markallison.social
Freelance Android Developer, currently looking for a new contract role.
The artist formerly known as Styling Android.
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The outside box was sealed, the S2 box seal was cut. Maybe DPD opened boxes to check that there were actual consoles inside before shipping them on.
There have been issues with folks receiving empty boxes on launch day on previous console releases.
Dunno, just offering plausible explanations.
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Mine didn't come directly from Argos, but from their "supplier" via DPD. Maybe the supplier opened them to check they were legit before sending them out.
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They can't be returns, can they? 🤣
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The seal on my Argos order was also broken, but everything seems fine so far.
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I'll happily answer his questions AND give him 3 pats on the noggin.
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The last one I spoke at that covered travel & accommodation was NYC, and I had a nightmare. As you know because you were able to help me out.
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That's why I stopped submitting to Droidcon CfPs. Being self employed, I'm already losing money because I can't invoice my client if I'm speaking at a conference. To then require me to cover my own travel and accommodation so the organisers can turn a profit is a hard pass for me.
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A company I worked for had a lead dev that was a big contributor to it, and it was used internally for the company's platform.
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Firstly it *used* to be the default, but no longer is. Secondly the context where I was using it was GNUstep. Now *that's* pretty obscure.
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Stuff like Objective C, Guile, etc.
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If I had that choice, it would be instant yes. But then, I voted to stay in the EU
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You have my sympathies, and I share your pain. We lost my father very suddenly last July, and there are still outstanding things to sort out.
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I only finished work yesterday.
But now I have enforced time off until I find a new contract. #ContractorLife
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I will not even consider using British Airways ever again after it f***ed me over when I needed to get home for medical reasons.
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I've heard of a few folks getting a really bad cold / flu bug, and some others getting Norovirus over Christmas.
I hope you (and they all) feel better soon.
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I'm also a huge fan of point & click adventures. I've recently played Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged.
I also love the Monkey Island games. Return to Monkey Island was released a couple of years ago, and it's every bit as good as the earlier games.
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Why not open the next bag at the bottom and get it right first time?
But then it'll get steadily worse 🤣
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Definitely. When you work your feet hard, you definitely need to invest in quality footwear to protect them.
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Although I fast walk rather than run, I still go for quality footwear as I fast walk 4 miles (6.5km) every day.
I used to use Brooks, but had to change when Brooks vastly reduced the number of wide fitting options. I need a wide fit, and New Balance offers the best choice in a wide fit I've found.
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How do you do that? I can't see how to rename a third-party feed, or is it only for feeds that you've created?
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