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Hard to tell without specifics, but my guess is that a 2% churn rate is about normal. You have to focus on acquisition to make up for the 2% loss. And yes, that takes a lot of ongo…

It's the same in Dutch: "zoeken naar een speld in een hooiberg" is a well known analogy.

Can't speak for Samsung phones, but in our household we have several Xiaomi, Motorola and Apple devices and Gmail (or any other email for that matter) notifications are always inst…

2005 Mitsubishi Grandis. Super reliable, it can haul my family and tow the caravan and since it's a little older I don't have to worry too much about a ding or a scratch. It's near…

I'm missing a reference to the hardcore 'gabber' techno which was a hugely popular subculture in The Netherlands in the 1990s... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabber

To me, it's a combination of the story, the storytelling, voice acting and music. The graphics can help with the immersiveness of a game, but they're only secondary. The games I us…

Yes, it usually ends up with a shadow economy where everybody just uses foreign currency for all things that don't concern the government.

What's the upside to this then? I mean, over a bank transfer or handing over cash?

I'm sure that Russian state owned media is way more biased than most Western media. However, if you factor in that for instance a large part of the US only watches Fox, OAN or Brei…

Without picking any sides here, I think it is somewhat funny that both parties in the comments think the other party is indoctrinated by state propaganda about their own country...…

This reminds me of two brothers who did a road trip through Britain to visit all the towns with naughty names and street names. I can't find a reputable link but here's one from th…

I did a fun project with our 9yo: we installed Minecraft and did some programming tutorials! https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/getting-started...

Ford actually envisioned nuclear cars in the 1950s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon

There's also a TON of people who can customize a template or write you a dedicated plugin for next to nothing. I'm talking about a 16-year-old dude from Romania or Algeria who can …

I did 4x9 also for a while, also with a long (1h15) commute. Was OK for a year, but I was glad that my next job was 4x8 again, with 1 day WFH. So 3 days in the office, 1 day from h…

I've been working 4 days since 2006, when our first child was born. I don't see myself going back to working 5 days a week, even when the youngest one is older. I get to spend more…

I have two children interested in programming, and they equally love Roblox and Minecraft. I chose Roblox since Minecraft requires the Java edition (€26,-) for both children: they …

I ran into similar issues when using Rpi with SD cards, but I switched to a bootable SSD and had zero issues since. If you don't like tinkering with your Rpi I can also recommend t…

How is it that when I look at pictures from the 1990s they look... dated, I guess? But it doesn't feel that long ago!

Yes, we have the vacuum on a stick at work. It's a cheap plastic thing that looks like a sex toy for Buck Rogers and it doesn't perform nearly as well as the Numatic Henry we have …

Technology Connections did an episode on air humidifiers a while ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHeehYYgl28 The fan and filter size matter the most. Most of these things are …

Take a holiday! Rent a remote cabin in the woods, or fly (drive?) to a sunny destination. After last year you need to recharge your batteries!

Or even worse: little touchscreens that resemble a physical knob/button, even with haptic feedback! All physical buttons/switches in my 20 year old Mitsubishi still work. I have a …

I really enjoyed 'Marseille' (it's on Netflix I believe). Although I'm fairly proficient in french I watched it with the french subtitles on so I could learn all kinds of new swear…

Never been there, but I met a french-speaking couple from Montreal once. I could understand them just fine, but couldn't place the accent. It didn't really occur to me hearing whit…