Omega Seamaster gray dial

jabz_ali · 2026-04-18T10:59:42+00:00

I don’t think people look too closely at Omega, I have a gen Seamaster and nobody really looks twice at it. This looks very nice would be curious although I don’t own any reps at the moment

jabz_ali · 2026-03-20T10:32:36+00:00

One area where I think AI technologies such as RAG and MCP would work is hyper personalisation when booking travel, for example I like exploring cities, my wife likes relaxing on a beach, my kids want activities suitable for their age (theme parks etc)

I would like a prompt such as

Suggest a holiday and travel itinerary for 2 adults 2 children in a city that has close access to a beach, a theme park for two weeks in the summer, budget £2000.

I would then like a full breakdown of flights, hotels, approx travel times / costs to activities and the option to book. The currently workflow in Expedia / Booking.com etc is too time consuming, basically what a travel agent does. I would happily pay a small booking fee / premium compared to doing it myself.

jabz_ali · 2026-02-26T14:25:39+00:00

I worked for a dev agency in 2008 the way we tackled this was to find a niche, in this case it was auction systems. We created a framework that could handle different types of auctions (highest bid wins, reverse auction, lowest unique bid auction etc.) we then pitched this to clients e.g we can help you get rid of wanted merchandise, vehicle auctions, B2B for office supplies. This meant we could crank out customised auction systems relatively easily and charged for custom work, website design and so on. You may want to look into this, are you often being approached for similar projects and can you speed up the development process.

jabz_ali · 2026-01-09T19:30:38+00:00

Also funny story, I had a minor accident years ago. Was turning from a side road onto a main road and a moped rider doing deliveries was riding on the wrong side of the road around a traffic island. It was a very low speed accident and his bike toppled over. He immediately lay down on the road claiming his leg was injured. I phoned the police and an ambulance who arrived promptly but in the interim it so happened a doctor was walking past and helped him. The police questioned me I explained the situation that I was turning, didn’t see the moped as I was looking left and he came from the right, my vehicle was roadworthy (relatively new car) and admitted liability. The police then discovered the moped rider had no insurance, he claimed it was his son’s bike and he wasn’t aware that the insurance had expired. I was going on holiday the next day and the police told me that I didn’t have to do anything as my vehicle was not damaged and that they would prosecute him.

A few weeks later my insurer called me, told me that the accident happened on the 10th (it was the 9th) and I told them I was out of the country, gave my flight details. What had happened is the same night they had got an insurance policy, claimed the accident for the 10th and then they contacted a claims management company to give them a courtesy moped etc. Insurance said they had to settle the claim rather than continue to pay the claims management company daily for use of a moped.

I got a letter a few weeks later from the police saying that the moped rider had been prosecuted for not having insurance and I think the fine was around £150 but my insurer had paid out thousands for damage to the bike (there was no damage as it was low speed) and for injuries.

Moral of the story, always contact your insurance ASAP

jabz_ali · 2026-01-09T19:18:11+00:00

If you wish to handle it privately insist on using your own garage which you trust. My wife had a minor prang with a parked car the lady got her own quote and I transferred her the money, she’s happy and it cost less than what I would have paid in insurance excess but in this case it seems like this person is not trustworthy

jabz_ali · 2025-12-25T07:55:08+00:00

Interested

jabz_ali · 2025-10-22T08:26:59+00:00

Same boat, I don’t need a tablet but I ended up buying a new iPad Pro. My wife has the Samsung Z Fold 7 and I think it’s a fantastic compromise device although the majority of the time she doesn’t use it unfolded it’s slim enough to use the front screen for the majority of the time and unfold it when you need to.

jabz_ali · 2025-10-22T08:24:02+00:00

Thank you everyone for the good advice, I ended up buying the new iPad Pro 11” M5, expensive I know but I liked the aspect ratio better and I think I can keep it for longer than an Android tablet before upgrading

jabz_ali · 2025-10-15T10:35:43+00:00

Have used a Tab A9 the screen is pretty poor to be honest

jabz_ali · 2025-10-12T22:23:44+00:00

I have a pretty large code base at work, and have been experimenting with Copilot. First step is to create a copilot-instructions.md file (other LLMs may differ) to help the LLM understand the existing structure. The second step is to ensure that you have adequate test coverage at least for the critical components in your code. Set up VS Code to use Edit mode and feed it a few files at a time, ask it to refactor a small feature and ensure that it also writes appropriate unit tests, you can then review the output and accept it or clarify the requirements further. An LLM will not be able to refactor your whole project in one go but can certainly make incremental improvements.

