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I worked on government systems circa 2003 and it was a mess of outsourcing, delays and consultants. It was always a question of which corner to cut. I don't think anyone was trying…

I read "Dopamine Nation" recently and TikTok "ticks" so many negative boxes. Having lost hours to this ultimate time wasting app, there is no chance my kids are getting this on the…

Caveat emptor. Just a body shop by another name and if the buyer doesn't care, they get a random bunch of bodies.

Yeah you're right there. 150k salary is better than a £600 day contract. £150k per year is tricky to find for salaried positions as a dev. They exist but not as visible (to me at l…

£100k London as a single person could definitely buy a flat somewhere. Maybe not a great area but it's doable. A house with a garden, kids, private school etc. 100k won't cut it un…

Free at last! Woohoo.

I play golf+ and really liked it. There's a great tennis one too. Practicing without the weight of impact of a club/racket is good. Its niche but definitely a new dawn for gaming. …

JPM have just made a $12b investment to fix that: https://www.jpmorganchase.com/news-stories/tech-investment-c... I'm aware that these investments often go south. I've seen HSBC's …

I stayed briefly in a real dive in NY one time while I was studying there. The room was used to dry clothes or something. I literally couldn't focus on anything in College. It was …