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by odiroot 6y ago
Yes the vocabulary is the absolute killer. He uses a lot of outdated and local (Viennese dialect) words. I'm reading the book with Duden open in my browser.
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by odiroot 6y ago
This is actually very very important in Singapore. There's multiple highways (sic!) going through the middle of the city. Even on higher floors (say 15 - 20) the constant noise is unbearable if you live on top of one. I didn't not
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by odiroot 6y ago
> Zoom - worst video conference product __EVER__. Can't say a single good word about it. I was forced to use Skype in the early 2000s. Believe, it was much worse.
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by odiroot 6y ago
That would be German mobile banking apps (websites are just slightly better). My current bank just wrapped a mobile website in Android app. Logging-in with a fingerprint, though supported, takes 3 or 4 attempts. The app is also very slow an
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by odiroot 6y ago
I'm reading this book in original, for over a year now. The language is quite hard.
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by odiroot 6y ago
SEEKING WORK | Europe / SE Asia | REMOTE Currently located in EU (UTC+1). Software Engineer with a proper degree and 10 years of working experience with companies from multiple countries. Specialising in: - plain websites (backend) - W
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by odiroot 6y ago
I'm not sure this podcast is so great. It's a self-promotional piece that takes ages to convey any information and get to the point. I regret listening to it.
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by odiroot 6y ago
My first impression it's like SaaS version of Microsoft Access GUI "apps" (or better said, semi-smart data entry forms).
969.
by odiroot 6y ago
Jens Spahn (M-of-Health) said yesterday in Tagesschau that the app was within budget and delivered on time, which he admitted himself is rare!
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by odiroot 6y ago
I'm surprised there's no enforced margin.
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by odiroot 6y ago
Didn't literally the same happen with Standard Oil?
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by odiroot 6y ago
Unfortunately had to leave the country for some time, will miss this chance for now. Thanks for the recommendation though.
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by odiroot 6y ago
If only it was so easy. I was told, in Germany, I have to wait 2+ months for the next appointment.
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by odiroot 6y ago
SEEKING WORK | Europe / SE Asia | REMOTE Location: Poland / Germany / Malaysia Remote: Yes, exclusively Looking for medium- to long-term projects (6m - 2y). Software Engineer with a proper degree and 10 years of working exper
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by odiroot 6y ago
Humans farming is a very very recent development. People existed for millennia before they started farming crops.
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by odiroot 6y ago
AFAIK Japan is much harder to stay in (visa restrictions etc). But yes, fits my criteria, probably even the best.
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by odiroot 6y ago
Somewhere warm and safe. Singapore or Taiwan would be my best picks. Too bad HK left that club, otherwise I'd also consider it.
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by odiroot 6y ago
They look surprisingly "European".
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by odiroot 6y ago
> (The Red Army liberated Auschwitz) And then proceeded to imprison the whole country this camp is located in. And a few others on top of that.
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by odiroot 6y ago
My god. I hope Ubuntu is not going to jump on this quickly. My current setup with Synaptics and just two manual tweaks is perfect for me. The way MacBook touchpads work always irked me, always felt off. But maybe it's necessary for Mac
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by odiroot 6y ago
> "In Germany, we come to work, we put our heads down for seven hours and work, then we all go out and spend two hours drinking beer together before we go home to our families" Definitely not the case here in Berlin. All of my
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by odiroot 6y ago
> They are getting into the car sales and recycle business as well. Just to give you an impression. They were also supposed to get into housing.
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by odiroot 6y ago
> Bonds: Near 0% interest rate, practically no better than holding cash. You can still buy bonds of a bit less-developed nations. E.g. "new" EU nations. They usually offer better RoI than Western EU bonds.
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by odiroot 6y ago
My partners' family, who aren't citizens of PRC (nor live there), use it a lot. That's apparently the best app in Chinese language for tech-illiterate people.
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by odiroot 6y ago
> Our active noise cancellation is adjustable through intuitive on-ear dials and specifically tuned to [..] block out [..] human voices. If only someone confirmed this working, I'll be buying them in an instant.
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by odiroot 7y ago
Yes, quite the contrary. It's one of maybe 10 five stars airlines. It's an elite airline.
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by odiroot 7y ago
> Nope. Because they have already paid all of this in taxes. It means, that the 10 bn won't get 'invested' by the government in another project, e.g., welfare benefits, infrastructure, health, or education. Knowing the Ger
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by odiroot 7y ago
This might be true but also sounds like it's spoken from a very privileged position. There's probably (tens of?) millions of workers around the world separated from their families. It's not only about tourism and business tra
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by odiroot 7y ago
Market cap tells you only the story of the equity. It doesn't include the liabilities.
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by odiroot 7y ago
I was wondering. All these planes sitting idle for months. Can they just one day restart without problems? Or do they need extra maintenance?

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