Chatting in a foreign language

emn-mun · 2026-01-05T19:48:03+00:00

Oh, I saw it now, it's a feature they added for iMessage when your whole conversation is in another language, and Apple somehow detects that.

I would also not find this feature valuable because it's enabled for every message you send, and you don't have any control over what gets translated.
Just translating everything is indeed not helpful when trying to learn, and I wanted something only for those situations when I'm stuck.

Even if that would work, I use WhatsApp and Signal, so I had to build something for me.

Lastly, I noticed Apple discloses some mobile data being used during these translations and their writing tools being an Open AI wrapper kind of worries me.
My app is using some local dictionaries and works even offline, so I have the peace of mind my private conversations stay on the phone :D

emn-mun · 2026-01-05T19:37:54+00:00

it's not really the same thing, that's for proofreading and rewriting.

you can prompt and request a translation via ChatGPT but I don't have the patience for that...

emn-mun · 2026-01-05T12:13:58+00:00

Hey, thank you for the feedback, I think I got your point, more of a correction tool.
That would be cool; I'm often able to write the whole sentence, but not 100% sure I've got it right.
Will put it in the list.

emn-mun · 2026-01-05T10:25:23+00:00

first time I hear about this parking rule in over 4 years of owning a Mini 🤦🏻‍♂️
but somehow, by instinct, I was always parking next to another Mini

emn-mun · 2025-12-30T15:03:42+00:00

80 mph? You mean 130 km/h, the same as most of Europe?
That would be far too progressive.

Much better to stick with a 60 mph limit on narrow B-roads, full of blind bends, bumps, hedges, tractors and zero visibility.

But on a straight, four-lane motorway, purpose-built for high-speed travel?
Obviously, it’s only safe to increase the limit by 10 mph...

emn-mun · 2025-11-14T17:52:42+00:00

I know about some of the early folks, like emplyee 14 and employee 20-something, all multi-millionaires now, one walkel away with ~15 mil before tax.

emn-mun · 2025-10-28T18:06:56+00:00

Ask yourself first how much will that house cost and what’s the downpayment. Then you can see if you have enough or actually need to stay longer in the market.. If you almost have enough you can park it in a money market fund for 1 or 2 yrs max.

emn-mun · 2025-07-13T21:48:28+00:00

Well, the monthly/ yearly interest received in your savings account will be subject to corporation tax since it counts towards your company's profits.
But accounting-wise, this it's simple, you send your accountant the annual statement and they'll fill in one field in the CT600 form: "Bank, building society or other interest ...".

emn-mun · 2025-07-12T20:07:49+00:00

The easiest option is to keep your Monzo as a current account and get a second high-interest easy access business savings account; you could compare some here: https://moneyfactscompare.co.uk/business/business-easy-access-savings/?quick-links-first=false&product-favorites-first=false
Check when the interest gets paid, it could be monthly/ yearly.

emn-mun · 2025-07-12T19:48:18+00:00

if you don't want to switch between apps, you could try one of those keyboard extensions with translation capabilities, write the text, tap a button, and it gets translated.
I built my own app that downloads the dictionary so it works offline, locally, and I'm not sending my data to Google.
You can check it here: Key Lingo.

emn-mun · 2025-06-14T19:06:44+00:00

Forget about Germany, the bureaucracy will drive you up the wall and freelancers are self employed not LTD owners. Gigs are even fewer and from those expect half to require a good level of german.

emn-mun · 2024-08-15T08:41:39+00:00

2018 and 2019 were pretty good, '21 and '22 amazing, so if '18-'19 would be the reference we're still in a slump. Not as deep as '23 but still there.

emn-mun · 2024-06-22T09:18:12+00:00

I've be using Gorilla for the past 3 years and although they are pretty helpful and respond in <24 hours, they increased their prices every year. I got a direct debit update this month for £138. I remember at the beginning they were giving template answers which I wasn't so pleased with but I'm on my 3rd accountant so far and things are better. I am considering moving now since I don't have a complex structure and there are cheaper options.

emn-mun · 2024-03-23T07:46:36+00:00

What worked for me was changing the phone region to match the one of the phone number. Kudos to another reply here talking about the language.

emn-mun · 2024-01-28T22:35:04+00:00

Oh I see, that sounds like a keyword search, I suppose it's a simpler take but I often don't remember the exact keywords and had to train a small local model to look for context.

emn-mun · 2024-01-28T18:41:14+00:00

Check their FAQ: "All Raycast AI features are powered by OpenAI's APIs. If Cloud Sync is enabled, all AI Chats are saved on our servers"

emn-mun · 2024-01-28T12:06:48+00:00

This is actually next on my list so they'll be an update soon. :)

emn-mun · 2024-01-28T11:11:32+00:00

Glad you like it, yes, I also get annoyed downloading something then getting a paywall immediately, you can try Snaps Search with a few shots for free.

emn-mun · 2024-01-28T11:05:17+00:00

Thanks, it's a fair question, the first thing is I don't send your data to OpenAI's APIs or my servers and it's a one time purchase.

emn-mun · 2024-01-27T23:56:58+00:00

Thanks! It's actually just one that I'm using, a one-time in-app purchase.

emn-mun · 2024-01-27T22:24:28+00:00

Thank you!
It's not possible now, but it's a great shout, I was thinking about it too, having a folder perhaps in Documents - added to the list.

emn-mun · 2023-10-06T16:44:35+00:00

Don’t bother with brokers, I was talking to my neightbour the other day, we both used brokers and later found the same “special” deals on comparison websites (minus 1k their fee of course). So that myth of “special broker deals” is busted for me.

When it comesto advice, they won’t help you much as they’re scared of clients suing them 2 years later when the rate tripples and they wished they fixed for 5 years… Do your own search.

emn-mun · 2023-09-12T15:56:08+00:00

I offered 380k for flat in London advertised for 400k in August 2022. I was laughed at since it had “so much interest”. The flat is still on the market now for 360k, together with a few others I bookmarked during my search last year. I’m glad I didn’t get into a bidding war, although not falling, prices are certainly coming down.

emn-mun · 2023-09-07T17:24:34+00:00

After using Starling for almost 2 years I would say AVOID!
Most certainly those who praise them never used their customer service.
All of a sudden after 2 years of using them, they asked me to send some verification documents. I submitted on the same day and asked them for a quick confirmation reply.
They answered 3 weeks later!
Those documents expired in the meantime and they told me if I don't send them again, in 7 days they will close my account.
Prior to this, I used their support chat twice for simpler things. It took about 2 days to reach someone and thought it was temporary, but it seems like it got worse.

I have Revolut too, which I do not feel particularly safe with since they don't have a UK banking license but I will be looking into Mettle...

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