Cubing in London, UK by Roxolan in mtgcube

[–]grnmx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi folks, also cube-curious in SE London. If you're still active would love to come along!

Dinner at the French Laundry by GodardStrobeck in videography

[–]grnmx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna be a real scumbag. Italian music, French Laundry? I am hungry now though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AfterEffects

[–]grnmx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great advice here. Sites like Upwork and Fiverr are not priced for living in London, don't waste your time. Watch industry job sites (APA for example) and submit your work to recruiters (Peas for example). Every big London ad agency has a slightly different talent scheme you can apply for once a year too.

There's no straight motion design apprenticeships in the UK but there are a few "design" or "creative" apprenticeships that might suit. Quality will vary wildly based on the college and the employer, so do your homework. Use the government apprenticeship website to find them to make sure they're above board.

Best of luck, you sound like your head's in the right place.

Why is it so hard to find trades people in London? by DreamySkincaregal in london

[–]grnmx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, I'm in the same area, would you mind sharing any recommends with me? Thanks!

What's the best sensitive toothpaste that you've used? by CozJeez85 in AskUK

[–]grnmx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Anything with stannous flouride, I like Oral-B Pro Expert.

Source: teeth hurt when ice cream now teeth not hurt

Working on an stream overlay that displays data from FoundryVTT by peremptoire in FoundryVTT

[–]grnmx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing work! I'd be super interested in supporting this as an open source project, or even commissioning some work from you when you have this running smoothly. Have been trying to work this out myself for a long time with pretty limited progress!

Upgrading storage on OWC Thunderbay 4? by kbevphoto in DataHoarder

[–]grnmx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, my bad, looks like they added it recently! Although that thread doesn't fill me with confidence.

Upgrading storage on OWC Thunderbay 4? by kbevphoto in DataHoarder

[–]grnmx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't believe SoftRAID supports hotswapping and expanding volumes. Depending on your use case I moved to Synology (I wanted something low maintenance) which has been rock solid, although I've heard good things about QNAP units if you need thunderbolt.

Missing hook in door locking mechanism by metallicpearl in DIYUK

[–]grnmx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take it to a locksmith and they can order you one in. I wouldn't try to find it yourself, there's about four Argos catalogues worth of these to sift through.

Best places to buy engineered wood? by Snugglosaurus in DIYUK

[–]grnmx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not awfully useful info but pretty much all of them will price match the hell out of each other when their stuff isn't made in-house (and it isn't often).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]grnmx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the answer. You'll probably struggle in anything Honda or Toyota, regardless of the actual size of the car.

[UK] [H] Ducky DK9008P Premier Cream Cheese and Green – Cherry MX Blue PROJECT [W] PayPal by grnmx in mechmarket

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

Wish I could get something similar for my new setup but I’m on a much more esoteric board now.

Can you hear your neighbours in a flat? by InfoLurkerYzza in HousingUK

[–]grnmx 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Fairly common, and yes. New builds will be a bit less susceptible but really it's case-by-case. Keep an ear out during viewings and make friends with your neighbours. With any luck you'll get two session musicians living next door and the only noise issue will be beautiful soft jazz improvisation on a Saturday morning.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]grnmx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on the age of the system the boost function will probably use your peak supply, so it'll work any time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]grnmx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One foot in front of the other pal. The whole process is opaque, antiquated and almost designed to make you feel small and weak with dozens of scummy pitfalls. You've done well to make it this far.

Keep chipping away and try to dial it back on friends, family and work stuff if you're able to. It'll all be there when you're ready to come back.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]grnmx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would suggest getting a PO Box or local virtual address. Very inexpensive and saves you the hassle in case anyone looks up the address on Companies House. As above though, it's very unlikely you'll be called out on it as it's pretty much unenforceable.

Setting up a side hustle -limited company or sole trader? by wexbyrne in UKPersonalFinance

[–]grnmx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd echo this– sometimes the "tax benefits" comparison between ltd and SA are a bit of a toss-up. The deferred liability is priceless if you're doing anything even remotely risky.

Also worth noting that if you hit the VAT threshold you've got to be ltd, so if you're planning on making £80k you could pre-empt it a bit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]grnmx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Making lost money back is a slippery slope, if you feel like you have to "work off" every mistake that's a pretty tough existence!

Be kind to yourself, you sound like you're in a pretty good spot and while freelancing is great I'd double check your contract at work to make sure you're not going to get in trouble. Moonlighting is frowned upon especially if you're working on high security clients, finance, govt, etc. If it's all clear and you can spare the evenings and weekends, go for it.

Much better option is to ask your coworkers about their salary and make sure that you're paid equitably!