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Recent content by alamest
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Monday Links from the Gap Between Teams Meetings vol. DCCCXLIII
I always enjoy these “gap between meetings” dumps — the mix of deep tech, linguistics and complete randomness is oddly perfect for a Monday. The piece about Windows 300 languages was fascinating. I hadn’t really thought about how much localisation and linguistic structure sits underneath... -
how do i stop credit card / loan spam for my ltd company
I get these constantly as well – usually “pre-approved” cards or “working capital” loans addressed to my ltd company name. As others said, they’re just scraping Companies House data and blasting everyone. There’s no way to stop them completely, but a few things helped me reduce the noise. I...- alamest
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Unemployment
I think the interesting bit in the OP isn’t just the headline 5.2% figure, but the point about youth unemployment being around 14%. That’s a very different story depending on where you sit in the market. As contractors, we tend to feel demand shifts quickly, but entry-level and junior roles... -
Vehicles with no human driver
I think context matters a lot. I’m far more relaxed about automation where the environment is controlled and predictable (trains, planes, even airport shuttles) than on public roads with pedestrians, cyclists and human unpredictability. What still bothers me with driverless cars isn’t the tech... -
Learning to Drive
I think most of what you’re seeing in this thread matches my own experience. Young drivers today are in a very different environment to when many of us learned — cars are heavier, roads busier and the consequences of a mistake feel much higher. That said, I’m not sure that simply slapping an X... -
Smart Sim / Honest Mobile
I’ve not used Honest Mobile personally, but on paper it doesn’t look outrageous for what it is. The main selling point seems to be the automatic network switching, which is handy if you’re in areas where coverage varies a lot. That said, £20–£45 a month is still quite a premium, and in practice... -
Knee arthritis
I’m in a similar boat and it’s a bit hit and miss to be honest. Tried NSAIDs and they help a bit, injections helped for a while then wore off. Some days it’s fine, other days it just nags for no clear reason. I’ve found keeping it moving helps more than resting it completely, but if I overdo it... -
Vehicles with no human driver
I’m not against the idea in principle, but I think context matters a lot. Driverless works best where the environment is controlled or predictable — motorways, rail, airspace, even fixed routes. Urban driving in the UK is the complete opposite: mixed road users, poor lane discipline, temporary...
