So, if have read my about page, then you know that I am a freelancer and run my own tiny (i.e. me) web development firm (Visionary Online - the site is about to be revamped…).

Secretly I like the name “freelancer” because it makes me feel like some cool mercenary that you see in the video games and movies. If I wasn’t a such a wuss I might have made a name for myself in the “guns for hire” industry…that or maybe it is my aversion to actually shooting at people (exception…I am brutal with a nerf gun).

But I digress…

Like most freelancers, I charge by the hour. Which is why this shirt from prankplace.com struck me as funny.

It reminds me of some stories some “old timers” (like over 35) tell me. Back in the day a lot of programmers got paid by the line. You should see some of those programs! I bet you didn’t know it too 250 lines, 3 functions, and a loop to write “Hello World”.