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by thesimon 10y ago
> had to save Europe twice now The impact on WW1 was rather small though. German forces were already at a low, especially because of the British sea blockade. The American entry into the war might have shortened it a bit, but it was not
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by thesimon 10y ago
>they took (real!) money off of my EC card Technical limitation of the German debit card scheme, which doesn't support blocking amounts for security, but requires refunds...
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by thesimon 10y ago
>Cash: no fee Because it just magically transfers from your register to your bank account? :) >It was something like 1% vs. 3% (approximately(!), just to give an idea of magnitude). I know, but by now it is down to 0.9% for most retai
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by thesimon 10y ago
>Serious question: Why is it not very popular in other countries? Very popular at least in London due to high rent prices.
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by thesimon 10y ago
Munich is the most expensive city for property by far, so it's probably not the most representative example.
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by thesimon 10y ago
>suffer from government shutdowns over how much the debt ceiling is raised On the other hand: The government shutdown because of the debt ceiling seems just like "Stop hitting yourself" on the playground. And Germany's bud
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by thesimon 10y ago
>such as the humble credit card out of nearly all Western nations Of course using your overdraft is totally fine, but using the evil credit cards even when paying in full is just like declaring bankruptcy. Doesn't help payment servi
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by thesimon 10y ago
But their current technology is not called "autopilot" so they are clearly way behind!1
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by thesimon 10y ago
And the "Full Self Driving capability" comes with quite strong limitations as well: >It is not possible to know exactly when each element of the functionality described above will be available, as this is highly dependent on lo
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by thesimon 10y ago
Fair enough.
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by thesimon 10y ago
On the other hand: The pilots are highly trained to fly and how to use the autopilot including the limitations.
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by thesimon 10y ago
If you go to the order page of the Model S, it says for the "Full Self-Driving Hardware": >Please note also that using a self-driving Tesla for car sharing and ride hailing for friends and family is fine, but doing so for reven
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by thesimon 10y ago
>From a PR perspective, the name was a solid gold decision. I doubt it. It creates false hopes and probably hurted/hurts them when crashs happen. The Tesla autopilot death in June was a really big thing, yet other crashes where assi
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by thesimon 10y ago
> It gives them time to confirm a new technology and update their maps of areas with information from the new wavelengths they're just now gathering. Fair enough. I just tried to do a diff between the versions: Current implementatio
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by thesimon 10y ago
>Not something I'd want to see beta tested on the highway. It's not like the previous-gen cars aren't on the highway at the moment. Or has "autopilot" been deactivated in the meanwhile? I understand their step to
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by thesimon 10y ago
>While this is occurring, Teslas with new hardware will temporarily lack certain features currently available on Teslas with first-generation Autopilot hardware, including some standard safety features such as automatic emergency breakin
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by thesimon 10y ago
>I wonder how Stripe will react to this major change in the market? Probably not, as they are quite US-focused and 3D-Secure is still in closed beta. Probably better margins in the US.
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by thesimon 10y ago
Going to the public viewing with a bodybag sounds quite fun in German, not so much in English :)
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by thesimon 10y ago
It was also mentioned on my recent flights in the USA and Europe on various OW airlines as well. Heck even in pre-boarding announcements at the gates. Really not the publicity you want.
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by thesimon 10y ago
EU Regulation 2015/751 ( http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:O... ) Consumer Debit Interchange: 0.2% Consumer Credit Interchange: 0.3% If they didn't lower their rates, they wou
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by thesimon 10y ago
Most banks in Germany seems to have switched to text messages or generator apps for the 3D Secure code. A lot better experience and protects against simple phishing.
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by thesimon 10y ago
Step 5. Add some blockchain technology to it or call it "disrupting". Step 6. Collect venture millions
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by thesimon 10y ago
Could they provide a better service with 25 instead of 10 for $2m though?
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by thesimon 10y ago
Reports at the keynote were saying they were not pairable with other devices. But it indeed seems they are .
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by thesimon 10y ago
> but it involves showing up for your court dates Some countries, especially in the Civil Law area allow sentences in absentia.
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by thesimon 10y ago
So better embed the logic into the HTML? :)
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by thesimon 10y ago
But they probably can't be paired with any other device than Apple's.
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by thesimon 10y ago
20% for $50,000 (aka seed), but shortly after with no improvements buyout for $30M? Sounds more like a marketing stunt.
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by thesimon 10y ago
I don't think my mother knows how to verify the certificate and certificate chain.
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by thesimon 10y ago
>when one goes for an MRI, is there any kind of scan for foreign metal objects? No.

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