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Comment · 1 year ago
What an interesting read.

I have a friend who is just like Vivian. I'm sure that in an alternative universe their wasted talents of observational wit and caustic retorts would have made them a world class comic playwright.

"Here hair here". What a great film, also.

Comment · 1 year ago
Possibly the longest email address I've ever seen!

[email protected]

Comment · 1 year ago
221B is 221B Baker Street, where Sherlock Holmes lived.
Comment · 2 years ago
I read that Gaggia would replace flaking boilers. Contact your supplier for information.
Comment · 2 years ago
I've been playing different styles and genres of video games ever since Wolfenstein 3D and I consider myself pretty adept at playing them.

However, Rocket League is one game that I just can't master. I've tried, really really tried, but I just can't play it with any amount of skill.

It's a shame, as it looks really fun and I hear my son and his mates having a ball when they play.

Comment · 2 years ago
I thought I'd share a side project I've been work on recently.

I've always struggled with procrastination. The final straw came last year when I forgot to book an MOT for my campervan, resulting in a cancelled weekend away, grief from my wife and kids and a realisation that I needed to address my procrastination problem.

So, I did what all good software engineers do: I spent a weekend hacking together a small reminder service.

The service emails me 12 weeks before, 8 weeks before, 5 weeks before, 3 weeks before, 2 weeks before, and 1 week before an important deadline. I can also choose daily reminders on the same 12, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1 schedule.

I have found that this increasingly frequent nagging helps me focus on important tasks and I haven't missed any renewals or deadlines since.

Following feedback from people I have shared the idea with, I put some more effort into the service and built remindify.co

Thanks! Matt

Comment · 2 years ago
Brave is great. I disabled all the web3 stuff and tidied up the homepage so it doesn't show me all the news etc.

The only issue I have is that the sync between my iphone, macbook, windows can sometimes get out of sync.

Comment · 2 years ago
I use Authy. I've read a few comments about how migrating away is difficult. What do you use instead?

I also use bitwarden, but not sure how I feel about passwords and totp being in the same app.

Comment · 2 years ago
Interesting take on split screen! In the demo, when the screen splits at about 4 seconds, I felt a bit nauseous, almost like a very light seasickness.
Comment · 3 years ago
I can't see this ending well for X.

Forcing all users to pay for access seems a pretty heavy handed way of dealing with bots.

Comment · 3 years ago
Thanks, will do.
Comment · 3 years ago

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