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Ex-Finance Professional turned Software Developer. Lover of PHP/SQL. Laravel & Vue fan. Also 📸 🎮 🍾

South Yorkshire, England
Joined February 2009
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I just can’t escape the urge 😂 #PPL #PilotTraining
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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 1/
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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. 3/
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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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Grant Bennett retweeted
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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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T-minus 4 years before I can read or watch the news again 🫣
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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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My bank statement 🤷🏻‍♂️
Have you ever read anything that changed the way you thought about money?
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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.
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. 🧵 1/n
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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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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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Check out Jiffys: fingerprint-erasers that conveniently stick anywhere by KUVRD on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/kuv…
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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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End of an era 🥺 Have you ever had an icq account?
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Hahahahaha, 0 points. What a shocker 🤣
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