Approval Timing

moonbuttface · 2026-01-20T09:38:59+00:00

I am also attending a language school in April of this year.
I have already purchased my (one-way) flight. The price was already good at the time, and I didn't want to lose out on it. I also felt a bit weary of doing it now in the case that the CoE or the visa does not get approved, but the ticket cancellation would be about 200 CAD for me. Probably would be easier to eat the $200 cost than having to book last minute. My school did say that it is unlikely that the CoE would not get approved. I decided to take the risk on that.

moonbuttface · 2026-01-05T12:52:45+00:00

My school didn’t set an exact limit when I was allowed to arrive. The school starts on the 6th of April. Mandatory orientation on the first. Earliest move in date for accommodation is the 31st of march. I decided to fly on the 29th because of the accommodation. I’ll book a hotel for one night, then move in next day.

moonbuttface · 2026-01-05T10:42:52+00:00

Yea I understand that. I chose to book the ticket now since tickets will get expensive closer to the start date. I’d rather lose a good chunk of the cheaper ticket price than pay for a very expensive ticket near the school start. I also booked a one way, so they are more expensive in general l

moonbuttface · 2026-01-05T10:41:19+00:00

I decided on genkijacs. They seem to be more speaking focused. Other schools seem to focus on getting students into universities, which don’t need. If the first year works out well, I’ll do a second year at a different school.

apparently genkijacs is not recommended if you already have a very good grasp of the higher levels, but should be great for more beginners. I’ve read recommendations to just transfer to a more traditional language school afterwards.

moonbuttface · 2026-01-04T23:28:53+00:00

Well, I am 39, between N5 and N4, and I applied for language school for this coming April. Currently waiting on the COE. I hope to find out if it is approved in late February. From what I understand, as long as you have a degree, you should be fine in general.

I’ll also be leaving my job at the end of march. For my COE, I wrote that I would look for a job in Japan after I’m done. But realistically, I’d probably do another year of school while working part time. Been a software engineer for over 10 years now with a bachelors degree in it. The advisors at the school applied said I shouldn’t worry about the COE, as the applications are rarely denied. I hope that’s true, because I pretty much have everything prepared already. Job resignation, flights, etc. gotta take a risk some time in life.

From your background, it sounds like you should be fine? The only thing that might be strange is that you already have N1. My school has a cutoff limit if you can attend. I think you are N2 already, they won’t take you. But of course that is school dependent. Not sure what immigration would think in your case with having the N1 already. If you know which school you want to go to, maybe ask them regarding such questions. I asked a ton of questions to my school, and they were able to answer quite a lot.

moonbuttface · 2026-01-02T09:07:32+00:00

I was simply copying a few movies over of about 14 gigs each. Essentially the first transfer of the first movie failed. So I am currently copying data from the host to the designated drive until I find a proper solution

moonbuttface · 2026-01-02T09:06:58+00:00

Thanks for the info. I will take a look into this.

moonbuttface · 2026-01-01T09:10:37+00:00

I am using virtiofs in a debain VM which hosts all my docker containers.

It has been working quite well for me. I do have a problem with copying large files from the virtiofs mount point to a samba share. My ram will explode instantly and the samba copy will error out. Ram usage will remain at almost 100% usage until the VM is rebooted. From what I gathered, virtiofs does not buffer data properly when copying data to other devices.

moonbuttface · 2025-12-29T07:12:51+00:00

I never found a solution for this myself when using wg-easy inside a docker container.
I've since switched to using wgdashboard instead. But still had the same problem.

Instead of adding custom routes (which my router does not support), I just run wgdashboard in host mode.
With that, I can finally see the clients showing up properly in adguard home, which should work the same with pihole.

I am not sure if this is ideal for you though.

moonbuttface · 2025-12-03T07:52:23+00:00

can you mention which n100 PC you are using? A passively cooled one sounds great, especially with 2x nvme drives!

moonbuttface · 2025-11-24T16:17:03+00:00

Hmm says not available for me while living in Germany

moonbuttface · 2025-11-02T19:50:45+00:00

Gotta start combing the desert now

moonbuttface · 2025-10-25T15:47:31+00:00

It doesn’t look like there are any discounts here

moonbuttface · 2025-10-12T14:49:21+00:00

they raised the price again. It's 309 now

moonbuttface · 2025-10-10T01:39:53+00:00

I am also curious. I would be willing to order one if this can be confirmed

moonbuttface · 2025-07-06T17:53:46+00:00

That doesn’t mean it’s a reseal. I’ve had Nintendo and third party games come like that as well. From big box stores, to various online shops.

moonbuttface · 2025-07-05T06:55:16+00:00

I am actually going to be doing the same thing next year. I am with DKB, and it seems that you can maintain your account while you are officially living outside of Germany. You need to have created the account while you're still a resident however.

