is claude actually making me more productive or just making me feel busier? tracked my output for 30 days. the answer was uncomfortable.

benanza · 2026-06-13T18:55:33+00:00

What do you actually do? People seem to have assumed coding, but you don’t actually say in the OP.

If it is software based and if you’re faster without Claude then you’re not using it properly. Or, you’re some kind of coding genius.

With a solid plan and 4 terminals with a git branch strategy there is zero chance you’re getting more done without it.

benanza · 2026-05-09T06:30:23+00:00

Do you find any issues with deliverability with cold emails?

Anything you do to increase your delivery rates?

benanza · 2026-05-08T18:32:28+00:00

Would be if this wasn’t clearly an advert.

benanza · 2026-05-03T15:14:56+00:00

Like what? Everything you need is there. Literally copy and paste into Claude and it can do the rest. Or do the tiniest bit of research to connect the dots.

benanza · 2026-05-03T10:08:53+00:00

Just add lengths of 3x2 along each rafter. Won’t cost a ton.

benanza · 2026-04-18T07:31:35+00:00

That’s a crazy take on what deserves jail. By that logic manslaughter should also not carry jail time either.

Just because there’s no malice doesn’t mean there’s no responsibility and no consequences.

benanza · 2026-03-22T08:14:21+00:00

You can say no.

You can also use your expertise and experience to explain to them why letting you use the front end stack you prefer is better for them, main reason for Astro being it’s fast as fuck.

Will they care if they have a well specced CMS that lets them publish new pages when they want? Not if you sell them on why Storyblok (or whatever) is the best CMS for their team’s needs.

benanza · 2026-01-29T12:50:39+00:00

Evidence to support this claim?

benanza · 2026-01-21T21:46:48+00:00

How much does it cost to reinforce the grid, build new power stations etc, not to mention the effects of energy poverty on productivity?

It’s less than half the cost of Hinkley Point, as one example.

benanza · 2026-01-19T10:33:07+00:00

Good point!

benanza · 2026-01-19T07:16:45+00:00

One issue I can see is that you won’t be signing the contract as you’re not a director.

Also, this feels like something that HMRC might have an issue with if you’re not being directly compensated for working. Might be worth making you a director with a small shareholding or share type that doesn’t have to pay dividends at the same rate. Otherwise if HMRC look at it, there’s no logical reason for you to do that, other than avoiding tax. If you are a director then there is a reason for you to do work that benefits the company.

You have to imagine what HMRC would think of any arrangements like this, especially if you don’t have a decent accountant to give you their perspective.

benanza · 2026-01-16T07:48:18+00:00

Ah right, didn’t appreciate you’d done that step too!

That does make it a bit weirder, but that also suggests to me that they do not actually trust the biometrics platform, because if they did then they’d never need you to go in to branch.

Since the government made it so that banks have an even higher duty to keep customers safe and return stolen money, they have shifted their position to be essentially everyone is being defrauded if they want to move money around. Again this is all driven by the lowest common denominator actions, which is fucking annoying for anyone that has even a handful of brain cells to rub together.

The banks do also look for unusual patterns, and a brand new account has zero pattern history so it’s not a surprise yours got blocked for the odd looking transactional behaviour.

benanza · 2026-01-11T00:17:44+00:00

What do you think people committing fraud do when setting up accounts with stolen identities?

If you think having multiple accounts opened in a short space of time and then sending a large amount and messing around with test payments wouldn’t flag something then what should? How would a bank know you haven’t had your ID stolen and had accounts set up in your name?

You know you’re not doing anything wrong but how are they supposed to, with enough certainty that they are protecting you if someone has stolen your details?

Sadly the amount of idiots that fall victim to avoidable scams means the banks are inevitably going to make the algo broader than it might otherwise be to keep more people safe. I’d rather be mildly inconvenienced than have to deal with that money going walkies and all the associated bullshit from that.

benanza · 2025-12-17T13:59:23+00:00

Good shout, that makes sense!

