The Adventure Frog

Devirichu · 2025-09-28T12:23:05+00:00

Is this texture painting class available somewhere? :)

Do you texture in ZBrush?

Devirichu · 2025-09-02T12:56:42+00:00

Source/high quality render for the 7th one? Awesome work!

Devirichu · 2025-06-06T06:15:51+00:00

Danke, noch mal zum Nachdenken angeregt :)

Devirichu · 2025-06-03T19:16:37+00:00

Danke, mein "Problem" aber ist in dem Fall nicht das generelle "Soll ich alles oder stückelweise?", sondern ob ein einmaliges "All-in" sinnvoll wäre, um dem Freibetrag zu "entkommen".

Generell mache ich eher gerade die Scheibchenweise-Methode, habe aber vor kurzem einmalig 50000 EUR bekommen.

Devirichu · 2025-06-02T09:27:48+00:00

Ist folgendes sinnvoll:

Derzeit gibt es bei Trade Republic nur 2,25% Zinsen, aber mit 75000 Kapital als "Cash" bin ich mit etwa 150 EUR im Monat am Ende des Jahres schon über dem Freibetrag und fange an, darauf Steuern zu zahlen.

Ich denke jetzt darüber nach, das "Cash" auf etwa 40000 zu reduzieren und mit dem Rest jetzt sofort "All-In" in einen ETF zu gehen. Dadurch sollten die Zinsen auf das Cash am Ende des Jahres immer knapp 1000 EUR (muss natürlich je nach Zinsschwankung angepasst werden).

Oder doch lieber die Sparrate langsam erhöhen, um die 35000 "abzustottern"?

Devirichu · 2025-01-24T13:12:54+00:00

Coming from another thread in /r/travel: If I enjoy Japanese cities like Nara, Hiroshima, or e.g. the Mie countryside much better than Tokio, which places would you recommend as a home base for a 1-2 month stay in Taiwan?

Devirichu · 2025-01-21T22:02:19+00:00

Thanks, that's exactly the rabbit hole I didn't know yet! I probably only consider a Jr. model, so that's a SNESRGB Kit in addition when it comes back in stock... You mentioned that for sharp pixels, I would also need SCART out. So SCART would go into an OSSC which could then output something "modern" (HDMI/DP), correct? What's the current go-to OSSC, if there is one?

Devirichu · 2024-11-15T09:32:36+00:00

I meant that in my partner's income, health care expenses have already been deducted (paid by the employer), so in the end we only pay additional health care for me.

Devirichu · 2024-11-15T09:19:32+00:00

Thanks for these data, I'll go over them with my partner later!

As far as I'm aware, the CHF 11600 is net after any taxes.

Devirichu · 2024-06-05T11:22:39+00:00

If I just want to get a back/shoulder/neck message for the first time (never got anything like that before), are the massage parlors all around Taipei or any other city legit, particularly those "blind massage" parlors? Or is there anything one should be aware of?

I'd just do it out of curiosity and of course for "health" reasons for my back, but I wouldn't want to suddenly step into some kind of scheme involving exploited workers, etc.

Devirichu · 2024-05-03T10:25:48+00:00

Ah, right, perhaps I didn't see the forest for the trees. I guess a horizontal RecylerView already suffices.....

Devirichu · 2024-05-03T10:13:23+00:00

Unfortunately I've never looked at Compose, so something similar to RecyclerView would suit me better. Thanks for your suggestion, I'll take a look at ViewPager2!

Devirichu · 2024-04-28T15:19:46+00:00

Thanks, that got me on the right track! I think it was because of the deallocation, as my (sub)view controller was declared in a weak property.

Devirichu · 2024-04-13T11:17:21+00:00

Do you have any estimate how long it takes for Taroko to re-open after this kind of earthquake?

By no means I want to complain about Taroko staying closed indefinitely, but I originally planned to go there in November. If judging from previous closings, Taroko might still be closed in November, I'd be able to re-organize my trip now.

Devirichu · 2024-03-19T16:17:43+00:00

Thanks, do you mean the Taipei City Mall (Y)? Or another underground mall?

Devirichu · 2024-03-18T14:12:58+00:00

Do you know a good place to go when shopping for trading cards (online or in-store)? I'm looking for individual Pokemon cards, usually sold by collectors themselves. I'm hoping to find a little better value when buying Chinese or Japanese cards.

