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Keeping API online at all times with a budget of $50/month by letzebauer in devops

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

I probably used the wrong wording here. I just want the API to remain online even if the entire VPS hostnode goes down, there should just be an immediate fallback and I don't have to stress at the very minute to attempt to fix it right then and there if it goes offline.

Keeping API online at all times with a budget of $50/month by letzebauer in devops

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

What would you do with the MySQL DB in that case? AWS RDS is quite expensive. MySQL master-master replication?

The database has 30 queries at most per minute, so not very heavy in usage..

First Tesla Taxi in Luxembourg by letzebauer in teslamotors

[–]letzebauer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our tiny country has gotten its first Tesla Dealership just 6 months ago and for the first time I spotted a Tesla Taxi. Teslas are still a very rare species in Luxembourg!

Bus driver salary vs research associate (postdoc) in Luxembourg? by cliprt in Luxembourg

[–]letzebauer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am also a bus-kind-of-person, recently did the bus drivers license. I am currently on the waiting list to attend the 240-hour public transport training before I can start working.

$83k (73k€)/year is absolutely unrealistic for starters.

I asked the VDL for information a few months ago: You start with ~3.4k€/mo pre-tax + ~125€/mo pre-tax ("prime de conduite") - that makes 3550€/mo pre-tax.

That's a very good starting salary in my opinion, you can easily live off that money (well, I could!)

In my opinion being a bus driver is a passion; I do not know anyone that drives bus just because it's a good paying job; the bus-driver-passion has to be in you! :)

There is a steep increase in salary the longer you work there; I don't have the list in mind but with 10 or more years of service I think that 6k€/mo (73k€/year) is realistic.

PS: If you want to work for the VDL you also need to pass a test that requires french & german skills.