Asking Jeeves about command and conquer

If this was the UK or EU you’d have strong grounds to refuse under GDPR. Do you have any similar protections wherever you are?

I agree with this.

I use AI at work, it has significantly improved my productivity, it does the shit mundane stuff (like transferring information into new corporate templates) leaving me to concentrate on the actual job I need to do.

I cant even getting a log in. I was banned about 18 months ago and no matter how I create a login (using a VPN/10-minute email) they still figured out it was me.

Then I discovered this place and thought fuck it.

Its all becoming clear now. You need to chill out. If you’re getting banned from everywhere you go then maybe you’re the problem.

You dont say where you are.

I’m in the UK and we have smart electric meters. The app provided by the company let’s me see my usage over the last 12 months by day/week/month.

I’ve also just had solar panels installed that came with an app that lets me monitor real time usage.

My house’s base load is approximately 200w per hour (fridge/freezer/lights). And we use about 8kwh per day which includes turning the oven/microwave on.

On days when we charge the car that goes upto about 30kwh.

So yes, it sounds like you’re using a huge amount. If I was going to guess why,it’ll be the oil heater. It probably isn’t clicking off or isn’t reaching temperature. Next culprit will be the air conditioners. The pump probably only uses 300w tbh.

Maybe you’ve just described OP and figured out why he keeps being banned everywhere…

Thank you. On paper you would make a great prime minister.

The last few prime ministers in the UK have all been extremely well educated. Attending private schools such as Eton and Uxbridge and then attending top universities.

On paper they have been incredibly talented. In reality they were fucking useless.

The best leaders are the ones who seek the views and advice of experts in their respective fields. They appoint advisors based on their experience, skills and qualifications.

The shitty leaders surround themselves with yes men and sycophants

It depends on the individual and it depends on the circumstances.

There’s no “one size fits all” answer to this.

Because I’m british and i like living in the UK. Also our cost of living might be higher than places like Portugal and Greece but its a lot lower than places like Norway and Sweden and on a level with France and Germany.

I love visiting Europe but I’ve no intention of leaving the UK

I also have a pension.

My take home pay is 41k or thereabouts. My pension is deducted as a salary sacrifice which means I don’t pay tax on it.

Its a government pension so when i retire I’ll be guaranteed a lump sum as well as an annual salary for life. Plus my state pension.

The money I save is in addition to that

I wouldn’t need it, but the question was how much would you need to feel comfortable about never working again.

£5m was my figure. I could live on less, but if I’m going to have all this free time with my wife and dog I’m going to want to spend more on travel and stuff.

I already have a house and a car, I’m not interested in replacing either.

£5.25 million.

£250k to pay off my mortgage and then £100k a year for the next 50 years would see me through until death-ish. Although tbh I wouldn’t need anything like that. I’m on 52k which is about £41k after tax.

I save a third of that already.

Try and work out what the minimum amount you need to earn is and still be able to have a reasonably comfortable standard of living and also remember that it only needs to be temporary.

Taking 1 step back in order to take 2 steps forward might be what you need

My paycut lasted a year before I got a promotion that took me slightly above what I’d been earning before.

Oh so me, a 43 year old man being forced to provide ID so I can use discord and access 18+ games on Steam to protect kids online, hasn’t protected kids online?

I was in the police for 13 years. It was supposed to be a life long career. It was who I was, I was good at it, respected in the community I was responsible for (I’d worked the same patch all that time).

Then at the age of 33 I just started to get disillusioned. The job wasn’t fun anymore, we never had enough staff, the area I had to cover kept getting bigger and bigger. I went from proactive, preventative community policing to being just another uniform turning up in a car.

So I started looking around, found a job in the civil service on significantly less money and quit. It was fucking terrifying. Handing in my notice was one of the hardest decisions I’d ever made.

Fucking glad I did though, I’ve never looked back.

Number 1 back and sides and short on top

It depends on who the public servant is and whether their health issue affects their ability to do their job.

There are lots of circumstances where it is acceptable for your doctor to share private medical information about you, regardless of who you are.

In the UK for instance if you have severe obstructive sleep apnea and don’t get treatment for it then the health service will tell the driver and vehicle licensing agency and have your drivers licence medically revoked. Same if you have really bad eyesight and don’t wear glasses.

In the US it is clear that Trump has dementia and God only knows how many other severe illnesses or conditions. His doctors are doing a public disservice by not releasing that information.