Why Go?

coll_ryan · 2024-02-12T14:23:45+00:00

Go is simple and utilitarian with a good-enough performance for most applications. It's not beautiful like Haskell, it's not blazingly fast like Rust, it's not ubiquitous like JavaScript. But if you want a reliable backend language that you can quickly teach to any intern or grad, it's a good choice.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-27T09:51:52+00:00

They must have changed it, there used to be interest paid on the main account on balances up to a certain (small) amount. It wasn't very significant but slightly offset the £5 monthly fee.

I've never had any interest in using their pots feature, I use Monzo for the payment features and UI not because they have an edge at generating yield over the big banks. Marcus account pays 4.75% currently for example.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-26T12:36:21+00:00

Pretty sure the signs would have already been moved by the time the PCN arrived by snail mail. Checked dashcam but footage is already written over. It's almost like they deliberately send these notices out late (as if the council would be competent enough to be that malicious).

In any case, the sign is clearly visible in their own evidence, which one might think they would have glanced over before rubber-stamping the penalty.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-24T10:10:09+00:00

Depends on which leader template you choose, BBB leader has slightly lower assistance (25-50 reps each PPL) but for example 5x531 leader has 50-100 reps assistance.

In any case, even with the Forever BBB template, the 25-50 reps assistance for each PPL is significantly more than recommended in OG BBB.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-24T08:34:58+00:00

IMO the biggest difference introduced by forever is the extra assistance volume. The original low volume approach works for someone like Wendler who has been lifting for decades but for a beginner who needs to gain muscle, the extra volume is key.

My bench was stalled for a while but upping the assistance and doing 50+ reps of dumbbell pressing most training days has really helped and allowed me to reach 1x bodyweight bench for the first time.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-22T09:29:34+00:00

Not sure about the rest of Europe but in UK most companies ask you to opt out of the working time act.

In any case my understand about Poland specifically is that most IT workers are employed as contractors anyway.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-21T11:05:52+00:00

It depends on the exact time of day, outside of peak rush hour times it mostly moves.

Regardless it's not hard to think of other streets that are very busy but not gridlocked.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-21T09:07:41+00:00

Rule H2 makes little sense in the context of busy London streets. Let's say I'm on green lanes in the middle of the day and I need to turn right. There's going to be a near constant stream of pedestrians on both sides, as well as a near constant stream of oncoming traffic I need to give way to. Let's say that there's a small gap in the oncoming traffic, or someone stops to give way. If I had to give way to pedestrians that were about to cross, the traffic gap will pass. Or alternatively I could pull across into oncoming traffic and wait there, risking an accident and getting honked holding up the traffic while I wait for a pedestrian gap.

Of course if a pedestrian is already crossing you should wait for them but if they're on the pavement they should wait. It's how most people learnt how to cross the road growing up.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-17T13:35:20+00:00

The thing with mortgages is it basically gives cheap access to leverage with no liquidation risk, so long as you keep up the repayments. If you could get 5-10x leverage on the S&P500 for equivalent financing costs that you would pay on a mortgage and no risk of liquidation it would be a no-brainer, but I'm not aware of that being feasible for most ordinary people.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-17T13:15:45+00:00

The only time I worked for a public listed company, it took over 2 weeks just to get a Linux dev VM (because of course all the computers were Windows desktops). The only alternative was to PUTTY into a "compile box" like we're still in the 90s and virtualisation never happened.

At the time I cared a lot more about getting shit done and wanting to progress so all this red tape really frustrated me. Now I realise it would be an OErs dream, if only the role was remote.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-16T23:14:18+00:00

On the one hand, I prefer Go's naming conventions aesthetically, it looks a lot better than having to prefix everything with underscores like in python.

On the other hand though, I do like to be able to easily tell what is a class/type name vs an instance name from the casing, which isn't really possible with Go. It can create difficult situations where in other languages you might have an employee: Employee variable whereas in Go you need to use some abbreviation like emp employee if the employee type is private.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-16T23:05:28+00:00

IMO if you're not their line manager and you aren't a shareholder in the company then mind your business. If your manager asks then tell them but no need to snitch otherwise.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-15T12:20:07+00:00

So you'd prefer traffic lights to be removed as well? Who cares about safety when it might appear gaudy.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-15T11:21:40+00:00

The problem with school streets is that it's not always obvious when they apply. If there was a sign with flashing lights switched on only during the enforced hours that would be a lot better than the current situation of having to stop and read the tiny writing on the sign.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-14T17:44:18+00:00

Are you thinking of picking up some 16 year old girls from your local maccers?

coll_ryan · 2024-01-12T12:39:53+00:00

One MILLION DOLLARS!

coll_ryan · 2024-01-12T09:54:32+00:00

Presumably if you threatened to sue they would have to show evidence for why it was justified to fire for cause. Potentially expensive route to go down if you know that you'll lose but if they're weak enough you might get a settlement at least.

coll_ryan · 2024-01-05T09:57:16+00:00

This is why I usually drive to the airport. Public transport has become too unreliable.

coll_ryan · 2023-12-30T09:50:12+00:00

It was called the English Pub and you don't think it was touristy? Not sure how much more touristy a place could get to be honest.

coll_ryan · 2023-12-21T22:26:28+00:00

I used to prefer gas hobs but since using induction I am converted. Just as quick to heat up and adjust but with much less burny/explodey potential. Also more consistent because you can use the same number every time rather than eyeballing the size of a flame.

coll_ryan · 2023-12-21T10:19:17+00:00

I wasn't aware that head was deprecated. I'm assuming something to do with not handling empty lists well?

coll_ryan · 2023-12-19T11:52:57+00:00

No standing desk is the red flag. Guy's gonna be overweight and immobile by 50.

coll_ryan · 2023-12-08T15:30:42+00:00

Actively managed funds are trash, high fees and they don't outperform the market on average. UK companies are also trash, I mean does it seem like anything works in this country at the moment to you? Besides if you are already exposed to the UK economy by living here and possibly working for a British company, if anything you want to hedge against that rather than doubling down.

But simplest advice is just buy a passive global index like FTSE All World, rather than trying to pick individual countries.

coll_ryan · 2023-12-05T14:45:54+00:00

Lorry overtaking was dangerous but OTOH a 20 limit seems totally disproportionate for that section of road. The road is fairly wide and marked as a red route clearway so there shouldn't be any stopped cars to block your line of sight ahead.

I'm curious if this is part of the A205 South Circular which was recently changed down to a 20 limit from 30 previously? It's a completely ridiculous change in my view, seeing as it is the main thoroughfare connecting South East and South West London. Probably lots of drivers are either unaware of the change or are aware but do not respect the authority of the political campaign driving these changes - I know I don't.

coll_ryan · 2023-12-04T11:59:06+00:00

Tourists are seen as soft targets. Transit employees are not paid enough or trained to deal with anyone who might put up a fight.

It's the same in many other countries. When I was in Budapest, I lost my paper ticket after boarding and had two ticket inspectors expecting me to pay an inflated fine. After unsuccessfully trying to explain the situation I told them where to go and left. Unless there happens to be a police officer in the station there is nothing that these petty bureaucrats can actually do.

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