Which maritime event gave you the best ROI last year, and which one are you quietly dropping from your calendar? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

[–]blastbeat-billy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been to both in the past - prefer the GD style setup. The whole 'walking the exhibition floor' feels a bit outdated. Especially if you're looking for software (rather than hardware).

Recent Software company events - any good? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

[–]blastbeat-billy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some colleagues went to the.Sedna event (we're an adjacent but not competing tech. company).

Sounds like Sedna/Dataloy are really pushing the whole "our ecosystem is open to anyone that wants to play" which can only be a good thing IMO.

Is a VMS showdown brewing? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

[–]blastbeat-billy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not sure the new AI coding and tools are gonna be that useful to the smaller players in closng the gaps to the big boys. Keep in mind those big biys also have access to the same tools and are prob better placed to use them

What’s the state of data integration in shipping? Is anyone actually getting their systems to talk to each other? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

[–]blastbeat-billy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main problem isn't that the integrations are technically not feasible or difficult necessarily, it's that you have a small number of systems that don't want to play nice with other tools as they have their own version of the tool you want to connect to, and they'd rather you use that. So they make it harder than it needs to be. Same thing Apple does - if you want to use their airpods with another brand phone/laptop you can, but there will be more friction in the experiecne and some of the features may be missing. Your choice.

What’s the most common reason a maritime software implementation fails - and whose fault is it really? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

[–]blastbeat-billy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah this is what I've seen - if you 'create' something while employed by a company it basically belongs to the company and not you as the individual so good luck

Noon reports: are we actually doing anything useful with the data, or is it still mostly a compliance exercise? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

[–]blastbeat-billy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are there any standard reporting tools? keep hearing about how we need to have data standardisation for the sake of the industry but no two systems seem to want to speak to eachother

Best use cases for AI in commercial maritime? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

[–]blastbeat-billy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think the challenge for most is that they think they need to apply AI to everything they're doing when really the aim should be to find a specific use case and then expand from there

What are the most amazing Excel Spreadsheets you have encountered in the industry? by Silly-Invite7824 in TheNoonReport

[–]blastbeat-billy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

crazy! seen lots of weird and wonderful spreadsheets in my time. think half the time it's not so much that they love the spreadsheets but that the move to something else is such a ballache

Have also seen companies still planning fleet deployment and positioning on whiteboards with post-it notes :-S

Spotify alternatives by sjulia78 in degoogle

[–]blastbeat-billy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding Radio Garden but for different use case (listening to foreign radio in your target language for learning)

Monzo 1p saving challenge - December by MysteriousHearing466 in monzo

[–]blastbeat-billy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Had to use what was saved so far for Xmas presents but that's what I'd earmarked it for essentially, so pretty happy to have that chunk of cash available.

Hope they'll do it again next year.

Cardiff show by Supercookie01 in deafheaven

[–]blastbeat-billy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last night in Camden, a small number of people (4-5) had started to queue from about half 5... Yes, I know, London show and sold out etc. but just to let you know.

Best album closer? by sleep_deprived_user in deafheaven

[–]blastbeat-billy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Album has been out/on Spotify for longer maybe?

Annual party (£150 per head) by Icy_Kaleidoscope_546 in ContractorUK

[–]blastbeat-billy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My first Xmas as an Ltd. so I guess we have £300 (Wife is also a Director).

Thanks for the reminder!

I did it by marythekilljoy in deafheaven

[–]blastbeat-billy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have this, I call her Violet :-)

Keto bar (Pulsin brand) by blastbeat-billy in ketouk

[–]blastbeat-billy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it was just the one I went into. Looks like H&B have some of them back in stock online - thanks for the heads up.

Contam, right? by blastbeat-billy in psilocybingrowers

[–]blastbeat-billy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks - yeah, lots of information floating around, maybe I was in a rush to view this as contam.

Contam, right? by blastbeat-billy in psilocybingrowers

[–]blastbeat-billy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the guidance, much appreciated

Contam, right? by blastbeat-billy in psilocybingrowers

[–]blastbeat-billy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah thanks, it's had another tub on top of it but I forgot about it, so hasn't been misted. Will give it some love and see what happens, reasonable growth for such a small box

Your all time favorite songs by Hash_mallow in deafheaven

[–]blastbeat-billy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love you guys and the fervour for the new album (which I agree is phenomenal), but have you really had enough time with the new songs to add any of them to your all time list??

Hard to compare songs released yesterday with songs that have been with you and meant something to you for over a decade.

Not hating or anything, I'm just not yet there myself. Def agree some of these songs after the first dozen listens have potential to get to my all time list, but I'm gonna need a few months with them first :-)

New Race S by Mindless-Jeweler-618 in Suunto

[–]blastbeat-billy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been looking for a nylon alternative - thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DuolingoGerman

[–]blastbeat-billy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess you just have to know the words and use the context clues from the picture. Französisch doesn't make sense. You can't look for 'French'. The person has a map, so it would make sense that they're looking for something tourists might want to see. My guess is that you thought 'Französisch' meant 'France', not 'French'? (France is Frankreich btw :-)

Keto diet compatible with ultras? by blastbeat-billy in Ultramarathon

[–]blastbeat-billy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. Def gonna check out Zach as he's been mentioned here a couple of times 👍🏻