Tom Dance

I type for a living @SafetyCultureHQ

[Tom Dance @tomdance]

The @Ticketek_AU website has a 10 minute countdown timer that starts when you load it. Clicking it does nothing and it's unclear what it's for.

I have to assume they have A/B tested their way to this UX. But... how is this not anxiety inducing for the average person?

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They fixed it. However, the mixture of title and sentence case made it through code review.

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Can someone educate me on the difference between these options? @Spotify? Bueller, Bueller...

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@twistieman @mr_billiam +1 for UniFi.

Life is too short for bad wifi.

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@twistieman Can you change your investment to one or more indexes, or move to individual holdings if you want to live on the edge?

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@twistieman The weeds are growing while you're sleeping.

Every. Damn. Night.

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@twistieman Are you concerned about heat issues with the Pi? Have you measured CPU temps with it all closed up?

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@web_goddess So insightful, thanks for the detail. Really enjoyed it.

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When people say they can't afford something, it usually means they have a cashflow problem.

Here's a test: if a large annual bill like home insurance means you temporarily can't afford things, you have a cashflow problem.

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Credit cards have no place in anyone's wallet.

If you're struggling with money, the interest will speed up your financial decline.

If you're doing okay, why not just spend your own money rather than messing with high interest credit?

Cut them up and just use a debit card.

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Apartments use a "sinking fund" for handling long term expenses and improvements.

Use this idea in your personal budget by bucketing money. Buckets like Emergency Fund, Future Car or Holidays are things you probably aren't intentionally saving for, but should be.

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The idea of a personal budget is really scary for some. It's simply the process of aligning money in vs. money out.

If it is scary to you, use a budget technique to ease you through it.

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@markrobertallen Wait. First gen could be messy.

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@twistieman I hope you're going to set up the networking gear first. Priorities.

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Dear @SKECHERSUSA product researchers/managers/designers, the bottom of your insoles are terrible for kids comfort and annoying for parents to clean.

Easy fix?

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@twistieman @lukeacl Try https://t.co/eXnA6sFBx0

Need to check their PDS but my quote wasn't too bad.

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@auspost @twistieman Excuse me I have dust in my eye...

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@bec_coops_ How wide the range of accountabilities is.

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@DylanMathiesen @up_banking I'm already with @up_banking (👋) but not using them as my primary account due to no joint accounts. Once that comes through they will be the front runner. Will be keen to dig into their API when it's available.

[Tom Dance @tomdance]

The ultimate personal bank:

Joint account capable
Physical debit cards, PayID and ApplePay
Virtual sub-accounts or buckets
Virtual debit card numbers
Good interest rate on savings
Modern app and website

[Tom Dance @tomdance]

Enriched merchant info
Ability to annotate transactions
Customisable push notifications

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Powerful automation (if-then style rules, percentage transfers, fine grained control around timing, scheduling)
Integration with Google Sheets
Chat support (~3 hour SLA)
No fee ATM withdrawals
No fee international purchases with decent FX