The Budget will be on Thursday, are you hoping for the best but fearing the worst? Firgas is hoping to have a WhatsApp chat (group or otherwise) before then to find out the contractor's point of view.
Let her know if you're interested (or put it here).
firgas@daps.agency...
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How will the Budget affect you?
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Consumer Confidence
https://www.theguardian.com/business...cost-of-living
"Over the past five years analysis by the Trades Union Congress shows that UK households have paid almost £14,000 on average in additional costs for mortgages, loans, energy... -
PHP cyber security
Has anyone seen this?
Websites taken down worldwide as critical PHP cyber-security update issued - BBC News
Darn it, my business website runs on a rather old version of PHP, so unlikely it will still work if I update to the latest version.
Seem to be a few PHP...Last edited by xoggoth; 21 October 2026, 16:58. -
new use for e-bikes?
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Monday Links from the Gap Between Teams Meetings vol. DCCCLXXVII
I just moved to a new project and they keep scheduling meetings for 1pm! So it was a choice between having lunch or posting this lot
- Where the Forest Went - ”Before the house was here, Edgewood was a farm, and before the farm, there was a forest. On a July day in 1788, a 55-year-old man
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Flying Cars - anyone see it?
Say what you like about Elon Musk, but he knows how to do a demo, and there I am worrying my app might throw an error during a presentation.
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Air Purifier
I sometimes see pm2.5 reach 100 when lighting the wood burning stove. Opening the door to top up has pm2.5 over 20.
I always run the stove with the window in the room open, and with the stove running, the level is under 10.
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Python Web GUI
It's winter project time. I'd like to display my electricity and gas use on a Web page rather than have to access the Octopus App.
Thinking about a tech stack for this ...
Python - seems to be a reasonable choice
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Any umbrella companies that offer decent private medical cover
Looking to get private medical cover for the family but quotes are coming in very high.
Was wondering, are there any umrella companies that allow you to join their private health insurance scheme? Joining the employer's scheme is usally far cheaper than getting it done on an individual/family...Last edited by ContractorBanking; 13 October 2026, 16:34. -
PayStream's hidden "Less Employer Pension Saving" fee is costing me £5,588 a year
If you use PayStream for salary sacrifice into a private SIPP, check your payroll breakdown immediately for a deduction labeled "Less Employer Pension Saving"....
PayStream has quietly implemented a policy where they retain a portion of the Employer National Insurance (NI) savings generated
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