kerrsclyde

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by kerrsclyde 6mo ago
Being a good Dad and husband has given me the greatest satisfaction over my 40 odd years. Even though I fell into it with very little planning or foresight.
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by kerrsclyde 1y ago
My parents were always good with tech, we always had the latest PC at home. As they now enter their 80s their patience / resilience has evaporated to nothing. If it doesn’t work immediately the get stressed and give up (or ask me). I’m
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Ask HN: What Is Your Hobby?
20 points by kerrsclyde 1y ago|40 comments
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by kerrsclyde 1y ago
Because they fleeced their fans?
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by kerrsclyde 1y ago
https://x.com/GarethWild/status/1386965962214289408 Legendary.
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Amazon forest felled to build road for COP30(bbc.co.uk)
9 points by kerrsclyde 2y ago|0 comments
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by kerrsclyde 2y ago
I don't disagree with anything you say but try telling my 16 year old daughter she need to jettison any form of social media and go with the nerd crowd.
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by kerrsclyde 2y ago
As a parent I agree parental reponsiblity is absolute but I haven't seen a workable solution reguarding social media. I can't realistically monitor what my children are looking 24/7, like I can't listen to every conversa
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by kerrsclyde 2y ago
People who built billion dollar businesses didn't start them soley to become billionares. Am I wrong?
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by kerrsclyde 2y ago
I was lucky to be given/earnt some money before I was 21. Basically enough at the time to buy a mid range new car. I invested it into an Index Fund and didn't spend any of it, even when later I'd had 4 kids and times were tou
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Millions more middle-aged are obese, study suggests(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by kerrsclyde 2y ago|1 comments
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by kerrsclyde 2y ago
We need change. Big business seems to call the shots, look at what is going on with UK Water Companies. I'm not sure are current political structure will deliver that change though.
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by kerrsclyde 2y ago
There was a BBC Four documentary about his archive. I think in that it reported that he was one of the first people in the UK to own a VHS device with the facility to record.
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by kerrsclyde 2y ago
UK TV comedian Bob Monkhouse was another obsessive VHS archivist. He amassed a collection of 35k tapes and saved some recordings of UK TV shows which were previously thought to have been lost by the BBC. [1] https://en.wikipedia.
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
> Work on a passion project, even just 30 minutes a day. It compounds. I need to do this. I know my project (just a passion, not a side hussle or for income). Tell myself I need to. Then daily life gets in the way. 10 years or more.
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
One of the biggest pros for having children relatively young. I had 3 children before 25 then one when I was 39. My oldest 3 had exceptional times with their grandparents. My youngest son didn't have this, they grew very old very quick
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
Drax seems like a dinosaur which we should be doing without. It's situated where it is because of the easy access to the huge coal fields that fired it previously. Now the wood it burns is imported from overseas. Surely this is not sus
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
> having a healthy social life This is almost always omitted when it comes to health advice I feel it is one of the most important factors. Loneliness kills!
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
I've got an early 2009 iMac and it is glorious. I've got a range of software which I know exactly how to use. I can focus on creativity and productivity, not learning how to use a new tool before I can produce anything of value.
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
I remember I bought a book, Instant HTML Programmers Reference by Wrox, in 1998 and I poured over every page, used it so much the cover then all the pages fell out - very little online HTML reference at the time. Seeing the cover design now
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
Something in the British/Irish mentality which appeals to flawed geniuses such as him. We like our hero’s to have a drink/drug problem.
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UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by kerrsclyde 3y ago|0 comments
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
And everything I buy from the store is encased in plastic (bananas! eggs! bread!).
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
The key point here is the credibility part. The Nigerian prince has no credibility. If you are approaching someone looking to solve a problem and you demonstrate competance via an extensive Github profile / blog your chances of a respo
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
The secondary education my children recieved was awful. UK Secondary schools seem more interested in their uniform policy than the quality of learning.
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
Now I find myself in my mid 40’s I don’t have a single friend who I’d feel comfortable phoning/messaging. My fault, I did nothing to foster friendships and made family my number one priority. It’s not an issue for me now, I have a grea
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
In this part of West Cornwall most local people cannot afford to buy a house of any kind.
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
As a result of being a bit obsessed with fool.com around the turn of the millenium I invested some money into Index Funds. I still have these investments now and they have tripled in value. My wife and I have made far more money via house s
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
Tahoma. I miss it. Better times.
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by kerrsclyde 3y ago
Bruce Springsteen has used the same 'bitza' guitar which he bought in 1973 for almost the entirety of his career. [1] https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bruce-spri...

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