jcfariadias

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by jcfariadias 2mo ago
Palácio da Bolsa in Porto is not, at all, a castle. It was built in the XIX century as the stock market and never served defensive purposes as castles would. Not to speak about the sheer amount of misses in Portugal. This is off by a lot!
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by jcfariadias 3y ago
It might be the case, but "lots" is an overstatement in my opinion. I was able to pay with card even in the most remote locations within the country. The restaurants that don't accept it are usually the exception and that arg
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by jcfariadias 3y ago
Portugal: P2P payments - MBWay, has taken over by storam and is the defacto method for transfering smaller amounts of money between peers. For example, rent can be payed to landlords via MBWay, cleaning lady, etc. ATMs support it to. Almost
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by jcfariadias 3y ago
Yes, run is boring to me and probably to a lot of people. That's why I do things that are less boring and varied, like crossfit or other HIIT. It works for me. And still demotivation and excuses keep poping up for me to don't do i
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by jcfariadias 3y ago
It's the only (that I know of) way to avoid tax evasion and paralel economy. There are incentives (tax deductions) that are granted to citizens who ask for invoices with their fiscal details It is indeed progressive because it unburden
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by jcfariadias 3y ago
In Portugal, every transaction should, by law, be sent to the tax authority. Every employer should also report what paid to their employees and also retain in source part of the income Everything is then setup centraly by tax authority whic
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by jcfariadias 5y ago
As the one who did the comment, I've never seen or heard PHP devs calling themselves artisans. My phrasing was an analogy. What I meant was, don't confuse PHP with the bad practices that were propagated for years from careless dev
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by jcfariadias 5y ago
Yet this internet myth of "PHP no bueno" persists. Don't confuse the tool with the artisan. PHP is an incredible language that's getting more mature with each new release.
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by jcfariadias 5y ago
In this case, it does. Bridge toll is 12€ per person, and it's inserted into one of the most popular pedestrian course in Portugal (Passadiços do Paiva).
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by jcfariadias 6y ago
You could be very well organised in terms of rollout and distribution. But every European country is having the same problem - shortage of production and provider's incapacity to distribute it without fail. Israel case is unique, becau