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What does 'prefer' mean here? I would say writing it myself is more enjoyable (in some cases). But I quite understand that I am not paid to enjoy myself. I'd say it's quicker getti…

That's a shame. I found it interesting and thought-provoking. Maybe over-egged (and over-AI'd) but still worth a look.

https://archive.is/OjGox

The article refers several times to the benefits of the game designer and the coder being the same person. I've often felt that this is the only way to build anything impressive, a…

> But the thing is? Falling doesn't have to be dangerous Every time you use a question mark in place of a comma? A kitten dies.

A phrase also beloved of Adam Curtis, along with starting new sentences with conjunctions. "But this was a fantasy." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1bX3F7uTrg

With an em-dash for extra points!

The biggest challenge with pensions is convincing people in their 20s to invest in high risk/high return investments. This is usually the right strategy because of the long time ho…

You're giving a 15% growth rate with zero volatility? That isn't going to teach many important lessons. How about offering a range of rates with volatility increasing as rate incre…

I decided to go for Yoto over Tonie because it explicitly encourages "Make Your Own" cards which you can put any MP3 files of your own or RSS links to podcast.

That was true for COVID but be careful not to overgeneralise. People also have historically warned about many things, with many of them never coming true. In fact, that is probably…

People seem to be taking it as given that "someone else preparing the food for you" == "the food is more likely to lead to weight gain". Why should that be? Is it not possible to o…

Nice work. Tip: you're missing an 'l' from Frequenty Asked Questions

Is it not just a question of what you're optimising for? Excluding the outliers (the lazy, incompetent, or geniuses), most can choose what to optimise for: - free time, low stress,…

I like that you list "100% AI-free" as a selling point!

Original https://theconversation.com/stigma-against-benefits-has-made...

> Unlike many in his scene, Saunders was not a leftist. He had no time for welfarism or state ownership, which he dismissed as inefficient, yet he also rejected rampant capitalism,…

(2020)

And yet so many people "can afford" £300 pcm but "couldn't afford" a yearly unexpected maintenance bill of £2000. Even though the latter is half the cost. It's inability to financi…

You're missing the point that the freedom from and freedom to may be weighted differently for each individual. For instance I lose almost nothing by not having the freedom to carry…

There's no obligation to buy a new one. Keep your existing cars on the road or replace them with other low mileage used ones. I bet repair costs on used are less than depreciatiom …

Feels pretty legit though. My freedom-from is impacted by other people's freedom-to: by curtailing their freedom, mine is expanded. Sure they won't like it - but I don't like it th…

I believe it's called Deprivation of Assets if they catch you doing that and they won't play along. Even if you suddenly start buying sports cars you never used to. Pretty Orwellia…

You have a duplicate word in your prompt ``` If you you are asked ```

The low rates was true. But not the 30 year term. Most mortgages in the UK are fixed for 2-5 years so people are much more exposed to fluctuations in interest rates than in the US.…