revisesociology in #tax • 22 hours agoI Think Reeve's Tax on Business Policy is OK! We were inevitably going to get some whinging about the NI and national minimum wage increases adding to the costs of running a business. And a recent survey by the Brithsh…revisesociology in #runningproject • 2 days agoWeekly running update... three early runs! Three runs in the last five days as it goes, well back on track! I did two of these VERY early, getting out of the house at 6.30, which I'm happy with, and it gives me a much…revisesociology in #work • 3 days agoIt's tough out there for young graduates! The number of opportunities available for graduates has fallen drastically. According to data from Reed recruitment there has been a 40% decline in positions marked 'suitable for graduate's sincrevisesociology in #life • 4 days agoA cold dark, worky January 2025! So I'm just approaching the end of my first free weekend of 2025 following my second week of full time work this New Year, and that's 5 weeks total since i started in December…revisesociology in #sipp • 5 days agoTime to Set up a SIPP...?!?I've been looking around at Stocks and Shares ISAs recently, thinking that it's time to diversify some of my cash holdings into, well, stocks and shares, but that would limit me…revisesociology in #inleo • 7 days agoThe cost of poor customer service...The latest report by the Institute of Customer Service finds that satisfaction with big UK businesses is at its lowest for 15 years. ![Screenshot 2025-01-16 at 19.22.47.png](revisesociology in #proofofbrain • 8 days agoWith Love, Meghan: Cringeworthy and Misguided to the Max! Meghan Merckle's lates Netflix Show, now delayed until March 2025 takes lifestyle cringe to new heights. Based on the trailer it consists of Meghan gardening, cooking, and…revisesociology in #life • 9 days agoOn the minor suboptimality of building up a utility bills buffer...I pay my gas and electric by direct debit, ATM that's £80 a month. Obviously my energy usage fluctuates from month to month: I use less than half in the summer months compared…revisesociology in #runnginproject • 10 days agoWeekly Running update - cold and dark!Phew it's been tough going getting out for these runs this early January. I have only managed three runs since the beginning of the year, and only three short runs to boot, and…revisesociology in #hive • 11 days agoOn the Etiquette of replying to comments on Hive... I think it's just a common courtesy to try and reply to MOST comments I get on my posts here on Hive. I'm reflecting on this now, ironically, because I got a bit behind over…revisesociology in #life • 12 days agoA few thoughts on cash savings and regular saver slush funds....I do like to have a chunk of cash as part of my portfolio, actually ATM I've got way too much cash, but I'm forever waiting for a little dip in gold and stocks to diversify, but…revisesociology in #proofofbrain • 13 days agoDeclining Cloud Cover and Global Warming..... In 2024 the global average temperature reached almost 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, the highest on record. Most of this rise has been attributed to global warming…revisesociology in #hive • 14 days agoOn using the instability of HBDs to yer advantage...ATM you can just about get equivalence for USDT-HIVE compared to HBD-HIVE.... Here's the situation on good old Binance...revisesociology in #taylor • 15 days agoTaylor Swift's Nicenomics...I've got to hand it to Taylor Swift, she made an absolute fortune out of her era's tour, estimates vary from anywhere between £2 to £4 billion, not bad for a year's work. And…revisesociology in #splinterlands • 16 days agoSplinterland Strategies.... Playing Equalizer...Equalizer is one of my fave rulesets in which every monster gains the same max health as the monster with the highest health. I usually win these battles and I think this is…revisesociology in #uk • 17 days agoBritain's Struggling Economy....The right wing press announced last month that Britain is on 'recession watch', following the economy contracting by 0.1% in both September and October.... ![Screenshot 2025-01-04 at 08.08.26.png](revisesociology in #housing • 18 days agoOn single old people left behind in large homes... I've had a couple of dealings lately, through work, with women in their 80s whose husbands have died or are in care and they are left in large (>3 bed) houses alone in the…revisesociology in #life • 19 days agoA slightly belated look back at 2024....I tend to use my blog for a mixture of the personal and social and so it's a great source to review the year just gone... It's been a varied and busy 2024... Overall I say…revisesociology in #life • 20 days agoJanuary 2025 Income Sources..... ALL CHANGE (AGAIN!) It's remarkable how my income sources have changed in the last year, not necessarily ways I am happy with, but I've certainly kept the monkey off my back and managed to maintain…revisesociology in #ai • 21 days agoWhat happens when AI runs out of food...? Large Language Models such as chatGPT have to date relied on free, mainly text based, date to train and deliver useful results. Their usefulness depends on the amount of data…