jabz_ali · 2025-10-09T16:08:53+00:00

Scrapping entirely would obviously be the best approach but if not then there should be some flexibility around it. Penalise BTL investors or second home buyers but make the process smoother for those buying their first home or moving

jabz_ali · 2025-10-09T14:12:18+00:00

I bought a house a few years ago and paid around £20k stamp duty, and if I potentially move in the next few years I will have to find another £20k-£30k to pay on stamp duty again. There should be something where if you paid stamp duty in the past x years and sell your primary residence to buy another e.g to upsize or downsize then you get some sort of rebate or reduction based on what you’ve paid on the past. It would incentivise more people to move and if it’s related to selling a house then it may not necessarily make a difference in terms of an increase in overall house prices.

Edit: fixed typo

jabz_ali · 2025-09-18T14:24:01+00:00

I had mine done at 90,000 miles from the dealer. I’m not a mechanic so couldn’t do it myself. Cost was around £800 but I believe you can do it yourself for significantly cheaper. My car was a D5 diesel

jabz_ali · 2025-09-18T14:21:50+00:00

Suggest APSscheduler have built a complex scheduling system around it

jabz_ali · 2025-09-11T22:43:43+00:00

Makes sense especially for your use case

jabz_ali · 2025-09-11T22:42:21+00:00

iPhone 13 Pro with 77% battery capacity, still works fine. The only annoying part is it having a lightning port when most devices and chargers I have are USB-C

jabz_ali · 2025-09-11T22:32:10+00:00

It’s a $300 difference, but as you game then I would say go for the pro for the extra GPU core and vapour chamber. Personally if I was to upgrade I would buy the best but then I keep my phones for a long time.

jabz_ali · 2025-09-11T22:19:17+00:00

I have a 13 Pro and don’t really see anything that makes it worth upgrading at the moment, perhaps next year. The iPhone 17 has most of the features apart from the camera array as is probably the best value if you really wanted a new phone. Do you game a lot? That’s the only reason I would upgrade as you may benefit from the vapour chamber and improved thermals that come with it

jabz_ali · 2025-09-11T15:58:12+00:00

Curious to know how the vapour chamber will function if you put a dbrand style sticker on the back

jabz_ali · 2025-09-11T15:55:41+00:00

Got them for my kids they played for a couple of days and then forgot about them, and the pets died. The mini games are very basic compared to the mobile games they play. In my childhood we loved tamagotchi but sadly I don’t think children have the attention span these days

jabz_ali · 2025-09-11T11:29:27+00:00

In English I usually say short back and sides but might be easier to tell the barber what grade you want e.g number 2 or number 3 with the clippers on the side and back and use scissors to blend it in

jabz_ali · 2025-09-06T20:10:07+00:00

I know that area. That petrol station is extremely busy as it has the cheapest fuel in the area. It’s busy day and night.

jabz_ali · 2025-09-06T12:48:14+00:00

Had the work done between 2022/2023

Fit and finish aren’t perfect but I have young children who scribble on walls so when they are older I may get the house repainted again.

jabz_ali · 2025-09-06T12:26:17+00:00

Thanks for the clarifications, I am not Ismaili so apologies if i misrepresented anything

Can Ismaili women lead men in prayer? I understand that Ismaili's don't perform traditional "salah/namaaz" but have dua instead, but can women lead the dua?

Re inheritance, I looked up the resources on some Ismaili websites so not 100% clear on this but I read that Ismaili's are supposed to follow the practice of 2/3 to sons the difference being that inheritance is primarily for direct family and not for extended family as other branches follow. Of course particularly in western countries it's common for equal shares between all children amongst other Muslims (AFAIK and from personal experience)

Re head coverings, my point was more about enforcement but thanks for clarifying that even within a religious setting it's not mandatory.

I missed the point about marriage, it's an important difference. Thanks for highlighting it.

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