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a) I have EU nationality so I'm here to stay. b) Like it or not, the US military still guarantees European security. An EU-wide military force could change that dynamic. c) Have yo…

>but I'm less angry than lazy. Nice. I think that's probably a better approach to the internet than most people take. Fair points. I see what you're saying about Balkanized regulat…

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) might serve as a foreshadow of how these discussions might play out. If you're not familiar, FATCA came out of the financial crisis a…

Objectively, what would you have against your data going to the US?

Because unfortunately, the combination of a US absence from the global stage under the previous administration and the pandemic showed how unable Europe is to run its business. I s…

Central banks in many countries (including all of Europe, US, Canada, Japan, etc) are all effectively in public hands. The banks' boards and many employees are political appointees…

> In my opinion the value is in the network and the ability to move money instantly (or at very least faster than traditional methods), securely, to anywhere in the world for a fra…

The rest of us have mostly given up trying to troubleshoot his IT issues. For his part, he recognizes that he's on his own and will take the time to (try to) fix whatever issues he…

I was thinking that. And I guess, considering that his machines don't have a lot of RAM in them, blocking JS is a lot more resource-effective than running a bunch of browser plugin…

A close relative of mine swears by WP 5.1 and running as many programs as he can from the command line. He also: - Refuses to upgrade to Windows 10 (he's trying desperately to stay…

Spain really needs to fix its autonomo system to let people add to the economy without being overburdened with taxes and paperwork. I remember reading that PSOE wants to amend it, …

I've been a US expat in Europe for almost 20 years now. I spent a lot of time in Belgium (to the point I became a citizen) and am now in Barcelona starting a FinTech. Europe lacks …

Belgium is a great test case for your theory. The country is split linguistically between Dutch speakers in the northern Flemish region, and French in the southern Walloon region. …

I do financial data analysis and Jupyter Notebooks allows me to run scripts while explaining my findings/arguments about the data within the same space. It's a convenient way to pr…

It's quite a cool line. It's the only metro connection to Barcelona Airport, although if you're going to the center, it's a bit of a detour, as there are more direct routes. Since …

In Belgium, you can't just stop showing up without consequences. You need to give 6 weeks notice, otherwise, they can take legal action against you, along with firing you, which me…

I'm an American who lived in Belgium for 15 years, first to study then for work. I always told people that the difference between the US and Belgium is that you "live to work" in t…

There was a study done by the national statistics office in Spain recently that stated that Airbnb and short term rentals had[0,1] little impact on rental prices in Madrid in Barce…

Because the US can. The US capital markets are still the best in the world. Investors put their money into the US market because the returns are better than in most places and the …

If Turkey leaves NATO, they will further ally with Russia. Considering Turkey's strategic location, it's better to have Turkey in NATO instead of as an adversary, even if its leade…

This sounds like a refugee camp but with extra steps.

When I bought my apartment in Spain, I had to get a Cashier's check for both the deposit and the final purchase. There's apparently still some utility in them in parts of Europe. W…

I don't think the current White House is capable of dealing with a multilateral world. The actions taken up to this point -- tariffs and market restrictions -- are a relic of last …

It'd be hilarious if the EU hit them with GDPR violations, just to rub some salt in the wounds.

The Belgians have this tool called "itsme" which acts as authentication manager/digital signature tool with authorized partners. After validating your ID, you can use the app to do…