pascal
@pascal@lemm.ee
- Comment on So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen... 5 months ago:
I used Linux daily for 20 years.
Linux may be ready, the mainstream software isn’t.
Are you working with Adobe? Good luck.
Want to play some multiplayer game? Good luck, again.
Oh yes, chrome and Firefox run fine. Just disregard LibreOffice, it’s disappointing.
- Comment on Its most common use case is interrupting games 1 year ago:
Tell me OP is 14 years old without telling me OP is 14 years old.
- Comment on Weird 🤔 1 year ago:
I don’t like them, but I’m far from being a “anti-landlord activist” 😂
- Comment on Weird 🤔 1 year ago:
Which communities did you subscribe?
Because my experience is a bit different, people here seem way more polarized with their opinion (which is always right) and angry at random stuff.
I think I never saw so many “landlords haters” in social media like in Lemmy…
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
Holy generalization, batman! :)
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
Oh boy, think of the poor Swiss that pay $8 for a big Mac burger since forever.
- Comment on What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials & Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working. 1 year ago:
Older voters are the best voters, so at the end of the day they’ll make sure that stuff stays intact, one way or the other.
you know? that’s actually a valid point.
- Comment on What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials & Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working. 1 year ago:
I can agree with you. Thankfully I live in Europe where it’s good ethics for politicians thinking about societal issues, but in the “land of the free” that’s a luxury most people don’t expect. So help yourself.
- Comment on What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials & Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working. 1 year ago:
“traditional pensions” is a misleading lie. The idea of ceasing to work after reaching a certain age, has been around since around the 18th century, quite new stuff considering how long homo sapiens is around.
And don’t get angry at me, I personally think it’s a great thing, I’m not an entrepeneur, I’m salaried and I’m hoping to retire eventually, but how the world economics is going, I’m not holding my breath.
Retirement plans worked great during the wars, lots of fine men never reclaiming their retirement money after years of paying for it because they’re all KIA. More money to share with fewer people.
Then, after the war, we got the baby boom, lots of fresh meat eager to work to support the retirement of the previous workforce, or what remains of that, after all the PTSD and diseases.
Now? Since you are reading this here on Lemmy, I’m supposing you’re tech savy, educated and curious. So you already know population is shrinking around the (first) world. Retirement plans as we know are not sustainable.
What I suggest, is talk to your bank, your consultant, your insurance. Figure out what kind of products they offer as “private retirement plans” and what’s their suggestion. Don’t expect the government to do something for you (especially in the US).
Do it yesterday, if not possible, then as soon as you can. The earlier you start planning your future, the better.
And if you change your mind, you could always withdraw that money and buy a house, which is something almost impossible until you escape the “living paycheck to paycheck” mentality.
- Comment on Redditor when women 1 year ago:
Man, it’s freedom of speech. I can ask the same questions before cutting out and blocking some of the most polarized communities on Lemmy.
- Comment on Redditor when women 1 year ago:
There are no women on the internet
- Comment on How long will my account here last? 1 year ago:
I’m sorry but I cannot read your post. I clicked on it, it would spin a bit and… nothing.
- Comment on Let's move this along, future boy 1 year ago:
We don’t have pennies anymore in the first world.
- Comment on Don't forget to tip 1 year ago:
Oh I see now, sorry.
- Comment on Don't forget to tip 1 year ago:
I’m having a hard time understanding your rules here.
So if I own a car, I sleep in that car, I’m not working class anymore?
- Comment on How embarrassing 1 year ago:
You mean the one next to terraformed Mars.
- Comment on How embarrassing 1 year ago:
Which is probably the worst airport in New York. But I’m always fascinated by the name.
For who doesn’t know, it can be translated as “the guardian” or “the guarding”.
- Comment on Female 1 year ago:
Oh, I thought he usually engages in discussions about resenting science for some reason!
- Comment on The Fediverse should do what redditors have always wanted and Reddit Inc. has always refused to do; Distinguish between NSFW and NSFL. 1 year ago:
People would literally rather care more about why are you on lemmy or reddit during work time than your sexual preferences.
- Comment on The Fediverse should do what redditors have always wanted and Reddit Inc. has always refused to do; Distinguish between NSFW and NSFL. 1 year ago:
NSFW is an American construct, in Europe people don’t get scared by nudity. If Lemmy is truly worldwide, we can get rid of it.
- Comment on 20 Years Ago, Millennials Found Themselves ‘Lost in Translation’ 1 year ago:
I strongly disagree.
- Comment on Do they also know C++ or Python? 1 year ago:
Many years ago, the common speech was French. The world of diplomacy and international mail was all French.
As someone who struggled for years learning that vile language, I’m glad we switched to English. It could have been German and its 16 different way to spell an article.
- Comment on Is America Really That Bad? 1 year ago:
In houses, yes. But public fountains I’ve found in Germany have often the sign Kein Drinkwasser on them. Meanwhile in Switzerland, almost every public fountain is 100% safe to drink.
Things maybe have changed in the recent years, I see you’re on a German instance and I guess you’re German, so I trust your statement more than mine as a foreigner.
- Comment on Is America Really That Bad? 1 year ago:
You raise some very interesting points, never thought about language (I also marry someone who’s not from my country, so I’m kind of an anomaly).
- Comment on Is America Really That Bad? 1 year ago:
Same, I’m used to Swiss tap water (I know, sounds like cheating) and the water in America always smells like bleach. You have to get used to it, it’s probably because of the added fluorine. It’s still safe to drink. Can’t say the same in other countries around the world. Even in Germany and Italy, that’s Europe, you should avoid drinking from the tap.
- Comment on Is America Really That Bad? 1 year ago:
In Switzerland, you have to pay $2 to use the restroom in gas station. But I totally prefer using those compared to the sanity standard of your average american gas station. I can be picky.
- Comment on Is America Really That Bad? 1 year ago:
As an European, I was tempted to downvote you. But not because your very valid points but because you started your whole speech by stating defensively that only people who never been to the US tell bad stuff about America, that’s unfair.
I have relatives in the US and I’ve been there for several occasions. Except the midwest and Texas, I’ve been in most of the States and, it’s true, America is like 50 different countries.
But on average, what I can say is that I love interacting with Americans, speaking with them it’s like talking with some old friends, even in NYC (known by other Americans for being very un-american) I found friendlier people than in my home country. Kind of ironic that the only bad chats with Americans happened online.
I’ll skip about the tap water, it’s probably excellent, but to me born and raised in Switzerland, it always tasted like bleach, probably because of the added fluorine, I don’t know. It’s still better than tap water in UK, Turkey and half Europe and by far safer than most of Asia and Africa.
Finally, visiting America as a tourist is great, and I dreamed of living there as a child, but as an adult, I feel safer and more taken care in Europe, both from a healthcare point and from labour safety. But I live in a privileged country, if I lived anywhere else in the world, I would still chase the “American dream”.
What really saddens me about America, while the people are great, the nature is amazing and the spaces are immense, is that is governed by corporations and bribes and make shows like House of Cards a documentary.