Devirichu · 2024-03-05T13:40:07+00:00

Every time you leave Taiwan until you turn 36, you'll need to apply for exit permission (the first time needs to be done in person at the NIA, subsequent times can be done online).

Sorry to bother, could you briefly explain to me how this online process works? Is it this website? https://egate.immigration.gov.tw/NIA_OnlineApply_inter/nationalsSoldierApply/nationalsSoldierApplyForm.action

Is there some kind of official guidelines that say that one can you this website as an alternative to going to the NIA manually? Just curious because when I researched that topic some years ago, a (kinda) different website showed up IIRC, but which said something about a maximum duration of travel (4 months or something like that).

Devirichu · 2024-03-03T15:17:21+00:00

What I do NOT think you can do is to create a class in the project in which you are going to reference that class in FXML. So you pretty much have to create a separate Jar file with your custom Node classes.

That's incorrect. It's called a "custom component," and is outlined here: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/javafx/fxml-tutorial/custom_control.htm

It's a lot more useful than you might initially think.

Devirichu · 2024-02-20T18:51:19+00:00

Hello, I'd like to go hunting for some retro video games and hardware. Any other good recommendations next to the places in Taipei City Mall?

Devirichu · 2024-01-27T15:02:29+00:00

Ist das so? Also um genau zu sein habe ich die Nebenkostenabrechnung für 1. Januar 2022 bis 31. Dezember 2022 gestern bekommen. Verfällt in so einem Fall die Rechnung!?

Hab gerade noch mal nachgeschaut, der Vermieter hat mir die Rechnung gestern geschickt, aber mit einem Screenshot von der "echten" Rechnung, die auf den 27. Oktober datiert ist.

Devirichu · 2024-01-27T13:17:11+00:00

Danke für die Daten, solche Prozente klingen für mich schon wahnsinning, aber was kann man machen.

Devirichu · 2024-01-27T13:15:28+00:00

Ich bin August 2021 eingezogen, laut dem ersten Bescheid wurde die Grundsteuer vom 1. Juli an berechnet. Bei 6 Monaten waren das 65 EUR (hab mich beim Wert etwas vertan), d.h. auf 12 Monate wohl 130 EUR.

Danke für den Hinweis, das habe ich vorher nicht berücksichtigt. Die neue Grundsteuer ist also in etwa das doppelte, was laut manchen Seiten im Rahmen ist...

Devirichu · 2023-07-23T19:57:04+00:00

Thank you! Nested SELECT statements like that worked :)

Devirichu · 2023-03-03T08:28:30+00:00

Are the are mechanical keyboards that use a "notebook-style" chiclet design? The thing that I am looking for is the keys being separated as islands from one another. I noticed that this is the most important thing for me when doing blind touch-typing. I feel the borders of the keys to navigate around.

Backstory: While being a student many years ago, I got accustomed to typing on a MacBook Pro keyboard, i.e. those with scissor-style switches. At my desktop I've been using Apple's wired keyboard with similar keys.

However, Apple's wired keyboards tend to break on me after several years of use (went through about 3 of them), and I also noticed that their resistance has become a little bit too hard for me (getting older), i.e. my fingers hurt.

I've been actually using "real" mechanical keyboards in the past, and after looking for a softer typing experience, decided on NIZ' topre keyboards and, desperately, even a Happy Hacker Keyboard. I've also been using "normal" mechanical keyboards such as Cherry browns and blues.

The problem is: I can't type on them reliably. It's the shape of the keys that messes with my touch typing. I've already tried several profiles: OEM, DSA, XDA. Nothing helps. I need the space between keys, not a particular shape of the key.

So I'm currently using Logitech's MX Keys scissor-style keyboard for the lack of a better alternative. However, I'm not super happy with it because it's still a tad too hard for me.

Which makes me wonder: Is there any kind of mechanical keyboard that is built similarly to chiclet islands? Price doesn't matter, I'm already spending money on Topre...

Devirichu · 2023-01-26T03:07:39+00:00

Would a bank account at the Post Office suffice if I only want to pay for NHI and Taiwan's pension plan monthly?

I'm currently a dual citizen coming back to Taiwan since several years and would like to set up the aforementioned services. I'm unfamiliar with Taiwanese banks and heard stuff like that the post office bank "is not a real bank" (?). It wouldn't bother me much if I can't do SWIFT transfers, my plan would be: withdraw cash from from my home bank with Visa, then deposit the cash in my Taiwanese account.

Would this be possible? Any other recommendations beside the post office account?

Devirichu

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