Jem

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by Jem 12y ago
My mum emptied my savings (I probably had about £5 in change) at the age of 7 to buy another pack of cigarettes. When I found out, she promised she would pay me back. She never did.
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by Jem 12y ago
Thought this was really interesting. Wish I'd read it a year ago before I started working with my juniors. I feel so inept at times because I can be impatient and rude without even meaning to be. I regularly get paranoid that I'm
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by Jem 12y ago
That was my initial reaction. I certainly could not imagine a situation in which I would voluntarily abandon my children to their father so that I could go and live in another country. But I then began to wonder if there's more at play
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by Jem 12y ago
Lone parent of 2 kids (5 & 2) juggling a full time job and freelance on the side just to make enough to cover the bills and mortgage (which I'm trying to buy my ex out of). Yeah, I know tired. Don't have any advice, but you&#x
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by Jem 12y ago
I work with web/mobile. My job is still very boring at least 75% of the time. E-mails, admin, client contact, delegation of jobs to staff I'm responsible for - and that's before we get to the boring parts of the job itself. W
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by Jem 12y ago
Sharing your personal experience isn't patronising. Telling the world you're shocked at how hard people make it out to be based purely on your single personal experience IS patronising. You're right, of course people have bee
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by Jem 12y ago
Seriously - could your comment be any more patronising? Just because your experience gave you the impression that this "working or entrepreneurial parent" lark isn't as hard as it's made out, doesn't mean that'
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by Jem 12y ago
GoCardless or Paypal - i.e. services that have my info stored and don't require me to go find my card details.
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by Jem 12y ago
The last line of my comment was tongue in cheek, sorry if the ";)" didn't make that clear.
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by Jem 12y ago
Thank you, it's proved very useful as a dumping ground for my thoughts over the past few months!
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by Jem 12y ago
It's not too late to have your "party days". I am 28, I have 2 children, a mortgage and a full time job (as well as freelancing on the side). At the beginning of May I ended my 12 year relationship (manipulative, emotionally
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by Jem 12y ago
Heh, this piece reminded me of the 'magic poo soup' treatment for poorly guinea pigs. The dropping of a healthy guinea pig, stewed in a little water and then fed to the sick cavy, can be almost 'miracle-like' in its cure
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by Jem 13y ago
Moment of 'aha' as I suddenly realise that thing I do which I assumed I was alone on is actually a common/real 'thing' :)
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The Technology Sector’s Dangerous Obsession With Startups(barryadams.co.uk)
1 points by Jem 13y ago|0 comments
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by Jem 13y ago
Actually, I agree with you. It brought to mind when Facebook does that creepy "you probably know these people" thing based on knowing X and Y and going to Z school. I gave it the data, I know I voluntarily handed it over, and yet
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by Jem 13y ago
What sort of maintenance? Server maintenance is the host's problem, software / upgrades etc I charge for. 10% admin fee is just setup and email creation.
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by Jem 13y ago
I tried getting the client to do it when I started last year and it was a pain getting data/details etc from them. Now I charge it at cost + 10% admin fee, invoiced with the project they're paying me for (and will then be invoiced
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by Jem 13y ago
Not data in itself or indeed proof of anything I guess, but I bought Brennan's book & immediately put my prices up (not double, but I'm working on it). So far so good though.
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by Jem 13y ago
Thanks a lot :)
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by Jem 13y ago
Thank you.
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by Jem 13y ago
I think my son is about to drop down to 1 nap so I totally get it! If it weren't for my partner going part time to help in the afternoons I'd be working all night long anyway, which is obviously not a feasible long term solution & can r
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by Jem 13y ago
Don't get me wrong, if I could afford it I'd have certainly taken time off work (so if you can afford to do so, do it!) but I know I'd have got bored quickly if I'd just completely given up work.
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by Jem 13y ago
The support site? It's http://wahmweb.co.uk
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Tell HN: I did it (thank you)
36 points by Jem 13y ago|12 comments
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by Jem 14y ago
This reminds me of the prat that decided to teach me a lesson in PHP security by exploiting my first script & deleting my entire website when I was 15. :( Lesson learned, and it got me into PHP security, but I can't help but feel there
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by Jem 14y ago
I believe that's fairly typical of reddit humour, yes. Apologies if it wasn't clear my response was tongue in cheek.
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by Jem 14y ago
I love that Reddit humour is prevalent on even the most serious of AMAs. I can't log in though, which is slightly annoying. Would be interesting to see the traffic stats for this once it's done.
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by Jem 14y ago
Sorry for the 'vanity' submit, but I was hoping by dropping the link here I could get some advice on how to proceed with the info I found (detailed in the post). I tried contacting Michigan police specifically regarding the creation of the
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Jamie Timbre is a Grade A Fraud(jemjabella.co.uk)
2 points by Jem 14y ago|1 comments
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by Jem 14y ago
Some people prefer to actually parent their children, no matter what time of day it is.

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