Am I the only one who thought this was Tom Scott for a moment?

I loved that phone… As soon as I put Cyanogen on it. I voided my warranty on the second week in a rage induced by the home screen taking 30 seconds to load. Samsung always has sucked at software.

I had the opposite, I hated coding and never wanted to do it as a job… But here I am, 9-5 coding. 😅

I did realise at some point that it was actually Java that I hated, not programming. I do, however now work with Kotlin.

One company I worked for decided it was a good idea to name a bunch of firings due to performance “Project Panda” 🤦

It looks like it’s wearing a massive bow tie 🥺

Just a Canon EOS 2000D, it’s my first DSLR, so I have a fair bit to learn.

They are the softest things I’ve ever touched.

The satnav keeps telling me to take the third reich…

Funnily enough, the one you’d expect this from, the bank, I used to work for, it’s all Go and running on k8s in aws.

100%, sounds interesting! I’m going to spend some time tomorrow looking at a bug in the jellyfin android TV app related to DTS audio over HDMI.

Definitely true, I dread to think about how much tech debt these companies have. 😬

Unfortunately my bank, government, national health, surgery, local shops, food delivery services, etc. don’t open source their code. It’d be nice if they did however.

As a software engineer, annoying bugs that should be so simple to fix are so frustrating! I wish I could just have a crack and fixing it myself!

Honestly, I had been ready to leave for a long time, and I had been caring for them almost 24/7 for years. The main reason I hadn’t left was that I was concerned that they’d end their life. There were many reasons why I didn’t want to be in the relationship anymore, health aside.

There was an attempt to take their own life and I realised I had no emotion and honestly felt like it would have been easier if they didn’t make it. My brother realised something was wrong so came to see me and it all came out. The next day I was trying to just go on like normal but couldn’t, something just snapped. She went to stay with her mum and I had time to think and confirm how I felt. This last part was probably the most important, as it was vital to make sure I didn’t regret the decision.

My advice would be: be honest, say you need time to think, give yourself the time and space, make sure it’s right for you and if so, leave. If they don’t give you the chance to think, then I’d say you have your answer. That’s much easier said than done however.

I’m sorry to hear that man. Dating after a long relationship is so hard, but I do hope you come across someone kind who appreciates you for who you are, emotions/feelings and all.

I can’t imagine how hard it must be to go through this with a child too, but you sound like a good father.

Nope, UK

I decided to end a relationship and marriage, after being together for 13 years. For the first time in years I put myself first and realised that I needed to be out of the relationship. Coming out of this has been very difficult and I’ve been struggling with my mental health since.

I started dating again, and have had two horrible experiences where my feelings were just put aside and it really hurt. Both of which ended up with the relationship ending. It’s like I’m not allowed to have feelings or struggle. 😞

Is vodka a root beer?

Oh yeah for sure, I wonder if the thinking was “we’re about to lose a bunch of money, maybe limit it a little” 😂