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Re: Migrating to the EU

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Post by matt-p »

varispeed wrote: post #620
jwr wrote: post #584

I can recommend: * Hetzner.de for servers (I've been using their physical servers for many years now, incredible performance per € spent) * Fernand as your CRM, it's smooth and nice and so much better and faster than all the zendesks and freshdesks it's not even funny. ( https://getfernand.com/ ) * AISLER if you design electronics and need to make PCBs ( https://aisler.net/ )

I like that German company offers Blitz service. Tempted to order something from the UK.

You do pay import tax, plus admin fee to the carrier - or did last time I ordered. But factoring it in its still a great deal.

Re: Migrating to the EU

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Post by jauco »

deaux wrote: post #49

https://bunny.net/ seems solid as a Cloudflare and S3 replacement. I'm not affiliated but they deserve more mentions in these threads.

Too bad they don’t support mtls client certificates or something that would allow me to limit the connection to just their servers.

Re: Migrating to the EU

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Post by pllbnk »

keybits wrote: post #195
dragochat wrote: post #86

how about the OPPOSITE problem: _anyone knows of any non-EU AND non-US email providers_? with email accounts as the roots of trust for many things, i'd really wanna know how can I get a trustworthy one not-attached to eithern an unstable system (US), or a very overregulating one like the EU juristictions... and ofc, non-CN too

Runbox are a good option - company and servers in Norway: https://runbox.com/ Been around since 2000. They're also working on JMAP support and are the top financial contributor to the Stalwart mail server ( https://opencollective.com/stalwart ) so I think they'll have a more compelling offering soon. Also worth keeping an eye on Thunderbird pro which will also use Stalwart: https://www.tb.pro/en-US/

Recently Runbox had a couple significant outages which made me rethink hosting my email with them. I and my family have used them for many years and I liked what they offered (didn't like bad web UI) but will probably be migrating to Fastmail or other when my current subscription expires.

I was disappointed more by their lack of communication than by the outages. And one outage wasn't even reported on their status page although they confirmed it via support. That's a very bad communication.

Re: Migrating to the EU

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Post by exceptione »

noobermin wrote: post #422
nozzlegear wrote: post #240

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the complete 180 in direction the US is taking and descending in to authoritarianism while moving against the world order The EU is just one AfD win away from doing the same thing. It's not immune to this issue either, you have the same problem happening right under your noses.

Europeans are so blind to how they are essentially on the same path as the US, the US just got there first.

Not every European country, but unfortunately many countries are at risk. Someone like Orban is so deeply and openly corrupt, you have to wonder why anyone besides his cronies vote for him. But as an autocrat, you apparently only have to chase lgbti people and immigrants to cheer people up. Going to CPAC with all your kinky friends doing the Sieg Heils on stage (yes, that happened, even if someone doesn't want to hear that). Conservatism is a depressing view of the world.

And then you have all kinds of charlatans that are basically Orban doubles. You hear the same stupid talking points and bullshit, the same cozying up with Putin. And to top it off, the USA has openly vowed to fuel and fund that fire of self destruction, so the billionaires can eat the corpse. Because that is where the term conservatism came from, to conserve the power of the king and the ruling elites, as a god given construct (the only original moral aspect of conservatism).

Re: Migrating to the EU

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Post by watwut »

_osud wrote: post #441
watwut wrote: post #227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Some EU courts will not exclude illegally obtained evidence either, so challenging the warrant later on will be pointless. Generally speaking, I trust EU countries criminal systems more then USA one. USA one is too procedure oriented - like for example with this rule. Unlike in USA, in general European cops and prosecutors can be punished when they do illegal stuff. That provides better protection then the pretend…

>Generally speaking, I trust EU countries criminal systems more then USA one. USA one is too procedure oriented - like for example with this rule. Those procedures are written in blood

They are not and also dont do much to protect you. Untouchable cops due to qualified immunity and presumption of reguparity and simple fact that there is no remedy if they break your rights make this entirely moot.

Just now, like today, a decision was made that cops who literally made up a gang to go after innocent people ... wont be investigated.

Pretending you found proofs legally when you did not is easy. Especially when you are untouchable. And the rule does absolutely nothing to protect innocent people. It is just trying to make up for one injustice by creating another smaller one.

Re: Migrating to the EU

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Post by exceptione »

sunaookami wrote: post #594
telmo wrote: post #543

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What actually happened was that former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton publicly stated on French TV in January 2025 that if the AfD won in Germany, elections there could also be annulled by the EU "as was done in Romania". That was a stupid thing for him to say, but he is a private citizen, he did not represent the EU in any capacity, and there is no evidence whatsoever that the EU pressured Romania. Of course, post-t…

Yes it's always the evil Russians and the stupid people are influenced by TikTok so we need to tell them what they should vote! From e.g. Wikipedia: >At the time of his exclusion, Georgescu was leading in public opinion polls D'oh! >That was a stupid thing for him to say, but he is a private citizen How convenient he got fired, everything is good now, surely the Commission does not hold the same views as him! Are you…

Hitler and his cronies were so surprised that the system he had vowed to destroy let him in.

  > And don't get me wrong, I support neither
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

It is not about who you support and what your favorite color is.

Re: Migrating to the EU

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Post by Insanity »

esher wrote: post #625

I don't like all the 'us against them' rhetoric going on. All that European alternatives talk is not much better than America first.

It's a geopolitical reality. Not liking the 'us against them' mentality is fair enough, I agree with that, but we can't be blind to what's happening around us.

Also, I do think that there's benefit to opting for EU products, as they are generally more 'consumer-rights' friendly than the US alternatives.

Re: Migrating to the EU

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Post by Acrobatic_Road »

konradx wrote: post #177
mytailorisrich wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Trump will be gone in 2028 and policies may radically change depending on who replaces him. There is no change on the horizon in the EU when Von Der Leyen is replaced (she is just the current public face of the blob...)

Do you believe this ? Even if the Americans get out of their zombie existence and get out to vote (on another candidate), I cannot imagine Trump will accept an election loss. (A reminder: The US has had a 24% drop in the Liberal Democracy Index score in just one year and your supreme court is owned)

>The US has had a 24% drop in the Liberal Democracy Index score

Yet another index detached from objective measures.

>your supreme court is owned

The same court that declined to take up Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election?

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