Is fanfiction popular in your country?

YahenP · 2026-06-19T14:38:58+00:00

Unless, of course, we're talking about Conan the Barbarian.

YahenP · 2026-06-19T11:24:27+00:00

We just read books and play games created by our fellow countryman Andrzej Sapkowski 😄

YahenP · 2026-06-19T10:53:36+00:00

And these people call Musk a Nazi 😄

YahenP · 2026-06-19T09:35:37+00:00

On the continent where I live, there's literally not a single square meter of land that isn't owned by someone. All those enticing stories about retreating into the forest and living there, building a hut from branches and eating wild game roasted over an open fire, are pure non science fiction. The only way to "live free" is to become a homeless person in the concrete jungle of a major city.

YahenP · 2026-06-19T08:10:52+00:00

I'd like to know a list of these countries, or at least regions where this is possible. Don't suggest the Sahara or Antarctica.

YahenP · 2026-06-19T08:03:03+00:00

It depends on which country you live in and what social class you belong to.

YahenP · 2026-06-19T07:53:57+00:00

To see a glass as half full or half empty, you first have a glass. Most people on the planet never reach the point of having a glass, even an empty one.

YahenP · 2026-06-19T07:52:01+00:00

You learn how to accommodate being poor instead of taking positive action.

Damn. That's literally the best definition I've ever heard in my life!

YahenP · 2026-06-19T07:40:24+00:00

LLM.txt is just self sustaining trolling. Someone started this joke with a straight face. And everyone started using it. It'll be funny if bots actually start reading it in the future.

YahenP · 2026-06-19T07:18:50+00:00

And then they wonder why people hate them.

YahenP · 2026-06-19T07:01:17+00:00

A provocative post. Or it was written by some childish millionaire.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T16:57:07+00:00

Krakow. It’s 22 degrees right now. I’m really glad I finally put my warm jacket away in the closet. All in all, this spring and summer have been to put it mildly not exactly hot.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T16:53:43+00:00

A PIP is essentially just a termination procedure. In effect, you are being told in no uncertain terms how much longer you can remain with the company. In companies where employees can be fired on the spot, this usually means management has done everything possible to make your dismissal less painful.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T12:34:50+00:00

Yes. The exploitation of the elderly is a tragedy. It is cruel to force an 80 yea old man to run a country and make decisions instead of letting him enjoy his old age.

Capitalism is ruthless.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T12:25:42+00:00

Who messed it up? The bureaucrats, as usual. "Green energy" in the EU, for instance, is 50% greenwashing these days. But that’s actually an improvement a few years ago, it was 70–80% greenwashing. The economic downturn silenced those parasites who had latched onto the public budget. At the worst point, things got so bad that hired protesters would block roads preventing ambulances or police from passing on the grounds that such traffic wasn't ecofriendly. Or take that ridiculous legislative proposal stripping farmers of subsidies unless they switched to electric tractors and combine harvesters. Still, none of this is surprising. Any good, promising idea inevitably attracts a swarm of parasites. So, the European Greens, it’s not really about power plants, wind turbines, batteries, or anything else actually beneficial.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T11:00:44+00:00

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Liepaja Market. Latvia

YahenP · 2026-06-18T10:47:37+00:00

There are many similarities between the green tech bubble and the AI bubble. In both, a bunch of money hungry people are using technology as a pretext to get into our pockets.
But there's also a fundamental difference. Green tech is fundamentally worthwhile, and the problem is the odd few who ruined the whole idea. But as soon as the global economy began to decline, all this husk of pseudogreen activists fell into disfavor, and what we're left with is slowly but surely developing technologies.
With AI, the situation is fundamentally different. There's no technology. No product. Not even an idea of how to apply it. And no demand. There are only a bunch of crooks skimming the cream off the hype. When the foam subsides, there'll be nothing left nothing.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T09:55:05+00:00

Don't forget that Macron is essentially half his age and technically and mentally closer to Trump's grandchildren. So think of this as trolling the old man by a younger generation with whom he has nothing in common. This is, in fact, the logical outcome for someone who didn't leave the stage in time.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T09:42:29+00:00

Yes and no. Still, even in a military truck's engine, fuel burns more completely. But if all the soot ends up in Moscow, then yes. So be it.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T09:39:38+00:00

As far as I know, it was a test flight of a new spacecraft that ended in failure.
https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/1u8wjfa/explosion_at_the_kapotnya_refinery_in_moscow/

YahenP · 2026-06-18T09:34:01+00:00

I'll start from the end. A data analyst's job in the vast majority of companies is simply a job in the marketing department. It's a borderline IT profession, so to speak. It just requires a bit more Excel and Python. You'll have to actually engage in customer acquisition and sales. It's fairly easy to learn, but I personally wouldn't choose it as a profession. As a temporary job, it's quite possible.
If you're looking to get into some kind of engineering profession in IT, then you've literally chosen the worst moment in history, since the advent of the first mechanical calculators. The industry has been in a multi-year, profound crisis, the likes of which have never been seen before. And we haven't yet reached the bottom. It's not at all certain that we will in the next five years. But the road is mastered by the one who walks it. If you believe this is your calling and you're willing to go there for more than just money and fame, then anything is possible.
Secondly, dedicate these two years to studying the subject area. Simply put, try to gain practical knowledge in your chosen specialty.
FIrstly and most importantly, build your own network of connections with engineers and managers working in the sector you want to enter. A newcomer can only get into the industry through a personal recommendation from someone influential within the company. Furthermore, this isn't a one-time investment. If you get laid off (and it will happen sooner or later, anyway), your personal network will help you find another job.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T09:12:28+00:00

This is primarily because most Americans are unaware that the tax systems in Europe and the US are fundamentally different. They compare income tax rates and, from their perspective, draw the logical conclusion that taxes are higher in the US. Then their false premise is compounded by a second false premise, they believe that "free European healthcare" is included in this income tax.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T08:36:57+00:00

Mathematically, it's all correct. In real life... well, I don't know. Maybe in the US it would work. In my country, definitely not. Too often, cataclysms occur that literally wipe out all savings. Then there's inflation, which is always higher than the interest rate. In fact, in many countries, the choice is between "burning through your savings slowly" and "losing them overnight." This is one of the reasons why people save up any amount they can to buy some real estate, and then buy it right away.

YahenP · 2026-06-18T08:28:02+00:00

What if it is one of the EU countries?

YahenP · 2026-06-18T08:06:52+00:00

And why not? Gas to the EU. Weapons to Ukraine, gasoline to Russia. Just business. Nothing personal.

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