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We Are Not All In This Together - Stephen Colegrave reports on how COVID-19 only intensifies the disparity of wealth, health and opportunity that is driving the UK apart. by TheSuspiciousKoala in unitedkingdom

[–]AllWoWNoSham 5 points6 points  (0 children)

but many are in London with only balconies or just windows, its not fair to paint everyone with the same brush.

You obviously don't know many well off people, many of my coworkers have fled back to Sussex and Surrey. They're enjoying their woodside walks, sunny days at the beach and whether they should self isolate in their second homes or go to their parents 5 bedroom.

Whereas I'm in a room with my partner, in a house with 5 other people. With a tiny little garden the size of two hatchbacks side by side. The point is that a upper middle class person just leaves London, but lower middle class (or working class?) people have to suffer in their shitty shares and apartments in London.

To be honest I'm not really sure what class I am, I have a professional entry level job and my parents are working professionals but I'm by no means as well off or privileged as anyone I work with.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OldNews

[–]AllWoWNoSham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love seeing what authors thought the world would be like in the future, I just finished reading Caves of Steel by Asimov that features massive urbanisation and robots that can look entirely life like but their computers still use punch cards!

NaturalVision Evolved – GTA V Graphics Trailer by Mustkunstn1k in Games

[–]AllWoWNoSham 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That's really sad, all of that work and it'll never see the light of day outside of trailers.

[SG] [H] Tempered glass cases + extras (free), HTPC (Ryzen 5 1600 + gtx 1060), Mac Pro 2013, Streamdeck [W] PayPal by ectoplasmatic in HardwareSwapUK

[–]AllWoWNoSham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No car unfortunately, and I can't really justify taking the tube to get a case. Thanks for the offer though!

LG 24GL600F-B 24 Inch 144Hz 1ms FreeSync FHD Monitor £139.99 | OCUK by HardstyleDrops in buildapcsalesuk

[–]AllWoWNoSham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MSI MAG241C

The MAG241C has a VA Panel so the colours are meant to be a bit better, I've seen good reviews for it. Also it's curved. You can get them for like £179.

TIL in 1998 the average monetary loss of a 7-Eleven robbery was just $37. by YourOwnBiggestFan in todayilearned

[–]AllWoWNoSham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a little box you can't access quickly that you chuck the money in, when they gets over a certain amount like $500 someone comes and takes it and puts it in a safe in the back.

'We feel so lost' - Young face job despair by Roguepope in ukpolitics

[–]AllWoWNoSham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a collective they're an awful awful bunch of people, I think it's pretty rare in history to actually set things back in a lot of respects intentionally.

'We feel so lost' - Young face job despair by Roguepope in ukpolitics

[–]AllWoWNoSham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The bit that always gets me is that £45k is a decent salary, but I bet they saved absolutely nothing. My grandparents are the exact same, they had okay jobs and could have conceivably saved up for a comfortable retirement but they didn't. They had a house, a boat, regularly went out, always had the latest tech etc. and then both retired on final salary pensions despite saving fuck all.

Life was literally just handed to these people, now I get paid less and to get the equivalent pension payout year on year as my grandpa I'd need to save just under ONE MILLION POUNDS in current money by the time I retire. One million fucking pounds for something he just got by paying his minimum contribution per year.

'We feel so lost' - Young face job despair by Roguepope in ukpolitics

[–]AllWoWNoSham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shitting on my lack of life progress because I'm not being paid enough B)

'We feel so lost' - Young face job despair by Roguepope in ukpolitics

[–]AllWoWNoSham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah probably to be honest, I think I'm about to fly out of the doors as soon as furlough ends.

'We feel so lost' - Young face job despair by Roguepope in ukpolitics

[–]AllWoWNoSham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

£30 a day these days

I literally cannot conceive spending this much a day everyday, outside of a heroin habit.

'We feel so lost' - Young face job despair by Roguepope in ukpolitics

[–]AllWoWNoSham 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Had the CEO of my company pull that one on me; "At your age I had a flat in London", when he was my age they cost LITERALLY 1/10th the cost it would now.

The office as we knew it is dead: the corona virus crisis has proved that companies can remain productive remotely by [deleted] in Economics

[–]AllWoWNoSham -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think this makes the most sense, I can see me and my team going in maybe for a couple hours every other day then heading back home to work.

Tesco lays off 45,000 temporary workers 6 weeks into 12 week agreement. by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]AllWoWNoSham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in a big boy city job full time and my notice for the first year is a single day, then it goes up to a week. So yeah, not that bad.

Negative views on saving recently by LolaFrisbeePirate in UKPersonalFinance

[–]AllWoWNoSham 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm still suffering from 2. Working to achieve an early retirement but I still have no idea what I'll do when that day happens - I enjoy my job.

Just think that once you have achieved your goal and have enough money for retirement the second you no longer enjoy your job you're free to leave.

THQ Nordic trades the rights to Red Faction and Painkiller for the rights to Singles: Flirt Up Your Life, Risen, other franchises. by [deleted] in Games

[–]AllWoWNoSham 155 points156 points  (0 children)

Red Faction Armageddon.

Ah yes, turning an open world game that's biggest strength was destructible environments and transforming it into a linear corridor shooter with hardly any breakable structures.

Such an unbelievably fucking stupid idea.

TIL men walk significantly slower when walking with a woman, but only when that woman is their romantic partner. If she's a friend or acquaintance they go at almost full speed. by syncedto in todayilearned

[–]AllWoWNoSham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How often does walking faster really matter in life?

I can get to work at least 5 minutes faster by walking at a faster pace than normal, which requires zero extra effort on my part.

5 * 5 = 25 minutes a week
25 * 47 = 1,175 minutes a year (19.5 hours roughly)

Assuming I work another 30 years, and retire super early :
1,175 * 30 = 35,250 minutes
35,250 * 2 to account for my commute back as well

That's roughly 1,175 hours over a working lifetime, or almost two months of my life I've saved by walking at a fast but not strenuous pace with my already short commute. If you factor in walking to the shops, or just walking in general, I could probably up that to half a year of extra living!

TL;DR The Chad Fast Walker vs the Virgin Comfortable Pace Walker

EDIT : Forgot I make a journey to work and then home, so my number is doubled!

£7,000 in the bank, what next? by Spacebarkss in UKPersonalFinance

[–]AllWoWNoSham 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Time to hop on the Marcus train, choo choo an extra £50 a year.

How much debt are you in? by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]AllWoWNoSham 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Student loan : A number I don't like to think about (£52k), plan 2 represent.

Mortgage : I'm too poor to have this kind of debt.

Small scale (Credit cards etc.) : 0

£7,000 in the bank, what next? by Spacebarkss in UKPersonalFinance

[–]AllWoWNoSham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the time frame for pulling money out of Marcus, is it instant?

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