u/cgknight1

I suspect the answer is "huh?" for many, but I'm curious how much planning has happened.

With the statutory unfair dismissal qualifying period dropping from 2 years to 6 months on 1 January 2027 (in GB), anyone on a fixed-term contract longer than six months will soon fall under ordinary unfair dismissal protection.

Given that the non-renewal/expiry of a fixed-term contract is legally a dismissal, university HR departments and PIs won't be able to let 9-to-12-month postdocs or teaching contracts quietly lapse without a fair reason, formal consultation, and evidence of redeployment efforts.

If you are a PI, how are you planning or not to deal with the extra admin?

(note - anyone you have on staff who has six month service on 1st January will be covered).

There is a common assumption here that you have essentially zero job security for your first two years because of the two-year qualifying period for ordinary unfair dismissal.

If you are starting a role now, that is no longer the practical reality.

Under the Employment Rights Act, the qualifying period for ordinary unfair dismissal protection drops from 2 years to 6 months on 1 January 2027.

Because the new rules apply to anyone with at least six months of continuous service once 1 January 2027 arrives, anyone starting a job around now will cross that six-month threshold shortly into early 2027.

So if you are currently negotiating probation periods or worrying about long-term probationary limbo, the two-year buffer for employers is effectively dead for anyone entering the workforce today.

(This is GB; NI will stay at one year).

White paper here:

https://signal65.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Signal65-Insights_Qualcomm-Snapdragon-X2-Elite-Extreme-Performance.pdf

In our testing of retail systems, the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme produced the fastest CPU results we have measured in a premium thin and light Windows laptop, nearly a 2x advantage in measured AI performance, and leadership that holds in the default Balanced mode and on battery, at a retail price $600 below the tested Intel flagship. Those results describe the three systems we tested.

Each is one implementation of its silicon, and other systems built on the same processors will land differently as OEM design choices vary. The closely matched class and design specifications across these three are what give the comparison its footing, and they are why we consider it fair, representative, and worth drawing conclusions from. the value leader is a rare combination in this market, and it is the combination this platform now holds. The competitive landscape has definitely improved.

Panther Lake brought Intel the best integrated graphics in the segment, and buyers who prioritize integrated gaming may have a real reason to choose it. On every other dimension that defines premium thin and light usage, CPU performance, AI performance, productivity, and behavior on battery, the X2 Elite Extreme leads, and it leads by margins that are unusual in a market accustomed to single-digit generational gaps.

Generation one made Windows on Snapdragon viable and competitive. In our testing, generation two makes it the performance leader in the premium segment. The value position may matter as much as the performance position. The X2 Elite Extreme gives OEM partners a credible flagship at $1,600 to $1,700 price points while comparable Intel X series systems look like they will land $300 to $600 higher. A performance leader that is also The battery life results reinforce the mobility story, with the longest video playback endurance in our testing, the most runtime per watt-hour in every rundown, and a single raw-runtime loss to an Intel

If Neal Asher mentions one more "sphincter-like" door or a "spigot".

What are the repetitive language your favourite writers comes back to time and time again?

I came from Claude, where this all made sense to me.

I got ChatGPT to summarise the issues below:

I’m trying to use a ChatGPT Project as an ongoing workspace for planning work. During a conversation, the assistant created several Markdown documents and said they were saved in the project.

Later, it became clear that the files were actually being written to a hidden local folder on my computer, apparently a local “mirror” of the ChatGPT Project. They did not appear in the web project interface, and there seems to be no automatic way to sync files created locally back into the project.

I’m also unable to find a way to start a new chat within the project, which matters because a long conversation will eventually run out of context. The assistant suggested that the documents could preserve continuity between chats, but that only helps if I can reliably create a new project chat and access the same files.

Questions:

• Is a ChatGPT Project meant to support multiple chats/conversations?
• Are files created by the assistant meant to sync back into the web project, or is the local workspace one-way only?
• Is there a normal way to create a new chat inside an existing project?
• What is the recommended setup for an ongoing planning project where I need persistent documents and fresh chats over time?

At the moment, it feels as though I need to use Google Drive, Notion or another external system as the source of truth, which seems to defeat much of the purpose of using a Project. Am I misunderstanding how this is supposed to work?

Word has reached Starfleet command that an ancient weapon of unbelievable power has fallen into the hands of terrorists.

Our post-burn records do not contain much detail but we know that this was one referred to as a "1995 Toyota Hilux with 50 cal strapped on back".

How bad could this be?

Currently, in Claude, I use connectors to my corporate M365 account to manage projects, draft emails and documents, and so on.

However, I actually run two corporate M365 accounts (both controlled by me), a Google Workspace and a personal gmail.

What would be ideal for me is to bring them all together, but Claude Connectors have a limitation of one M365 and one Gmail account.

