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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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N/A Jul 25

Why Friday evening? I’m a freelancer, so I don't define my work hours that way, I work whenever I have work and 40 years on, I have no trouble switching off…

P.S. Everything changes! During the "golden years" of translation, I wouldn’t take on work at the weekend, but now that work has been scarce, my children left home a long time ago, I live alone and I like to keep myself busy, weekend work is more than welcome…

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WolfgangS
Josephine Cassar
Philip Lees
expressisverbis
 
Karletto666
Karletto666
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Well.. Jul 25

What brain?
 
WolfgangS
WolfgangS
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Haven't found Jul 26

the "OFF" button so far

Daryo
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expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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Factory Settings Jul 28

I didn't know translator brains came with an ON/OFF switch.
Mine must have left the factory without one. 😅

Daryo
 
Karletto666
Karletto666
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Well... Jul 28

expressisverbis wrote:

I didn't know translator brains came with an ON/OFF switch.
Mine must have left the factory without one. 😅


Just cut the cable.

expressisverbis
 
Jennifer Levey
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Many decades ago ... Jul 28

... when I worked in a 9-5 job I never had any problem 'switching OFF' on Fridays - a.k.a. POET'S day (piss off early, tomorrow's Saturday).
What I always found much more difficult was switching back ON on Monday mornings!
JL
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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No cables Jul 28

Gregor Trebec wrote:

expressisverbis wrote:

I didn't know translator brains came with an ON/OFF switch.
Mine must have left the factory without one. 😅


Just cut the cable.


Mine seems to be wireless.
 


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