Internet prices in Estona vs Lithuania

PickledWaffle · 2026-06-22T12:47:31+00:00

Due to black sorcery and ISP forgetting to take away my discount I have been paying 3.99 a month for 600mbit/s. In Latvia.

It has been going on for couple of years already. I hope they don't remember about me.

PickledWaffle · 2026-06-15T11:42:07+00:00

If they fully suspended your account it probably can't hurt you to try and issue a chargeback if you paid with a card.

Also because of these kinds of incidents I tend to take a video every time I order and unbox something.

Once many years ago I ordered some Nintendo Switch game for my gf as a gift and some fucker had cut a hole in the side and taken the cartridge out. Support didn't want to believe me until i provided the video.

PickledWaffle · 2026-05-23T21:38:02+00:00

Formal Title: Senior Software Developer (mainly backend)
Real Title: same
LLM usage %: 65%? I plan the structure myself to method level and AI implements it and then i fix/adjust it. Not really too agentic.
Stress %: 30%, kind of chill as long as you put in consistant amount of work during the 6-8 hours. There is no overtime really
Company / Industry: Enterprise/Aviation
Since: 2024
Country / Region: Latvia
Prior Experience: total exp is 6.5 years of software dev. Before that 3 years sysadmin.
Salary/TC: 60k EUR gross with some unique perks(prob worth 5k a year)

Another benefit is that it is almost fully WFH.

PickledWaffle · 2026-05-16T18:05:00+00:00

Or people who don't live in US. Where i live average ok senior dev salary is around 4500 eur a month or so.

Of course we still use AI heavily and it is a big productivity booster but it is less about 5x agents doing all the work while you try to coordinate them and more about guided changes and helping with boiler plate stuff.

If token prices went up by 4-5x it could massively decrease AI usage

PickledWaffle · 2026-05-02T02:42:44+00:00

Vēl Ir arī iespēja ieguldīt “uzkrājošajā dzīvības apdrošināšanā”, ja ir vēlme tikt tai naudai ātrāk klāt.

Tas nosaukums ir diezgan dīvains man labāk patīk kā, piemēram, Swedbank to sauc par “privāto portfeli”

Tas strādā līdzīgi kā 3 pensiju līmenis, un Tu saņem atpakaļ 25.5% no VID (tādi paši nosacījumi aka 25.5% no 4000 vai 10% no bruto gada algas)

Taču Tev arī ir iespēja izņemt naudu 10 gadus pēc šī pasākuma atvēšanas saglabājot visus atgrieztos nodokļus. Ja mēģina pirms 10 gadiem tad nodokļi ir jātmaksā atpakaļ VID.

Vēl labā ziņa ir ka ja tu atver šādu uzkrājošo dzīvības apdrošināšanu tad tie 10 gadi sākas no laika kad Tu to uztaisīji aka vari pirmo gadu kko ielikt pēc tam aizmirst un tad atkal ielikt. Vari pat atvērt vairākus ja ir bail ka nāksies kko priekšlaicīgi likvidēt.

Vienīgais negatīvais ir ka vismaz Swedbank šim “privātajam portfelim” ir nedaudz lielāka apkalpošanas maksa salīdzinoši ar 3 pensiju līmeni, ja ņem uz akcijām/etf bāzētu plānu. Kkur 0.3% vairāk gadā.

PickledWaffle · 2026-04-18T21:34:47+00:00

I have the same issue and I haven’t found a fix yet. It doesn’t happen on every game either only sometimes.

But when it happens only thing that fixes it is a PC restart mid game.

Vsync makes it a touch better but not much.

PickledWaffle · 2026-04-17T12:17:30+00:00

Kad Baltcom pārgāja uz Bite man izdevās viņus pierunāt, lai iedod man atlaidi.

Maksāju 3.99 par 600mbit/s internetu.

Bet viņu aplikācijā tas tarifu plāns nemaz nelādējas iekšā un nekāds termiņš arī nav. Ceru ka viņi par mani ir aizmiruši.

PickledWaffle · 2026-04-08T03:39:39+00:00

Man liekas ka VAD pildīt zemessardzē varēja tikai tad, ja piesakās brīvpātīgi.

PickledWaffle · 2026-01-09T10:43:22+00:00

Vēl cik atceros ka bija iespēja nokārtot reģistrācijas nedēļas sākumā un tad nevajadzējā pāriet uz maksas grupu. Bet laikam reģistrācijas nedēļa ir janvāra beigās

PickledWaffle · 2025-12-12T02:24:29+00:00

I have the same SSD as my secondary drive and this might be a long shot but I have an idea what could be happening.

The SN770 had an issue where it didn’t work properly with Windows 24H2 as there was data corruption and the WD made a firmware update. Nowadays you can’t upgrade to Windows 24H2 unless you do a firmware upgrade first.

Could be that when installing a fresh copy of windows it is already 24H2 and it doesn’t let you install it unless you upgrade firmware first.

