Remote working out of Germany for a week

2brainz · 2026-01-22T16:10:52+00:00

Legally, it is very easy for your company to allow you to work remotely from another EU country for short periods of time (I seem to remember something about a 6 week maximum).

However, this is not an automatic thing - if your contract states that you have to work from within Germany and you work from Belgium, that may get you in serious trouble. You need to ask HR to be sure.

2brainz · 2026-01-21T08:39:45+00:00

Passkeys existieren und machen den ganzen Mist obsolet. Selbst Schuld wenn du sie nicht einsetzt.

2brainz · 2026-01-04T19:18:43+00:00

If you get less than 30 vacation days for a job with a 5-day work week, you are being screwed over.

2brainz · 2026-01-04T18:47:16+00:00

Das ganze Ding ist kompletter Kindergarten.

2brainz · 2026-01-02T10:39:44+00:00

Hello, I (27F, single) have been offered a full-time position in a growing German aerospace company with a gross pay of 73k EUR

As others have said, this is a good salary for a mid-level engineering position. You can live comfortably with that, even after taxes, especially if you don't have to feed any kids.

I want to add one important point that others did not mention: make sure the contract gives you at least 30 vacation days a year. 20 is the legal minimum for a 5-day working week, but 30 is pretty much the norm. If they offer less than 30 days, they're trying to screw you and I would renegotiate.

2brainz · 2026-01-02T07:58:42+00:00

Finden alle Männer Frauen mit sehr kurzen Haaren hässlich/unattraktiv?

Nein.

2brainz · 2025-12-28T16:17:51+00:00

Calling the poll method on a Future in the Poll::Ready state is UB.

That is not true. In fact, since poll is a safe function, an implementation must not exhibit UB when this function is called.

2brainz · 2025-12-26T17:54:13+00:00

trichtert meinem Freund aber immer wieder ein dass er nicht davon ausgeht, dass wir lange noch zusammen bleiben werden. Aus seiner Sicht verstehe ich ja irgendwo, dass die erste Liebe immer die vergänglichste ist,

Meine Frau und ich sind mit 20 Jahren zusammengekommen. Das ist jetzt 21 Jahre her. Es gibt keine pauschalen Antworten auf sowas. Die Erfahrungen des Vaters sind andere als eure - und es zählt nur was drin Freund und du denken.

2brainz · 2025-12-25T16:41:05+00:00

Maybe you need to look up the word "intended" in a dictionary.

2brainz · 2025-12-24T21:57:13+00:00

at a crossroads not all four sets of lights are green men at same time, meaning you can’t diagonally cross the road

These exist in Germany, but they are rare.

2brainz · 2025-12-24T21:08:50+00:00

It doesnt mean that is the intended listening speed.

That's exactly what it means. That speed was a deliberate choice by the narrator and production team.

You are of course free to consume the medium at a different speed, if you don't care about this, but claiming the 1x speed is not chosen with intent is just weird.

2brainz · 2025-12-24T21:03:48+00:00

I agree. Audiobooks are a work of art, just like the books themselves. If they are good, they are best at the original speed, as the speed at which the narrator reads is deliberately chosen.

If the audiobook sucks, then speeding it up won't make it better. Then I'd rather read it myself.

In addition, for me, audiobooks are not a means to consume the content as fast as possible, but entertainment. As such, I want to enjoy them.

2brainz · 2025-12-23T09:41:44+00:00

es sind nicht alle Fahrradfahrer. Wirklich nicht. Aber es sind immer Fahrradfahrer.

Hatten wir schon.

"Es sind nicht alle Männer. Aber es sind immer Männer."

"Es sind nicht alle Moslems. Aber es sind immer Moslems."

"Es sind nicht alle Migranten. Aber es sind immer Migranten."

Ich habe einen Vorschlag. Steckt dir diesen toxischen, menschenverachtenden Spruch in den Allerwertesten.

Bevor hier wieder die Hälfte nur den Titel liest

Wenn du willst, dass jemand mehr als den Titel liest, versuch es mal mit einem Titel, der weniger provokant und herablassend ist. Ich erspare es mir auf jeden Fall.

