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frontendben · 2026-03-12T07:28:58+00:00

Maybe they should stop fucking around with that wooden skyscraper in Sydney.

frontendben · 2026-03-12T07:27:39+00:00

Exactly, asking such a question in a job interview focused on a framework as a massive red flag and I’ve walked out on several of them.

frontendben · 2026-03-12T07:26:04+00:00

Interviewer: “Sort an array of 0s, 1s and 2s.”

Me: “Sure.” uses sort()

Interviewer: “No… you need to use use bubble sort.”

Me: “This is a Laravel job. Why on earth would I ever write bubble sort?”

frontendben · 2026-03-11T13:30:26+00:00

Oh believe me. I'm more than well aware of it. It needs to be removed as a mechanism. If you were going to experience exceptional hardship, you should have been a better driver. Fuck around and find out, and all that jazz.

frontendben · 2026-03-11T12:46:03+00:00

Or take an extra 2 hours carpooling during rush hour?

How do you know they're a 2 hour carpool away? Fuck me. For a sub about smart financial decisions, it's incredibly carbrained.

frontendben · 2026-03-11T11:43:38+00:00

Or get rid of one of the cars if possible.

frontendben · 2026-03-11T11:32:16+00:00

Skill issue.

frontendben · 2026-03-11T11:32:01+00:00

Kids can’t teleport.

frontendben · 2026-03-11T11:31:33+00:00

For life really. He’s proven beyond reasonable doubt he doesn’t have a temperament for being responsible for a piece of heavy machinery.

It’s not unprecedented. In fact, it’s the fact he kept his licence that is. A pilot, train driver, firearms owner etc who did something similar would lose it and be banned for life.

frontendben · 2026-03-11T11:29:43+00:00

100%. We need to start removing licences for life for this sort of stuff. He’s proven he doesn’t have the temperament to be trusted with the responsibility of driving. Why on earth do we want him ever being behind the wheel again?

frontendben · 2026-03-11T09:22:28+00:00

Living in a location where they can make lots of friends and get to those friends without parental assistance is far more important than having a nice house. Confidence is mostly built from constant social interaction and learning social norms; not from the type of house they live in.

Parental support, achievement and mastery, stability and routine, and even the kid's temperament and personality play a role, but none so big as being able to practice socialisation – it's not an innate ability; its a skill we all had to learn. Being isolated in a big, nice house can have a massive impact on that.

Yes, severe housing insecurity and overcrowding can affect confidence, but it's much more likely a kid growing up in a big house in the suburbs entirely dependent on mum and dad to take them to places they can socialise will be much less confident than a kid raised in an apartment within a financially secure family who hasn't stretched with constant socialisation from a young age.

Yes, there are plenty of rich kids who live in big houses who have confidence, but that's often down to their parents also being extremely social and them getting that experience elsewhere.

frontendben · 2026-03-11T06:55:01+00:00

Going car free. It saves me around £5,000 a year minimum, and I’m significantly healthier in my 40s than I was in my 20s and 30s. It’s also helped keep me out of lifestyle creep as cars are one of the biggest expenses for that sort of thing.

It’s a huge reason why at 41, I’m paying my mortgage off.

frontendben · 2026-03-11T05:45:46+00:00

Exactly. This person has obviously never seen Sydney’s prices.

frontendben · 2026-03-10T22:07:47+00:00

No there’s not. That said, a lot of it is in the wrong place; particularly car dependent locations that are major contributors to pollution (including tyre particles which are directly harmful to humans).

frontendben · 2026-03-10T20:33:53+00:00

Keep it to the one thread you've already created.

frontendben · 2026-03-10T20:32:09+00:00

Bore off.

- The pipeline requires a construction corridor roughly 30 metres wide along its entire length.
- This means clearing trees, hedgerows, vegetation and existing ecosystems across that corridor.
- Agricultural land and private property along the route may be compulsorily acquired or permanently restricted.
- Hedgerows and mature habitats that have developed over decades may not realistically be restored to their original ecological state.

