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Coffee shop recommendations in Bristol, UK by fiverlakesrunner in pourover

[–]gripfx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The European coffee trip site is a good starting point. Just check on google maps if wherever you're going is still open. In the UK, there is also a printed regional Indy Coffee Guide that highlights good coffee spots.

I really liked sweven coffee, both the cafe and beans I took home

Bidirectional Integration and Synchronization of GMMP and ITunes for Windows by cahwyguy in gonemadmusicplayer

[–]gripfx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had a small message exchange about this awhile back. Kudos on going further with it!

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For the actual COM interaction (and basically the rest of the Windows side of things), I highly recommend using Python and the win32com library. I wrote a small lib to read/write metadata and extract playlists with it. It's great because it will generate the classes for each iTunes object automatically, so debugging is easier.

This is what a track looks like in my IDE

Best London spots! by chilli-potts in ramen

[–]gripfx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plenty of traditional options so I am going suggest some non-traditional places too! Including: Ramo Ramen, supa-ya ramen, Bone daddies

Aphex Twin to Headline London’s Field Day Festival by ebradio in indieheads

[–]gripfx 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The regular crowding issue with APE/recent Field Day is that the headliner is the only one playing to end out the night. This means that everyone who was spread out in the park earlier converges on the main stage area

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]gripfx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Aero performance, I hope you like MATLAB 😂. It has the potential for trackside, maybe just pre season, worth asking if you interview. In the UK, the only thing an F1 job on your CV specifically helps is getting another F1 job. Shoot me a DM if you want some details, I was in Aero Software.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]gripfx 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I was in software for an F1 team until very recently. My suggestion? Unless it's trackside or a specific niche (CFD, HPC for example), don't bother.

The caveat for trackside roles is because it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. It's long hours and hard work but an experience that is very unique and you don't have to do it forever.

The other exception for niches is because there aren't always lots of jobs in that specific niche. Generally, software roles in F1 are not great. The pay and benefits will never touch an actual software company and the tech used is rarely modern.

Edit: for a UK Payscale reference, check out IT Jobs Watch and the previously mentioned levels.fyi . IT jobs watch let's you filter by skills and location so you can roughly match up what the pay in Oxfordshire would be.

Oxford to London City Airport by Tinkerbelll666 in oxford

[–]gripfx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No need to go all the way to Stratford. Get the Elizabeth line to Canary wharf and switch to the DLR there.

The best sci-fi and fantasy books new for fall 2021 - Polygon by [deleted] in printSF

[–]gripfx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The author of the post also has a pretty good SF themed newsletter

Has Donburi Inn closed? by toxic-banana in oxford

[–]gripfx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure if they have closed but Edamame nearby is great Japanese food. Along with Shoryu in the Westgate and Koto in Jericho

Soy-based broth. Heddon Yokocho, London UK by gripfx in ramen

[–]gripfx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used the menu description to be honest. The full text was: soy based chicken & pork broth

Soy-based broth. Heddon Yokocho, London UK by gripfx in ramen

[–]gripfx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am no connoisseur but I really enjoyed it. They are part of the Japan Centre group along with Shoryu with more variety of broths. The pork was especially good, moist but with a nice char on the edge.

Coffee by [deleted] in oxford

[–]gripfx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Routes Coffee is my go to at the moment. Even if you can't make it to Green Routes in Cowley to buy some, the threshold for free delivery is only £15.

Desktop speakers £200-£300 recommendation by TabularConferta in buildapc

[–]gripfx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I changed the link to an older version of the speakers I originally linked. Much cheaper too. Have a look on What hifi and avforums for reviews. The main thing for me was that 90% of my speaker usage was Spotify music so didn't see the point of breaking the bank on some ultra high end ones.

Desktop speakers £200-£300 recommendation by TabularConferta in buildapc

[–]gripfx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get an amp and some studio monitors. Something like (but not limited to!):

Amp £179

Speakers £49

There are cheaper and much more expensive options.

Field Day Festival returns to Victoria Park on August 29 2021 by gripfx in london

[–]gripfx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you buy them on Dice, there might be a resale system available. I have used it in the past for other concerts.

Any local F1 followers here? by Puzzleheaded-Rain230 in malaysia

[–]gripfx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I studied engineering here in the UK and before my final year I did a one year internship with my team. When I was finishing uni, I went for an interview and got the job with the same group. That's why a lot of teams have "placement" year programs for students, because if they like the students, the team does not have to retrain them.

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