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by systemtest 8mo ago
Yes they changed it after a while so people without a CoC/KvK could also purchase them. But initially only companies and institutions could buy them.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
In The Netherlands the first generation RPi was only sold to users with a Chambers of Commerce registration, I figured this was always the typical end user for it. Like schools, universities, prototyping for companies. Was the RPi in the re
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by systemtest 8mo ago
In Brussels? Over half your net income would go to rent. If you are frugal then maybe you can get it to work out. This is not the type of income where you eat out every week.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
Does your Germany figure include healthcare and church tax? That could push it over 50%. Though church tax is optional and you can go private for healthcare.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
I meant compared to the US it has basically no crime. Total gun incidents in the US is 10x more than Belgium. And yes obviously there are guns in Belgian society but with no guns I was referring to how regular people don't walk around
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by systemtest 8mo ago
What you listed for the past 10 years in Belgium is an average week in Chicago. And Chicago had 2853 gun violence incidents in 2024. On a population of 2.7 million. Belgium had 184 incidents on a population of 11.8 million. That is about 67
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by systemtest 8mo ago
What I meant to say is that even if you have a very high income you will never pay more than 60% in total tax and social premiums. On €100,000 a year you pay €57,512 in tax (58% tax). On €60,000 a year it's only €32,405 (54%). See: ht
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by systemtest 8mo ago
If you are able to make it work in Belgium it's a great move. Free education, free healthcare, 20 days PTO minimum, public transport, 15 weeks of maternity leave, labor protections, basically no crime, no guns, no weekly school shootin
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by systemtest 8mo ago
I had that issue but as it turns out I was just getting fatter
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by systemtest 8mo ago
I kinda prefer cultures where benefits and pensions are enough so that people don't have to dig into trashcans for Pfand.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
"It's not ideal" is an understatement, I have to do stupid captchas for about half my Google searches.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
Because of enshitification of the internet you now need to solve puzzles before you can access websites. Welcome to 2026.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
Smart move. Germany has the highest rate of lawsuits per capita. You need to be able to cover yourself.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
I freelance. Occasionally I get called by former clients to work on legacy systems I was lead on. And I have some support tasks for former clients. For one company I log on once a month, I start a Renovate process which generates pull-reque
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by systemtest 8mo ago
When I read about 996-style culture I am happy to be European. That would not work here. 40 hours per week max and most engineers prefer to not work more than 32 hours a week. So you have a good work/life balance. I currently work 4 ho
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by systemtest 8mo ago
This is for solar only installations. People are advised to flip the breaker of their solar installation when energy prices are negative as it would cost them money if they deliver electricity to the grid. This helps to reduce strain on the
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by systemtest 8mo ago
That is without accounting for depreciation of the installation.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
Don't buy junk bonds. Why are you looking for bonds that yield 9%?
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by systemtest 8mo ago
Can you point out what part of what I said is factually inaccurate?
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by systemtest 8mo ago
But is that rate always positive? Where I'm from during peak sun hours, the rate is negative and you end up paying money to deliver money to the grid. They do this to incentivise you to decouple your solar installation during peak sun
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by systemtest 8mo ago
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by systemtest 8mo ago
Is delivering back to the grid economical in California? Where I'm from people disconnect solar panels on sunny days because it costs them money to return to the grid.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
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by systemtest 8mo ago
Could be related to billing cycles
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by systemtest 8mo ago
Please note that you need Microsoft 365 Copilot Live Essentials for Business Premium if you want InsightDeck (formally PowerPoint) included.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
That is still very impressive from my European viewpoint.
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by systemtest 8mo ago
PostNL is a private company that used to be government owned. PostNL currently operates at a loss for mail delivery. They are mandated by law to deliver mail and that is something they can't get out of. There is not a maximum what Post
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by systemtest 8mo ago
How can it be that low? The Netherlands has a stamp rate of €1.40 for 20 grams and you can traverse that country in three hours. 20 to 50 grams is €2.80. If you have to cross a border that goes up to €4.22 Can you send a letter thousands of
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by systemtest 8mo ago
I used it up till 2011. It had multiple top-cases replaced under the extended warranty, display CCFL was changed a few times due to flickering, disc-drive got swapped once, new logic board because the audio-jack was stuck on SPDIF, new powe
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by systemtest 8mo ago
I have been using OS X since 10.4 Tiger. I still remember standing in line at midnight trying to get a copy on DVD. Getting to test all the new features back home in the middle of the night was so exciting! Well worth the €129/€29 they

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