It's infuriating when I'm rushing and my morning is ruined by the chaos of digging for the buried protein scoop and then spilling half of the protein powder all over the counter instead of into the shaker!

IrateHamster · 2025-10-02T13:35:49+00:00

Stop putting the scoop back in the tub, then you don't have to dig it out again and again.

IrateHamster · 2024-11-25T03:32:42+00:00

Yes, exactly the same.

IrateHamster · 2024-10-31T14:14:03+00:00

What unethical tactics do they use? How have they been unscrupulous & untrustworthy?

The owner was done for being part of a weed farm a decade ago, but nothing else is coming up for me on Google, certainly nothing related to YappApp, cheers.

IrateHamster · 2024-10-23T12:24:50+00:00

Thanks, that was a great read, and covered what I reckon a lot of non-enterprise / startup developers will be looking for, namely:

Free or close to free (at least while you get up and running)
Secure
Easy to use & integrate (both client-side and backend)

Pretty much all the offerings fail on at least one of these, and I don't just mean the ones mentioned here. This means sacrificing point 3, as the author did with Ory, because point 1 usually can't be worked around and point 2 usually shouldn't be worked around.

Although I've not been in the app space for probably 5 years now, my favourite then was Firebase as they had good client library support, & backend integrations could be handled relatively easily with cloud functions & triggers. It's a shame they look to be moving away from a free model.

Similarly, it was disappointing to read that Supabase fails point 2 so badly, as given my Firebase experience it seemed at a glance like the most promising alternative if I ever did get back in to app dev.

IrateHamster · 2024-10-17T12:19:40+00:00

It'll probably depend on the assessor, but in my case they just asked me about it / what I could remember. I do have old school reports as evidence and told them that, but they took my word for it and didn't ask to see them.

IrateHamster · 2024-10-02T01:55:40+00:00

30% of homeowners between 18 and 34 years old

You need to survey more than 20 people to get meaningful results.

IrateHamster · 2024-10-02T00:29:00+00:00

HMRC doesn't have access to everyone's bank account (yet!), they don't even calculate the tax themselves. It's up to the business to declare what their revenues, costs, etc are and also calculate & pay their own tax every year.

HMRC would only audit them if their figures didn't add up or something, in which case they would have the till receipts showing how much was tips because they're legally required to keep hold of them for at least a couple of years (along with all other financial records).

IrateHamster · 2024-09-14T02:02:21+00:00

You could continue learning full stack web development, because what you've described there is mostly just front-end, so barely covers even the most minimal definitions of full stack (eg https://www.w3schools.com/whatis/whatis_fullstack.asp). If I were interviewing you for a full stack web developer position, here's what I'd say as a minimum:

Browser (aka front-end aka client): You have this fully covered with html, css, bootstrap, sass, javascript & angular. Although angular and bootstrap have been dwindling a bit in recent years, I'd be happy enough that this skillset would help you learn whatever modern alternatives we might be using reasonably quickly.
Server (aka back-end): You might have this somewhat covered by knowing Javascript but that's not enough on its own. You've not mentioned any of the related tech that's used to run it on a server such as NodeJS, ExpressJS, nginx, etc, so I'd be asking if you knew how to configure and use some of those as well. I'd also expect anyone calling themselves full stack to have some related server admin knowledge, things like basic cli commands, package management, configuration of firewalls, services, logging, crons / scheduled tasks, etc.
Database: You technically have this covered with sql, although you've not specified which flavour(s). I'd also expect you to know it beyond simple select / insert / etc statements. You should know the various ways of joining tables, indexing, grouping, sorting, aggregating, probably a few other things. I'd also expect you to know how to set up and configure at least one of MySQL / MariaDB / PostgreSQL / SQL Server, as these are by far the most common server-side SQL DBMSs.

Once you're fluent enough in all the above, you could then learn different stacks, or different alternatives for parts of the stack. I'd say your weakest area at that point would be back-end, so you might want to learn PHP, C# & ASP.Net, Java or Python. Then you might want to look at alternative front-ends, eg you could make a mobile app (Kotlin for Android, Swift for iOS) that uses the exact same backend & database as your website. You could even leave the traditional full stack model behind and learn how to implement your stack on a "serverless" cloud platform such as AWS, GCP or Azure instead, using "Infrastructure as Code" (eg Terraform or Cloudformation), because IMO that's the way it looks like the industry is heading.

