Syd E
@syd-e13.bsky.social
Programmer; Swiftie (Paris N1); the other one from @crickether.com.
Probably somewhere to your left.
Probably somewhere to your left.
If you think WASPI was bad, just wait until you get the men who think they are going to get 2/3 of their final salary because they've been contributing £50 a month to their private pension for 30 years. (Of course they should have known, but they don't… and they are going to be angry++!)
A lot of people my age (mid 50s) are really, really f****d - no compulsory or employer contributions; plus wildly optimistic estimates of future value even for those who did sign up for a private pension. And lot of them *think* they will be fine. They will not be. It is going to be really bad.
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
If you think WASPI was bad, just wait until you get the men who think they are going to get 2/3 of their final salary because they've been contributing £50 a month to their private pension for 30 years. (Of course they should have known, but they don't… and they are going to be angry++!)
I once accidentally released a test config file to a live system, and overwrote part of the encryption key that was encrypting thousands of people's credit card numbers.
Reader… there was no backup.
I actually cried.
Reader… there was no backup.
I actually cried.
The horror of the work blunder on.ft.com/4ojS0YQ | opinion
The horror of the work blunder
Few mishaps compare to leaking a Budget, but many employees can relate to the OBR slip-up this week
on.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I once accidentally released a test config file to a live system, and overwrote part of the encryption key that was encrypting thousands of people's credit card numbers.
Reader… there was no backup.
I actually cried.
Reader… there was no backup.
I actually cried.
This house in Hampton (near where I live) offers an excellent illustration of why the Mansion Tax isn't going to be easy to implement.
This house is definitely worth £2m - or at least, the current owners think it is.
This house is definitely worth £2m - or at least, the current owners think it is.
Check out this 5 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove
5 bedroom detached house for sale in Ormond Avenue, Hampton, TW12 for £2,095,000. Marketed by Snellers, Hampton
www.rightmove.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This house in Hampton (near where I live) offers an excellent illustration of why the Mansion Tax isn't going to be easy to implement.
This house is definitely worth £2m - or at least, the current owners think it is.
This house is definitely worth £2m - or at least, the current owners think it is.
Meh - Lavazza Rossa is nicer anyway! ☕
Italian roaster Illycaffe plans to raise prices again in January after two increases this year.
High Coffee Prices Are Here to Stay for Longer Despite US Tariff Cuts
Coffee lovers hoping for quick relief from historically high prices may have to wait longer as the expected pullback from a reduction in US tariffs has yet to materialize, according to Italian roaster Illycaffe SpA.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Meh - Lavazza Rossa is nicer anyway! ☕
Down to be wrong, but… I don't think either the Mansion Tax or EV road pricing will happen. They clearly haven't been thought through, and there will be too many gremlins; too many hard edge cases - they will both be abandoned.
November 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Down to be wrong, but… I don't think either the Mansion Tax or EV road pricing will happen. They clearly haven't been thought through, and there will be too many gremlins; too many hard edge cases - they will both be abandoned.
Is it a "funny story" though? Or is it spiking/ assault?
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Is it a "funny story" though? Or is it spiking/ assault?
So it looks like the government are going with an annual mileage charge for EVs, with some kind of prepayment option based on your estimated mileage. This is bonkers, and will end up throwing a lot of less-well-off people into debt to the government, when they misestimate, or even just move jobs.
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
So it looks like the government are going with an annual mileage charge for EVs, with some kind of prepayment option based on your estimated mileage. This is bonkers, and will end up throwing a lot of less-well-off people into debt to the government, when they misestimate, or even just move jobs.
Finally got around to framing one of the prints from the Eras VIP stash. (Yes - this has taken me 2 years!!)
November 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Finally got around to framing one of the prints from the Eras VIP stash. (Yes - this has taken me 2 years!!)
Great new song from Miles & The Chain Gang!
We're All Amateurs Here
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November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Great new song from Miles & The Chain Gang!
