link doesn't work for me. Anyway, in case it isn't mentioned in the manual, sometimes repairs can be made without leaving the vehicle. Periscopes can be designed to be changed from the inside by the crew, for instance. Sjö (talk) 06:13, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's also worth mentioning that what happens in games doesn't have to reflect anything from reality at all. The choice to make a tank repairable or not is likely to be 100% determined by the dynamics of game play and 0% determined by what happens in the real world. SteveBaker (talk) 02:03, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]