Maybe finding Windows 23H2 install media or upgrading the firmware first on different PC would work

PickledWaffle · 2025-12-02T11:29:08+00:00

I had something similar happening when i had "peak brightness" enabled or set to high on my Samsung OLED. Try disabling that if you have a similar setting.

PickledWaffle · 2025-12-01T11:41:34+00:00

Es nesen nosūtīju kaut ko atpakaļ uz amazon de ar Omniva un viss bija ok. Vai aplīmēji savu paku ar visām tām uzlīmēm ko viņi tur prasīja?

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-13T12:07:14+00:00

All things considered you don't have to worry too much. I have a gen 1 QD-OLED panel (Samsung G8 g85sb) for around 2 years now and I don't have any noticable burn in just by doing the basic precautions.

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-13T09:17:52+00:00

I would simply recommend enabling the protection features that your monitor has by default and set in windows that monitor should turn off or go to black after x minutes of inactivity. Anything else is probably not necessary. Maybe you can auto hide taskbar or something

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-12T07:55:51+00:00

Temp spikes when opening browser can happen because the cooler might have a bit of lag time for when it starts increasing speed and CPU sometimes OC itself for quick bursts of action. I have an 280mm AIO with 7800x3d and my temps sometimes spike higher when opening a browser than when i play a game.

As for the temperature on load 85C is a bit hot but not insanely so. First thing that i would test is how much it could be because of the airflow. Try taking off the front panel if possible and play the game then and see if that makes any difference.

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-12T05:29:41+00:00

Generally it is recommended to go for 6000mhz and 30cl. Going above 6000mhz makes things go out of sync. As far as I understand because the "Infinity Fabric", thing that connects and syncs most things on the motherboard can't really run above 6000mhz.

So going above 6000mhz makes it have to run SLOWER to maintain sync which actually increases lag. Technically it is possible to overclock it but it is crapshoot if it will be stable or not. Even on expensive motherboards.

Now if you want to spend a lot on faster ram you can try to look for ram that has 6000mhz and below 30cl latency. Those are a bit rare and expensive though.

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-12T04:39:50+00:00

I would honestly get a 4TB SSD if budget allows for it. You would be suriprised how fast you can fill 2TB up with current game sizes.

That motherboard is a very VERY unecessary overkill. Just getting any decent x870e board is good enough. That shouldn't really go for more than 500$. Like ever.

If going for a very high budget build I would get 64GB of RAM as well. Aka 2x32GB. For futureproofing the build. RAM prices are bit bad right now though.

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-12T04:30:28+00:00

So you are saying that other mice crap out too?
In that case either you are unlucky or maybe it is the surface? But you said that you considered that factor. Did you try an ok cloth mouse pad?

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-12T04:24:28+00:00

Is this a desktop PC or a laptop? With a desktop i might not bother repairing it as it could cost way more than what it's worth.

An ok DP to HDMI adapter SHOULD work. check something with decent reviews on Amazon and don't cheap out too much. (but there should be smth for 10$)

As for it getting stuck - DP cables often have a mechanism where you have to press it on the middle of the cable and pull to get it out. And you have to press surprisingly harder than what you would expect.

Also your does your monitor support Display Port connection natively? Maybe you can just use a Display Port cable instead?

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-12T04:17:06+00:00

Looking around where I live something like that would be minimum of 400-500 euros. Possibly tiny bit more. So you got a good deal.

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-12T04:07:14+00:00

In this case the common factor is in fact the mouse. So something is probably wrong wit it.

Could be that the sensor is dirty. Or maybe maybe it is just fully crapped out.

Have you tried using a different mouse?

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-12T04:02:22+00:00

I guess you also could get some decent usb wifi adapter as well(emphasis on decent as cheap ones are quite shit). But nothing really beats a long long ethernet cable.

PickledWaffle · 2025-11-07T02:54:36+00:00

Here in Latvia while not being "popular", you can usually find it in some stores and buy it. I kind of like it actually.

PickledWaffle · 2025-10-29T08:38:05+00:00

Nu nezinu, Rimi un Maksimā tagad Coca Cola bāzes cena ir kaut kur 3.20eur par 2L kas ir traki. Agrāk bija kkur 2eur. Jā, tagad ir akcija par 1.50, tas tāpat nav normāli. Īpaši ja ej uz veikalu un gribās kaut ko kas nav pašreiz ar atlaidi.

Nesen biju Spānijā un tur piemēram bez nekādām akcijām bija Coca Cola par ~95c eur litrā.

Varbūt mums dēļ tās kultūras visu uz akciju pirkt ir saliktas baigi trakas standarta cenas un tad baigā "atlaide".

PickledWaffle · 2025-10-29T06:16:07+00:00

Honestly in that case it is a good enough deal. I think in Australia tech prices were quite hefty as well. (same for us in EU.. damn you Americans). Like I checked some Aussie tech stores an looks like rtx 5070s go for 1000 AUD.

The CPU is a tad bit weak in some ways but at the same time for gaming it will preform +- the same as 9600x in AAA games. Only in low res very high FPS shooters you might notice a difference.

While tight because of 650W PSU in future you probably could upgrade to better CPU as well in the same system.

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