simonbarker87

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by simonbarker87 12d ago
Number three is basically the golden rule. From memory when I ran a production line with soldering stations ventilation is equally (and possibly more) important for lead free solder.
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by simonbarker87 1mo ago
Agree. People are lashing out and aligning with view that makes them feel important again I think.
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by simonbarker87 1mo ago
It’s very difficult for anyone person to say because we all see our slice. If you got an education in an area that’s in demand and you are a good communicator, made sensible choices and were lucky to not have any major misfortune hit you di
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by simonbarker87 1mo ago
Apply MP wages to nurses is actually a solid idea I recon.
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by simonbarker87 1mo ago
Never thought I’d see my home town being discussed here. I no longer live there but regularly go back. It’s not a great town but it’s also not truly awful. It’s a reasonably deprived town that harks back to its former grand past with an old
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by simonbarker87 2mo ago
It’s only has a network request in the loop if the interaction requires a network request. Htmx is a replacement for network interactions, not every bit of UI interactivity.
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by simonbarker87 2mo ago
Of all the airports to do it at in the UK this is probably the one that doesn’t need it. Parking at Gatwick is a breeze, lots of options close and far from the airport and quite reasonably priced. Now Luton, that’s another story.
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by simonbarker87 2mo ago
It’s not human surpassing intelligence though in my opinion. If we had the same constraints on that task then we would also come up with the idea of creating our own viewer and if, like the LLM, the knowledge to do so was embedded in our br
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by simonbarker87 2mo ago
Looks like that’s one factor. A number of brands I expected to be marked as Avoid based on who owns them were indeed marked as such. Pleased to see a few of my chosen brands were marked as good. Shame that basically no sun glasses company i
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by simonbarker87 2mo ago
This is called the urban heat island effect. It’s well studied and well understood.
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by simonbarker87 2mo ago
But animals and humans are different. Humans are an animal but to suggest a lion, dog, fish etc operate in the same manner seems a little odd to me. My dog was perfectly happy to snooze most of the day, play with toys occasionally, go for w
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by simonbarker87 2mo ago
There’s usually some kind of short cut action to disable that for the car. In a Mercedes you hold the volume down button in the steering wheel for 3 seconds and it “updates settings” which is basically disabling that annoying feature.
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by simonbarker87 2mo ago
Couple that with a framework with decent server side rendered template support and htmx for network based interactions and you’ve got 90% of the <acronym_of_the_moment> stack with 10% of the complexity.
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by simonbarker87 3mo ago
Sadly nothing specific, I founded that company with a friend so I don’t really know if another path in. Automotive production is interesting and there are lots of ways in that don’t require a formal background in the area if you’re willing
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by simonbarker87 3mo ago
We made a relatively simple fan unit to improve airflow for UK central heating radiators, some fans, an electrical harness with a custom designed control PCB and a mix of injection moulded and extruded plastic parts. Factory was about 2,500
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by simonbarker87 3mo ago
I setup and ran a small (10 people) factory many years ago in the UK. Hand assembly and a bit of soldering. It was the most enjoyable work I’ve ever done. I built custom jigs, worked with my team to improve the process, managed inventory, l
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by simonbarker87 3mo ago
It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.
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by simonbarker87 3mo ago
I want to work with people like this. Build the right solution to the problem with the simplest technology you can.
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by simonbarker87 3mo ago
Yeh the style read like a human, but you’re right, some dashes, annoyingly I have historically used a lot of - in my writing so now I need to stop using them
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by simonbarker87 3mo ago
How refreshing to read something not written by an LLM, unless they promoted it extensively with their own writing style first and I’ve been tricked but this felt much nicer to read than a lot of what I’ve read recently
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by simonbarker87 3mo ago
I’d be interested to know two things: 1. What’s the job satisfaction like day to day being an engineer on this project? How have they adapted to this way of working? 2. How much did it cost? Work is being done whilst the engineers sleep but
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by simonbarker87 4mo ago
Some kind of slow digesting healthy snack with a reasonable amount of calories does the trick for me.
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by simonbarker87 4mo ago
I live in a silent area at night and regularly woke up at 3:30 am a couple of years ago. Turns out it was a leading indicator for digestive issues, nothing major and fixed now but it seems 3:30am was the point my body said “I need more food
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by simonbarker87 6mo ago
I had my first interaction with someone wearing Meta(I assume) glasses and it was very disconcerting. Ironically I was collecting my new (non-smart) glasses and it was the employee I was interacting with. I really wanted to ask for someone
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by simonbarker87 6mo ago
Good on you, exhausting is the right word I’d think. Red Mars was the book that killed my enthusiasm for reading for nearly a year. Something about it bored me to tears and yet, I kept reading (my fault) I think I gave up at 60%. I feel lik
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by simonbarker87 6mo ago
I had an EV for 6 months about 2 years ago and went back to an ICE car happily, it will be a long time before I try again
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by simonbarker87 8mo ago
Assuming LHR is London Heathrow then ICE cars are not banned there. I drove and parked in short stay parking just a few weeks ago.
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by simonbarker87 11mo ago
Gut directed hypnotherapy has worked wonders for my IBS. The research on it is really solid and was recommended to me by a registered dietician. The one I followed is called Nerva. Might be worth a try for you.
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by simonbarker87 1y ago
And plate push aways
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by simonbarker87 1y ago
Agree, it was a game changer for me with Spanish. Learning a second language is just plain hard and LT is the closest to “a breakthrough” I think we will get, but it’s still hard and people don’t like that.

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