Ex-Finance Professional turned Software Developer. Lover of PHP/SQL. Laravel & Vue fan. Likes writing tests 🤷🏻♂️. Also 📸 🎮
Joined February 2009
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11 Aug 2025
First time I’ve been made redundant 😔
I work(ed) for ebuyer - the UK’s largest independent tech retailer who today has gone into administration.
We had a great tech team who worked tirelessly to not only keep things running but actively tried hard to migrate away from the
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11 Aug 2025
won’t get to work with these people again.
Looking at ebuyer.com it looks like Frasers Group has intentions to rescue the brand, and no doubt the stock, but a lot of good people were let go today.
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11 Aug 2025
I was working hard to a promotion, finding myself on the jobless developer pile wasn’t on my bingo card.
Nothing is forever. Sad times.
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31 Jul 2025
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11 Feb 2025
Time for all the “we’re increasing your fixed price contract which isn’t fixed price because we add a CPI clause but you can’t escape it” emails to come trickling in.
Joy.
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20 Jan 2025
T-minus 4 years before I can read or watch the news again 🫣
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1 Jan 2025
Happy New Year all.
Spotted a chap in the pub I thought I recognised - never forget a face - turns out I went to Tae Kwon Do with his twin lads a few decades ago 🥋👴🏻
Cheers 🥂
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12 Nov 2024
My bank statement 🤷🏻♂️
11 Nov 2024
Have you ever read anything that changed the way you thought about money?
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5 Nov 2024
Great read by Destin on why not to believe everything you see on social media.
Applies to everyone, not just those involved in the upcoming US election.
5 Nov 2024
Hey it's me Destin, from Smarter Every Day. Now that it's time to elect America's next leader, I would like to share something very interesting and important with you. I've been paying attention to this for a while, and I think if you look for it, you see it too.
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7 Sep 2024
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6 Sep 2024
NEWS: Renault has created a R17 electric restomod based on the 1970s 17 fastback coupe.
• Rear-mounted 270-hp electric powertrain
• Body is 6.7" wider
• LED lights
• Deep Galactic Brown paint
• Wheels look like a vinyl record
• Weighs 3,086 pounds
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9 Aug 2024
All I’m saying is.. back in my day, Taekwondo tournaments were full of flying side kicks, flying back kicks, crescent kicks, reverse turning kicks, 180s, the odd 360.. what’s all this hugging malarky 🫣
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25 Jul 2024
Check out Jiffys: fingerprint-erasers that conveniently stick anywhere by KUVRD on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/kuv…
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18 Jun 2024
If anyone doesn’t have a Trading212 account and wants a free fractional share up to the value of £100 I believe, you can use my referral ⬇️
You need to verify your ID but don’t have to invest, can sell it immediately etc
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24 May 2024
1687673 🫡
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20 May 2024
I love how HMRC call you a customer rather than “citizen we have over a barrel any time you earn, buy, sell, or die*
*Terms and conditions apply”
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