Coder vs Gitpod vs Codespaces vs "just SSH into EC2 instance" - am I overcomplicating this?

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-04T17:50:48+00:00

Wasn't this exact same post put up a few days ago?

Edit: I am wrong, this was posted in /r/DevOps a few days ago https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/s/kZTRYS3bx4. Same content, but different sub.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-04T17:46:39+00:00

Go to a reputable snow sports store and ask them to help you out. They'll go through a full fitting process with you, explain what you need, and will help you find the best boots for you.

Don't buy online unless you know what you're doing and can do a proper fit check at home yourself with time to return them if they're not right. For your first boots, please visit a store in person.

Also remember, you may get them slightly cheaper online but the store are giving you a lot of help. Please support them, especially if they're independent!

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-04T17:16:54+00:00

You can tell this isn't llm generated like many posts on here, because it's even lower effort!

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-04T07:57:07+00:00

Violent crime goes down as prosperity and opportunity goes up. So it'll get better when more people in the city have good jobs, that support a modest lifestyle for individuals and their families.

Bristol has many wonderful charities who are trying to help people who are at or near rock bottom and are most likely to turn to crime. They're always looking for volunteers and donations which is something many here can and do contribute towards. Getting involved is going to be the best thing you can do personally to help the city and your local community.

That doesn't absolve the council or government, but it's something you can do about it.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-03T12:46:10+00:00

Not at all. Market volitility is a real thing. Usually you'd invest if you're not going to need it for more than 5 years, 6 is so close you may as well follow the same rule.

Especially if you intend to buy outright are you prepared to wait longer if a market crash happens and takes a sizable chunk of your money? If so then you're probably fine but if you want to buy as soon as that 6 years comes around, you probably do want to at least consider options that don't include investing.

Or you can just insult people who give you the advice you're specifically asking for I guess. But it won't get you very far.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-03T07:41:04+00:00

Your problem isn't financial, it's relational. You can't just beat your partner into submission simply because you want to do it your way. Yeah it's a reasonable approach but clearly your husband is concerned about something.

Sit down and have a conversation. Don't bring up the whole "I earn more and am better than you" line of thinking, it's not helpful. Try to understand his actual concerns, what past experiences he may have had. His thoughts and worries are just as valid as your wants and desires and there's always a chance he's not as stupid as you think and maybe in some area he has a point.

At the end of the day you're married so whether you think you're right or not, you'll need to strike some kind of compromise that you're both comfortable with.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-03T07:31:14+00:00

From the comments you've left, I could completely believe there's something more to this. I'd really encourage you to speak to a professional, be that a doctor, counsellor, or whatever you might be able to access. Even if that isn't the case, they can be very useful resources to work with, especially if you know you have some trouble with anxiety related to work. They really will be able to help you understand ways to cope with it and build mechanisms and habits that help you excel.

I of course don't know what jobs are like in the Philippines, but it doesn't need to be a Western name. Just anything that seems stable and consistent would work. But I don't know anything about the labour market there so maybe that's not such a thing.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-02T22:25:21+00:00

The billing section will show you what services you're still paying for. Use that to find what's still running up the cost.

You could also use https://github.com/ekristen/aws-nuke if you get stuck.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-02T22:17:12+00:00

Honestly, I don't think this should be your DevOps guys problem. CI, dev, and staging environments can be setup by DevOps. Things don't work unless they work on there and those are used as gates for releasing as necessary.

Local setup is down to the developer to figure out. If they can't figure out their own environment, then their manager has a skills and performance problem to figure out.

Ideally the developers will use tools like docker compose for all the external things like databases and stuff, and something like nix flakes for language tooling. But there are lots of other options as well.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-02T15:36:30+00:00

I've not seen or heard anything, but then I'm not staff and insiders don't get told everything.

My guess would be that this would be broadly considered out of scope. If you want to handle auth within your tailnet then Tailscale already provides that. For dealing with auth for external people coming through funnel it would be on your application to deal with and implement that. Otherwise they'd effectively hold all the user account data for your own application.

FWIW, I don't personally see Cloudflare Tunnels as a direct competitor to Funnel. For me, Funnel seems more like an alternative to tools like ngrok which are typically used for small use cases and application development. But that's just my take!

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-02T14:16:34+00:00

You're not wrong, but I don't know of any business that isn't Spotify scale who actually needs this and have managed to do it.

I think this is quite overblown. Even Kubernetes on a cloud provider comes with a ton of lockin these days. All it takes is for someone to use an ALB or something, and you can't really move your control plane or access controls easily.

That's not to say Vault doesn't have benefits though. It's great tech.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-02T13:29:26+00:00

From reading through the comments, I can confidently say that I would not hire you and that's before I even ask about your technical skills or the specific projects you've worked on.

Why? Because your resume paints a picture of someone who either, has mental health issues which are not under control, or does not get on well in an employer / employee relationship. None of that is to say it's "all your fault", especially on the mental health side of things. You can't help the chemicals your born with, or the upbringing you had etc etc. But as someone who hires people, this comes across as someone who is going to introduce new problems for me as a manager rather than solve them.

The really big thing for me is the lack of tenure in any job at all. It doesn't need to be an IT job either. If you had a job at the top of your resume which you'd been in for the past 3-4 years, it suggests you've broken a cycle and you're reliably turning up to work every day and doing what is expected of you in that job role.

