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This is the opposite of my experience. Getting _anything_ sorted with a physical bank takes a long time, prone to error, needs multiple phone calls/in person visits. The one time I…

It's different, certainly. I'm talking second hand about someone so I don't want to attribute too much of what are my observations as truth - but he's definitely more aware of when…

Hey, just want to say that I've watched my own parents handle this with my youngest brother (now 13). It's incredibly difficult and draining both physically and emotionally. I can'…

I find amazon's own courier is by far and away the most likely to deliver damaged goods, FWIW (Central/East London)

Mostly it's fine using AMEX. There's enough exceptions I carry another card, but it's not that bad. Also: TFL accept AMEX contactless as payment/oyster equivalent.

I've seen anywhere between 5-20% working as a freelancer/consultant in London. This is partly why I think clients are keen to respond to cold emails about work - it can save them a…

Apply for contract work. Ask for it from recruiters who contact you. There's plenty out there in the UK, as long as you look. It's easy enough to get set up with an Ltd in 2-3 busi…

I've been using a plug like this ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/Charger-Syncwire-4-Port-Interchange... )for my phone/watch/headphone/kindle charging for years. It's very handy - especi…

I'm exactly the same. I often type out replies to people, then just go 'nah not worth it' and close the tab.

The 'comment is free' section of the guardian is their freelancer/blog bit. What you're probably seeing is the same author being paid for the same piece from multiple sources. Not …

I'm not sure " To the degree that sometimes my bosses were left hanging, waiting for a day or more on my work." necessarily means what you're saying. There are absolutely ways to c…

Yeah, you can get either heavy tread or spiky tires. (e.g. http://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-winter-kevlar-guard-rigid-s... ). My dad uses a tricycle in anything more than an inch o…

I commute about 4.5km by bike(each way) twice a day, in London. It's much quicker than public transport. 12-17minutes by bike, with traffic + stop lights. I'd be looking at 30~ min…

Seems like a chunk of the team left already (and were subsequently hired by Valve[1]) [1] http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-05-22-valve-hired-the...

When I was at Goldman (I left years back), they were pretty proud of the 10k small businesses scheme. They ran it in both the US and UK. Not sure how much capital each got, but I g…

Your friend is likely projecting. People simply don't care that much about what others in the office wear.

I use do not disturb mode between 11pm and 9am. If you're in my contacts list it'll ring (silent), otherwise you're going straight to voicemail. The concept of being woken up by ph…

There's live stats for the UK's national grid. There's a couple of sites that show it, e.g. http://gridwatch.co.uk/ Really interesting to see. Britain also has the interesting cult…

Last I checked, Walking, Bus or Tube all registered as worse r.e. pollution. The article suggested it was mostly about duration of exposure, of which cycling was the lowest. As for…

There's CCTV vans all over the City Of London. They don't tend to venture out much further, but they totally exist. I see them all the time.

I think your aim is a bit off. Might be better pointing your ire at the conservatives.

I've had every pair of EarPods I've ever used break in some form. Either issues with the remote, or the non-dominant ear losing sound (% of volume, or entirely). This has probably …

If it's automated, or direct from a recruiter - chances are the company hasn't even read my CV. Or looked at any of the previous work I've included. Of course it's disrespectful.

Who do you know who's genuinely not political? People have biases all over the place. They're not going to disappear - understand them, acknowledge them, interpret them. Don't just…

Everyone has political motivations. You're going to entirely discount a group that studies migration from the most esteemed university in the UK because you don't like what someone…