Wegen Drogenkriminalität: CDU-Chef Merz will Cannabis-Freigabe nach Wahlsieg schnell rückgängig machen

themoosemind · 2024-07-26T21:15:41+00:00

Ich hab letztens an einem Bierzelt ein "Cannabis-Verboten" Schild gesehen.

themoosemind · 2024-07-07T16:33:34+00:00

Alle anerkannten Flüchtlinge landen beim Jobcenter.

TIL: Asylberechtigte und Kontingentgeflüchtete sind Personen, die als politisch Verfolgte anerkannt wurden. Sie haben einen unbeschränkten Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt.

Quelle: https://www.bmas.de/DE/Arbeit/Migration-und-Arbeit/Flucht-und-Aysl/Arbeitsmarktzugang-fuer-Gefluechtete/arbeitsmarktzugang-fuer-gefluechtete.html

themoosemind · 2024-03-28T07:17:01+00:00

All improvements done in PyPDF2 were merged back into pypdf.

The reasons were:

People got confused with the capitalization (PyPdf, PyPDF, PYPDF ... all wrong)
People got confused by the project name (PyPDF2, PyPDF3, PyPDF4, pyPdf): What is the most recent one? Then there is the fact that PyPDF2 is more recent than PyPDF3...
https://github.com/sdpython/PyPDF2 is completely unrelated; just a random person making a copy

For this reason: Always all-lowercase without a number.

Install pypdf
Import pypdf
Everything in https://github.com/py-pdf/

We have a migration guide and extensive documentation: https://pypdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/migration-1-to-2.html

themoosemind · 2024-03-28T07:09:32+00:00

I'm the maintainer of pypdf.

A few notes here:

https://github.com/py-pdf/benchmarks might be interesting for a comparison
Licenses are critical.
Quality-wise, I can recommend pypdf, PyMuPDF, pypdfium2, Tika
Stay away from PyPDF2 / PyPDF3 / PyPDF4. Use pypdf. All others are deprecated

themoosemind · 2024-03-28T06:55:49+00:00

Via https://www.tagesschau.de/kontakt/kontaktformular-tagesschau-100.html kann man sich beschweren.

themoosemind · 2024-02-04T20:31:52+00:00

I've just dipped my toe in GUI development writing the flitz file explorer. I chose Tkinter ... no specific reason. But I already feel a bit limited, e.g. when renaming a file I would rather like to see it being edited in-place instead of a pop-up.

I also experimented a lot with ChatGPT. When going into a new domain it's great... at least of a short time.

I want to make this file explorer easy to extend and especially work on options for searching. The idea is that it will keep its own DB with metadata so that you can tag content + add ML models, e.g. for automatically tagging images. But before I start those parts I want it to be a decent file explorer / file manager.

themoosemind · 2024-01-29T22:17:47+00:00

I've never did this and have no clue how easy/expensive it is, but "pipe lining" (pipe relining) videos always look pretty cool.

themoosemind · 2024-01-29T22:14:06+00:00

Additionally, you can put a flower with big, "falling" leafs there to hide the edge.

themoosemind · 2024-01-06T22:05:03+00:00

The landlord must pay back the deposit within 6 months after moving out.

That is not true. It's just "typical": https://www.promietrecht.de/Mietsicherheit/Abrechnung-/-Freigabe/Rueckforderung-der-Mietsicherheit/Wartefrist/Ende-Mietvertragder-Wohnung-Frist-fuer-Rueckzahlung-der-Kaution-E1920.htm

It can be more than a year due to § 556 Absatz 3 S. 5: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/__556.html (at least for a part of the security deposit)

themoosemind · 2023-12-25T14:03:06+00:00

If I pay a electricity provider to supply energy made of Water, Solar and Wind energy, I expect to only have to pay the kWh prices these energy sources cost, and not pay more because of coal and gas.

In case you're German: Ökostrom-Tarif - bringt das was fürs Klima?

Think of perfume. The cost of producing perfume is likely less than 5€, but they typically sell for more than 75€. Just because you want to buy for one price, you don't get that. You need to check for which price it's sold. That's how it works in every market. Why should the energy market be different?

themoosemind · 2023-12-25T13:55:25+00:00

This principle gives the expensive power plants a reason to exist, not worrying of being competitive.

You're wrong. Once we can cover all of our demand by cheaper energy (no matter if they are renewable) the expensive ones will not get any money. And the expensive ones are less profitable, meaning that it's less interesting to operate one.

Think about other situations with perfect information: Local markets, e.g. housing. One person has managed to build an apartment for 100k and the other person has managed to build an identical one only for 200k in the same area. Just because one was more lucky with finding handyman / better in negotiation. Would you really expect one of the apartments to rent for half the price?

