@NoemiTitarenco @badlogicgames Also ridiculous property tax in the States - in Austria it's a one time fee on purchase.
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Andreas Schuster | 💻 Product Manager | 🐶 father | ⚽ @WerderBremen 💔 | Loves to #ski and #hike ⛰❄
Schwechat, Steyr, Turany Tham gia Mart 2013
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this whole narrative that you pay so much more in tax in the EU is also kind of false. I pay about the same in Spain as I did in California (because in the US you have to pay Federal Income Tax + State Income Tax on top of that.) It's slightly higher in Spain but the difference is negligible.
The benefits of living here, however, are not.
And I agree with you on happily paying it. I want to live in a good place & support a local community where we don't have homeless people overdosing on the street. That was a normal thing when I lived in California.
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hi, i'm a sole proprietor/founder in Austria and i earn many many multiples of what i'd earn as an employee, despite "predatory income tax". in fact, i opt out of the many tax optimizations i could use because i like having good schools and as high a standard of living as possible for everyone.
the great thing about the EU is that you can just live under any tax regime you like in any of the 27 member states. it's all about trade offs. if poland works for you, fantastic! go build there.
and if i may add one more thing: if the CEO of a startup, especially pre-revenue, lives "barely any better than a regular employee" then the system works as intended. fact of the matter is most startups are bad. you are not special because you are trying out a shit idea and fail. but i'll happily pay taxes so you can try your shit idea, fail, and can still live.
Denis Yurchak@denisyurchak
In Austria, a CEO of a startup lives barely any better than a regular employed developer A former boss of mine (an exited founder) wanted to buy a new desk Instead of going to IKEA, she went to a site for used furniture and searched for one there, because it was much cheaper For my Eastern European mind, this is incomprehensible If you put years of your life into building a business and take on the risks, you should be rewarded accordingly You should definitely have enough money to go to a damn IKEA and buy the best possible desk there (and write it off in taxes later!) But this is not the case here The system is engineered for equality and social stability The monetary distance between employers and employees is minimal, thanks to predatory income taxes Great if you are an employee, soul-eating if you are a founder
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@DindofferJ @_CM_67_ You ever heard about Schengen.
I can drive to the Atlantic coast in Portugal from Austria right now, without interruptions as well?
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@_CM_67_ We like cars. It gives us individual autonomy and freedom that Europeans can’t even imagine.
I can literally get in my car on a whim and drive 1,000 miles in any direction. No train schedules. No pre-planning. No one holding me back.
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Americans not understanding that in this scenario you wouldn’t need a car park the size of Andorra
joe@BurdenBurner
The brits are right. Instead of building a stadium 9 miles* from Manhattan* we could’ve just chucked the whole meadowlands complex in Central Park!
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@GanzeGeschichte Wär die Geschichte etwas anders verlaufen, könnte man heutzutage nach Karlovy Vary fahren ohne Österreich zu verlassen. 😄
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Ich will demnächst einen ganzen Tag ausschließlich zur österreichischen Geschichte machen. Was weißt Du zur österreichischen Geschichte, das auch wirklich nur Du weißt?
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@Neakas @FernetBuehler Hier geht's aber nicht um Certs die expiren sondern die Certs werden von CA Seite aus revoked wegen eines Compliance Fehlers beim erstellen.
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Wenn die Bundesdruckerei dir am Karsamstag um 19 Uhr eine E-Mail schickt, ist das kein Osterei.
Es ist eine Drohung.
D-Trust, Tochter der Bundesdruckerei, informiert am Karsamstag, dass sämtliche TLS-Zertifikate bis Ostermontag 17 Uhr getauscht werden müssen.
46 Stunden.
Über Ostern.
Während der Admin gerade Ostereier im Garten versteckt.
Die Bundesdruckerei braucht acht Wochen für eine Signaturkarte, aber der Admin soll die TLS-Infrastruktur in 46 Stunden umbauen. Selbst Jesus hatte drei volle Tage für seine Auferstehung und der musste nur sich selbst wieder hochfahren, nicht eine PKI-Infrastruktur. Außerdem war er nicht auf die Dokumentation von D-Trust angewiesen.
Frohe Ostern, liebe Admins.
In Jesus we D-Trust.
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@thomasdrozda @Bundesheerbauer Glaube niemand will in so einer Maschine von Dubai nach Hause fliegen - lieber etwas chartern.
Oder so wie Slowakei/Deutschland einfach zivile Flieger als Bund anschaffen? Why not
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KEINE von DREI Hercules-Maschinen ist für EVAKUIERUNGEN laut #zib1 einsatzfähig. Wie ist dieses Staatsversagen möglich @Bundesheerbauer?
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@TimurNegru They'll also ask you what are you doing there and why do you visit the US. 😃
All while the immigration officer is looking at your ESTA anyway.
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I’m a European about to fly to America for the first time. I’ve been told to prepare for:
- Airport the size of a small country
- Someone aggressively welcoming me to have a great day
- A sandwich that costs $24
- Tipping at the airport. At the airport.
- XXXL portion sizes
Will report back.
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Was ist falsch mit Leuten die über einen geschlossenen Bahnübertragung fahren wollen (Porta Westfalica)
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@Zafir88538734 @OfficialPCMR That thing will probably have 100% memory utilization with naked Win 11 + Office Suite, am open Browser and a chat tool like Discord or Slack.
Big L, also for students.
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@OfficialPCMR I really don’t understand why nerds get upset over budget PCs being available for purchase. The average college student wants a laptop that can run Microsoft Office and look up corn. If it gets stolen, then just buy another. Not every PC is made for nerds
GIF
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@OtherBundesliga @oefb1904 The Cordoba Special Edition Shirt in 2022 with the oversized ÖFB logo was the best in recent years, prove me wrong.
