rowan_johnson

rowan_johnson, 2 days ago

@craiggrannell my OH is Filipino and was on the front lines during Covid. (Her ward became a Covid ward.) Everyone clapped, but what she really needs is permanent residency without having to pay thosands of pounds for the privilege.

Most British born people are totally shielded from our immigration system. But once you get close, you see how strict and punishing it is. The cost of becoming a resident, then citizen, is slow and expensive. And yet politicians have the audacity to weaponise it.

rowan_johnson, 1 day ago

@craiggrannell exactly, and thank you. Despite what the rags say, it’s really hard to get residency and citizenship here. The average person has no idea how visas and immigration works.

rowan_johnson, 3 days ago

@matt the next MKBHD?

(In all seriousness, good job - these shots look great! I’m looking forward to watching the whole video!)

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@andycarolan it depends what you’re doing in the game. I’m currently trying to build a shiny living dex, and I need shiny Raticate, so I’d evolve it. But if you’re just having fun and the shiny is a bonus, I’d keep the cute little shiny rat. ☺️

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@craiggrannell If it’s a regular and otherwise good client, I wouldn’t necessarily upset the apple cart after six weeks. As bad as it is, I find myself waiting far longer for payment from some clients…

I would keep it friendly for now. Ask them to send a copy of the transaction details to help you understand what has happened, in case there’s an error with your bank. (There isn’t an error with your bank, of course, but it may flag something simple like they’ve paid the wrong person.)

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@craiggrannell If they’re cagey about helping you, then chances are they’re just fobbing you off for some reason. Either they’re delaying paying (because they have no money, probably) or they’re going to see if they can kick it so far down the road that you’ll give up.

In which case, you need to get firm and inform them that you will need to start formal recovery proceedings to ensure you receive the money you’re owed.

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@craiggrannell In my experience, I wouldn’t threaten court. “Recovery proceedings” keeps your options open so that they can’t accuse you of being unfair if you do something else. E.g. assuming it’s writing, you must own the copyright on the work you’ve done. Not sure what options you have, but for me (with video) I can submit a copyright claim with YouTube for example – which has sometimes pushed the right buttons to make an overdue bank transfer happen.

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@craiggrannell If it is looking like you need to take action, you’ll need to give them a fair notice. So you might still be tussling this one for a few weeks or even months, because if they genuinely have tried to make a payment then you would appear unreasonable to not at least try to be cooperative in finding a resolution.

Give them a few weeks after you issue your final notice before taking any action.

If there are no other options, your nuclear option is Money Claim Online. (Small claims.)

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@craiggrannell I’ve used MCO a few times and I’ve found the process easy. You have to pay a fee to file a claim, but the company you’re claiming from will need to reimburse you if you’re successful.

Of course, it’s a risk as it’s taking them to court, and therefore it is very serious, but if it’s a case of delayed payment then it should be cut and dry in your favour, and the company you’re claiming against should simply settle before it goes to court. (You then tell the court you’ve settled.)

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@craiggrannell A few times I’ve used MCO and the company has gone into administration, which is why they didn’t pay me.

When that happens you’ll be added to the list of unsecured creditors so if there is anything to dish out after the liquidation then you might get something for your trouble. But in reality you won’t, because they’ll owe money to their administrators, financiers and HMRC who’ll take priority. But you do get regular updates about their liquidation though, which is… fun?

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@craiggrannell Sorry for the spam, but hope that’s helpful. Good luck, and don’t let them fob you off!

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@craiggrannell They sent remittance? That’s really odd because I’m pretty sure that’s generated by Sage/Xero/etc when they schedule the payment within the software.

This is a super silly question, but have you checked all of the dates on the remittance advice? Are you definitely past the payment arrival date? (And have you had payments from this client before?)

Doesn’t sound like a fob off job to me, now. If it’s a big company that’s someone’s job on the line if they’ve faked remittance.

rowan_johnson, 6 days ago

@craiggrannell that is so incredibly bizarre.

I’ve experienced some messing around from one or two big companies, but not to a point of sending bogus remittance. (That would surely be fraud.)

I’d assume for now that something has fallen through the cracks somewhere. I think you’re just going to need to be persistent. Definitely worth being firm with them to get them to take you seriously, though. Regardless of what they think they’ve done, you haven’t received the payment.

rowan_johnson, 7 days ago

@matt this is my worry. The new Airs seem like the ideal upgrade path for me, but I’ve got a few 4th gen Airs at work and they’re just not as nice as my older Pro. I know I’d feel the same as you, even if it’s only a subtle difference.

rowan_johnson, 10 days ago

@matt The news it was pulled was a crushing disappointment to the creative team behind the ad.

rowan_johnson, 13 days ago

@matt Hearing this makes me realise that I’ll never buy a mechanical keyboard. I don’t think I could deal with my typing making so much noise. 😂

rowan_johnson, 19 days ago

@craiggrannell Tim Cook: The future of TV is apps!

The Apple TV App Store:

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rowan_johnson, 19 days ago

@stroughtonsmith I’d love to find a list of these. I know my DJI drone controllers are basically Android phones running the DJI app in a kiosk-like mode.

rowan_johnson, 19 days ago

@stroughtonsmith @TechCrunch

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rowan_johnson, 19 days ago

@stooovie Huh, looks like it wasn't saving my privacy settings unless I add it to the GPT store. Well, I've done that so hopefully it works now!