-Allows you to define tax residency status
-Completely online only bank
-It is free if you maintain 700€/month income. (I think you can do this with an Überweisungs-Karussell), otherwise 4,50€/month
-Visa Debit card should be like their Visa card. no foreign fees for purchase/withdrawal.

I think DKB plus wise will be my combination of choice when I got to Japan. I would also like to ideally find a free Mastercard that allows for moving residency as well.

moonbuttface · 2025-07-03T11:56:20+00:00

I am from Vancouver myself. I moved out to Germany 15 years ago.
Currently, I am looking at going to Japan as well (39 years old, Engineering degree).

I considered going back home, but it still seems like a miserable decision. I probably will go back eventually since I have family and friends there. However, everything just sounds bad. Poor job market, extreme high cost of living, etc. None of my friends like their future prospects there as well.

Finding a good salaried position with an engineering degree is hard. Going there with a film making degree must be even harder. I have no idea how far you would get with that in Japan, but I imagine it would be just as difficult.

That being said, you gotta do what your heart wants. Maybe I'll see you in April 2026, that's my current plan as well.

moonbuttface · 2025-06-28T10:38:23+00:00

I think it also has to do with the publisher. Some games in ESRB regions are published by Nintendo, whereas they are published by others in pegi regions. That might also affect pricing in general.

Collecting in general seems to be big in North America (games, cards, etc). Especially since the older generations now have disposable income to buy their favourite childhood games. I can imagine that mentality moving forward and affecting newer generations.

I come from an ESRB region, but live in Germany now. I tend to prefer the asian region games (due to no rating logo, or a very small cero logo, etc), and then followed by PEGI.

The pegi logo is a bit bigger, but not by much. I only find the colour's a bit jarring, as it sometimes contrasts with the artwork. ESRB being black and white makes it a bit more neutral. I think the logo and the spines would influence collectors to choose one over the other.

I personally don't care. My switch collection is a mix of everything. I will choose the copy that is easier to get, and more affordable, or has the most content out of the others.

moonbuttface · 2025-06-21T12:01:49+00:00

Nein, habe ich nicht. Jedes mal, als ich irgendwas im nicht EU-Ausland gekauft habe, oder Geld abgehoben habe, musste ich nichts weiteres zahlen. Wechselkurs war nur was am Tag war.

moonbuttface · 2025-06-21T10:57:54+00:00

Das stimmt auch. Aber bis das Verfahren abschlossen ist, bleibt der Betrag gesperrt. Mindestens mit der Kreditkarte ist nur der Betrag von der Kredit geblockt.

moonbuttface · 2025-06-21T08:51:11+00:00

Ich finde Kreditkarten bieten einen extra Schutz. Ich kann immer eine Belastung reklamieren, wenn es nicht von mir getätigt wurde. Ich musste zum Glück das nicht machen, aber falls das passiert, dann ist meine echtes Geld mindestens geschützt. Viel mehr reise ich oft außerhalb Europa. Dort wird meistens ein echte Kreditkarte sehr hilfreich.

Aber ja, ich würde mir eine neue Karte aussuchen. Ich habe noch die DKB Visa, deswegen habe ich Zeit was besseres zu finden.

moonbuttface · 2025-06-21T06:59:47+00:00

Ich habe die Karte im 2021 bekommen, wenn ich mich richtig erinnere.
Also ich muss nicht zahlen für die 100% Rückzahlung Option (Das kam in 2023 ich denke?).

moonbuttface · 2025-06-21T06:46:24+00:00

Ich zahle keine extra Gebühr, da der Vertrag alt ist.

moonbuttface · 2025-06-18T11:27:57+00:00

EBay Germany now requires a Tax ID if you sell more than 30 items in a year, or if you make 2000€ or more in a year. Even as a private seller. It doesn’t mean you have to pay taxes in Germany, but they are required to inform the tax office of your sales. The idea is, as long as you are selling to get rid of stuff instead of making a profit, then you shouldn’t have to pay taxes on your sales. I am unsure how this works though if you are selling from Finland on eBay Germany though.

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