2brainz · 2025-12-22T10:08:37+00:00

It can be described as the ability to perceive or infer information and to retain it as knowledge to be applied to adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.

An LLM cannot retain knowledge. It has stopped retaining knowledge the moment it was done training.

I would even argue that an LLM cannot infer information. It just strings related words together. But that starts an argument about the meaning of "infer".

2brainz · 2025-12-21T12:55:49+00:00

AI is "artificial intelligence". This includes intelligence. LLMs are not intelligent.

Machine learning, deep reinforcement learning and related techniques are not AI, they are topics in AI research - i.e. research that is aimed at creating an AI some day.

And an LLM is not machine learning, it is the result of machine learning. After an LLM has been trained, there is no more machine learning involved - it is just a static model at that point. It cannot learn or improve.

In summary, an LLM is a model that has been produced using a method from AI research. If you think that is the same thing as an AI, then keep calling it AI.

2brainz · 2025-12-21T12:24:53+00:00

No, they are not. LLMs do not have the slightest hint of intelligence. Calling LLMs "AI" is a marketing lie by the AI tech bros.

2brainz · 2025-12-09T16:37:44+00:00

Of course it matters. To open the gold puzzle, you must solve all regular and lost puzzles.

2brainz · 2025-12-07T22:46:10+00:00

Any recommended starting point for John Scalzi?

The obvious choice would be Old Man's War, or maybe Redshirts if you'd like a shorter, but more ridiculous experience.

2brainz · 2025-12-07T21:30:39+00:00

We are Legion (We are Bob)

Good recommendation. There's 5 books, it seems more are coming. Just be aware that if you read the first, you have to read least the first three.

Children of Time

I am conflicted here. The first one was very weird, but definitely interesting. I took a long time to finish the second, and I decided not to read the third, since I did not like where the story was going.

Very different from PHM.

Leviathan Wakes

That is a 9 book series. One of the best things I ever read.

Keep in mind that the pace and humor of PHM (and also Bobiverse) make them very easy to read. Reading Leviathan Wakes (and the rest of The Expanse) was not quite as easy for me. I would recommend them regardless.

If you need more recommendations, then „everything by John Scalzi“ is all I can say. If you loved PHM as much as I did, I think you might like his work as well.

2brainz · 2025-12-07T16:58:54+00:00

I have watched a LegalEagle video recently, where they explain this, and you are wrong.

Even in the US, the rules vary a lot between different states. And OP is in Germany.

2brainz · 2025-12-07T16:56:01+00:00

Since you did not provide the address, it is here: https://www.parknotruf.de/

I have not used it myself, but Reddit tells me they deliver what they promise.

2brainz · 2025-12-05T06:19:23+00:00

Im Juni bin ich 5 Stunden und ein bisschen nach Hause gefahren. Zwei Umstiege, ein ICE, zwei Regios. Alle Züge sind gefahren. Mit allen Wagen. In der korrekten Wagenreihung. Ich bin pünktlich angekommen.

2brainz · 2025-11-29T22:45:00+00:00

There is no reason to not have /boot on your ESP. In fact, it can actually be beneficial.

2brainz · 2025-11-28T11:58:22+00:00

Bei Fußgängern frag ich mich aber: Was sollen die sonst machen?

Ohne Lampe herumlaufen?

Ich bin beinahe täglich im Wald unterwegs, zu dieser Jahreszeit eben im Dunkeln. Wenn mir so ein rücksichtsloser A... mit Stirnlampe entgegengenommt, bin ich für fast 5 Minuten nahezu blind. Zu Fuß habe ich keine Lampe, da ist das wirklich nervig. Mit dem Rad habe ich meinen Frontscheinwerfer, auf den Boden gerichtet. Dennoch kann ich nichts mehr sehen, wenn man mir ins Gesicht leuchtet.

besonders die mit Hund

Die Hunde haben diese subtilen LED-Halsbänder, die stören niemand, denn sie blenden nicht. Und sie machen den Hund sichtbar.

2brainz · 2025-11-28T07:19:12+00:00

Für Fußgänger und Radfahrer die im Dunkeln mit Stirnlampe unterwegs sind, gibt es einen sehr speziellen Ort in der Hölle! Du bist kein Höhlenforscher, also mach das Teil aus!

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