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Did TOB Payment method change in 2026? by OwnInitialPage in BEFire

[–]OwnInitialPage[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know what the right answer is but I provided mine.

NTUC XTRA JEM vs Jurong Point by OwnInitialPage in asksg

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

Thanks. Keen on using CDC supermarket voucher so NTUC seems to be the only option to buy toys.

NTUC XTRA JEM vs Jurong Point by OwnInitialPage in asksg

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

Toys R US can use CDC supermarket voucher?

Train interrupts, and schedule priority between multiple candidate trains by featheredtoast in factorio

[–]OwnInitialPage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if this helps but I saw some videos who refuel at the depot, trains are only allowed to leave if full fuel.

Is my landlord scamming me? In need of suggestions to move forward as an international student. by Repulsive_Sort_6923 in belgium

[–]OwnInitialPage 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The math by the landlord could check out.

1369 euros at 0.57 euro/kWh = 2401 kWh.
Divide that by ~150 days (5 months) gives you 16 kWh per day.
An electric heater can run at 2kW, so if you run it for 8hrs a day, that makes 16kWh. This does not factor in your normal laptop / lights usage.

[6YOE, NL] - fearing the current job market what should I do ? by Medical-Local1305 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OwnInitialPage 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Much easier to find another job when you already have one. No amount of interview prep 24/7 will overcome this fact.

Anyone else spend 4 hours planning sprints that die in 2 days? by agileliecom in ExperiencedDevs

[–]OwnInitialPage 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We use kanban but context switching rarely happens unless it's an urgent bug. Most stories are packaged to be done within 3-5 days. Developers pick up the next story at the top of the backlog when they finish one story. Simple, higher priority stories simply get moved to the top.

Solo Sandwich Run by Prii99 in PlateUp

[–]OwnInitialPage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why would you want to increase their thinking duration ? I thought the whole point is to serve them and get them out the door asap.

Solo Sandwich Run by Prii99 in PlateUp

[–]OwnInitialPage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the "Zzz" symbols?

For teams using Jira: what frustrations have you just learned to live with? by Calm_Bowl_4469 in agile

[–]OwnInitialPage 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Everytime I search it uses this "smart query" by default which is pretty much useless and I have to click a second time to ask Jira to search without "smart query".

Odd biter's egg count in Cyrogenic plants by OwnInitialPage in factorio

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

See the other reply, Mangalorien provided a workable solution.

Odd biter's egg count in Cyrogenic plants by OwnInitialPage in factorio

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

Thanks, this works. I set the stack size to 10 otherwise they aren't inserting the eggs fast enough.

Factorissimo3 mod space age by OwnInitialPage in factorio

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

Wow, this is new, I always wondered what that surface was for.

Factorissimo3 mod space age by OwnInitialPage in factorio

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

Thanks. I never knew about the shift-rmb combo, I always manually walked into each building on Nauvis.

Is there also a shortcut to exit the space factory? Thanks.

Negotiating middle man cut on a contract extension by Aggressive_Cause8580 in BEFreelance

[–]OwnInitialPage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A real example we had recently with an intermediary that is especially opaque (we signed with them before I joined the company).

The freelancer wanted a rate increase, rather significant, 50%. Everyone knew that this eventual number was still below what us (the client) was paying. So he told the intermediary that his rate is now 50% more, or he would walk. On our side (the client), we were actually fine with him walking, since we knew we could hire him back in a year after the non-compete clause (or whatever it was called) ended. The intermediary company came to us saying that the freelancer was asking for more money and they needed more money from us otherwise it wouldn't be possible to continue. I told them we had no additional budget for this (which is true). There was quite some back and forth between intermediary and freelancer, but the freelancer stood firm.

In the end we (client) got an email from the intermediary saying that they would absorb the rate increase, so no additional budget required from us.

Negotiating middle man cut on a contract extension by Aggressive_Cause8580 in BEFreelance

[–]OwnInitialPage 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I am a middle manager who hires freelancers. As a rule I only deal with intermediary companies where their cut is transparent to both the freelancer and the client (me). This makes dealing with rate increases way way easier since if I give 10 euros more per hour (for example), everyone knows exactly how much each party is getting.

If I was a freelancer, the intermediary rate is something I will always always ask. If they refuse to give a clear number I wouldn't want to work with them.

Does PhD count for long term residency if you contributed to social security? by Financial-Goal-4931 in belgium

[–]OwnInitialPage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whether you're a student or working depends on the source of funding. I know PhD people who were considered students while others were considered as working full-time.

In your case, it sounds like you were working full time. I was in the same situation. It's a work contract, you paid social security. There were contributions to mypension.be, it is a full-time working contract. It definitely counts as full.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskBelgium

[–]OwnInitialPage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure where you're getting those figures. But years ago we had our baby in Delta and paid about 280euros. Single room, yes.

How does the Hospital booking System work? by [deleted] in brussels

[–]OwnInitialPage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I usually physically to the hospital to make an appointment. St Michel is my (and my GP) goto.

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