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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.

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

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.

It works for me - over sharpening produces worms but the denoise alone makes it worth it over Capture One for me.

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.

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.

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 longer drives).

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.

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.

Money laundering.

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.

Yes, this was back in 2016 - I got back in my feet after about six months.

> 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 family. At the time it was humiliating to be in my late 30s scrubbing pots and pans for the minimum wage but looking back it’s probably one of the periods of my life I’m most proud of: Putting pride aside to do what’s required to be a father and a provider.

This (and r/stopdrinking and r/peloton for race feeds) are my only reasons to visit nowadays.