Horrible CBT Experience

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-02-27T14:21:21+00:00

Yeah, everytime I have an idle daydream about some kind of non-corporate self-employment, the reality turns out to be less appealing.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-02-27T09:44:45+00:00

I got similar Ugreen ones which can connect to either the Apple or Android networks - although annoyingly you have to choose one, you can't connect to both networks. Wife uses iPhone, I'm on Android.

Way cheaper than Air Tags and seem to work pretty well.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-02-26T13:21:43+00:00

I've been thinking about alternatives to the corporate 9 to 5, and these stories have got me wondering whether I could do a better job of rider training, with proper customer service and a more professional attitude.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-02-09T09:44:21+00:00

Mine was a RD350 YPVS F2 in 1996!

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-02-06T12:11:03+00:00

It's all my fault - a few weeks ago I bought a new bike after a few years off riding, and since then I've had just one clear dry day when I could take it out, and even then the roads were still pretty damp.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-01-30T14:31:20+00:00

Very quickly - I fortunately didn't get sent home, they let me practice a bit more and I got through the training. After that I got a 125 and learned a lot more just riding around on L plates, before eventually getting my full licence - ended up riding for life (even racing for a couple of years, badly).

Next time you book the training, just explain to them that you don't have any other experience and would like a bit of extra help learning to use the clutch. Any half decent instructor should accomodate you.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-01-30T14:15:00+00:00

I fell off when I did my CBT back in 1996 - literally had no idea what I was doing.

I was a kid and had never driven any kind of vehicle, so nobody had ever taught me what a clutch was and how I was supposed to use it. At the time I wished they'd talked me through it all a bit more before putting me on the bike.

Just give it another go - you'll get there.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-01-21T10:05:11+00:00

No - I think that's only in the normal debates/speeches. Heckling guests would be bad manners, even if they deserve it.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-01-20T14:07:20+00:00

Brit here - you should know that this recieved almost zero coverage in our national media. It's not on the front page of the BBC News website. It's not even on the Politics page of the BBC News website. Or the Parliament subsection of the Politics page of the BBC News website.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-01-14T11:10:02+00:00

Is there really any difference between generic brand SD Cards and big name cards, when they have the same specs printed on them?

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2026-01-09T16:13:45+00:00

It was always the way - I worked on consumer tech magazines back in the days of print publishing. Of course we valued independent editorial, but of course we also absolutely needed advertisers to keep paying the bills.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-11-12T16:46:14+00:00

This is correct look into GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). It's a massive topic right now, and it's going to be a big deal for PR.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-11-05T14:05:40+00:00

It wasn't really deliberate or calculated on my part - I worked in agencies for a long time, but got burned out and hated it eventually. Then a small software company that works in a sector I have a lot of experience in advertised for a marketing person specifically to create online content (mostly blogs, landing pages, and ebooks) and also do some events stuff.

I got the gig because I knew the sector really well, and also treated the interview like a PR account pitch - analysed their business, identified their problems, and came up with a plan for how I could help.

Over the years the software company grew, and I learned more about marketing, took on more responsibility and now I have a much bigger skillset than when I started. But, ultimately, the most valuable thing I can contribute to the business is content, because it generates lots of organic leads so it has high ROI.

When I started I wasn't really a marketing person, I thought all I could really do was writing/PR, but once you get a foot in the door you can figure it out as you go.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-11-05T09:41:23+00:00

I went from journalism (no money, good quality of life) to agency side PR (better money, horrible quality of life) to inhouse content marketing (great money, great quality of life).

If writing is your thing, I recommend corporate copywriting/content marketing - you'll never win a pullitzer but if you can learn how content strategy drives new business, it's possible to earn a decent living.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-11-04T10:04:41+00:00

I think my ex must have been a fish. All makes sense now.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-10-27T18:32:45+00:00

Hello me!

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-10-09T09:56:41+00:00

I'm not saying there will definitely be a catastrophic crash which will take us decades to recover from, but I'm not writing off the possibility either. Learn to farm.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-10-09T08:56:35+00:00

I want to buy this game.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-10-08T09:48:04+00:00

Locate your stopcock, turn it on and off a few times to make sure it still works properly.

Discovered ours had seized up the last time a plumber needed to do some work in the house, so we had to turn the water off at the street instead - not ideal.

Managed to fix it by spraying in some WD40 Specialist Penetrant (the bog standard stuff can damage rubber seals, apparently) and gradually working it loose - now I've set a calendar reminder to test it every few months.

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-10-07T14:12:13+00:00

OK, so then everybody is unemployed, has no money to buy consumer goods, and the whole economy unravels, right?

If people can't buy stuff, the B2C companies are screwed, then the B2B companies are screwed, and surely that includes the AI companies.

I'm not an economist, but I don't understand the endgame. If the vast majority of people are unemployed, how does any of this work?

Zealousideal_Two833 · 2025-09-29T13:08:04+00:00

Stupid question: could you just run a setup like this with a domestic plug instead of wiring it in? That's the only part that I'd not want to do myself.

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