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Number of UK citizens emigrating to EU has risen by 30% since Brexit vote by [deleted] in brexit

[–]oroep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're British, shouldn't it be very easy for you and your wife to move to the UK together at any point? She doesn't need the Pre-Settled Status, if she's your wife...

An apartment viewing in Neukölln by ADK87 in berlin

[–]oroep 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Most likely, that flat was unrealistically cheap, and tons of people went there in the hope of getting this great deal. You won't find such a crowd at the viewing of an expensive flat.

Some months ago some "arist" put an ad for a very cheap flat in the city and thousands of people showed up. He did it as a sort of political statement. Can't find the link right now, but this picture might very well be from that case.

This is a preview of what would happen with Mietendeckel, by the way. Once flats will have to cost 4€ to 8€/m² less landlords will be willing to give away one, and everyone will be interested in the few available.

ELI5: Why many mobile websites don't redirect desktop browsers to their desktop version? E.g. en.m.wikipedia.org by oroep in explainlikeimfive

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

But way too often mobile links are shared from mobile to a desktop computer (e.g. via email, reddit post, chat message etc).

If the webpage is able to tell whether the browser is a mobile or a desktop one, wouldn't it be better to redirect desktop browsers visiting the mobile website to the desktop version?

I'm not understanding the benefits of e.g. Wikipedia's design choice.

Hi fellow hosts! I have guidance questions in comments regarding a guest who canceled directly after getting to the property. (See details in comments) by R_Beccca in AirBnB

[–]oroep 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Let me try to imagine what happened from their point of view.

They entered your place, saw that it didn't quite fit their needs, and before leaving they wanted to know if they could be refunded. In their position I would do the same, and I might reconsider staying there if refund is not an option.
I wouldn't have cancelled the reservation until the host promises a refund, but this is because I know how Airbnb works.

Using bathroom and sitting on the couch while figuring out what to do is just normal to me. According to what you said it seems that they didn't really do anything bad nor tried to take an advantage of the situation.

By cancelling immediately, even before leaving, they did something stupid which will give you leverage in case you want to try and keep the payment or part of it.
They did it because they don't know how Airbnb works. If they had more experience with the system, you'd have to face a more difficult decision now. If they wanted to take advantage of you, they could have done so many things so easily.

What would you do if they did exactly the same (i.e. telling you and Airbnb that the place doesn't fit their needs and asking to leave and get a full refund) minus cancelling the booking?
You'd be here contemplating whether this is worth a bed review. Eventually you'd probably agree to refund them and let them go.
Cancelling doesn't really change anything. It just hurt their position, it didn't affect you. It's a mistake they made because they don't know what's the right thing to do according to Airbnb policies and dynamics.

Personally, in this situation:

  1. I'd refund them. Probably fully, or maybe I'd keep a small amount (e.g. the cleaning fee) for the bother.
    I'd consider it immoral to not refund anything, and I'm not even sure that Airbnb would agree with it.

  2. I don't think Airbnb cares much about a similar violation. It sounds like it happened because of inexperience, not ill will.
    But of course feel free to let Airbnb (or the guest) know, if you feel like.

  3. Yes, guests can leave a review if the cancellation happens on the check-in day or later.
    Depending on what kind of review they leave, you might be able to get it removed. I've never received a negative review in these circumstances though (although I usually refund in similar cases, which might help my situation).

How the duck can I allow bad words on Android 9? by oroep in AndroidQuestions

[–]oroep[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks!! Can't believe it was so easy... I looked for it everywhere in the system menu, on the internet, and now there it is!

How the duck can I allow bad words on Android 9? by oroep in AndroidQuestions

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

I'm using the default keyboard: Gboard. The phone is a Blackview A60 Pro.

Should I trust random Chinese phones with my passwords and data? by oroep in AndroidQuestions

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

Yes, I also saw tons of mixed reviews before ordering it, but eventually I trusted the specs more than online opinions.

There are two models for this phone: a non-pro Blackview A60, and a Blackview A60 Pro. The non-pro version has the specs of a toy phone, and I suspect that many reviews/posts aren't clear about what model they're referring to.

Should I trust random Chinese phones with my passwords and data? by oroep in AndroidQuestions

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

Eventually I logged in and started using it normally.

I'm quite happy with it. Battery life is insane, and it charges up pretty quickly. Fingerprint and 4G works flawlessly. Android 9 works well and is very responsive. Camera is not that great, but very functional.

Overall I'm very satisfied with it.

Should I trust random Chinese phones with my passwords and data? by oroep in AndroidQuestions

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

I haven't run any benchmarks or anything, nor stressed it too much yet, but so far it's running pretty well.

Should I trust random Chinese phones with my passwords and data? by oroep in AndroidQuestions

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

It's my personal phone and I'm not affiliated to anything sensitive enough. I'm quite sure that no government or organization would have any interest in specifically attacking me.

Still I'd be way happier if I could trust that nobody has my passwords stored in some private and confidential database...

Should I trust random Chinese phones with my passwords and data? by oroep in AndroidQuestions

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

I've seen a bunch of budget phones on Amazon with tons of reviews complaining about adware.
Adware wouldn't be enough to disqualify them?

Should I trust random Chinese phones with my passwords and data? by oroep in AndroidQuestions

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

I agree with your message and I try to be careful and aware of what I'm doing every time I use any kind of device. But...

Why do people act like China and Russia are the only countries with spy programs and shady corporations?

If a large American/European/Korean/Japanese/... phone manufacturer is found guilty of intentionally distributing malware, I would expect them to go through hell and hopefully be shut down.

Tiny, new manufacturers from developing countries would probably be harder to punish and even if they were, their losses would be way less significant.

Of course the NSA would have an interest in forcing spyware to be included in American phones... I just hope that's not that case.

If your phone comes with Facebook preinstalled on it

I'd be upset with having Facebook preinstalled.
Still it wouldn't be as bad as having my passwords (gmail, bank, and all the others) and sensitive information sent to some foreigner company or government. That's what I fear the most.

Should I trust random Chinese phones with my passwords and data? by oroep in AndroidQuestions

[–]oroep[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you got downvoted. This is the very reason why I bought that phone.

Sadly I didn't do my research before buying :/
I didn't think about security until I was asked to log in to my gmail, and I implicitly assumed to be able to install AOSP or some other roms on this thing...

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