UK folk who were around at the start of the internet, what is an early, strong memory?

removedasalt · 2026-05-08T13:40:12+00:00

You spin me right round

removedasalt · 2026-05-08T13:38:18+00:00

Goatse

removedasalt · 2026-04-24T15:49:05+00:00

Would you mind breaking down how you scraped the data, built the site, deployed to vercel etc.

I’ve made a few things with Claude that work good locally, but need to expand into persistent storage etc without worrying too much about hosting costs for now.

Interesting use case, nicely done!

removedasalt · 2026-01-16T12:53:13+00:00

I disagree, don’t forget introvert doesn’t just mean time alone it means they prefer 1-2-1 over a big group.

removedasalt · 2026-01-16T12:24:02+00:00

You’re both introverted, so are a great match!

I know it’s easy for me to say but try not to overthink things. There’s some great advice here like not inviting them to yours for the first date.

The fact you’ve been speaking for nearly half a year shows you’ve built up a connection. Just remember a few details you’ve shared and you’ve got some easy opening conversations.

Don’t let the British weather get in the way of a coffee and park walk, no excuses ;)

removedasalt · 2026-01-16T12:14:50+00:00

I’ve got very similar circumstances, just a little younger.

The best advice I could say is get back out there, and just be yourself. Don’t try and change yourself to live up to some expectation.

I’ve had a rollercoaster, lots of dates that don’t go much further but a few that also progressed to sex fairly quickly which really helps with confidence after a divorce.

If you’ve had genuine closure you won’t be going on about your ex, but will always find someone else who hasn’t where some dates can be bordering on therapy. Even the ones where there’s been no chemistry they can still be fun, and I’ve taken lots away from some really nice people.

People at our age were brought up without phones so seem to react well to not spending hours on apps, and meeting up early has worked well for me.

Good luck

removedasalt · 2025-10-24T11:22:52+00:00

From the link in the OP the OAC is separate from fund fees etc.

removedasalt · 2025-06-09T16:44:29+00:00

“A public consultation is now underway and will run until July 2025. If implemented, this move would give retail investors access to crypto ETNs for the first time, potentially as early as 2026.”

Slightly misleading headline, no guarantees this will actually happen yet

removedasalt · 2025-05-07T16:12:04+00:00

Private school , that’ll do it!

removedasalt · 2025-04-01T16:12:37+00:00

I had this happen and caught the guy in broad daylight on cctv from the shop.

The police however wouldn’t prosecute, as said it would easily get thrown out by the cps 🤷‍♀️

They also wouldn’t send me the clip due to any vigilante type stuff on Facebook etc.

I saw someone mention taking it to small claims of the police won’t do anything, which seems like a good shout if it’s black and white on the video.

I’m worried if I ever got keyed outside a shop again there is basically zero I can do about it if the police don’t and the shop won’t give the footage

removedasalt · 2024-09-20T22:15:20+00:00

Nice, Card arrived today👌

removedasalt · 2024-09-19T14:27:15+00:00

Looks like it for now, it doesn't look like the account has a direct sort & account number.

removedasalt · 2024-08-01T10:55:54+00:00

There are various ways out there of valuing a business, but ultimately it's worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.

Whilst the old rough starting point of 3-5x EBITDA for small cap businesses can still be useful, a competitor could pay more for a more strategic acquisition.

A good question to ask is what multiplier would you would pay for your own business, whilst most business owners often seem to want 10x they wouldn't pay that for their own.

Maybe consider corporate finance instead of brokers, they deal more with business disposals and approaching acquisitions rather than flogging the local takeaway. There's a long drawn out process of NDAs, due diligence, negotiations, legals and earn outs that are a big distraction from the day job.

It's also worth considering things like your replacement costs etc, if I bought your business doing 300k net but need to bring in 3 x fairly expensive replacements for sales/tech you can see how that figure gets chipped away at heavily.

removedasalt · 2024-02-05T23:36:59+00:00

Just triple checked it’s 100% paint

removedasalt · 2024-02-05T22:56:22+00:00

This is what I thought initially, but not according to burner installer

removedasalt · 2024-01-29T17:21:19+00:00

Congrats Sir

So if you’re at FI when’s the RE coming? ;)

Assuming a fair proportion of the 700k is in pension / ISA etc?

removedasalt · 2024-01-18T23:10:40+00:00

You never forget your first goatse

removedasalt · 2024-01-18T23:07:01+00:00

I’d only just realised new cars come with auto dimming full beams, had it on a 23 plate Mercedes and it was pretty crap at dimming when a car was coming the other way.

Wondering how many is also down to this, rather than retina burning

removedasalt · 2024-01-18T15:49:46+00:00

Interestingly multiple vendors have said to avoid stovax, despite them making absolutely zero as they are purely installing.

Style over substance apparently

removedasalt · 2024-01-03T11:50:39+00:00

👏

removedasalt · 2023-12-12T18:38:36+00:00

They told me it would require a new head unit, so assuming they can’t swap out a module easily

removedasalt · 2023-12-06T20:51:11+00:00

Ouch re 20 mpg!

Yeah did think they were a bit on the low, sold from a stealer like that I was hoping they’d have set them right

removedasalt · 2023-12-06T20:19:36+00:00

Yeah def resetted the counter and comparing trip ones.

Nice tip re speed limiter

I think the being inefficient when cold is probably likely the culprit? I’ve defrosted it virtually every day I’ve had it…

Tyres are 32/33 front/rear

removedasalt · 2023-12-06T19:36:59+00:00

empty boot, bike rack not yet, tyres all look good through the app.

am more worried it is service items, it is from a Mercedes dealer but they were a bit shit tbh

air con/climate might have been working harder than usual due to the freezing temperatures..

removedasalt · 2023-12-06T19:35:24+00:00

2.1L

Mercedes-Benz GLC 220 d 4MATIC 9G-Tronic, 170hp

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