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BullishUtensil

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  • Belgium Rules Sharing Americans’ Bank Data Violates Privacy Law

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  • I don't know the method by which my bank (which is European, indeed) could be punished by US if they didn't share the data that IRS and FINCEN wants, true, at least if they don't have any official activities in the US. I think I recall the was something about US strongarming every other country into effectively making FATCA reporting into local law? (Maybe that'll change?) What else could US do? Designate officers of the non-cooperative bank as "money laundrers" and make their private lives hell on the international arena?

    What I do know is that they (my bank) already is unhappy about the fact that I'm a "US person" and they've told me as much in person. They do not allow me to open new accounts. They do not allow me to do any trades beyond moving money between the savings accounts and use their bank card (which I do use when I'm in Europe). They would however allow me to close my accounts! Half their internet banking site is off-limits to me - it's sometimes difficult to access documents like annual statements because the logical path to that part of the site got roped off!

    I'm pretty sure they're already looking for an excuse to cut me off.

  • Belgium Rules Sharing Americans’ Bank Data Violates Privacy Law

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  • As a European living in the US, this might also mean that my European bank (that I intentionally didn't leave when I moved, for reasons) will close my account.

  • Dodge Ram in the Netherlands

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  • I guess my knowledge of cars must have atrophied...

  • Dodge Ram in the Netherlands

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  • Not so sure about that, given that I'm pretty sure there's a full sized Mercedes in the back row, and what to me looks like a Volvo in the middle slot, facing the camera.

  • Straight people, do you know what the Grindr notification sound is?

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  • You assume I'm ever "about in public"?

  • My ravioli bowl won't unstick. Took about an hour of prying, and still I couldn't unstick the plate.

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  • Rough guess works be 20cm diameter, so 16% of the force required.

    And as opposed to the Magdebutger hemispheres, these objects don't come with handles for good grip.

  • My ravioli bowl won't unstick. Took about an hour of prying, and still I couldn't unstick the plate.

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  • Oxford Professor: Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

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  • Netherlands also has constant eleventy mph winds that try to blow you back to where you started, so there's that.

  • Finally, a Linux laptop with a brilliant display and performance that rivals my MacBook (from Germany)

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  • I still run a fairly old dell laptop with 4k screen, and fedora 41.

    My experience is that i needed to set dpi, scaling, and font sizes separately for kde and gnome apps, Firefox is a story in itself, and one app that I quickly stopped using - partly because I could never get it to listen to dpi settings no matter what I did - well, I recently learned that it could be used on a 4k monitor if one first were to set the right environmental variable. Tough luck, I already went with a replacement app.

    Right now I only have one app that needs further custom tweaking to be legible, but since that's only running in the background anyway, I haven't bothered. So in short, for most apps it's possible to configure them, but it is a pain point.

    Will not buy another 4k laptop.

  • A good e-mail client for linux?

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  • Is anybody still using mailspring? I remember trying it back in '16 or '17 or so, liked it, but didn't really feel the need for a standalone client at the time.

    Now I'm looking forward to creating more email addresses, and multiple tabs of webmail are getting gradually less appealing. Sure, Thunderbird works...

  • Removed

    Cathy, do the math.

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  • There are two schools of thought:

    Those who want as good life as possible, and Those who want to have a better life than everyone else, no matter what.

  • Rachel Maddow’s ‘decorative’ presidency slam blisters Trump

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  • King Trump and President Musk, yes.

  • What are some tech products that you want that you can't seem to find?

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  • The phone is a moto hyper one. 4 or 5 years old, I fear the day i need to switch. Technically it has two sim cards slots. More precisely: one sim card slot and one slot that can be used either for sim or SD card. Since sd card is non-negotiable for me, it means one usable sim.

    Audio jack yes, but not replaceable battery.

    I haven't tried vertical mouse. Maybe I ought...

    No luck with the imgur link :( I'll try again later

  • What are some tech products that you want that you can't seem to find?

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    • Phone with dual sim card slots and a sdcard, plus pop-out camera (my present phone has all of that except the second simcard, and I refuse to replace this phone!) ** Charging port on top ** Slightly thicker to fit a larger battery - and possibly slightly better optics for the main camera.
    • Computer mouse about 15% larger than the "large" mouses they presently sell.
    • Detachable 10-key that's mirrored for easy left hand use.
    • In general, small electronic devices should have more than one button for interaction. It's easier to remember 3 different buttons than 3 different Morse codes to achieve the three different functions.

  • Bread is love, bread is life

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  • Simple: I'm a carb based life form.