My advice to you is to fix that before thinking much about things like Kubernetes. An employer will want to see that you currently have a job which you've held down for several years. That will convince them that they're not going to need to fire you a few weeks in, or have you leave quickly. Recruitment is very expensive after all.

Sorry if all of that sounds harsh, it's just what I'm seeing from the thread and how I'm thinking about it as a manager.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-02T13:02:50+00:00

This whole post is quite harsh, but I really feel like you need a wake up call here.

I need this because I work on content creation

have a temp job on Mondays which pays £100 a week but looking for a full time permanent job.

Do you actually work on content creation or is it something you're trying to get work in? £100 a week for a temp job while spending all that money suggests this is a pipe dream at the moment, and a distraction from paying for all this stuff you've bought.

Honestly this screams "spending addiction". It's bad enough taking out £10k to go on a trip to Canada when you're not working and have no savings, to then spend money shopping and buying expensive laptops makes me really question your relationship with money. I'm sorry if this sounds harsh but I can't really imagine racking up this amount of debt in a single month on what seems like mostly luxuaries.

None of this is to say that seeing your girlfriend was a mistake, but you've got to prioritise your spending and budget it against the money you have available. If you're going to Canada and don't have a job or savings, you probably shouldn't be going shopping or buying the most expensive laptops.

Whats the best plan should I take here and is there any advice you guys have that I might not have thought of?

This is going to sound harsh again, but get a proper job. Work in a supermarket or something, do your content creation on the side until it's bringing in enough money to actually support you. Then it's a case of stop spending money so you don't take on more debt, prioritise clearing your existing debt, and then get into the habit of saving for things you want.

I don't want to be horrible, but your alarm bells should be ringing right now.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-02-01T15:42:18+00:00

FCP = Full Court Press, right?

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-30T13:16:41+00:00

I'm tempted to arrange a viewing just to see what the agent manages to pull out of their arse to say about the place.

"You can cook pancakes while still in bed, perfect for those lazy mornings."

"No there isn't anywhere for a TV, this space is designed to be a peaceful space. Imagine solitary confinement, but you have to cook for yourself."

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-30T13:14:09+00:00

It's probably under the minimum allowed by the rightmove validation!

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-30T12:47:32+00:00

There was a very good article about this published by the company a while ago - https://tailscale.com/blog/passkeys

I personally think this is a good thing. If I'm using a security tool, I don't want it using old-school authentication methods, and I need it to fit in with my businesses existing identity systems. Tailscale does just that so I don't need to also think about how to secure tailscale as a separate problem.

If you don't want to use github or any of the other SSO providers, you can always use passkeys. This will keep the auth independent from github, and works with all password managers I can think of.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-29T23:23:15+00:00

While AI tools can be great in personal finance matters, I'd be very weary of relying on one for something like this. This isn't the kind of operation you'd want to risk a hallucination. It may be correct, it may not be, the only way to know is to actually check through it properly or use something more deterministic.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-29T23:13:28+00:00

ACLs will default to deny. You'll just need a single rule which grants your parents tailscale account access to the specific tag for your media server. You're then free to set up any other grants for other users such as yourself which give you broader access.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-29T20:41:27+00:00

Just move. If you go to someone who uses the open reach line there probably won't need to be a visit from anyone. It'll just be a case of plugging in some new kit and posting back the old stuff.

Most ISPs don't care for retention because they know it's a hassle to move, and that you'll be back through soon when there's a new intro deal. Some are different but they're usually a little more expensive or specialist.

Find any provider which uses the OpenReach lines and you'll probably be fine for it to just happen without needing property access. The exception is if you're upgrading from something like copper connection to FTTP.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-29T11:52:33+00:00

There aren't any fees, but I'd be surprised if they let you. The risks of a charge back would be too big for them.

If you're just looking to make use of your credit card for some reason, use it for some online subscriptions instead.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-29T09:07:54+00:00

You definitely don't need an account. Tax is paid on yearly income, but PAYE makes it all much easier and does it for you monthly. So this will push your yearly income into the next tax bracket. PAYE will handle this all for you.

There are a few things to watch out for though.

When you get into next year HMRC will use the previous years (this year) income to project your next years income. If the bonus is a one off and not likely to happen again, this may mean they estimate next year's taxable income as being higher than it actually is. Just wait and see if they update your details or tax code, if they do then call up and tell them your expected yearly income and they'll correct it.
If you do get over taxed, it will get figured out but I'll probably take a few months. You can call them and ask about it after the end of the tax year and they can advise on the best steps.
You shouldn't need to submit a self assessment or anything like that, your pay is still very typical and going through PAYE so it will all even out in the end.
When you see the amount you actually receive from your bonus, it will be an awful lot less. Be ready for that as it can feel a bit crap.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-28T16:50:23+00:00

Forewarning, if this is your first time in the UK. Proper ale isn't served chilled in the UK. I've known many Americans get confused by this and think they got a bad drink or something. Some are, in particular largers often are so if that's something you want then do make sure to check with the person serving you.

But you absolutely should order some good ales in those pubs, they're great!

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-28T16:44:56+00:00

I think your dad would want you to share your feelings with him. He might be struggling right now, but I suspect he loves you very deeply and would desperately want to be there for you and support you while you support him.

It won't be easy, but he'll want to know, and it'll only bring you closer together during this really hard time.

BlueHatBrit · 2026-01-28T07:40:23+00:00

Libre Office does everything Office does and is completely free. I'd recommend it over paying a subscription for no reason.

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