dirktheman

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by dirktheman 3y ago
Hard to tell without specifics, but my guess is that a 2% churn rate is about normal. You have to focus on acquisition to make up for the 2% loss. And yes, that takes a lot of ongoing effort.
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by dirktheman 5y ago
It's the same in Dutch: "zoeken naar een speld in een hooiberg" is a well known analogy.
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by dirktheman 5y ago
Can't speak for Samsung phones, but in our household we have several Xiaomi, Motorola and Apple devices and Gmail (or any other email for that matter) notifications are always instantaneous.
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by dirktheman 5y ago
2005 Mitsubishi Grandis. Super reliable, it can haul my family and tow the caravan and since it's a little older I don't have to worry too much about a ding or a scratch. It's nearing 200,000 miles now so it's still fair
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by dirktheman 5y ago
I'm missing a reference to the hardcore 'gabber' techno which was a hugely popular subculture in The Netherlands in the 1990s... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabber
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by dirktheman 5y ago
To me, it's a combination of the story, the storytelling, voice acting and music. The graphics can help with the immersiveness of a game, but they're only secondary. The games I used to play as a kid like Monkey Island, Sam&Ma
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by dirktheman 5y ago
Yes, it usually ends up with a shadow economy where everybody just uses foreign currency for all things that don't concern the government.
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by dirktheman 5y ago
What's the upside to this then? I mean, over a bank transfer or handing over cash?
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by dirktheman 5y ago
I'm sure that Russian state owned media is way more biased than most Western media. However, if you factor in that for instance a large part of the US only watches Fox, OAN or Breitbart, I don't think one party is much better off
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by dirktheman 5y ago
Without picking any sides here, I think it is somewhat funny that both parties in the comments think the other party is indoctrinated by state propaganda about their own country...
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by dirktheman 5y ago
This reminds me of two brothers who did a road trip through Britain to visit all the towns with naughty names and street names. I can't find a reputable link but here's one from the Mirror: https://www.mirror.co.uk&#x2F
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by dirktheman 5y ago
I did a fun project with our 9yo: we installed Minecraft and did some programming tutorials! https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/getting-started...
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by dirktheman 5y ago
Ford actually envisioned nuclear cars in the 1950s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon
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by dirktheman 5y ago
There's also a TON of people who can customize a template or write you a dedicated plugin for next to nothing. I'm talking about a 16-year-old dude from Romania or Algeria who can do this just fine for a couple of bucks, instead o
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by dirktheman 6y ago
I did 4x9 also for a while, also with a long (1h15) commute. Was OK for a year, but I was glad that my next job was 4x8 again, with 1 day WFH. So 3 days in the office, 1 day from home. Perfect!
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by dirktheman 6y ago
I've been working 4 days since 2006, when our first child was born. I don't see myself going back to working 5 days a week, even when the youngest one is older. I get to spend more time with our children, and when they're in
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by dirktheman 6y ago
I have two children interested in programming, and they equally love Roblox and Minecraft. I chose Roblox since Minecraft requires the Java edition (€26,-) for both children: they each have to have their own account. Strange decision from M
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by dirktheman 6y ago
I ran into similar issues when using Rpi with SD cards, but I switched to a bootable SSD and had zero issues since. If you don't like tinkering with your Rpi I can also recommend the Odroid C4: it has a better GPU and a native eMMC con
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by dirktheman 6y ago
How is it that when I look at pictures from the 1990s they look... dated, I guess? But it doesn't feel that long ago!
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by dirktheman 6y ago
Yes, we have the vacuum on a stick at work. It's a cheap plastic thing that looks like a sex toy for Buck Rogers and it doesn't perform nearly as well as the Numatic Henry we have at home.
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by dirktheman 6y ago
Technology Connections did an episode on air humidifiers a while ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHeehYYgl28 The fan and filter size matter the most. Most of these things are hugely overpriced for what they are.
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by dirktheman 6y ago
Take a holiday! Rent a remote cabin in the woods, or fly (drive?) to a sunny destination. After last year you need to recharge your batteries!
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by dirktheman 6y ago
Or even worse: little touchscreens that resemble a physical knob/button, even with haptic feedback! All physical buttons/switches in my 20 year old Mitsubishi still work. I have a feeling the newfangled, fancy LCD-switches don&#x2
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by dirktheman 6y ago
I really enjoyed 'Marseille' (it's on Netflix I believe). Although I'm fairly proficient in french I watched it with the french subtitles on so I could learn all kinds of new swearing words and verlan (street language wh
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by dirktheman 6y ago
Never been there, but I met a french-speaking couple from Montreal once. I could understand them just fine, but couldn't place the accent. It didn't really occur to me hearing white people speaking french were from another country
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by dirktheman 6y ago
Yes, they don't teach you the "on a...", "faire le truc avec...", "ouais" and "ca marche" at school, altough everyone uses this. I just wish schools would prepare you a little better for the diff
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by dirktheman 6y ago
I scored straight A's in french back in school. Then I went to work in France, expecting little issues with understanding the locals. Turns out understanding a heavy Auvergnat accent is... difficult! I wrestled with the accent a couple
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by dirktheman 6y ago
I agree with you on the 'door lock will offer protection'. The vast majority of break-ins are actually climb-ins through an open window (forced or not), or by smashing a door window. Once you have a decent lock installed thieves w
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by dirktheman 6y ago
We had radio shows that transmitted software over the airwaves... still think that was incredible! It wasn't very reliable, though (and not very fun to listen to).
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by dirktheman 6y ago
I'm fairly certain that projecting your own insecurities onto weaker victims is the main reason why bullies bully.

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