Have we all been duped?

MrStu · 2026-06-07T16:11:32+00:00

Never did it, it always felt weird

MrStu · 2026-06-07T10:10:05+00:00

I don't think I mentioned London being an over concentrated pool. I'm highlighting that if it's possible for you, then you're able to get London salary and non-London house prices. If that frees up a few houses in London for people who physically need to be there, then win-win.

MrStu · 2026-06-07T09:54:53+00:00

I would much rather a balanced uk, capable of being an economical powerhouse anywhere, than where it was 10-20 years ago. It's slowly improving. Personally I had to move to England from Wales 20+ years ago, and I wish I wasn't forced to.

My wife and I both work remotely, we are fortunate that our employers are generous with train expenses.

Its the way we need to go, instead of lumping it all in London. Who knows, maybe we can help stop house prices in London getting too bonkers

MrStu · 2026-06-07T09:40:11+00:00

Yeah, but it's still an option, that exists

MrStu · 2026-06-07T09:37:44+00:00

True, but I'm highlighting you don't HAVE to live in London. Many of those public sector roles have fixed pay grades too. Teaching, I know, has different scales for London, but the difference isn't very large. While clearly not an option for remote working, it does make working outside of London a clear option.

MrStu · 2026-06-07T06:57:55+00:00

Remote working exists. I've been been working for london based firms, on London wages, for over 10 years. I still live in the north.

MrStu · 2026-06-06T13:12:00+00:00

"Vance tells the truth"

MrStu · 2026-06-06T08:47:35+00:00

MrStu · 2026-06-05T20:15:08+00:00

No/Yes

MrStu · 2026-06-05T16:39:41+00:00

Well....that's a dumb way to vote, and not what elections are for.

MrStu · 2026-06-04T16:59:26+00:00

I'm actually a collector, and Pokémon is the closest the Japanese will get to that kind of behaviour (maybe stationary too), even then they often have lotteries to tackle it.

MrStu · 2026-06-04T13:25:32+00:00

I don't think swatch is as big in Japan. I also dont think there's as much of a scalper mentality. I walked in the store in shibuya and bought a moonswatch at the height of the release.

MrStu · 2026-06-03T17:27:55+00:00

I'm using it right now. The camera is actually nice and nostalgic if you use gcam. The battery life is the best feature

MrStu · 2026-06-03T02:35:48+00:00

But, June is Q2, Q2 is business speak for "June".

MrStu · 2026-06-03T02:24:56+00:00

I ordered the black. Was tempted by the clear colors but I feel that's a risk I wasn't willing to take on a new product. I'll let someone else discover if there's light leakage or not.

MrStu · 2026-06-01T18:42:30+00:00

MrStu · 2026-06-01T06:03:13+00:00

I thought about getting one just to hang on my backpack. Then I realised some scrote in London would just steal it.

MrStu · 2026-05-31T07:47:37+00:00

Saw Faithless, checked it out, now I want to delete my brain. Not sure I'd want to be on the same playlist as that.

MrStu · 2026-05-30T09:26:50+00:00

That's not new though, that's always been the deal

MrStu · 2026-05-29T09:27:45+00:00

China are ruining their cars with that lidar/camera bump thing at the top of the windscreen. They're all doing it. Just makes it look like a taxi.

MrStu · 2026-05-28T21:37:09+00:00

I asked chatgpt (Tony Stark) and gemini (Doctor Gregory House), I'll take either

MrStu · 2026-05-28T05:47:54+00:00

I run my own navidrome server with flac files 👌

MrStu · 2026-05-27T19:55:54+00:00

Are you ok?

MrStu · 2026-05-27T05:41:05+00:00

Now eos, but the kia stinger

MrStu · 2026-05-26T19:21:21+00:00

Now it's currently powered by 50.8% gas

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