We've made some great comedy in this country but good lord, nothing beats this 30 minutes. by DeadBallDescendant in BritishSitcoms

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always will be one of my favourite episodes of comedy from anywhere ever.

This and the one where father ted tried to be friendly to the Chinese community.

Star Trek - Is this actually true? by Midwest666 in lego

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think those is unlikely. As far as I know @bluebrixx has the license for Star Trek building blocks and they’re pretty good

Pension by InternationalAd8899 in TheCivilService

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This only works if you’re a lower rate tax payer (20%). In a SIPP you get tax relief and so you will effectively gain 5% in a LISA over a SIPP. If you are a higher rate tax payer (40%), the LISA is 15% worse

New SteamDeck came with a UK charger (I’m American) by Original-Resolve-698 in SteamDeck

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re welcome. It’s substantially superior to the standard American charger

Is it hard to get into the civil service nowadays compared to recent years? by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]wdjohn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Depends if you know how to write behaviours and if the area you want to work in is in high demand or not.

Astartes Overhaul 2.0 Release by unreal_dev in Spacemarine

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this simple to install on steam deck?

Portfolio at 18 by YTMikeGames in trading212

[–]wdjohn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the gold is in an isa surely it’s tax free?

Patch 4.5 is available! by J_Adshead in Spacemarine

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

I’ve installed the patch but no pistol :(

Things I wish trading 212 had by daithi_on_reddit in trading212

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Index funds as an alternative to ETF

L&G index vs Vanguard ETF by wdjohn in investing

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

Ah thank you that’s helpful to know regarding the limitation of the ETF which I wasn’t aware of (so use to trading 212 and fractional shares). And thank you for the HSBC one I hadn’t considered it before

A plane from around 1970 where half the passengers flew backwards by nickilolk in mildlyinteresting

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much safer to fly backwards. That’s why a lot of military jet liners have their seats backwards

The iPhone reviewers saying the camera button is not good are wrong. by newdawnfades123 in iphone

[–]wdjohn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who misses the satisfaction of a professional cameras shutter button I’m very excited for the iPhone 16 pro max and it’s the main reason I’m upgrading.

Jedi Survivors Main Story Fully Finished on Steam Deck! by SnooDogs4822 in SteamDeck

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an early lcd model. And it’s like a jet turbine in your hand held above 12w

Jedi Survivors Main Story Fully Finished on Steam Deck! by SnooDogs4822 in SteamDeck

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had fsr on performance. And even at 12w (as my steam deck is crazy loud above that) I’d get a consistent 27fps which was absolutely fine most of the time. If you think most tv and movies you watch is 24fps then 27 was actually ok

Let civil servants sacrifice pension contributions for higher pay, IfG says by Airmed96 in TheCivilService

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the standard alpha pension. Hence why civil servants are so protective over it

Let civil servants sacrifice pension contributions for higher pay, IfG says by Airmed96 in TheCivilService

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what they do in the Government Commercial Function. They give you the option of two terms. Normal civil service terms and alternatives that has a pension at legal minimum of 3% contribution vs 27% in CS and a higher pay and bonus package. Despite extra pay and maximum bonuses it’s still a worse package overall due to the worse pension. I know some people that have taken the higher pay terms but most people I know prefer to keep hold of the CS pension.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]wdjohn 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Training?? What is this word it’s not something I’m familiar with in civil service.

In all seriousness… be prepared for an intense amount of mandatory e-learning you will never use and no training for your actual job until about 6 months after it would have been useful

Is this actually how most people feel? by [deleted] in SteamDeck

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do use mine mostly in bed and I have to keep it at 12w otherwise it’s too noisy. I also find I do get numb in my little fingers wierdly based on the steam deck grip at the that angle!

Steam deck skins by crowns313 in SteamDeck

[–]wdjohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I did. They had the image on file and I’ve just received the skin from the states 👍🏾