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Self-hosting a VPN is not entirely straightforward. If you rent a server from Hetzner, for example, and your IP address is linked to Hetzner, it's obvious that it's not a genuine r…

I wonder if my face is even in their database. I have US citizenship + SSN but never lived in the USA. I do have a passport though and visited a few times for vacations.

Europe does not have the same market conditions as the US. The continent is divided into a gazillion amount of small countries, each with their own rules, laws, regulations, langua…

It's quite easy for English speakers. Sh-less-wig Hole-stein or Shlayz-wig Hole-stein.

You don't get it.

And it still can't answer this: Q: "9.11 and 9.9, which one is larger?" A: "To determine which number is larger between 9.11 and 9.9, let's compare them step by step. Both numbers …

SAP also makes a lot of money. It's not purely related to how much a company makes. There are German companies that generate a shit ton of revenue, but they still pay way lower sal…

Your take away does not go far enough. It's not executive compensations. It's compensation generally, it's all much much much lower than in the US. Many Germans consider 70-90k as …

In the YouTube comments he stated nonetheless that he still bombed big tech interviews, specifically the technical portion, probably because of some ridiculous LeetCode problem he …

If I heard him correctly he stated that it takes A LOT to just render a single frame. It's not playable. It can run DOOM, but you can't actually play it.

They write and talk in their group lingo so outsiders can't understand it without diving deep into their lore, mindset and community. It's a common thing. Seen it numerous times. D…

HN for economics or geopolitics could be interesting.

Europe has quite low salaries actually. While in the US you can very easily earn 200k++ as a completely average tech guy, that achievement is basically impossible in Europe.

You do realize that American salaries are not the norm internationally? The pay in Europe is far far far lower.