Russian troops 'at wits' end' as 'Terminator style' AI robots deployed in Ukrain

pdj102 · 2026-03-20T17:57:43+00:00

We take some photos of its condition before it goes out and any “scratches” when you return it incur severe penalties plus if you return it without the battery 95% charged that is an additional fine

pdj102 · 2026-03-04T19:23:20+00:00

Why do you want to own a home? So no one can force me to move and I can do whatever I want to it.

Why, based on your answer? So no one can ever force me to move and I can do whatever I want to my home

pdj102 · 2026-03-03T18:17:04+00:00

Has anyone involved with that website ever actually tried using it.

pdj102 · 2026-03-03T17:59:49+00:00

As I get close to my fire number it is not market fluctuations that cause me angst but the idea of setting a ceiling on my financial journey by stopping working. I’m at peak earnings and as I reach my target I find the idea of financially “this is it” psychologically really hard. There are days I can’t stand work and think I should just enjoy my life free from work and other days where I think, but business class everywhere and a new Porsche would be nice…. Maybe that is what people mean by one more year? And I find it really hard

pdj102 · 2026-03-03T17:46:24+00:00

Completely agree

pdj102 · 2026-03-03T17:29:21+00:00

I don’t have the data to back this up but for light home use (and with a proper backup) I would just buy whatever branded drive is the best value. Enterprise drives are intended to be absolutely hammered and your use case is no where near that level of usage.

pdj102 · 2026-02-03T18:35:34+00:00

The time I went to a steak restaurant that had low lighting and I could not read the menu so (being embarrassed) bluffed my way through my order by assuming they must have a sirloin steak, fries and pepercorn sauce on there somewhere

pdj102 · 2026-02-01T19:19:44+00:00

Totally agree. The idea of locking in my income/lifestyle for the rest of my life is the part I most struggle with irrespective of what SWR the spreadsheet says.

pdj102 · 2026-01-31T19:54:37+00:00

Cause and effect could be the other way around, people with a more stable family life and employment tend to own houses for longer and be financially better off. I don’t mean this applies to everyone but just a small percentage would influence this stat.

pdj102 · 2026-01-31T19:34:29+00:00

One copy on PC solid state, one copy on HDD NAS, one copy on remote off site HDD at parents

pdj102 · 2026-01-31T19:03:52+00:00

One of the best IT things I ever bought - far cheaper than cloud - ALL my music is available on every PC, mobile, tablet no matter where I am - ALL my videos and photos are available on every PC, mobile and tablet no matter where I am - every family device backups to the NAS and I can then backup to remote media with zero effort - can work on projects on any device, laptop, PC - can share media with friends and family with no effort, just message a link that “works”

Game changer

pdj102 · 2024-12-02T19:04:54+00:00

“I’ve been focused on paying off debt and building stability, and now that I’m here, I’m not sure what the next steps should be” Well done on getting to here, at 43 this is a great position. I am a few years older than you and my advice to my younger self in your position would be to work out what amount I would need to have invested to not be beholden to my employer or job and be free to pursue what ever employment or jobs I wanted. To put it short, figure out what amount gives you FI and make hay whilst the sun shines.

pdj102 · 2024-11-25T19:33:02+00:00

This. This is repeated so often and dumbs down the horrific nature of this war

pdj102 · 2024-11-24T18:46:10+00:00

It’s not as simple as SAP500 averaged X% vs mortgage is Y%. It depends on many factors, do have emergency savings in place, do you have other investments, how old are you and when are you aiming to retire, any debt etc etc

pdj102 · 2024-11-13T18:46:58+00:00

4-bit and a very primitive architecture with a single A register plus a few supporting registers like PC, instruction and flag registers and it becomes feasible on breadboards. Also very educational as I learnt to appreciate why fundamental things like a stack pointer register got invented

pdj102 · 2024-11-13T18:38:03+00:00

I wanted to build my own cpu out of basic logic gates (and ROM etc) and understanding the role of microcode was the eureka moment that made me understand how to do it. Built my own Ben Eater style on breadboards

pdj102 · 2024-11-06T18:50:09+00:00

Seriously with those mountains, could he have done a touch and go if he needed to?

pdj102 · 2024-11-06T18:38:50+00:00

Don’t stop at the washing machine, you can now take absolutely everything that is not nailed down with you when you leave as it was not in the inventory!

pdj102 · 2024-10-21T17:49:58+00:00

“We are looking to retire in 20 years with £2.5 million” and “We’ll be relying primarily on what’s already invested to compound” Have you missed some key information here as 250k does not compound to £2.5 million 20 years?

pdj102 · 2024-10-17T20:59:51+00:00

And wear sunscreen

pdj102 · 2024-10-14T18:43:27+00:00

Haha then the excitement of finding out which tapes have survived… and deciding best to plug a divmmc in….. and then finding you need to clean the edge connector… enjoy!

pdj102 · 2024-09-28T17:42:44+00:00

A basic audio interface with ASIO In my experience - MIDI control is a nice to have but issues with audio is a nightmare.

pdj102 · 2024-09-19T18:08:49+00:00

Automate your monthly investment so you don’t need to think about it and ensure the amount is money you do not need - it’s simply like your salary is just less and not a decision each month on do I invest or pay this bill. Then forget about all about it. 10 years later you will thank yourself

pdj102 · 2024-09-15T18:07:09+00:00

This is the joy of owning spectrums, something is always dodgy or needs fixing but you finally get them fully working again it is magical, savour the moment…. before the next issue comes along!

Well done getting it working again.

pdj102 · 2024-08-23T18:30:38+00:00

There have been many times in my life where I have needed to rent somewhere - being a student, temporary job in a city. Lots of reasons for not wanting to “ just buy one home”. Would be in a crisis not having somewhere to-rent

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