Earn it, then I’ll talk to you with respect.
'Talk to me with respect, I'm the Chancellor,' Reeves tells Scots businessperson
RACHEL Reeves reportedly told a Scottish business to “talk to me with respect, I’m the Chancellor”.
www.thenational.scot
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Earn it, then I’ll talk to you with respect.
Bridget Riley is the Taylor Swift of art.
Bridget Riley: Learning to See review – optical mastery leaves you gasping for air
The artist’s complete control of colour and space ensnares and mesmerises, leaving you lost in a reverie of wonder and surprise. You just can’t look away
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Bridget Riley is the Taylor Swift of art.
Cut your heating bills with This One Weird Trick™️…
Get a mid-terrace with retired neighbours & thin walls 😉
Get a mid-terrace with retired neighbours & thin walls 😉
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Cut your heating bills with This One Weird Trick™️…
Get a mid-terrace with retired neighbours & thin walls 😉
Get a mid-terrace with retired neighbours & thin walls 😉
Went to see *that* AI Christmas mural in Kingston for myself.
Honestly surprised they haven't torn it down in embarrassment!
Anyways… no photo can really do justice to quite how bonkers it actually is, but… here's one all the same!
Honestly surprised they haven't torn it down in embarrassment!
Anyways… no photo can really do justice to quite how bonkers it actually is, but… here's one all the same!
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Went to see *that* AI Christmas mural in Kingston for myself.
Honestly surprised they haven't torn it down in embarrassment!
Anyways… no photo can really do justice to quite how bonkers it actually is, but… here's one all the same!
Honestly surprised they haven't torn it down in embarrassment!
Anyways… no photo can really do justice to quite how bonkers it actually is, but… here's one all the same!
Female Rage: The Chair
Now available at store [dot] taylorswift [dot] com
Now available at store [dot] taylorswift [dot] com
update: took my unbridled rage out on a desk chair to suit it better to my needs
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Female Rage: The Chair
Now available at store [dot] taylorswift [dot] com
Now available at store [dot] taylorswift [dot] com
My 87-year-old father, who first campaigned for the Labour Party alongside his mother (a union organiser) in 1945, and was still canvassing for the party as recently as 2019, tore up his membership card earlier this year over immigration. Today's sickening announcements only show how right he was.
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My 87-year-old father, who first campaigned for the Labour Party alongside his mother (a union organiser) in 1945, and was still canvassing for the party as recently as 2019, tore up his membership card earlier this year over immigration. Today's sickening announcements only show how right he was.
Giving up on AC: Shadows after 50 hours. Will be the first full AC game I haven't played to completion since Rogue; but the difficulty is all over the place and (as Yasuke says in-game) I'm getting too old for this!
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Giving up on AC: Shadows after 50 hours. Will be the first full AC game I haven't played to completion since Rogue; but the difficulty is all over the place and (as Yasuke says in-game) I'm getting too old for this!
The future is… inherited wealth.
‘The future is female’: Claudia Rizzo flies flag for women in Italian football
As the first female president in Ternana’s hundred-year history, the 23-year-old has ambitions to change the game
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The future is… inherited wealth.
Starbucks: 1% of our coffee is unethically sourced.
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Starbucks: 1% of our coffee is unethically sourced.
More money for the NHS; social services not stretched to breaking point; the abolition of the 2 child limit; and a better country to live in - it’s these things… right?
How might Reeves increase income tax – and what does it mean for you?
How might Reeves increase income tax – and what does it mean for you?
The budget could involve a range of rises – here’s how they would stack up for different levels of income
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
More money for the NHS; social services not stretched to breaking point; the abolition of the 2 child limit; and a better country to live in - it’s these things… right?
The only way this would be more accurate is if you removed the words "like Rockstar"!
Also… if you are a man in employment in the private sector in the UK/US the biggest act of feminism you can do is tell your colleagues your salary.
