Ben CurthoysFeb 4

Grr and argh.

The people who make government websites generally tend to do a halfway decent job of meeting the spec, but they really really need to learn to push back when the spec is FUCKING STUPID.

Having just completed my "Annual Filing" with Companies House - and why is that even a thing, we're not posting fucking vellum to Victorian clerks who scurry up ladders to deposit the sacred paperwork in the appropriate filing cabinet any more - I got a new scary email

Show threadBen CurthoysFeb 4

Well, that looks important I thought. Better get on that right away, I thought. Luckily my brother and I have already verified our identities, because we had to do it as Directors, and as the PSCs and the Directors ARE THE SAME PEOPLE I can just enter out personal codes and everything will be easy.

But no. For some fucking reason I have to wait for a strictly limited 14 day window AROUND EACH OF OUR BIRTHDAYS before typing in the code that they already have.

Show threadRevK Feb 4
@bencurthoys I did ask what would happen if I sent them signed letter with the code, confirming my identity (in advance), would they officially ignore it? They did not reply to that question.
Show threadBen Curthoys
@revk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOlKRMXvTiA
Grr Argh

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Feb 4 at 11:42amPhanpy