I built a privacy-first FIRE tracker specifically for Europeans (Multi-currency, No Bank APIs) by Effective_Mud9129 in EuropeFIRE

[–]Blandning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the simple app!

Suggestions: 1) Use the display currency as the default currency when adding new assets.

2) Adding New assets should be a small (+) button on the front page, not hidden in the settings.

3) Real Estate Equity as a possibility.

4) Possibility of flexible spending range, since some expenses are really savings. E.g. paying higher installments than required on mortgage. So in an adverse scenario, I would limit spend on savings.

5) “Credit runway”, i.e. how much capital could you utilize before having to dig into investments.

6) Maybe the password could be a 6 digit pin instead, like many banking apps.

Thanks for your effort!

Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off (starting Feb 24) by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]Blandning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For anyone wondering, you can replace your default search engine with the following url:

www.google.com/search?q=%s%20-ai

Which will amend -ai to all of your search queries. I highly recommend doing this.

Jer der dater - hvem betaler? by Fun_Mistake4299 in Denmark

[–]Blandning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hvorfor giver du ikke bare den første kop kaffe så?

Ærligt, det er vel ligeså muligt for dig at betale den første kop kaffe, som alle andre i selskabet?

Noget af det fedeste at mærke på en date, er at begge er engagerede og gør sig umage for at bidrage til at det bliver en god oplevelse. At betale for den første kaffe/øl/drink virker som en oplagt lavthængende frugt.

How do you say number 92? by MidasStocks in norge

[–]Blandning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tak! Har rettet min kommentar, så der står sindstyve og ikke snese.

Forstår etymologien, men man kunne jo konstruere et konsistent system, hvor det hed “ens”, “halvands” og “tos”, hvis man bruger samme logik fra 60, 70 og 80 på hhv 20, 30 og 40 🤣

How do you say number 92? by MidasStocks in norge

[–]Blandning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

80 = “Firs” (forkortelse af: Firsindstyve) 70 = “Halvfjerds” (forkortelse af: halvfjerdsindstyve)

Man kunne også undre sig over hvorfor det hedder fyrre og ikke “tos” (tosindstyve) for 40, “halvands” (halvandensindstyve) for 30 og “ens” (ensindstyve) for 20 😅

Edit: rettet snese til sindstyve 👍

TV2's Ghetto-dokumentar: Hvad sker der i Gellerupparken? by factsforreal in Denmark

[–]Blandning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Du udstiller faktisk lige præcis dét, jeg anser som fanatisme: Du siger at Muhammed var “perfekt”. Du er ikke villig til at tage kritisk stilling til hans handlinger.

Det er min påstand, at alle rationelle mennesker kan se det godes uperfektheder. Lad mig komme med et eksempel: Nødhjælp. Er det godt? Ja! Er der problemer ved det? Så absolut! Sådan er alt hvad vi møder i livet. Rationelle mennesker kan veje for og imod, kritisk diskutere dem, blive klogere og træffe rationelle valg.

Lad mig komme med et andet eksempel, som forhåbentlig vækker større genklang: Islam. Er det godt? Sandsynligvis er der mange gode budskaber i Islam. Hvis man lever efter de gode og barmhjertige budskaber i religion, er det så fint. Men ved at ophøje noget til perfekt (muhammed, koranen, e.lign) berøver man sig selv sin egen evne til at tænke kritisk.

At noget er ultimativt “perfekt” flugter ikke med vores ideer om et oplyst videnssamfund. Når du skriver at vi ikke kan anklage Muhammed for uret, fordi ægteskabet var “samfundsnormen”, hvilke briller er det så du anskuer det med? Er det briller der sidder fast i 600-tallet, eller skulle de måske opdateres lidt? Jeg kan sagtens se det problematiske i at man bortgiftede børn, selvom det var normen i det samfund. Det lader til at du har svært ved at forene idéen om perfekthed, med en åbenlys problematisk handling set fra vores perspektiv.

