ErrantX

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by ErrantX 4y ago
This is how I would approach it too. Specifically creating an "us" or "we". The reason for me is that I am in a reasonably senior leadership role. So even these diplomatically framed options would come across the same wa
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I did this too! It genuinely is not that hard. I did spend most time working out the right spec (ie safety, structural etc.) and the main build took me about 2 months. I was in by month 3 and fully finished by 4 months. I am ok with big str
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Your fine if it's under (iirc) 2m. The only hard rule is in front of your property line.
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by ErrantX 5y ago
You can. But some esoteric rules apply, and there are fire regs if it's close to a building. Oh and electrical regs apply. But yes building in the UK is much freer. I sense it is much less common (beyond a basic shed or conservatory) t
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by ErrantX 5y ago
You can get armoured cable specifically with UV rating for this. I'd only ever run it against a wall etc. But it is designed to be above ground.
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Well yes true. Arguably the whole NFT thing is an example of that already. But I get your point; it is reasonable for savvy people to have a play ground for more risk.
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I feel like the title of this article comes across as Anti-vax but it is genuinely interesting. Amongst all the FUD a group of scientists say down figured out the problem. I love science. Awesome stuff.
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Trigger of rare blood clots with AstraZeneca jab found by scientists(bbc.co.uk)
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Working in finance myself, I totally agree with you on the regulators lint. Everyone arguing regulators are evil is genuinely tech and finance savvy. The regulator is not there to protect them. They are there to protect the vast majority -
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Various news articles was my source. But re-reviewing a lot were from 2020. I found a source from July that says AVG transactions are now up to around $20 equiv. And the total transaction value is above card transactions now. Although the
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Follow up; I've looked into UPI a bit more. It's... Interesting. I think it's basically solving a very widespread and local use case - which is very low value transactions which are normally done in cash. The AVG value of tra
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Post Brexit implementation of VRP has been "fun" but I am pleased to see it nearly there!
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I respect Patrick and his content/judgement. So Hanlon's razor (and I don't mean that in a mean way to Patrick) probably applies. I assume there is a Stripe echo chamber which might explain the focus (I've read several o
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Pretty good now; the legislation mandates multi-factor authentication by the issuing bank. So customer has to prove presence directly with their bank to authorise the payment. There is also dynamic linking (ie you are shown the amount but a
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Sort of in the sense it comes from your bank account; but the settlement process is different, and can take longer. Faster Payments (bank transfers in the UK) for example settle 3 times per day and are intended to be instant. Debit cards us
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Odd not to touch on Open Banking and PSD2 in Europe; as that is basically the future he is talking about. In essence; financial institutions are legislated to add customer friendly UX and fraud prevention on top of standard bank to bank tra
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I suppose the surprise is how long it has taken; here in the UK banking has been free for a long time (in fact, non-free banking is viewed as innovative!) and faster payments has been in place for over a decade.
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I think it's as simple as; more companies are offering fully remote roles, which means wages are higher (at least in the UK where it's centering to London wages, 20% higher than elsewhere). People are more open to these roles beca
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by ErrantX 5y ago
That whole piece is so Adams. It's a complete subplot, and the main plot happens interweaved and at the same time. Totally ridiculous. And I love how on the face its kinda stupid but then makes you think a bit about privilege... Wonder
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Fair. To explain my thinking; in the UK we have lot less land area, so generally bypasses are pretty controversial, and when Adams was writing the books a lot of them were being created and it was very much in the public consciousness as an
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Incidental and subjective opinion; but I do think that The Restaurant at the End of The Universe is the best book in the series. The commentary is deeper, the jokes are funnier and the story arc feels a lot less random whilst still being su
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I feel like the bypass reference is a very English joke, and therefore doesn't fully translate.
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I am a huge HGTG fan, but just driving by to say... King Rat is a massively underrated masterpiece. Read it in my teens and regularly re-read. Astonishing book.
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I think you hit on an interesting question; and the answer is yes. What is different is the value framework, right? The further down a hierarchy you go the more individual the problems become; therefore the guy at the top is never going to
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Cool project. When he talks about exploring 3D printing, I think there is someone ahead of him. A couple of weeks ago I listened to a talk by Clifford Agius ( https://twitter.com/CliffordAgius ) who is 3d printing App-enabled
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by ErrantX 5y ago
So interesting to hear some of these views. I am totally middle management :) My sense is; at higher rank (i.e. those above me) the problems are more macro than micro and so are the motivations and consequences . Therefore reality is dea
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by ErrantX 5y ago
> you are welcome to use your salary to obtain it > 9% of the time, you buy a new web server on your own credit card and the manager brags to his boss about coming in under budget I.... genuinely can't believe this is a common
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by ErrantX 5y ago
A lot of the issue is; they underestimate the build cost. So they end up with a decent chunk of equity (can be as high as 40% in some cases) but also a tonne of unservicable debt. So you have two choices; struggle and be miserable for as lo
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by ErrantX 5y ago
You need to look at it slightly differently. The founders aren't looking at the money they can make from the cash cow. Revenue is a long-term earner and requires them to keep being successful for that long term. An exit (via a sale of
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I'd add. Its also the art of understanding how to cook a recipe to your own palate. Or in other words; those assumptions are often very personal and therefore you need to develop and refine them for you as well.

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