Also… if you are a man in employment in the private sector in the UK/US the biggest act of feminism you can do is tell your colleagues your salary.
Companies like Rockstar rely on individual employees not knowing exactly what their collegues are being paid. What payrise or condition changes they got after a complaint or negotiation.
They always scream blue murder and panic when people start being open about it.
They always scream blue murder and panic when people start being open about it.
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The only way this would be more accurate is if you removed the words "like Rockstar"!
Also… if you are a man in employment in the private sector in the UK/US the biggest act of feminism you can do is tell your colleagues your salary.
Also… if you are a man in employment in the private sector in the UK/US the biggest act of feminism you can do is tell your colleagues your salary.
Reposted by Syd E
Companies like Rockstar rely on individual employees not knowing exactly what their collegues are being paid. What payrise or condition changes they got after a complaint or negotiation.
They always scream blue murder and panic when people start being open about it.
They always scream blue murder and panic when people start being open about it.
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Companies like Rockstar rely on individual employees not knowing exactly what their collegues are being paid. What payrise or condition changes they got after a complaint or negotiation.
They always scream blue murder and panic when people start being open about it.
They always scream blue murder and panic when people start being open about it.
Think the Life of a Showgirl acoustics are the best "alt" versions Taylor Swift has ever done. This (which really showcases how amazing Sabrina's vocal performance was*) and Ruin the Friendship are my faves.
*I am not really a Sabrina fan, but these vocals… ❤️🔥
*I am not really a Sabrina fan, but these vocals… ❤️🔥
The Life of a Showgirl (Dressing Room Rehearsal Version)
YouTube video by Taylor Swift - Topic
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November 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Think the Life of a Showgirl acoustics are the best "alt" versions Taylor Swift has ever done. This (which really showcases how amazing Sabrina's vocal performance was*) and Ruin the Friendship are my faves.
*I am not really a Sabrina fan, but these vocals… ❤️🔥
*I am not really a Sabrina fan, but these vocals… ❤️🔥
This is bonkers! A "random" annual charge, which even if you estimate it correctly, could suddenly double if you move job, or your life situation changes?
Tell me you've never lived payday-to-payday without telling me… etc.
Tell me you've never lived payday-to-payday without telling me… etc.
A couple of extracts from the FT report on the possibility of road user charges for EVs. Yes. it's as cynical and disingenuous as you might expect. Thought Reeves was slashing red tape rather than HMG estimating how many miles drivers "expect to travel"
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This is bonkers! A "random" annual charge, which even if you estimate it correctly, could suddenly double if you move job, or your life situation changes?
Tell me you've never lived payday-to-payday without telling me… etc.
Tell me you've never lived payday-to-payday without telling me… etc.
Suspect this will get stuck in the thickets of "Reality".
A retrospective annual charge based on your MOT mileage would be a political disaster; and there are no feasible technical solutions for pay-as-you-go. (As anyone who has ever used a running app on an "official" course will confirm.)
A retrospective annual charge based on your MOT mileage would be a political disaster; and there are no feasible technical solutions for pay-as-you-go. (As anyone who has ever used a running app on an "official" course will confirm.)
Government considering new tax on EV drivers in Budget
The BBC understands there have been
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Suspect this will get stuck in the thickets of "Reality".
A retrospective annual charge based on your MOT mileage would be a political disaster; and there are no feasible technical solutions for pay-as-you-go. (As anyone who has ever used a running app on an "official" course will confirm.)
A retrospective annual charge based on your MOT mileage would be a political disaster; and there are no feasible technical solutions for pay-as-you-go. (As anyone who has ever used a running app on an "official" course will confirm.)
Papped a parakeet on our run in Hampton this morning! (There is a flock which escaped from captivity in south west London possibly as long as 100 years ago.)
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Papped a parakeet on our run in Hampton this morning! (There is a flock which escaped from captivity in south west London possibly as long as 100 years ago.)