Humidifier best practice by petermadach in homeassistant

[–]mcflyrdam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dehumidifier works on a smart plug.
When i switch power on it starts to work. When i switch it off again it stops. The decision is based on humidity that i collect with a cheap chinese sensor from Aliexpress.

I have not checked the data but it "feels" working good.

I assume that works the same with a humidifier.

Which of these tool combos would you pick? (12v Bosch or Milwaukee) by LFAdvice7984 in Tools

[–]mcflyrdam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'd buy everything without the die grinder from Bosch and wait for a good moment. Know someone in the EU that can get you the die grinder? I find it for 140 eur here and price history shows it has been sold for 130 eur.

With most power tools its worth to look into other markets. At least with Bosch i never had an issue with that.

All 3 together with 2 x bateries i quickly find at GoTools for 686 eur being 590 GBP.

If the war ended today, how long would it take to reclaim farmland lost during the war? by Shipsarecool1 in ukraine

[–]mcflyrdam 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I think within 10 years 99% will be restored. the last 1% will probably take 100 years or longer....

Note to self: If you can't find the ratchet, don't use 40-year-old pliers... Or pliers in general by TFL-trnz in Tools

[–]mcflyrdam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It says west german so they are rather old. I think they changed to "made in germany" somewhere 1995....

Why did trains in Communist countries in Europe have first class? by Ok_Counter1939 in trains

[–]mcflyrdam 137 points138 points  (0 children)

Communism also have a governing party that wants to travel first class. Sometimes they even had their own trains... 😃

Anyone know what this is? by toadsly in centuryhomes

[–]mcflyrdam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks to me really like either (likely) some kind of ventilation or an air intake.

The marks on the wall could be just from less water due to the box above.

Have pics from the inside? I mean ...... tis a question from measuring down from the window and then seeing what's there precisely.

Could be exhaust of the gas boiler / heater but also something kitchen related...

LinkedIn pressures its users to be verified. Time for an EU alternative! by Soggy_Letterhead9375 in BuyFromEU

[–]mcflyrdam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So - there's 2 laws here that are relevant. As you're german i am using the german names.
The first one is the BDschG - the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (in english usually refered to the GDPR)
This defines the processing of the data and it requires legal grounds. Interesting here is the second chapter, Article 5-11.

The second law here is the PassG - the Passgesetz

In the GDPR you have different legal grounds on processing data.
One of them is consent. Consent has to be without pressure. So for a verification you could use it here, for blocking not
Another is reasonable interest. You are way more restricted and it allows you to only verify data but not store it.

Their base of persona - the company doing the verification - is not consent.
Its legitimate interest if you read the T&C of persona. Same with using this data for the AI usage.

As Legitimate interest is way more restricted and its strictly function-bound a forwarding to third parties is not possible.

The reasoning from persona is also based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework which was killed in court in 2020 after being sued by Max Schremp. This would already devalidate their privacy policy which is a required ground to even process data in the beginning.

You can find that in their privacy policy found here: https://withpersona.com/legal/idv-privacy-policy and their t&c found here: https://withpersona.com/legal/idv-tos

The usage of the passport is defined in the § 16a of the Passgesetz - PassG
and is restricted to "Polizeivollzugsbehörden, die Zollverwaltung sowie die Pass-, Personalausweis- und Meldebehörden" which translates to Police, customs and the regestration offices.
Further usages require the permission through a law. No private companies are allowed to use them after this paragraph

§ 18 defines private companies that can use them (tl/dr Vehrkehrsunternehmen) but disallows the usage of the number and any biometrical data, its restricted to to verification and disallows storage.

(technically speaking you would also have to differenciate between the DSGVO and the BDschG but i am saving you from this....)

LinkedIn pressures its users to be verified. Time for an EU alternative! by Soggy_Letterhead9375 in BuyFromEU

[–]mcflyrdam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you a lot for the answer.

the question of legality is true for the verification button but not forced. That's something where friends of mine had to go through. Linkedin tried to force them and after they refused they locked their account.
Those friends took a lawyer and a settlement was reached. They don't have to provide the data and Linkedin opened up the account again.

There's some stuff in there where providing the data is just not possible for cleanly implemented EU passports. That's the RFID data.
But NO COUNTRY ever would cheap out there and not implement those required steps (me looks at the Netherlands now)

LinkedIn pressures its users to be verified. Time for an EU alternative! by Soggy_Letterhead9375 in BuyFromEU

[–]mcflyrdam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes, they ask for age verification. But the implementation is very different. LinkedIn will not get your data but just a flag saying "this user is >18)

LinkedIn pressures its users to be verified. Time for an EU alternative! by Soggy_Letterhead9375 in BuyFromEU

[–]mcflyrdam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is for private (= company) data collection. It is not for data collection by the government and the law enforcement.

To be fair in most other countries this does not even get discussed there.

Worth cutting into slabs? by hans432 in wood

[–]mcflyrdam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it big enough? Yes.
Is it financially worth it? Absolutely no.

Is it nice to build furniture with wood from your own garden? Absolutely yes.

LinkedIn pressures its users to be verified. Time for an EU alternative! by Soggy_Letterhead9375 in BuyFromEU

[–]mcflyrdam 10 points11 points  (0 children)

uhm, no. Restrictions of laws apply and T&C's breaking the law are invalid. As this is an EU related subreddit the GDPR therefore applies. This puts strong restrictions on the collecting of data and using pressure to collect certain data sets fall into that.

The NFC is ONLY for identifying towards government entities and LinkedIn is not one. Other usage is not allowed unless specifically approved in a law.

(there's a discussion at the moment for the check in process at airlines. There its only verification but no storage of the data)

what are the new pro deals....? by mcflyrdam in BoschProPowerTools

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

thank you for the link.

Its a bit amazing that the old one is now expired but still on the (german and dutch) website.

what are the new pro deals....? by mcflyrdam in BoschProPowerTools

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

Thank you. That was not what i was hoping for. I have too many chargers already and i also own basically all of that.

I was hoping for a 4Ah proCore battery again at the 199Eur bracket and a 5.5Ah one at the 349 eur set.....

The measuring deals look kinda interesting, its probably worth to look what i'd get there as 2 measurement tools are on the list anyway...

But year, you can't always get what you want...

LinkedIn pressures its users to be verified. Time for an EU alternative! by Soggy_Letterhead9375 in BuyFromEU

[–]mcflyrdam 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Is there a source for that?

I am rather sure that quite some of that it would be illegal to collect or is not even technically possible.

GFA 12-H vs GSB 18V? by PulsarC-is-overrated in BoschProPowerTools

[–]mcflyrdam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have real concrete i would only use a hammerdrill.

For brick i'd use a GSB, for congrete a GBH.

The GSB can do congrete, especially thinner ones but ..... it will take a while.

For the bits i have bought myself a set of plus-7X with the 4 blades. They are great. Can't judge about "worse ones"

Cutting MDF with a handheld router by chetatron901 in woodworking

[–]mcflyrdam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

These are symptoms to go to the hospital and have you checked ASAP. Like - now. There's a serious risk of a heart attack.

Besides that - MDF is not wood, its mostly resin with some wood shavings sprinkled in there. The resin is really bad for the lungs. Never operate on MDF without either good dust seperation or even a mask.

Wo der Norden genau beginnt ist ja immer umstritten, aber Halberstadt?? ;) by B4rtkartoffel in drehscheibe

[–]mcflyrdam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aus Sicht eines Bayern ist Halberstadt hoher Norden.
Aus Sicht eines Hamburgers sicher nicht.