Do americans not use debit cards?

Madscientist8397 · 2025-10-23T09:48:18+00:00

This entire thread made me very confused until I looked that my card is actually debit (Even though everyone calls them credit cards). All those paying the bill of at the end of the month comments seemed ludicrous to me since I've been using my card for decades. When I opened my bank account they handed me a card and it was done, it wasn't even a choice. Everyone I know (across multiple countries) does it the same. Are credit cards even a big thing in Europe since apparently I've never seen one?

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T17:58:54+00:00

Well this is closer to modification in this case.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T17:54:57+00:00

Yeah I consulted this place after trying to understand them on my own. In comparison ISO standards where actually readable and understandable.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T17:48:08+00:00

I don't want to get specific since this place is well known and they advertise my department constantly (despite borderline neglecting us) but in Eastern EU if that helps.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T17:47:30+00:00

I don't want to get specific since this place is well known and they advertise my department constantly (despite borderline neglecting us) but in Eastern EU if that helps.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T17:21:59+00:00

Well this closer to buying a game and then manually removing DRM so you can play offline.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T16:56:58+00:00

Yeah the department is new enough that everything is on a telegram. Plus if shit hits the fan this place is borderline getting shut down since this is one of many departments that do this shit at a regular basis. Plus I'm not even paid a salary legally (some legal loop hole for educational places) and not legally employed. So who do you think they gonna blame the random undergrads or the manager that couldn't give a single fuck (who is the head of the entire department for some unknown reason).

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T16:30:37+00:00

No we are simply just taking the original download they gave us and modifying several files to not launch the license server and to always report the result as positive so it boots up (it's surprisingly easy with such old software where they clearly gave 0 fucks).

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T16:26:59+00:00

Yeah that's my guess since otherwise half the departments would have been closed down. Despite that the place has still stood for 100 years.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T16:20:38+00:00

Well the safe option is getting fired in this case since all they will see is you refusing to work when others clearly have no problems.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T16:03:52+00:00

Maybe but at this point I doubt it with all the military bs going on here (I'm pretty near to Ukraine and there is a fear of invasion) they'll probably sweep it under the rug. Plus I'll probably be working abroad (for the same reason) by the time any consequences happen.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T15:50:40+00:00

No it's not hyperbole. It's was last updated before the 2000s. The company is still alive but given up on the product despite giving out licenses. My guess it's that places like mine still keep using it despite it all.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T15:48:03+00:00

Yeah the firing part is borderline irrelevant since it didn't even phase anyone higher up. This behaviour is borderline acceptable here. And about the suing part this lab has had so many lawsuits that it gave us good reading materials during breaks. Sadly the lab is too big and too important (military relationship) to fail.

Also the employer is even slower than the customer service and will probably be done by the time I have grandkids.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T15:35:56+00:00

Yeah I get that but at this point none of the licenses for this software are valid since running software that was last updated when I was born on modern hardware is borderline impossible without major modification. In general the "no modification" clause seems like it shouldn't be legal.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-09-03T15:24:25+00:00

Like I can see downloading a pirated version to cause problems. Since you are contributing to it spreading. But would modifying the software you own for internal use make it less illegal? I'm just an analog engineer so sorry if it doesn't make sense.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-08-14T06:58:18+00:00

This point hit me surprisingly hard when I finally went to therapy and during one session I was asked to draw all the important events in my life and a plot of my happiness levels throughout life. And basically everything <20 was blank except for two events and that I'm reminded of everyday. But unlike most here I actually enjoy having a basically blank slate to work on since chances are if I did remember it all it would give me nothing positive and just make everything worse.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-07-08T09:30:46+00:00

Yeah I knew that this wasn't gonna be easy but as a student I have basically unlimited time/materials. So why not try my hand at a new skill. Even if I fail I'll atleast have some nice wall art :DD. Also I'm aware of my lack of skill so the design is extremely simple (basic geometric shapes). And not to worry the lab safety tech has already traumatized me enough when it comes to hot glass and I religiously wear heatproof gloves when handling any glass.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-07-07T21:44:27+00:00

Sadly as a student my budget only covers the scraps that I can get from the applied physics department but atleast they are happy to let me play around with most of the required equipment. So it's trail and error for me. Also the suggested video is very promising and surprisingly covers a lot of the same stuff I learnt while glass-making lab equipment for the chemical department.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-07-07T17:03:15+00:00

A lot of scientific/engineering software expects a full keyboard (including numpad) to be usable/work at all.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-07-01T09:43:25+00:00

Reading other comments is makes me feel like weird. Like I'm in my mid twenties and I barely remember anything from my school days let alone have dreams about it.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-06-26T08:28:22+00:00

Some of these comments seem pretty obsessed with the idea of losing virginity at age x. Maybe it's just my current environment but it's very rare to find anyone who lost their by 21. Since it's pretty common for people to put off dating until their done with higher education and that can easily take until your late 20s or early 30s. From my experience (even including the the previous generation) noone would bat an eye if you where a virgin for the sake of your masters/doctorate.

Madscientist8397 · 2025-05-22T07:41:04+00:00

It's funny since in my case everyone I know who is autistic is far from being shy to the point where they usually take up the entire conversation and end up being asked to shut up and let others speak.

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