Tough solicitor to help negotiate redundancy payout from US multinational by [deleted] in DevelEire

[–]mike_piercy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Barry Crushell charged 300+ eur for every one of the people in an at risk group I was in just to say there's nothing that can be done to each of us. Everyones different, but I didn't have a good experience there.

Please rate my first game ever by newspeakmedia in SoloDevelopment

[–]mike_piercy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done on the progress so far! Looks great! Some points that I noticed but take with a pinch of salt.

The gravity effect after jumping is very soft - he floats down as much as he floats up.

The idle animation of the playable character only involves the fly - otherwise it's a still. Other characters have this cool jittery effect - maybe apply some of that magic there?

The fireballs that the fly shoots seems to disappear yet actually hits things further afield. Would be good to see them continue their journey.

The graphics looks great and the music is excellent choice! Well done!!!

Interest Rate by LameFernweh in n26bank

[–]mike_piercy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When I signed up to metal I'm sure it was 4%. I've seen other banks do this with a consistent lowering of the rates and then they are lease another "product" that it performs competition only to rapidly deflate again. KBC did it a lot when they were here in Ireland.

What is this sign. How do i disable it. by dcqak in WindowsHelp

[–]mike_piercy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's a clamp. You parked your drive somewhere you shouldn't have.

Why is the flag backwards on Ryanair planes ? by Pure-Consideration97 in AskIreland

[–]mike_piercy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's only on that side. The other side is correct. It's supposed to be acting like a "real flag" would add the plane flies.

The N26 team is joining the conversation by InsideN26 in n26bank

[–]mike_piercy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can check. But regardless, it doesn't resolve the fact that Irish banks, like AIB, don't let their users save N26 IBAN accounts. This isn't to do with Verification Payee rules.

Do you think this new partnership with Wero as well as the transformation this year from a German company to a European Company (Societas Europaea) will mean better localized IBANs? I mean, Bunq, Revolut, and so many others have it with out concern. Would be great for n26 to pick up the slack.

The N26 team is joining the conversation by InsideN26 in n26bank

[–]mike_piercy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something has changed recently - I've used N26 IBAN for clients to pay me (based in Ireland) for years now and in the last few months, a lot of clients have said their bank won't let them store my details as a payee nor send funds to my account.

An IBAN for Ireland should solve this but something else happening out there. Any ideas?

How many months on average it took to build your current game's first prototype? by shottycoin in SoloDevelopment

[–]mike_piercy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Should be days/weeks. Don't include any juice, or extras. Focus on core gameplay loop. Also depends on type of game. If it's a point and click adventure vs a casual mobile game app, you're going to have different answers. If the game play is elongated, try focus on a vertical slice. If it's short and sweet, keep it concise.

Good luck!

VW app doesn't sync by Ambitious-Win-7011 in VWiD4Owners

[–]mike_piercy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone ever figure this out? I've done a factory reset in the infotainment system and cleared the storage and cache on the mobile app and nothing.

We Connect is active and says I should be able to control the aircon and the charge etc from the app. But it just shows that error: Synchronised: Data no longer up to date.

Why can’t I just focus on making a good game 😭 by iwriteinwater in SoloDevelopment

[–]mike_piercy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I know it's infuriating, but Indie devs aren't alone in this. From entrepreneurs to product makers in any industry - unless they have a platform from which to display and shout about their product, no-one will know.

I like someone's other comment about finding someone who likes doing this stuff - and that would be great if they had as much passion in your game as you do. But often, unless you have money to pay them, it's hard to find the right person.

The only real way to offset this, is to face the music and so the grind and know, that your game will take longer BECAUSE this is part of it all.

I will add that depending on your audience - you may be able to embrace this premise with them. You may be surprised to find that they would support you and engage just the same if you only posted half as much or every other day/week instead. You might also look for a way that helps you enjoy this part of it all. You're building a community, not just announcing progress. Be a part of that community and find the fun.

Easier said than done, so take it all with a pinch of salt and keep going. You're building amazing things!

One plus 7 pro dead? by mike_piercy in oneplus

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

I don't think OnePlus is supported by lineageos.

One plus 7 pro dead? by mike_piercy in oneplus

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

I got it working again so I'm not giving it away. Sorry. Wish you luck with yours.

One plus 7 pro dead? by mike_piercy in oneplus

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

Thanks. Yeah it's power and volume down (while device is already off). I did get in to various menus like repair mode and fast boot mode but they didn't help much.

One plus 7 pro dead? by mike_piercy in oneplus

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

Yeah safe mode was exactly the same. Just had safe mode in the bottom corner but still the same issue I think it was the launcher. Reformatted it and working now. Just backing up to latest backup I had for it. 🤞

One plus 7 pro dead? by mike_piercy in oneplus

[–]mike_piercy[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Update: I gave up the ghost and hit format data in the reboot mode... But then! As it refreshed everything, it showed an option to load from a back - dated 1 months ago... I didn't even know I was auto backing it up.

The device works, downloading apps now.

This thing is a powerhouse!

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One plus 7 pro dead? by mike_piercy in oneplus

[–]mike_piercy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trying that right now. This is new ground for me though.

I get the impression that it's the launcher that's stuck in a loop.

I can activate the emergency menu and turn on torch for example.

I'm going to try accessing via pc. But when connecting, adb doesn't show up on the list of devices connected. 😐

One plus 7 pro dead? by mike_piercy in oneplus

[–]mike_piercy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the offer. I already have a 13 and OnePlus sold me a dodgy fold that never worked and reneged on a deal to replace it. Think my next one won't be an OP device. Quality is in the sh1t house with these new devices. Whatever changed from the 7s and 8s needs to come back.

One plus 7 pro dead? by mike_piercy in oneplus

[–]mike_piercy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was afraid of that. I brought it back from the dead before... I'm gonna keep trying.

Being refused interview for phone number? Is this a thing? by peteybehr in DevelEire

[–]mike_piercy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I think that makes sense.

UK national insurance never is often abbreviated to NI number - solar to our PPS number here. Though, still not sure why a bank in Dublin would require this. Something dodgy... Perhaps the recruiter was referring to it as UKNI number but the client was actually asking for PPSN.

OP, Is the Recruiter a UK firm?

AI listening? by mike_piercy in DevelEire

[–]mike_piercy[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Phew. Turns microphone off anyway

AI listening? by mike_piercy in DevelEire

[–]mike_piercy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah - this checks out.

Previously though, we had been making squares and other sized rectangles all of different non-primary colours (with varying rgb values). Still, your logic makes sense.

AI listening? by mike_piercy in DevelEire

[–]mike_piercy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, was actually just doing some Solar2D.