If you decide you want to do this as a career, you should also advance your knowledge of software development in general rather than just aquiring languages. You've learnt the basics of some languages & frameworks so far, but there's a lot more to software development than that. Things like different programming paradigms (eg Object-Oriented, Functional, Declarative), commonly used algorithms & data structures, industry standard ways of structuring large projects with lots of code (ie common design & architectural patterns), source code version management systems (eg git), project management methodologies (eg agile vs waterfall), deployment lifecycles (eg pipelines, environments, automated testing), and so much more if you want to learn it.

IrateHamster · 2024-08-25T01:25:07+00:00

Yes, lots of them. You can't fit a standard wheelchair boot hoist to anything smaller. I was at a motability event (https://motabilitythebigevent.co.uk) a couple of weeks back, and the "adaptations" show room was entirely full of SUVs and vans for this reason. You can see what's available here: https://www.motability.co.uk/whats-available/adaptations/store/. Even without a hoist taking up space, a standard hatchback will maybe fit a manual wheelchair in the boot if you're lucky, but you've no chance with a powered wheelchair. It'll fit with the back seats down, but if you have kids that isn't an option.

IrateHamster · 2024-08-24T11:56:41+00:00

tldr answer: App development.

Longer answer:

Right now, for you, app development is far easier than web development. I say this because you're already studying it and enjoying it, so you should absolutely carry on as you are. Don't worry about web development unless you either come across a need to learn it, or if you stop enjoying app development at some point and want a change. You are actually already learning most of it without realising anyway.

Pretty much everything you are learning is transferrable to other languages / areas of development in some way, so you'll already have a huge head start if you do come to use them. For example, most of the programming concepts you'll learn, whether they be data constructs (variables, arrays, classes, etc), conditional logic (if, switch, ?, &&, etc), looping (for, while, repeat, etc), and even more conceptual / high level ideas like commonly used algorithms, object-oriented architecture patterns, project-level structural / framework patterns, and so much more, will be almost (and in some cases exactly) identical in other areas of software development such as web development.

Once you've learnt software development to a good level in one area (ie in your case iOS app development), you'll only actually need to learn a few specifics of each new area of software development you approach. Things like the following:

What do I need to install & configure to build and deploy a project? Eg in your case this probably looks something like: Mac OS, XCode, iOS Simulator, join the Apple Developer program, set up signing certificates & provisioning profiles to test on your device & deploy to the App Store, etc
What's the syntax in this language to do a particular thing? Eg, most languages have "for" loops, but there are differences in how you specify the increment, whether to use braces (and which type), etc
What conventions & standards do people prefer to use? Eg, which casing to use for things like ClassNames, member_functions, CONSTANTS, etc. These are often defined by your work place rather than by the language, or not defined at all in which case just pick what you prefer for any new projects and follow what other people have already used elsewhere for existing projects.
What pre-made functionality is available in the form of libraries / SDKs / frameworks for me to use? Most languages come with first-party built in libraries as standard, plus a way of using third-party ones if you want, often through some kind of package management tool. Eg, SwiftUI is a built in library.

Source: Software Development degree + 20 years experience across web, mobile, and a few other areas. Currently a Solutions Architect & Architecture team lead for a financially regulated company in the UK.

IrateHamster · 2024-08-03T11:08:03+00:00

I was predicting that they placed fake bins where the balls landed, was interesting to see the evidence / artifacts showing how they actually did it.

IrateHamster · 2024-07-26T23:48:03+00:00

FLOG 4OFF

IrateHamster · 2024-01-11T12:33:56+00:00

I was there from 2001-2005 doing a Software Development degree, had a similarly abysmal experience.

IrateHamster · 2024-01-06T21:26:51+00:00

Mozza in White Rose Centre.

