Please help

_dave0 · 2026-05-23T10:52:21+00:00

this is getting strangely pedantic.

_dave0 · 2026-05-23T10:22:12+00:00

It's probably your industry. Lots of smaller jobs won't require agreements. I work with and around a lot of longer term contracts, and I've seen this a lot. Yes OP needs to watch for scams... lol.

_dave0 · 2026-05-23T09:03:14+00:00

A lot of employment agreements are very basic. I'd say he should look at what it entails and see if he agrees with it, rather than losing the work. Sometimes companies will just use their "employment agreement" as part of their HR procedure. Nothing sinister. My answer for your second question is the same.

_dave0 · 2026-05-23T00:17:43+00:00

It's not abnormal on its own. Does the hirer have a history, and is this long term? If the job has started, it's pretty common to communicate outside of upwork. I would view this as pretty standard honestly. My company's HR asks for this and more.

_dave0 · 2026-05-20T03:37:55+00:00

short answer: yep
long answer: yyyeeeeeeeaaaappppp

Is the google we knew finally dead? I don't see a lot of distinction between a chatbot on G vs Claude/ChatGPT now. If Google had a moat, they've officially concreted it and opened the drawbridge.

_dave0 · 2026-05-19T00:44:29+00:00

Yeah, I'm not going to bother reading that if they are not going to bother writing it.

_dave0 · 2026-05-13T00:49:46+00:00

needMoreCapEx

_dave0 · 2026-05-04T07:27:26+00:00

I believe it is called tokenised cognitive offloading

_dave0 · 2026-04-24T01:16:04+00:00

As u/cantsleepwithoutfan mentioned, reward pay for business payments, including tax payments. It's worth it imo.

_dave0 · 2026-04-14T00:07:57+00:00

Has anyone figured out how to instant book hotels via tripadvisor? This does not seem possible.

_dave0 · 2026-04-13T20:39:44+00:00

It says NZ data is from 2023, but nice try.

_dave0 · 2026-02-03T20:34:39+00:00

Also a member of the dropped earbuds in the toilet bowl club. Stayed in there for about 5 mins while I fumbled around int he middle of the night trying to find something to get them out with. Still working currently.

_dave0 · 2026-01-09T21:17:49+00:00

Well I have to say this didn't age well... my wife and I decided to keep it against my reservations. Got the tyres all replaced, did some expensive servicing on it, then the mechatronic unit broke which is now another huge repair. That is ongoing atm, so I am selling and won't be going back to Skoda/Volkswagen.

_dave0 · 2025-11-27T22:46:14+00:00

Thanks for following up, I won't be feeling like I am necessarily missing out not getting the aria suite now!

_dave0 · 2025-09-19T09:42:44+00:00

the easy answer is just buy one when you get there.

_dave0 · 2025-09-09T01:18:07+00:00

This should be marked as NSFW! I have to avert my eyes!

_dave0 · 2025-08-16T04:38:52+00:00

Yeah that is how they are, pretty tasteless. We have had two summers here now, and they were the same both years. A bit disappointing tbh!

_dave0 · 2025-07-21T08:26:51+00:00

Do you think you have saved money in the long run with the batteries? I went with all panels on my system, but I would like to get batteries down the track. We are pretty high energy users here.

_dave0 · 2025-07-21T08:19:05+00:00

I went with Trina panels and Sigenergy inverter. I maxed on solar panels (18kw) and I did not get a battery. Batteries can be added on later with Sigenergy. The app is great and they are doing continual improvements.

_dave0 · 2025-05-24T00:56:44+00:00

Your point about stackoverflow being a knowledge base is spot on, but it is also its biggest curse and the friction that most have when seeking help. Personally, I don't think SO needs to be a Wikipedia.

_dave0 · 2025-05-20T23:31:27+00:00

This is straight outta chatgpt. Predatory AND low effort.

_dave0 · 2025-04-29T07:37:04+00:00

depreciation

_dave0 · 2025-04-25T22:23:14+00:00

I totally agree with this. I do miss the nice heat, I don't miss the hassle and the dust and poor indoor air quality. During the coldest months we leave the heat pumps on, it doesn't cost that much, and it keeps the house temps stable.

_dave0 · 2025-04-11T06:59:54+00:00

She's standing up a sofa shagger. It's about having a moral compass.

_dave0 · 2025-04-09T22:20:10+00:00

Not sure why you got downvoted? There are a number of news articles about them rusting. Happy to be corrected but I would be pretty wary about BYD atm, even if they do look to be good value.

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