Whatever her problem is, Python can solve it.
AI can solve it!
Lessons learnt:
1. A plan B is not good enough, and neither is a plan Z, it can all turn to shit.
2. Buy only what you need when you need it, don't buy stuff on a whim.
3. Get deposits from customers, particularly where there are large outlays.
4. Friends and family are worth far more than your most valued customer.
5. Keep well, eat well and live well. All the bad stuff you do will come
back to bite you on the arse when you least expect it.
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I have the same affliction as Dave: I keep looking for solutions and alternatives, when someone is in a bind (but is not necessarily asking for any).
What I can offer, is this: Life is change.
Even when "I just want things to stay as they are", it is important to have options, because change always happens, sooner or later. Nothing alive stays unchanged for long; that's what being alive is.
It is even more important to consider options rationally, because what might feel awful and horrible and impossible now, might be the best thing ever the day after tomorrow.
Just because I believe this is the best place for me to be now and in the future, it may not be true at all. Opinions are opinions, and beliefs are beliefs, nothing more. They need to be carefully, critically, rationally examined, to find out the truth in them. I have definitely been mislead by my own opinions and beliefs before, and have suffered a lot because of not being prepared to change things. I'd hate to see others repeat my mistakes.
Seeing someone reject all alternatives because "I just want to things to stay as they are right now" reminds me of how I dug a hole for myself doing exactly that, and makes me thoroughly sad. I know, from experience, that that road only leads to unnecessary suffering. Better change things before the change is forced on you by reality, I say, while you have options and alternatives to choose from.
I can't help but talk too much about this.
I have decided that whilst I will of course still be there to discuss it and help as a close friend if she asks, I won't make suggestions any more on the issue. She needs to make her own life choices. I wish her the best of luck, and she seems very happy again that the Patrons have come through again for her.
FYI, the video has been delisted as she was getting a lot of abuse in the comments.
I can't help but talk too much about this.Hopefully she realizes that it is only because you're a friend, and care.
I put off listing my hoard on ebay because of the work involved for ultimately not much financial return.
QuoteI put off listing my hoard on ebay because of the work involved for ultimately not much financial return.
Similar reasoning here for a mini-hoard, but I reckon it's worth doing for the space regained. Making a bit of dosh would be icing.
I unhoard regularly by putting everything in boxes and listing the whole lot on a local 2nd hand website. I do want 5 euro though because listing stuff for free attracts the wrong crowd.
QuoteI put off listing my hoard on ebay because of the work involved for ultimately not much financial return.Similar reasoning here for a mini-hoard, but I reckon it's worth doing for the space regained. Making a bit of dosh would be icing.
I unhoard regularly by putting everything in boxes and listing the whole lot on a local 2nd hand website. I do want 5 euro though because listing stuff for free attracts the wrong crowd.
I've listed stuff for free on Gumtree (local ebay owned site that's for face-face used stuff) and my phone has messages so quickly I couldn't get into the app to close the listing.
Recently got rid of that huge ultrasound machine carcass from my bunker, I thought surely no one would want it, but someone picked it up for free with a giant trailer.
You mean it's not normal to have boxes of 30 year old linear wall warts with voltages nothing uses anymore?
I've listed stuff for free on Gumtree (local ebay owned site that's for face-face used stuff) and my phone has messages so quickly I couldn't get into the app to close the listing.
Recently got rid of that huge ultrasound machine carcass from my bunker, I thought surely no one would want it, but someone picked it up for free with a giant trailer.
Probably a scrapper, they'll show up for anything containing metal.
Surely you have some friends that share your interest in various technical junk? I've helped several of my friends clean out storage units, they let me pick through it and take anything I'm interested in that they don't want and I help haul the rest to disposal.
Same here but sadly I've outlived almost all of my buddies that know anything about electronics or that are interested in electronics. My kids have zero interest and I think that once I'm gone that they're going to call in a dumpster and cleaning crew and just pitch everything.
Asking prices have just gotten plain STUPID on Ebay! I keep looking but I haven't bought any TE there for several years now.