It’s tied to my job, so I’ll stop using Windows when I stop working there.

They just block two different options in the software so that they could differentiate.

You forgot the Islamic Republic of Sweden.

I’ll take a bus for 1h rather than pay a taxi to get someplace in 10 min to save $40.

Cousins in my age group once every few months maybe, aunts and uncles hardly ever. Not even my own all that frequently, but we have a whatsapp group with those and my parents where we chat somewhat frequently.

If you live in a country that is not the US, these things are certified and taken seriously.

Have you read the original? It’s half book, half bible study. There are modern copies with most of the religious context removed or shortened which are great.

Yeah the Netflix show was a good watch, agree. Didn’t even try the tencent one, I saw it coming…

Yeah agree. I was living in China when it was recommended to me since it was super popular with the locals, but really couldn’t get through.

I did enjoy the Western series though despite the mixed reviews, they reduced all the political clutter to the bare minimum to provide historical context, so maybe that’s something to check out instead.

I didn’t even make it through the first few chapters, Chinese writing style is just terribly convoluted and full of unnecessary pathos. Reminded me of some early 1700s literature from Britain, like Robinson Crusoe.

And probably some Google analytics tracker in the background as well.

…yet

If you’re stuck with Windows at work, you might have. I couldn’t log on to our domain remotely and was unable to open some documents and emails that were signed as “internal use only”.

Never liked alcohol much, and while getting a nice weed buzz every now and again is fun to chill out, I do that twice a year at most. For me it’s all about finding something that is both interesting, entertaining and calming at the same time. I get that from woodworking or general DIY stuff, reading, and Yoga. But everybody is different.

Huh? I don’t use a VPN unless I want to watch geoblocked content, and adblocking works just fine without.

Free access to “radical” ideas doesn’t bode well with conservative governments.

Only if they are unable to care for themselves and do not qualify for subsidies/grants.

Zero is the norm in Germany, and I appreciate it that way. Other than providing housing until I moved out at 19 shortly after finishing high school, I got no monetary support from family.

Plenty of good advice, assistance with where and how to apply for grants, actual help on how to conduct research during uni, helping carry stuff when I moved houses, helping to draft my first cv and cover letters, and moral support and whatnot, sure.

But money? Other than maybe sending me 200 Euro for my birthday or ordering pizza when I visited, nothing, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Nothing prepares people more for adulthood than being responsible, and at the same time not feeling you have to pay back.

Thief: The Dark Project

I still keep playing it with all the gfx patches, it’s a masterpiece. 2 and 3 are not bad either, but the original is unmatched. Love the user generated mods as well.

If you’re seeding more than one file to more than one concurrent user, chances are, your drive needs to switch around and buffer quite a bit left and right to get the material you’re seeding cached. That sounds like fairly formal behavior.