blakblakarak

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by blakblakarak 3mo ago
I completely agree. Of course with Brexit bare in mind that the majority of the populace did not vote for it. Many of us are very pro-EU and believe in European social democracy.
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by blakblakarak 3mo ago
Move on and stop blaming us for your country’s problems (and we all know which country that is). Nobody who did any of the colonising is still alive
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by blakblakarak 4mo ago
I’m a Frontend Dev - I don’t miss the ‘glory days’ of IE6 and Safari for Windows one bit. Accessibility, performance, adaptive designs, state management and rich UIs are far more interesting and challenging.
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by blakblakarak 6mo ago
It works for me - over sharpening produces worms but the denoise alone makes it worth it over Capture One for me.
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by blakblakarak 6mo ago
My kids are 12 and 13 - wfh was is getting very old for me, especially during the school holidays when I’m constantly in ‘dad mode’. Don’t get me wrong - I love them with all my soul but sometimes I really want a break.
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by blakblakarak 6mo ago
At least where I live (France but not Paris) all the decently paid jobs in my field all seem to be fully remote. I’d love to go back to partial RTTO but it’s simply not financially viable given the paycut and commute costs.
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by blakblakarak 6mo ago
My Dad’s got early stage dementia and Facebook is an absolute nightmare. The apps infested with AI slop and the algorithm seems to fill his feed with stuff designed to get him worked up (currently badly behaved cyclists even though he no lo
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by blakblakarak 8mo ago
Yes, but just as a ruler. It belonged to my Dad who was an avionics engineer starting back in the 1950s. He worked all over the world seeing out the end of the British Empire. It smells of old cigarettes and is very worn and chipped.
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by blakblakarak 1y ago
Using my IPad as a second monitor still feels like sorcery. I can have a dual monitor setup wherever I work without cables or fuss.
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by blakblakarak 1y ago
Money laundering.
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by blakblakarak 2y ago
My monitor (a Samsung ultrawide thing) has an option to reduce contrast (I think it’s called ‘eye saver mode’) that makes a massive difference. I don’t use for gaming but for work it’s made a massive difference to my comfort.
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by blakblakarak 2y ago
Yes, this was back in 2016 - I got back in my feet after about six months.
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by blakblakarak 2y ago
> McDonalds pays nearly $20 an hour these days, if it keeps the lights on, don't be above it. I was between jobs several years ago and my startup failed - I ended up washing up at a restaurant to be able to continue feeding my famil
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by blakblakarak 2y ago
This (and r/stopdrinking and r/peloton for race feeds) are my only reasons to visit nowadays.
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
Which country are you relocating to ? Certain ones such as France don’t allow ‘digital nomads’ - there are workarounds but it inevitably involves paying taxes and social charges. Working cross borders can also be difficult- I’m English but
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
The new Akai does.
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
I’m English so naturally it involved the pub, spilt drinks, some terrible dancing and lots and lots of beer.
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
You obviously dont have the French bureaucracy that I have to put up with !
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
I can rent cars and vans from the supermarket 200m from me - the problem is the faff of waiting for a member of staff, the pre inspection, the post inspection, the cleaning, refuelling, the scanning of my drivers license, the payment of the
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
Garageband - my kids love it.
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
Homes? Nah they’re ‘investments’. I live in Brittany, France and new buyers, low earners etc are completely priced out of the market. My partner is a nurse and at her hospital they are closing wards because nurses, cleaners, healthcare assi
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
…because the Tories are the ones being manipulated. A PM earns less than 200k£, a Minister even less and an MP even less - they’re incredibly cheap to ‘buy’.
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
A folder on my desktop named “stuff”. On a more serious note I use MS OneDrive family account and iCloud - I figure if either of those companies goes under there are bigger things to worry about. I print a lot of my photos so I’ve always go
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
None of what you mention is important to me (an iPhone / Apple ecosystem user) and no, I am not ignorant to Apples forced limitations . If I actually wanted the same as you I'd buy an android and use linux as my OS, but I just wa
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
As does most of the educated populations of rEurope and India etc - I’m an English dev working in the EU and the fact that I speak English is of no real advantage over my peers.
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
Works find on safari (in France with En)
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
It’s obligatory in France. Until recently the french ID was comically large which led to men having to carry massive wallets which gave rise to the ubiquitous “man bag”.
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
I’m English and it was a balls up that cost the company six or maybe seven figures. I actually left on good terms (at least with the team) but they needed a sacrificial lamb for the board.
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
I’ve been fired from a job - it’s glaring obvious from my CV - I’m just honest, tell then how I learnt from my error and how I believe it makes me a better dev having reeeealy messed up that one time. If a company doesn’t want to hire me af
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by blakblakarak 3y ago
The state does need to make houses to provide for lower paid people who do critical jobs.

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