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🇦🇹 Let's be real... This shirt is not bad at all!
We're not used to the new colours yet, but once it's been worn for a few games, people will start to like it more.
What's the last Austria kit that had people completely convinced from day 1? Was there ever one?
📸 @oefb1904
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@nexta_tv @HeldderSteine die halbe Pyramide beim Staatsbesuch 😂🫣
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☺️ Look how happy he is! Egypt’s foreign minister just got a LEGO set as a gift
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen brought a symbolic present to Cairo for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum — a LEGO model of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
He wrote about it on Instagram, noting that his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty was “very pleased.”
Photos of the gift exchange quickly spread across social media, capturing the genuine excitement and joy of the Egyptian minister.
🎲 LEGO was invented by Danish craftsman Ole Kirk Christiansen. He started by making wooden toys in his workshop — and eventually created a legendary construction toy that conquered the world. The name LEGO comes from the Danish words leg godt — “play well.”
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@OHumting @i_am_fabs Ich will nicht Kopfrechnen, die App im Blick haben und an der Kassa die teuersten Produkte nach vorne legen.
(Und dann noch mehrere Jö Accounts haben für -25% Maximierung)
Ich kauf seit Jahren meine Zahnpasta und Shampoo bei Amazon, weils einfach die Hälfte kostet, das is 1 Witz.
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@i_am_fabs Wenn man den Bilanzgewinn von Spar und Rewe anschaut, ist im Verhältnis zum Umsatz nicht sonderlich hoch. Österreich ist ein Land der Aktionen, Punkte und Rabattpickerln. Wenn man diese einrechnet, ist Österreich nicht mehr soviel teurer als Deutschland.
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Die Ausrede von Rewe Spar und Co dass die Preise so hoch sein müssen weil sie ja so ein dichtes Filialnetz haben müssen ist auch so irre.
Like geht’s euch noch gut im Hirn?
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@i_am_fabs Hab diese Woche in Himberg das Spektakel beobachtet wie ein Transporter vom Billa wegfährt, und 200m weiter zum Bipa abbiegt 😄
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@Drowhunter @BuffsInChucks Diese Videos sind eh fragwürdig, wo die Leute mit aller Kraft am Armaturenbrett herumdrücken, nur das es irgendwo knackt 😁
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@BuffsInChucks Hab ihn heute getestet, kann ich zu genau 0% nachvollziehen.
Im Vergleich zu meinem bald ehemaligen Tesla ist das ein 5*s Hotel.
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Skype ceases to exist in 2 months
Me and my friends still use Skype regularly if we need to make international phone calls, not online calls, but PHONE calls, like calling US IRS or smth
I wouldn't know where else to do that
I can't use my phone for it cause would be super expensive
Spinning up a basic website that works on laptop and mobile, that charges credits (not free!) and lets you voice calls anywhere probably gets you to $1M ARR in no time I think
And there's 100% an API out there that already does that so all you need to build is a front end
{brandName} - A Skype alternative to call international numbers worldwide
And you have 2 months to build it cause then Skype ceases to exist!
World of Statistics@stats_feed
NEWS: Microsoft is permanently shutting down Skype in May 2025.
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@_HRH_Victoria_ @MvB33202396 I guess we (Europeans) did not ask for this, it's more that you (Americans) loved the fact, that you can station troops with our permission near the Russians for decades. So it was actually win-win for both of us if you think about it.
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BREAKING:
@Bild reports that U.S.-Russia peace negotiations include discussions on withdrawing from or not deploying U.S. troops in countries that joined NATO after 1990:
🇫🇮 Finland
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇵🇱 Poland
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇷🇴 Romania
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇦🇱 Albania
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
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@Innovate_FB @aakashgupta Yeah, sure, AI will totally replace Support, Sales, and even coding... and I guess we'll all just sit back and let the robots run the show. 🙃 Or, maybe we’ll just learn to work with AI instead of fearing it. That is my bet.
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@aakashgupta Reading this quote while working on my transition into the PM....
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“Product Management isn’t going to exist in 5 years” - 2x CPO @ Qualtrics and Apollo
That's just one of the bold takes Shek, my former manager, shares in today's episode.
If you're observing the future of the PM role, this episode is a must-listen.
Designers in the AI-Driven Era – 09:19
AI Tools for Rapid Prototyping – 17:44
Why PMs Must Be Technical with AI – 30:13
Product Engineers Taking on PM Roles – 40:50
The Two Categories of Product Engineers – 45:33
The Future of Product Management – 51:15
How Technical PMs Impact a Company – 57:11
How Companies Will Win by Embracing This Shift – 01:04:38
The Rise of the Feature Factory Era – 01:08:13
Why the Top Two Jobs of a PM Are the Same – 01:14:13
The Expanding Role of Product Engineers Beyond Building – 01:20:23
Lessons from Failures as a Product Builder – 01:27:19
Balancing Work and Execution as a Product Leader – 01:34:55
Paid Promotions Included
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@AmazonHelp After further complaints, I was offered a 20% discount. (LOL) Why can't you arrange a pickup? I'm not your QA.
This is unacceptable and a terrible experience with Warehouse Deals. You really need to get your act together! #AmazonFail @amazonDE
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@AmazonHelp I bought a "good" Warehouse Deal with minor scratches, but received a product with a completely broken display and deep scratches like it was used on a construction site. Support initially offered me a 10% discount or a return via post, which is a huge inconvenience.
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