Freelancers meeting notes for 11th June 2025

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On the 11th June, eleven freelancers got together in the Lord Nelson pub to chat all things tech, freelancing, and a fair amount of nonsense too. These are the topics I managed to note down:

  • Updating task management while you are on a call about a project so others can review is a useful way to minute the call
  • Drupal latest improvements
  • Task management systems
  • Cheap property in Hull (turns out not so cheap)
  • Living in Birmingham
  • Everyone does their own versions of Agile
  • The point of Story Points
  • Business bank account finally open!
  • Next MacOS (26) will natively support Linux containers
  • Docker image from Nvidia with everything you need to use Tensorflow/hardware accelerated machine learning
  • What to learn next as a mercenary programmer… Rust? Go?
  • Juggling work and care for loved ones
  • WordPress not using Composer
  • Less and less people attending tech meet ups
  • Problems of engagement in social VR spaces
  • People take about two years to get bored of a place
  • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio series (which Laura heard ‘live’!)


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