I don’t think I’ve ever skipped through parts of an episode just to make it through before watching this season. The dialogue is so bad.

Yeah I get it, it’s a silly comparison as the potential threat landscape is completely different. It’s a sad situation over there.

I was paid a dawn visit many years ago by an armed unit (UK). The way they ran it was two plainclothes (handguns only) officers knock on the door to assess the threat, with a van full of tooled up guys in balaclavas just outside, just in case. It was all very chill and no unnecessary stress/escalation for anyone. Seems like this would be a more sensible approach.

Unless you see it coming via unofficial means which is not uncommon in large companies. When the same department roles are advertised in bulk in different countries for example, restructuring like this is rarely done en masse so when one department goes, people start to wonder if they’re next and do some digging.

All our official council funded ones are attached to lampposts at 90 degrees, sideways, looks sheite.

As a guy currently going through a divorce, I see it very differently to how I did before she left. Previously I saw it as a public commitment and celebration of love, and making vows to each other. Now I see it as a bullshit waste of time and money. I was cynical before (not religious, didnt see muxh point) but went through with it because it was something she wanted.

Also please complete this live brief that’s not actually a test, we just want the work doing for free.

Nah they’re just wrong. TSA apparently even allows Zippos which is more lenient than Europe.

CK1. Had some when I was a teenager, forgot about it for 20 years, now whenever I smell it I am instantly transported (sadly not literally) back to a more simple time before I completely fucked my life up.

The Index conttollers were a bit of a joke, in terms of both build quality and ergonomics. I had like 3 RMAs.

They just partnered with Adobe. I have mixed feelings about this, as someone working in the creative industries. I have used AI to do some amazing things, and recently figured out how to use Claude to automate some boring, non-creative and time-consuming worklflows. This all, in theory is freeing me up to spend more time on the fun creative stuff, the problem is that nobody values creativity any more because they can just outsource that to AI.

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Maybe not particularly relevant in your industry, but I’ve been freelancing for a few years now and found physically going in to a company is the best way to get new clients. It’s very easy to ignore emails and calls, making a connection in the real world is so much more engaging. I have given up on LinkedIn and going after work the traditional way.

Seems like user error, I’m no programmer but even I lnow you don’t give an agent access to critical things, and Claude is very insistent at asking for permission at every step.

This feels overly pessimistic, I met my current wife online and there’s zero chance we would’ve bumped into each other IRL. I know the apps have gone to shit in terms of monetization and gamification but there are still real people out there who use them.

Just checked my non-car options for the school run and looking at 5 hours per day to walk or 2.5 hours on public transport. Not gonna consider biking because I don’t want to die (used to cycle commute and had two bad accidents).

My first thought was maybe Japan has strong consuner protection/advertising laws. For a standard side shot they tilt the buns back and push ingredients to the front, which one could argue is misleading, but by showing the bun obviously askew they can show more filling while shielding themselves from litigation. Anything they do will be the result of regional focus groups and lawyers.

I wonder if the tethering is any good. Lightroom is pretty bad compared to Capture One and I’m not aware of many other alternatives.

It’s a bit like overdoing wasabi, I don’t really do it deliberately and don’t particularly enjoy it in the moment, but it makes me feel very alive!

If you can stand on it and roll it with your feets, that’s a log. Can’t do that with a stick. Nobody ever heard of the stick rolling championships.