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    Chat GPT

    Chatgpt learns from reading the internet As more posts/internet content becomes ai generated it starts learning from itself and that will become an ever growing viscious circle of AI learning from AI. A single fake fact or assumption will multiply The only way to stop that is some way of AI...
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    Solution: Job Seekers Benefits

    I did recruitment for 27 years. Certain jobs have always had high no shows for interview. Sales the worst at c50% for junior roles. Set the applicants a simple task (or an assessment like we do) chances are anyone who will waste your time won't do it. Can be as simple as "Explain why you want...
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    Vehicle Insurance: company policy

    You need to contact the insurers and ask then to correct MID and confirm it in writing to you
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    Hiring Staff 1st Time for Startup But Got No Money

    Talk to local college that covers catering, they may have people needing work experience who would work on a zero hours contract, want to work and bring you ideas that may help you. (Or offer evening courses/advice that might help in your business )
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    Scrap

    Won't the new (not built yet) Tata Electric Arc furnaces for Port Talbot take UK scrap and turn that into new iron, that will surely change the value of scrap in the uk and may change you basic business fundamentals as you will need to be able to purchase and send scrap overseas for less than...
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    Export to Ghana

    You may want to approach people like RE3, they are a joint venture company that provide recycling/refuse disposal for Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell. All of their collection points have an area for small appliances and TV's so they already segregate them, i just don't know what happens next...
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    A bit of an issue

    I suspected that would be outcome from my experience - in ours it was highly likely my daughters phone was left in a postoffice cage sat out in the weather on a loading dock for a fortnight during summer storms which is when damage occurred but as it was impossible to prove the damage occurred...
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    Small Court Claims - Taking forever, have you witnessed this?

    Thanks for correction OP def needs to sit down and work out what this is going to cost them both to win and if they for some reason lose and if the defendant actually has the funds to pay them
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    A bit of an issue

    He would likely charge you for that report and it would then come down to whose evidence was believed - having been down this route with daughters Huawei and their own nominated repair service (who lost the phone for 2 weeks then said it was water damaged when it actually went in for an iffy...
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    Small Court Claims - Taking forever, have you witnessed this?

    Adding on to that - as this is going to the High Court have you investigated/budgeted for what it will cost you to do so by the end of the process. I think (may be wrong) as you are claiming over £25k you are not even in the fast track so your hearing fee will be a bit over £1100 rather than £545
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    Craft Blank Based Business Start Up - Advice Req.

    Contact all those you know from when you took you qualification (i am sure you are in some social media groups with them). Offer something like custom engraved placename holders for the wedding breakfast - you will know what would work there and the price point. Surely that would be a decent...
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    General Product Safety Regulations? Wow!

    Seems i am not alone in my thoughts - this article today by the Spectator sums it up https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/keir-starmers-plans-to-soften-brexit/ The first step is likely to be a deal to harmonise veterinary standards – which studies suggest could boost food exports to the...
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    Business Utilities - SpongeBob Plan

    Have you had any nasty letters from the landlord about leaving - those might work as proof
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    Sub contractor money dispute

    That is what most CIS are - they are casual workers, paid for the work they do but without right of substitution and under the direction of a manager (foreman)
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    General Product Safety Regulations? Wow!

    In English it means what i said before Currently everything we do meets EU regs as whilst we shouted about sovereignty and cutting red tape we haven't changed anything. However when the EU changes it's regs we will no longer be in line with them - and as we have refused anything to do with the...