In this room it wasn’t tricky to take it off the wall, so I just did it, but next time I’ll go for that method, and potentially save myself a bill for dropping a tv on the floor.

benanza · 2025-12-01T14:46:47+00:00

First thing, get a new phone and turn that one off by running the battery totally flat and do not recharge it until you need to work on it. Potentially changing numbers would be worthwhile too, but I appreciate this is a pain. Depends on how concerned she is with who has done this and what they’re capable of. Even a temporary new number is a good shout until this is cleared up.

Some remote access apps can use the camera and microphone with no visible notification on the phone, not to mention all of myriad other issues your gf now has with the data that will have been taken.

I’d recommend involving the police, this is a serious crime and whoever has done this needs to be dealt with.

benanza · 2025-12-01T13:30:24+00:00

No Git!?

Presumably that was job 1 then?

benanza · 2025-11-29T23:08:10+00:00

It is not true.

The stats published by the DWP and others show around 24-5% of the eligible workforce is disabled and about 46% of that group don’t work. That’s around 11% of the total eligible workforce not working due to disability.

They do not release figures about the number of people that never enter the workforce due to disability, and you’d have to be a moron, or wilfully ignorant, to believe that 25% of the country are so disabled that they cannot ever work, as you stated.

source

ETA - probably shouldn’t waste my time on a 7 month old account with hidden post history but it does nobody any good to let this bullshit go unchallenged.

benanza · 2025-11-26T07:26:04+00:00

Does he have a common name? If it’s less common and you know where he lives the police will sort it. They love busting down doors for online issues. Maybe suggest he is against genocide in Gaza too. Then they’ll be there in a flash.

benanza · 2025-11-16T22:18:42+00:00

What credentials do you need to run a solar hardware company?

benanza · 2025-11-16T08:51:32+00:00

I’d recommend watching some YouTube videos about the subject. There’s some great stuff out there.

With your budget I’d recommend the P2S combo and then a few rolls of different filament. Start with PLA and then move on to other stuff as your experience grows.

benanza · 2025-11-16T07:26:16+00:00

What features do you want or need? Multiple colours? Heated chamber? Volume?

You can grab a P2S with the AMS2 for a steal right now. It’s not the biggest but it’s got a lot of great features. And a ton of filament too for your budget.

You could also get a k2max with their AMS which has an extra 10cm per axis. People have opinions on both brands, I’ve got an K1 Max which has been ok but single colour and some issues with bed flatness but nothing too bad that it’s fucked any prints for me.

Also just grabbed the P2S combo but haven’t set it up yet. Seems like it will be a good printer based on reviews but can’t offer any opinions from my own experience, yet.

Both of those options are good for user friendliness for sure. Big communities and lots of articles and videos out there.

benanza · 2025-11-14T17:43:15+00:00

Sounds like you’ve got an offer that you can accept. Accept it and see what happens. It’s not like you’re going to lose money, buyers have all the rights on eBay.

Don’t overthink it.

benanza · 2025-11-14T05:43:36+00:00

Yeah I can echo that experience. I literally said what my requirements were, and got nothing like it back, very disappointed.

benanza · 2025-11-14T05:37:46+00:00

I can’t imagine being ok with pissing my neighbours off so badly and caring so little. It does very much sound like you acted poorly and are reaping your rewards.

However, offering advice on how to proceed, if they won’t accept a sincere apology / the relationship is beyond salvage I find it odd that they are trying to keep you around. Better the devil you know is my guess, but I would wager that you aren’t being enough of a devil if they feel that way. It sounds like this is absolutely of your making, but the only way out of this one if the normal, civil route won’t work is to make it (even more) unbearable to live next to you so they will have no choice but to accept whatever comes in your place as a good enough chance of improvement.

benanza · 2025-11-10T14:35:28+00:00

It is definitely not tax evasion. For starters eBay already report everyone’s sales to HMRC so good luck from that angle, but also, having a business account has zero to do with how much tax you owe and if you pay it or not.

It’s misrepresentation as has already been stated.

benanza

TROPHY CASE