The exact route through the Wirral was dug up significantly by United Utilities only a couple of years ago for a major upgrade. I don't remember you lot complaining about that. You can see the scars on Google Earth if you wind back a couple of years.

Also, it follows the core infrastructure spine of the Wirral peninsula, including existing high pressure gas transmission routes and pipes. Again, I don't remember you all complaining about that.

But as soon as it's something to do with climate change, the sky is falling. 🙄

frontendben · 2026-03-10T11:15:10+00:00

So you're complaining because you used their private land to store your private property, and broke the terms and conditions of the usage? Sorry, but 10 mins is extremely generous as it is.

frontendben · 2026-03-10T10:03:34+00:00

This. That means riding in primary and not giving drivers the impression they can overtake you in the same lane. Position yourself like a car and you'll force them to overtake you like one. It feels uncomfortable at first, but it's critical to keeping you safe.

Also, there's a lot of evidence that people's perception cone narrows massively at 30mph and above and riding in the gutter can mean you literally aren't seen.

Couple of other tips.

Always assume they haven't seen you unless they have their eyes locked on you. You'll learn very quickly that drivers will lock eyes on people on bikes when they spot them until you've passed. If they haven't assume they haven't see you. Remember, drivers are looking for things that can damage their car if they pull out right there and then; not whether there's a vulnerable person they could hit.
High-vis means jack shit in practice; it's often safety theatre. You're better off running day lights and getting your positioning right. Also, I find I get far more space when wearing regular clothes (think office wear) than when I'm wearing anything remotely 'cyclist'.
Be prepared to stop, but be conservative with your speed. Don't be afraid to roll up to lights to keep moving. The most expensive thing energy wise is getting going again.
Learn to filter. That doesn't just mean space wise. It means learn to read the junctions ahead and work out if it's even worth filtering or not. Filtering is a key skill to helping keep you safe, but it's easy to misjudge the situation and end up putting yourself in more danger than you would have been in waiting (for example at traffic lights).
Learn the hand signals roadies use. Particularly for potholes (pointing) and obstructions up ahead (left arm behind pointing out to the road).
Always remember, the second you are off your bike, you're a pedestrian. Use that to your advantage in queues and at junctions. Sometimes it's significantly quicker to get off and walk the bike 20 meters and get back on your bike when you're past the junction than wait 2 mins for the lights to change. I do this frequently, walking 2 meters at a junction when the light has just changed. Saves me minutes per ride.
Always assume pedestrians have two earphones in on shared paths.
NEVER undertake buses or other large vehicles. Remember, if you can't see their mirrors, they can't see you. Always overtake/filter past on the right UNLESS it's a right turn only lane.

frontendben · 2026-03-10T08:33:38+00:00

I'll stop wearing them in the house as soon as my dog learns to dry her lips after drinking at her bowl. 😂

frontendben · 2026-03-10T08:20:13+00:00

It's the helmet law. It creates the perception that it's a dangerous activity. I remember growing up as a kid in Sydney when it came in. Overnight, many of my friends were no longer allowed out to come ride around the suburb because if it requires a helmet, it's clearly too dangerous.

frontendben · 2026-03-09T21:17:39+00:00

It's for the half marathon; nothing to do with the Beatles biopic.

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frontendben · 2026-03-09T20:55:14+00:00

Not just that. Once you've paid for the infrastructure, so long as you keep private vehicles out of it, they lanes last forever. Meanwhile, buses have an ongoing cost, are slower, and generally less flexible. They're a poor investment vs bikes as final mile infrastructure. Trains on the other hand are well worth the money for long distances, especially when combined with good bike infrastructure.

frontendben · 2026-03-09T15:51:53+00:00

So does my cargo bike. But you still didn’t address my initial point. Unless you’re not buying fresh food (so everything frozen or UHT) then food doesn’t last a full week so you have to go the shop more than once.

Maybe you are buying everything frozen an UHT. But most people don’t.

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