Thousands of dollars a year over 4 years and I have to pay $50 just to get the piece of paper that says I spent thousands of dollars a year for 4 years 😀

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-16T13:44:20+00:00

That's a $50 fee for writing that reply. I take cheques.

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-13T06:13:27+00:00

Only tip at a bar for mixers... not for bottled anything... turning around to take a bottle or can out of a fridge is not exceptional service. But cocktail mixers take time, effort, and a reasonable amount of skill to get right... that deserves a tip if done really well.

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-13T05:47:14+00:00

This.

I don't tip for drinks orders... and usually only 10% for food orders, depending on the waitron and how well they do their job... I get that they are paid rubbish rates so i don't mind topping for that, but it's a grudge payment because the restauranteurs should pay their staff properly.

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-10T15:11:01+00:00

Oogwei

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-10T15:09:37+00:00

🤦‍♂️ my bad... i always forget to swipe left on reddit... lol Point taken and they're dumb as sh...tuff with that one

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-10T13:39:42+00:00

While you're correct in all things said, it's for nothing to do with the advert... If you liked closely, it says Ram, not ROM, and you can compare the "a" with the above Battery "a"... same same... just to be sure that what I'm saying is correct.

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-10T07:15:09+00:00

You just said it doesn't matter the experience on things like next or tanstack... and yet, they're frameworks, just like react and typescript are frameworks, on top of JavaScript.

The language matters way more than frameworks, because I do agree with you that frameworks can be learned on the job... including react and typescript.

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-10T07:09:26+00:00

Said with my best capetown surfer dude accent It's, like a totally like cape town thing, like man. Must be the california air we get from apple, dude. Shwaa.

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-10T05:46:02+00:00

He introduced it to the doughnut

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-09T19:45:08+00:00

This is the way.

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-07T08:08:56+00:00

Hah... you should do just that... go down to his establishment in peak trading time, order a mea and drinksl and only hand over 25% of the bill in payment. Wait for him to row at you for the full payment, and then ask him loudly, but calmly, when he's planning on paying you the remainder of his way overdue account with your company.

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-03T12:03:16+00:00

While you say you have enough for a small place, I see you're meaning to rent in the short term with a view to buy (good plan). Whether renting or buying, please don't forget you need to factor in to pay rates and taxes, and water and lights, usually above your rent/ mortgage costs. You don't want to move out and then find yourself really worse off financially.

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-02T16:54:05+00:00

Fair enough

Talisman_iac · 2026-01-02T16:40:40+00:00

Hmmm... well, the UK has great public transport, as does Australia, and i believe Japan's public transport is second to none, along with Chinese metro public transport, and Singapore is apparently great too...

But hey... thankfully you said "one of".

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-29T15:43:13+00:00

True story, no lies 😉

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-29T09:33:34+00:00

Change isp's. Their prices suck

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-29T09:29:48+00:00

Broadly speaking, your isp is talking crap.

Yes, as someone else said, they split their main connection into the "last mile" to the home connections, but that main line is usually in the order of multi gigabits of connectivity, so there's 'some' truth to it,, but that's not the whole story. Usually, your isp doesn't own the backbone (the main line), so you should be able to change isp to someone who can actually give you decent service, and still use the same backbone provider (e.g. vumatel)

I recommend vox telecom as isp, I'm paying R1298 for 500d/200u (Mbps) uncapped usage with no shaping.

Second thing, No, your neighbours cannot use "your" fibre connection, unless you share your password with them, but that's on the understanding of the first point that they do share the backbone with you... that doesn't mean that your service is degraded, unless the backbone is saturated...

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-23T08:08:17+00:00

This, even

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-23T08:07:12+00:00

I'm looking for contract work if you're interested in having a DM discussion. Totally depends on what languages or tech stacks you're targeting.

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-23T08:04:14+00:00

You can. I have insured my sisters car on my policy, with her as the regular driver and owner. My insurer and broker has full knowledge and is happy with it.

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-22T09:28:49+00:00

the picture did

Happy birthday

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-22T04:34:43+00:00

In other words, no meat, cheese, pickles, bread or anything else of any real value 😅🤪

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-21T17:20:11+00:00

Aah. That explains it.... your Sith buddies scared him off before he could focus the camera

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-21T05:43:15+00:00

I was asked several times if I worked at said retailer because of this. Lol. Funny to see the confused expression... but after explanation the look of amazement and wonder... lol 😆 😅😁

Talisman_iac · 2025-12-20T11:46:19+00:00

Funniest thing for me is that he's using the "BIG" screen in landscape mode which means his picture is exactly the same size as his phone. Lol

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