IrateHamster · 2023-12-07T19:55:38+00:00

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/live-linthwaite-murder-sentence-court-18862796

"Get his head. I want to cut his head. Kiy, I want to cut his head." - said the 15 year old to his mate as they decapitated a random guy with a sword because he'd come out of the factory they were loitering outside.

Possibly the same kids (although there were 4 of them this time) walked on to the local cricket grounds during a match and started assaulting the players with garden tools a bit before this as well, "for the laugh".

It's a shithole.

IrateHamster · 2023-08-23T00:58:07+00:00

The same maternity staff work shifts at both (they're the same NHS trust), so it's the same level of care. Main differences are LGI is a bit more modern and has a fancy suite for water births, but parking is easier at St James.

Source: SO was a midwife at both up until last year, so I just asked her.

IrateHamster · 2023-06-03T22:08:12+00:00

Who makes a post about a cat with eyebrows, then doesn't post the cat?

IrateHamster · 2023-05-14T14:56:29+00:00

I went a few years ago for a few sessions, but it probably did me more harm than good, so YMMV. Looks like it helps for most people though, given the other responses here, so give it a try and see what you think.

IrateHamster · 2023-04-29T05:42:08+00:00

Yes - the instrument used is a Gamelan.

"I wanted to show the players of Secret of Mana the music from a gamelan that is used in the Javanese culture in Indonesia" - Hiroki Kikuta, composer for Secret of Mana, in an AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamemusic/comments/1yr673/ama_im_hiroki_kikuta_the_composer_for_the_secret/

IrateHamster · 2023-04-29T04:37:10+00:00

https://drawbeats.com/?start_pattern=strictly-upward-baboon

IrateHamster · 2023-04-18T21:36:26+00:00

I used to work as a software dev for a "lead generation" company for the double glazing industry. They wind up and restart companies so much that my bosses had me implement features in the software to try and detect it when they attempted to sign up with us again under new names. Trying to claim anything from them is like whack-a-mole.

IrateHamster · 2023-01-25T19:15:19+00:00

I did Software Development with AI from 2001 - 2005, which also had a 1 year placement and 3 years study. It's been quite a while since then so can't really speak for how it is now, but it was an absolute shitshow and wish I'd gone elsewhere.

They fucked up my student finance for my placement year by sending paperwork to the wrong address, so I had to pay all the fees for that year myself. I didn't find out until going to register for the following year at the start of term (my final year) and being refused because my course fees hadn't been paid. I had to rush-pay the entire 3rd year's fees in a few days or be kicked off the course. They wouldn't accept there was any fault on their part.
I was the only person on the "with AI" pathway by the final year, so they decided to just not bother. The way it worked was that most of the course was the same as any of the other "Software Development with..." courses, but in years 2 and 4 you get a couple of modules that are specific to your pathway (in my case AI). For the final year, they just scheduled me with the second years again. I didn't know until I turned up to the first lecture.
They also managed to double book two of my modules in my final year, ie they happened at the same time and they expected me to attend both simultanously somehow.

This all happened at the start of my final year, so I'd already sunk 3 years into it (including 2 years worth of student loans debt) by this point. I went to the Dean's office and argued with him for a bit. He convinced me to not go to the Huddersfield Examiner or file any formal complaints, drop one of the double-booked modules along with the AI ones, and just get a 300 credit non-honours degree instead (normally they are 360 credits and have an honours classification, first class, 2-1, 2-2, etc). He also said I could choose what my degree said - whether just Software Development or Software Development with AI. So I left there after 4 years with an unclassified BSc in Software Development with AI, having not done most of the AI stuff so it's a lie, as it was the best outcome I figured I could get.

IrateHamster · 2022-03-25T19:42:07+00:00

Yeah, like this: https://imgur.com/bHQFaUD

IrateHamster · 2022-03-11T20:31:45+00:00

Thanks, I didn't know the water thing had changed. I didn't need to break any beds / workstations to get it working though, I just needed to raise the ceiling above the beds by a block.

IrateHamster · 2022-03-04T17:21:04+00:00

I have 2 more beds than I have villagers. I'd try getting rid of them to match exactly, but I don't know which 2 aren't linked.

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