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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

My preference would be "pitter pattering" which isn't as close to the original but fits better with the updated theme. But I think it was a good start anyway.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It will allow their bosses to dock their pay if they aren't stressed enough. Touted as something like "leverage stress resource optimization" or whatever.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Have you looked at the Piaggio MP3? I recall that it had a much higher than normal carrying capacity, at least on the higher displacement versions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

We do need electricians here in Portugal, but I thought the challenge was with getting licensed. All the non-Portuguese electricians I know here work under the table.

That said, if op cam get a remote programming job that allows them to work from Portugal (or can set up as a consultant and allow themselves to work from Portugal), they might have a way better time getting the D8 visa. Pay in Portugal is fairly low, but working for a US company as a remote consultant is (for now) a relatively easy way to meet the D8 income requirements (€3.5k per month income).

Alternately, if you have a moderately sized investment account and a willingness to adjust your investments for that purpose, you can use that for D7.

And as a third alternative, if you can get together enough money for a down payment on a house (or you already own one) you can use rental income for D7 (provided the rent is at least equivalent to €900 per month, regardless of expenses/mortgage).

One thing I will say about moving to Portugal: if you're moving to Lisbon or the Algarve, it will be hard and expensive. If you're moving to anywhere in the interior (or probably anywhere else here) it will be much easier and less expensive. Where I live, housing, utilities, and every other expense category is cheaper than where I lived in the US. (caveat - I drive an electric car. Gas is more expensive here.) That won't be the case in Lisbon or Faro, or even Porto.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This seems comparable to the Evoke Urban Classic, which is a city commuter motorcycle.

As to similar cars, the Dacia Spring is a very popular car in my country that is somewhat similar. It costs more, since it is a car, and it has very slightly longer range. But it has also much slower acceleration. It is also intended as a city commuter.

These are not sports vehicles or for motor enthusiasts.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Nah, it's just 5d chess. You wouldn't get it. Think of those screaming libs.

/s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cudy m3000 is a WiFi6 mesh option built on openwrt. Not sure how it compares with other options from a performance and openness perspective.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Here in Portugal we have MB Way which is handled on a separate network. I understand that it might interoperate with Bancomat (Italy) and Bizum (Spain) also just since November, but I haven't tried yet. Almost everybody in Portugal (except non-integrating expats) seem to use it, though there are spots here and there that refuse for reasons that are unclear to me.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Tuxedo Computers Infinity Book Pro 14 (Gen 9)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The United States recently violated article 6 then, given that they don't seem to respect regulations and customs affecting the administration of Greenland.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I live in the EU now, coming from the US. The US is almost comically backward. The effectiveness of its propaganda is incredible, that the people living there really don't know what the rest of the world is like. Yes, I have been to Mexico. I've also been to towns in northern New Mexico where the majority of the population doesn't have electricity or phone service. I've been to countries where much of the population lived in poverty, but most of them they still had phones at least. I'd say the US is currently just above mid tier from the perspective of median income vs cost of living. In the developed countries I've been to, even when they have lower incomes, they at least have much lower cost of living to make up for it. The US has got to be the most expensive place I've ever spent time in, except maybe Denmark. So yes, income is high, but I doubt seriously that there are many places less affordable for median-income residents, at least in the developed world.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Well, it can be self-hosted

 

I'm looking to buy a cheap mini PC to run Home Assistant. I found lots on Amazon.es but I don't want to give them my money. Looking for something like a cheap €200 n150 box. Any suggestions where I can buy this in Europe?

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