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Not that im defending anyone here but couldn't almost anything be misused for nafarious purposes?

> If the UK government really wants to follow through with their plans, they need to set up a Great Firewall - just like China - to block their citizens from accessing encrypted se…

Not an expert but my basic understanding is that the hyperventilating before holding your breath basically oxygenates your blood so that you can hold for longer.

Thats quite a good marketing trick actually. Something that most people can do and probably would do. Getting them to buy in do the small excercise and then going to the sign up. W…

Gotta remember that just because you put something in a contract doesnt mean its legal. I could put that you must murder anyone i tell you, even if you sign that it doesnt make it …

What pjc50 is correct, but might help to be more specific. If you literally mean its had 0 revenue and 0 expenses, then its basically a dormant company and you can file so. However…

And as long as you're running a proper business with multiple clients, your own equipment, your own hours, etc, then you dont fall foul of IR35. If you are however basically being …

To be clear, in the UK, setting up a Ltd company is incredibly simple and easy to maintain. It costs £12 and takes about 20min to create. Then you get a bank account with startling…

“Should an emergency situation occur, you need to put your own oxygen mask on first, before attempting to help those around you.” Rule applies here, work on yourself so that you're…

The one thing you need to keep in mind is that ALL parents screw up their kids in some way or another, its impossible to be a perfect parent as humans are not perfect. You just got…

This is not what my actual system is but its the best one i've heard of, its very much a super lazy, throw money at the problem kind of solution. Have 2 dishwashers. Make sure all …

I'd find it strange that you can only become senior after X amount of years. Some people are just more skilled than others. One person can do a job for 20 years and still only be m…

When they say illegal, they probably mean breach of contract, not illegal in terms of criminal law. Also just because something is in a contract, doesnt make it lawful or even acti…

I said that those operating like a permanent employee but paying themselves through a ltd company are dodging tax, based on the limited information you’ve given, it sounds like you…

I wholeheartedly agree with you, those dodging tax by just operating like a permanent employee but through a Ltd company are on the wrong side of the law. The problem i had is it p…

The point of the law is to stop people taking on contracts that should essentially be permanent employee roles. Its more tax efficient to be paid via your own Ltd company instead o…

About damn time, luckily i've not been a contractor for some years now and have missed the IR35 shitshow of recent years. Having a client offering a contract having to determine if…

Would anyone like to give me 32 billion dollars to piss away over 13 years? I think that would be fun as hell.

"The purpose of a rooster is to yell at the top of its lungs all day and prevent the humans from sleeping past sunrise." Excellent about page.

Its useful if you dont have access to the shell, i've used it many times in situations where theres less than ideal access.

Adminer has got me out of a jam many times, i tend to use it when i've had restricted access to the database somehow and just need quick and least hassle one-time access. Its a gre…

> The rule is that people are allowed to opt out of tracking Sorry to correct you, but the rule is that people are allowed to opt-in to tracking. This fundamental misunderstanding …

Apply your technical skills to a non-technical business. Dont start a tech startup in a tech hub. Run a business completely unrelated to tech and use your skills to improve that bu…

This video explaining why prices are so high might be valuable to this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQbmpecxS2w

This reminds me of LittleBits [1] many years ago i bought a kit from them that was really very expensive and had some fun. The only problem is i never touched them again after the …