Is this a solved problem in ChatGPT land, or does it have similar limitations?

There are lots of films where over time the rational character finds out their rational version of the universe is wrong but... What if they are right.

The person who people who think is mentally ill because they can see demons... Actually is mentally ill.

The aliens are actually kids in bedsheets.

Visions of the future? No it's just a brain tumour.

What films fit this category? Where the rationale answer presented early is actually the right one.

So this runs fine under an emulator on snapdragon devices but uses a lot of ram compared to native apps - any sign of one in development?

TLDR:

Would I buy it again? Yes. The WiFi thing is inexcusable, and ASUS emulating their own apps is funny, but neither changed my mind. If you take one thing from this: fix the scaling.

Shoutout to u/DrDavyStrange for his useful posts on the device.

Moved over from a Z13 (Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U, 16GB). UK buyer, so some of this may be region-specific.

Change the display scaling first

Honestly wasn't sold to start with. The experience felt much the same as the Z13, and I still couldn't read content properly with two windows side by side. Turns out Windows defaults this panel to 200% scaling, which gives you an effective 1440x900 workspace. Smaller than my old 13" machine. It just looked like bigger text. Dropped it to 125% and it made a massive difference; that was the moment I got what I'd paid for. Two proper windows side by side, text still crisp. Sign out and back in after changing it, or some things stay at the old scale.

The WiFi bug is still not fixed; no idea why

Couldn't connect at all out of the box, had to update via Ethernet first. Known issue. Have an adapter handy, or your first hour will be miserable.

It's so much bigger than the Z13 but lighter, which confuses me.

16" screen, 1.2kg. Will take a while for your hands and eyes to stop arguing about it.

The material really grows on you.

The Ceraluminum is ceramic converted from the aluminium surface itself, not a coating, so no chipping or fingerprints. Feels almost like plastic at first touch but you quickly realise it isn't. Would probably have picked Iceland Blue if it had been available, but the beige really suits the material. Love the touch of it.

The screen is amazing, but I can see where the complaints about reflections come from.

I'll keep going but might end up with a matte protector. Leave Splendid on Native; the panel is superbly calibrated out of the box.

Keyboard is a big thing for me, and I love this one.

Did not expect that coming off a ThinkPad.

Very little bloatware.

But... here's the slightly wild part: I added the Architecture column in Task Manager (Details tab, right-click headers, Select columns) and almost everything running under emulation was ASUS's own bundled software. ScreenXpert, GlideX, StoryCube — all x64 on THE flagship ARM64 Windows machine.

GlideX even runs a 32-bit adb.exe as SYSTEM. Uninstalled the lot, kept MyASUS. Everything else in my load-out was already ARM64 native without me doing anything, and that situation is only going to get better.

Remapped the Copilot key to Claude.

It sends Shift+Win+F23, so PowerToys Keyboard Manager can point it at any exe. Shame the dedicated ScreenXpert button can't be remapped as easily; it doesn't register as a normal key. Dead key now, small price.

edit: Currys suggest there is no charger in the box but there is!

Hello, I have narrowed down to the HP (32gb) vs the A16.

Never gone above 14" but the asus is superlight?

Thoughts? Anyone tried both?

Outside of "get a job in a care home regardless of your temperament"?

I have a first-generation Z13 that's absolutely perfect for my needs, but the 4G radio is absolute trash.

What are my upgrade options (for a laptop), and real-world usage would be appreciated?

We have a lot of posts here from people at the start of their careers - so I'm wondering if you are senior and specialist (however you want to define that), how's it going at the moment?

I recently watched the "Godfather of Harlem" so I followed it up with American Gangster.

Then decided to watch Hoodlum - which I always thought was a serious crime drama but the whole thing felt very camp? (Performances, gunfights, general direction and music).

Lawrence Fishburne and Andy Garcia seem to be in an entirely different more serious drama than the rest of the cast...

Was it always intended this way?

Had a daikin system for a year. Radiators are suddenly full of air?

The digital display shows the system at 0.4bar when cold but physical says it is at 1.5. not sure if this has anything to do with it?

Colleagues,

The position of the Vulcan Science Directorate is that genetical herpes were not created by an ontological paradox is wrong.

The point at which this paradox occurs is clear. Captain James T. Kirk who was riddled with herpes and a range of other spaces STIs travelled in time to 1930 on a classified mission.

There he meets and have sexual congress with a woman called Edith Keller. A woman would hook up with men she found in stolen clothes in her basement.

It is clear that while Kirk where there she picked up herpes from him and then passed it to every passing hobo in twenty miles.

This is supported by a medical report from Dr. McCoy who also traveled in time and while reports that while "high as a kite" he mysteriously picked up herpes himself in the mission.

The VSD must change it's position on this important factor.