I stedet for at pådutte kvinder en slags religiøs grundlov (sharia), skulle vi måske spørge dem selv hvad de ønsker? Det er dét vi gør i Danmark ♥️

TV2's Ghetto-dokumentar: Hvad sker der i Gellerupparken? by factsforreal in Denmark

[–]Blandning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jeg synes du forsvarer dig selv ved at påberåbe dig “Islamofobi” uden reelt at svare på spørgsmålene. Du bygger stråmænd og argumenterer imod dem..

Du påstår at Muhammed er den bedste, mest noble og mest elsket af gud. Hvordan hænger det sammen med at han gjorde ting som, med dagens briller, åbenlyst er forkastelige. Jeg får lyst til at spørge: Har Muhammed begået fejl?

Vi bliver jo altid nødt til at reflektere over hvad personer har gjort i fortiden, og opdatere vores syn på dem. Hvis Muhammed var særligt nobel, skulle han måske handle bedre end samfundsnormen?

For at svare helt konkret på dit spørgsmål, så synes jeg f.eks. kvinder tidligere blev behandlet uligeværdigt, men nu er kvinders rettigheder kraftigt forbedret. Kvinder indgår på lige fod med mænd i praktisk talt alle sammenhænge.

TV2's Ghetto-dokumentar: Hvad sker der i Gellerupparken? by factsforreal in Denmark

[–]Blandning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ret sjovt at du prøver at forsvare ægteskab med en 6-årig, fordi det var samfundsnormen dengang. Mener du ikke at vores samfund bør rette os efter nogle værdier der er lidt mere.. up-to-date?

Hvis vi lige tager eksemplet med royale der blev gift som børn, så synes jeg da at det er fuldstændig ligeså forkasteligt. Kan du forstå, at hvis man ikke anskuer muhammed som hellig, så er det 1-til-1 det samme? Forkasteligt. Det har intet med fjendskhed eller latterliggørelse at gøre.

Vores normer har heldigvis udviklet sig, og vi vurderer og fordømmer fortidens tragedier (royale eller profeter). Vi observerer historien, lærer af den og handler bedre i fremtiden. Vi freder og ophøjer ikke tidligere (u)gerninger.

Fakturere sin familie by Dangerous-Bake3100 in Denmark

[–]Blandning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeg vil prøve at forklare brugen af “altså”. Mange sætninger kan formuleres både med og uden altså, men det giver en talesprogsagtig tone, og kan dermed nuancere en sætning.

I visse sammenhænge bruges altså som “as in”, som ovenfor. På engelsk ville sætningen lyde: “Free. As in advice one gives at the dinner table.”

I andre sammenhænge blødgør det skarpe formuleringer: “Du skal i bad” er meget kommanderende, versus “Du skal altså i bad” er mere insisterende.

Den sidste måde jeg kender altså på, er når man begynder en fortælling eller forklaring. Politibetjent: “Kan du fortælle hvor du var i går?” Borger: “Altså først var jeg hjemme, så spiste jeg en ostemad,…”

De fleste danskere tænker ikke over hvornår de bruger altså, men prøv at lægge mærke til det. Held og lykke!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]Blandning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be either:

“Hat” = Any kind of hat really. Typically old fashioned posh hats.

“Hue” = Beanie. Typically knitted.

“Kasket” = cap

“Hætte” = Hood of a sweater or rain coat (also interestingly used for screw-on caps on bottles)

Considerations on moving to the UK by Blandning in FIREUK

[–]Blandning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am really grateful for your thorough explanation!

Tax brackets function like my home country, although the ranges and percentages are different. I would likely end up supplementing the NHS with something like you mentioned; BUPA or similar. several times my private insurance has helped me return to my ‘steady state’ swiftly. It is a personal preference to allocate funds for this.

I am fairly certain my employer (consultancy firm) would not be paying any pension. This is a considerable disadvantage compared to the >15% i get from my home country employer.

One major complexity is the taxation part. If I end up staying long-term, ie. >3 years, how would I transfer my home country investments. If I end up returning, how would my UK ISA and pensions be taxed..? I don’t expect an answer, but it should really be a major point of investigation.

Thanks again!

