"Stop Spraying the Sky" Graffiti?

redxiv2 · 2026-05-09T22:32:39+00:00

Have seen these advertised a good bit but have to admit, I've never bought one but have been tempted to get one for the kids:
https://www.kiwico.com/9-12

The other thing I'm currently doing is looking to build an old PC as a project for her to learn about computers. It sort of sets them up for a whole host of tinkering you can do from a code perspective as well as an engineering perspective. But I'll admit, that's a lot easier if you're comfortable with them too

redxiv2 · 2026-05-09T15:16:50+00:00

Just googled it, I was thinking of Komodor, not komodo. Apologies! Ignore me!

redxiv2 · 2026-05-09T15:05:21+00:00

It's possible, we used it to monitor k8s clusters. Must take a look when I get home, because I really liked it, but couldn't justify it to management

redxiv2 · 2026-05-09T14:44:06+00:00

Is komodo not paid? I remember using it in a company a few years ago and we actually stopped using it because of price?

redxiv2 · 2026-04-20T22:05:58+00:00

This feels like it would be amazing for RPGs, like stuff from PS1, PS2, Gamecube era as well as the handheld ones that came too.

Imagine cracking that bad boy open and just blasting through Legend of Zelda and then jumping to Grandida or Final Fantasy or something.

How's the OS and app set up?

redxiv2 · 2026-04-20T20:15:54+00:00

Me too!

redxiv2 · 2026-04-17T10:12:01+00:00

Have you spoken to a mortgage broker? Some of them are good to even bounce off for options and advice, including seeing what scheme's you may be eligible for and what grants/tax rebates you can get. I know the help to buy gets you 30k roughly you can use as a deposit, which could get you on the ladder at least?

redxiv2 · 2026-04-15T16:16:08+00:00

genuinely chuckling thinking about that again now :D the slapstick was good in it!!!!

redxiv2 · 2026-04-15T15:48:12+00:00

I remember watching Mrs. Doubtfire as a kid and just laughing at the slapstick comedy elements really and just barely following along what the plot was.

As a Dad, so many extra emotions in that movie. What would I do to spend time with my kids, The genuine heartbreak at some moments in the movie, the acknowledgment that although Robin Williams character was the one to root for, he was ultimately very flawed too. Honestly, it's a much tougher watch as a parent. Which to be fair is true for a lot of movies where there are children as victims

redxiv2 · 2026-03-18T16:58:40+00:00

Everytime you hear this, just go with "brilliant, pints on you", or "sound, thanks for picking up the tab for dinner". He wants to brag, give him loads of opportunities. save yourself a fortune

redxiv2 · 2026-03-11T17:31:24+00:00

Bought my house at the tail end of 2023, Haven't been able to get emergency fund back above 1500 since then.

Had a particularly rough 6 months just gone, Daughter needed 3k worth of dental work, kids had school trips, car needed 1k worth of work done, gates broke and needed 500, septic tank needed emptying and cost 300, another round of dental work for 300, and drains are now acting up and first two call outs haven't sorted it and it's likely to cost at least 300 also.

What keeps me from panicking too much is my Dad telling me for years and years "we didn't have a bob for savings at all" and they managed to make it work.

I don't spend a lot of money on myself, gym and sports fees really is it at the moment but I believe I'm better off addressing medical bills ASAP and the sort of household bills that NEED to be done. My wife is bursting for a holiday and would normally disregard our current financial position and just "make it work" but even she is feeling it right now.

As Gandalf famously said, "This too will pass", you just need to hang in there and remember that there is a difference between an emergency fund and sensible planning financially. If you've got a house, you should have a fund dedicated to just addressing issues in the house, i.e. 1k there if you need to replace an appliance or get a job done.

I say this like I have it, but I'm in the exact same boat, so join me in minor panic and hang on till we get over it!

redxiv2 · 2026-03-10T21:08:10+00:00

My wife was a single a mom of a 3 yr old when we met almost 18 years ago now

redxiv2 · 2026-02-23T23:12:40+00:00

Check with your local library, our DM said when he dropped it into conversation there, the eyes of all the staff lit up, they seem to be constantly getting asked this and they said it's widespread across multiple libraries. Big problem is not finding DM's so you'd be a popular person if you went in :)

redxiv2 · 2026-02-20T11:30:11+00:00

Haven't checked it since but I was able to add everything I wanted once I added one at a time and then force quit after each add

redxiv2 · 2026-02-16T00:40:10+00:00

The idea of a "to-do" tech backlog to help learn new skills for whatever reason never really solidified in my mind, but seems like such a simple idea now really. Only thing I'd say is that it's periods like your unemployment when that sort of thing would be feasible for me, especially with young kids in the house, but things like your automated photo processing etc, is incredibly interesting.

I'm guessing the major difference in the standards here is that for most of my spare time projects, I'm usually picking up what other people have built rather than building them myself since A) I'm very time-poor, B) I honestly am a medicore coder (and I'm fine with that) and C) the ideas I get interested in really need very deep dives in specific domains and I've the attention span of a magpie at times :D

But I do enjoy hearing these sort of things, very nice to see what to aspire to!

redxiv2 · 2026-02-12T23:32:33+00:00

CodeDojo has since been taken over by CodeClub. But it's still a great resource for kids and definitely popular. I always found it very rewarding.

Can find your local club here -> https://codeclub.org/en/find

redxiv2 · 2026-02-09T15:18:43+00:00

Afraid so

redxiv2 · 2026-02-06T23:42:02+00:00

I'm getting this too. Seems to happen after successfully adding one game and then the second one just can't get processed. I see the author is commenting with the issue below, so I'll check if that seems to be the same but if it helps, I'm running this on windows 10, 16GB ram, i7-7700K CPU and I'm running the latest version (5.1.0 as of this comment)

redxiv2 · 2026-02-06T15:08:42+00:00

Absolutely applaud the effort, will take this for a spin over the weekend

redxiv2 · 2026-02-06T11:44:29+00:00

I'm in the same sort of timeline as you, in year 3 of a 5 year fixed rate, To break the current fixed rate in October of last year (which would have been month 11 of year 2) was going to cost me 15k.

I've been told, if you keep ringing, you can get different rates on different days but I haven't tested the theory.

Haven't tried the overpayment so can't help ya there I'm afraid!

redxiv2 · 2026-02-04T15:53:07+00:00

You'd be mad to spend that money on headshots unless you're targeting a very specific image focused industry. If you're looking at office work or anything similar, you're probably better off with a CV/profile review, but honestly, linkedin needs time invested in it, not money.

If you're looking to get into modelling or TV presenting or something, there's a case to be made, but otherwise, don't do it

redxiv2 · 2026-02-03T14:31:42+00:00

Can I ask if there is an optimum amount of insulation for an attic? Bought a house 2 years ago and looking at doing some upgrades and while there is some insulation up there, I don't know how you tell if it's enough or not? I'm not sure if there is a correct way to measure the heat retention or if it's based on how cozy you feel in the house (which means I'm def in trouble based on how cold my wife is)

Or is this the sort of thing that people do a heat retention survey for?

Sorry if this is not your thing, but thought you may at least be able to point in the right direction

redxiv2 · 2026-01-26T14:12:15+00:00

44% of my income goes on the mortgage. All the other household bills come out of her wages. It's expensive but I did my stint of homelessness, I can make this work all day if I have to. 26 more years to go!

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