…and then there’s those times where nintendo sold pirated copies of their own games bundled with an emulator

That last one is more common than I’d like, a lot more

He came from some hella rich parents, and he does not have the skills. I doubt it was his work

A lot of behaviour in politics is emotionally driven, and sustained by the lazyness of voters not learning how the system they live in works.

If anything, I think this requires more emotional intelligence and perhaps acting skills.

He paid some people to pretend he’s the founder, then used that title to build a reputation of being genius and what not. And he’s been getting rich off of investor capitol ever since.

I don’t know which company he did and didn’t start himself. But I know he definitely didn’t write the code behind ebay or paypal

REAL GOVERNMENTS USE EXCEL SHEETS /j

Wasn’t it the uk or something that messed up a vote due to excel’s row limit?

I’m not familiar with Elm, but I wish you good luck praying that codebase stays functional

Also makes it easier to put spaghetti back onto the right track

That’d be a fun trip

I would take a train, it’s much nicer. There’s a lot of small companies out there, with varying levels of spaghetti code.

I can’t give you a straightforward recommendation. But if your ethics are flexible, google hires people here.

If you get yourself a job offer (not a vacancy) you can get yourself a staying permit. Getting into a school is an option too.

Tip: go trough Frankfurt airport in Germany. Much less paperwork and explaining to do there. Then take an ice train (inter continental express) to the Netherlands. No border checks :p

Telegram seems to be a popular option for groups of such orgs. Other apps have the same risks tho. It’s a bit if a mess

Well then use the secret chat if you want your chat to be secret from any prying eyes

Yep, and this allows for proper content moderation. Telegram can actually just find and report creeps to authorities

I just turn it on in the bios. And on windows, disable fast startup

They are delicious, and super cheap. And turns out there’s even subscriptions for them. We bought 72 a couple days back for 15 euros at a local farm.

Eggs are awesome, they’re making my breakfast and lunch easier and better

Weird isn’t it? We only tend to notice those who are noticeable

More taxes paid are still more taxes paid. Regardless of whether that’s a large or small portion of someone’s income.

More tax revenue is more money for social services.

I know it’s not all perfectly fair, but it’s not all bad.

Not everywhere. Tax evasion is a thing, and some countries have messy laws. But for vat it does, rich people simply tend to buy more, and more expensive stuff

The issue with Apple is that they just leave the issue be, they don’t actually care. And unlike intel and amd, their fans will buy it anyway