unclesams-uncle

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by unclesams-uncle 5y ago
a) I have EU nationality so I'm here to stay. b) Like it or not, the US military still guarantees European security. An EU-wide military force could change that dynamic. c) Have you not watched Europe as a whole completely shoot themse
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by unclesams-uncle 5y ago
>but I'm less angry than lazy. Nice. I think that's probably a better approach to the internet than most people take. Fair points. I see what you're saying about Balkanized regulations. I guess in a perfect world, data pro
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by unclesams-uncle 5y ago
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) might serve as a foreshadow of how these discussions might play out. If you're not familiar, FATCA came out of the financial crisis as a way to uncover the undeclared assets held in foreig
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by unclesams-uncle 5y ago
Objectively, what would you have against your data going to the US?
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by unclesams-uncle 5y ago
Because unfortunately, the combination of a US absence from the global stage under the previous administration and the pandemic showed how unable Europe is to run its business. I say this as a US expat who has lived in various parts Europe
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by unclesams-uncle 6y ago
Central banks in many countries (including all of Europe, US, Canada, Japan, etc) are all effectively in public hands. The banks' boards and many employees are political appointees nominated by elected officials. They are accountable t
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by unclesams-uncle 6y ago
> In my opinion the value is in the network and the ability to move money instantly (or at very least faster than traditional methods), securely, to anywhere in the world for a fraction of a cent. That ability alone is valuable and hasn&
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by unclesams-uncle 6y ago
The rest of us have mostly given up trying to troubleshoot his IT issues. For his part, he recognizes that he's on his own and will take the time to (try to) fix whatever issues he has. Interestingly to you point, I've worked in b
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by unclesams-uncle 6y ago
I was thinking that. And I guess, considering that his machines don't have a lot of RAM in them, blocking JS is a lot more resource-effective than running a bunch of browser plugins to achieve the same results.
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by unclesams-uncle 6y ago
A close relative of mine swears by WP 5.1 and running as many programs as he can from the command line. He also: - Refuses to upgrade to Windows 10 (he's trying desperately to stay on XP for as long as he can, although I think either 9
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
Spain really needs to fix its autonomo system to let people add to the economy without being overburdened with taxes and paperwork. I remember reading that PSOE wants to amend it, but I don't know how much of that was just campaign rhe
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
I've been a US expat in Europe for almost 20 years now. I spent a lot of time in Belgium (to the point I became a citizen) and am now in Barcelona starting a FinTech. Europe lacks both a risk-taking mentality and the framework to foste
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
Belgium is a great test case for your theory. The country is split linguistically between Dutch speakers in the northern Flemish region, and French in the southern Walloon region. The Flemish region's television stations and cinemas ru
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
I do financial data analysis and Jupyter Notebooks allows me to run scripts while explaining my findings/arguments about the data within the same space. It's a convenient way to present both data and narrative to whoever might nee
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
It's quite a cool line. It's the only metro connection to Barcelona Airport, although if you're going to the center, it's a bit of a detour, as there are more direct routes. Since the line is completely automated, you ca
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
In Belgium, you can't just stop showing up without consequences. You need to give 6 weeks notice, otherwise, they can take legal action against you, along with firing you, which means you lose any claim to unemployment benefits. Likew
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
I'm an American who lived in Belgium for 15 years, first to study then for work. I always told people that the difference between the US and Belgium is that you "live to work" in the former and "work to live" in the
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
If Turkey leaves NATO, they will further ally with Russia. Considering Turkey's strategic location, it's better to have Turkey in NATO instead of as an adversary, even if its leadership doesn't align with the values of other
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
This sounds like a refugee camp but with extra steps.
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
When I bought my apartment in Spain, I had to get a Cashier's check for both the deposit and the final purchase. There's apparently still some utility in them in parts of Europe. When I challenged it (I had to pay 80 EUR for the c
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
I don't think the current White House is capable of dealing with a multilateral world. The actions taken up to this point -- tariffs and market restrictions -- are a relic of last century (even then, they never worked that well). A lo
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
It'd be hilarious if the EU hit them with GDPR violations, just to rub some salt in the wounds.
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
The Belgians have this tool called "itsme" which acts as authentication manager/digital signature tool with authorized partners. After validating your ID, you can use the app to do 2FA with most major services in the country,
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
One of my problems is that even with the publications I subscribe to, I still get plenty of ads served up to me. This problem is especially acute with the NY Times, where their Android app seems to have an issue loading both ads and content
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
I wouldn't say educate people about the badness of debt. Instead, we should teach that debt is a tool that should be respected. Debt can be a good thing if used in the right manner (borrowing to buy a home you plan to live in the long
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by unclesams-uncle 7y ago
Congrats! +32 represent! Which beer(s) did you drink to celebrate?
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by unclesams-uncle 8y ago
Barcelona is an interesting case study. The city is currently re-doing some of the city's grid neighborhoods into superblocks. The concept is that for every 9 blocks, the interior roads get shut to traffic save for emergency and servic
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by unclesams-uncle 8y ago
In Amsterdam, the corn hole games are limited to a few car-free streets directly outside of the main train station.