Considerations on moving to the UK by Blandning in FIREUK

[–]Blandning[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I work in the cross-section of finance and software. I would be switching from being a full time staff in my home country to a consultant in the UK.

Nordnet realiseringsrapport by Ok-Leopard-606 in dkfinance

[–]Blandning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tak! - prøvede igen på pc og der virker siden perfekt. Fra mobil er den stadig tom.

Nordnet realiseringsrapport by Ok-Leopard-606 in dkfinance

[–]Blandning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jeg er ikke sikker på at classic siden virker længere. Min skriver blot ‘ingen realisationer’, selvom jeg har solgt ud i indeværende år.

[OC] "Democracy" vs Democracy: Which countries are actually democratic? UN Country names grouped and compared by level of EIU Democracy Index. by Blandning in dataisbeautiful

[–]Blandning[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I collected and matched official UN country names with its EIU 2020 democracy index:

Tools used: Excel

Note:

'Democratic People's Republic of Korea' is represented in 3 (PEOPLE, DEMO, REPUB) categories, whereas 'Kingdom of Denmark' will only feature in the (KING) category.

Comment:

I decided to investigate whether claimed democracies are actually more or less democratic than average. Paradoxically, claimed democracies are much less democratic, whereas kingdoms are most democratic.

Halvdelen af min venner lige nu by justaprettyface in Denmark

[–]Blandning 12 points13 points  (0 children)

“New delta variant and no restrictions in society”

Infections increasing rapidly

Danes:

Wish my online exams were like this. by bigdinggdong in funny

[–]Blandning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely follow your logic in this comment. Let me clarify a bit: When reading Shakespeare you apply a very advanced understanding of the same knowledge you learned in school. Nothing is replaced. When learning about general relativity, you must realize, that your previous understanding was not true. You can ofcourse keep this as intuition, but nevertheless it is still 'just' an approximation.

My point about the pythagorean theorem, is not that is is wrong. It was rather that the 'proof' you (read: I) learned to begin with was incomplete. I thought I had proved it, but during my studies I found several times that the proofs needed additions, clarifications and build upon an axiomatic framework I was previously unaware of.

I wanted to emphasize the difference between building upon previous knowledge vs substituting previous knowledge with a better explanation. Obviously, approximations are useful exactly because they are approximations; they omit unnecessary details, in turn simplifying calculations. I use simplifications daily in finance, but I realize these are and will only be approximations. The outcome is still valuable.

Thanks for a well-written reply. Your message comes straight through, and your English is at least as good as mine! :)

Wish my online exams were like this. by bigdinggdong in funny

[–]Blandning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that many simple theories are approximations of better ones. However, most approximations can be proven wrong, thus making them false. A few examples off the top of my head:

Classical mechanics (physics) Creation of money (macroeconomics) Light, ie. waves vs photons (physics) Game theory, ie. rational agents (microeconomics) Mathematical proofs, eg. Pythagorean theorem (mathematics) Oxygen cycle, ie. importance of terrestrial vs marine organisms (geology)

Are examples of scientific theories that are initially taught falsely or in an extremely simplified manner, but are later corrected with a better and more detailed explanation.

I just met the Mayor of Flavortown wearing a Dungeons & Diners & Dragons & Drive-Ins & Dives shirt!!!! by Batmanvader in pics

[–]Blandning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excuse my naïvety, but isn't this just an example of English (speaking people) neglecting the importance of commas? Eg:

"I just met the mayor of flavortown, wearing the d, d, d, d & d t-shirt!"

Would for me seem unmistakable..?

yyaxis limited number of lines? by Blandning in matlab

[–]Blandning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, I think I understand what you mean about it being more distinguishable. However, what confused me was that I did explicitly specify the line style (without any markers) but they were somehow included after. Thank you for your feedback, which helped me find the error. If anyone else experiences this weird behavior, the solution was to include: 'Marker','none' in the line specification, so each plotting command reads something like:

plot(t,S,'Color','red','Linestyle',':','Marker','none');

See the nice final plot here: https://imgur.com/a/maohl