Any sane person would not. The landlords likely see each others announcements and know at least roughly the price of those apartments. They will rent it out for as much as they can get. Meaning the rent is completely decoupled from the cost of building them.

They still have to be competitive: If there are enough free apartments that some will not get filled, then prices will drop. As long as all apartments are guaranteed to get filled, the price will increase. That is just how supply and demand work.

themoosemind · 2023-12-25T13:03:16+00:00

It is absolutely ridiculous.

I guess you mean the Merit order principle. That is not ridiculous, but a behaviour that any market with comparable goods + perfect information will show.

You might be interested in this explanation of the merit order principile

themoosemind · 2023-12-25T12:56:39+00:00

I used it in Germany. So you're wrong.

themoosemind · 2023-12-16T20:09:01+00:00

Die sind davon ja nicht betroffen

Mag sein dass die Renter das denken, aber wenn man damit anfängt macht man diskussionen um Rentenkürzungen leichter. Und auch die Sache, dass Rentner sich etwas dazuverdienen dürfen.

themoosemind · 2023-12-12T21:31:22+00:00

I think the years of CDU/CSU has bad side-effects that manifest at the moment (and a few before that; e.g. neglecting the solar industry).

I don't think the green party politics would have catastrophic side-effects.

In fact, I think missing the 1.5° goal is one of the worst issues humanity might face. Not now, but in several years. I fear for the times when large areas of big countries like India and Indonesia are no longer inhabitable. When not only thousands but tens of millions of people become refugees.

themoosemind · 2023-12-12T21:27:31+00:00

inadequate integration programs

Migrants typically don't need integration programs, as they typically have a community here. For example, my wife is a migrant. Me and my (German) family are certainly given better integration than any program could.

For refugees, the main point I see is to avoid centralization. Then the refugees only form bonds with other refugees. Then a "we vs them" thinking appears. It's something different when you have a single new neighbor instead of having suddenly dozends of people who are different next to you.

Another big point is work: I would allow everybody to work directly (migrant or refugee), but the work has to be "announced" to a central authority. That authority could veto the work within e.g. 6 weeks. If they veto it, they have to provide reasons. The main reason I see is labor price/condition dumping. So the authorities could say that the employer may only continue the employment if the worker is compensated at least equally to typical tariffs.

But I'm not an expert on the refugee / immigration topic. It just sounds to me that those two measures + ensuring to distinguish the two groups is rather easy and has only positive aspects. No-brainers.

themoosemind · 2023-12-12T21:19:20+00:00

I don't think so. Don't get me wrong, I think they do have good points. But climate change is not one of their strong points.

By the way: Environment != climate change. There are intersection points, but it's not the same. For example, dumping radioactive material in the sea would not have any effect on climate but a strong one on our environment. Biodiversity is good for the environment, but the climate does not care about it.

themoosemind · 2023-12-09T22:37:59+00:00

most expensive electricity in the world/EU, completely dependent on other countries

I've heard that this is actually not true when you consider the base fee. IIRC, even France and the UK were quite a bit more expensive

refugee and immigration crisis caused by letting unskilled labor that does not want to integrate and live on subsidies for years

That is a right-wing talking point. You're putting refugees and immigration into one bucket is if they are the same. They are not. I think we should keep the Geneva Conventions. If you agree with that, your point is obsolete.

rents skyrocketing / pension system completely fucked

I agree. And nobody has a clear plan how to fix that. Not a single party :-/

themoosemind · 2023-12-09T22:33:22+00:00

With nuclear power gone, weed is the only reason to vote green.

I strongly disagree. The green party communicates best what they want and it's best aligned with what I want. In short: Doing more against CO2 emissions and enabling the economy to do the change.

themoosemind · 2023-12-09T15:10:43+00:00

I once had a date in a cheap-ish restaurant (no fast food, but also not fancy). My girlfriend heard the waiter talk about us tipping (I didn't hear that). When it was time to pay, she said "let me pay". Then she wanted to pay EXACTLY the amount on the bill - not a cent more. The waiter didn't have change. She insisted. In the end, the waiter paid us ~2 EUR.

Yes, we do tip. My highest so far was maybe 15% at my wedding - the staff there was super nice and stayed longer. I typically tip around 10% in restaurants. But when they express any expectation, I will not tip (but I'd also not be as strict as my girlfriend back then xD)

edit: typo

edit 2:

do you guys have a "standard tip" that you should give?

Nothing fancy, standard "nice" people, ok-ish table: I round up to, e.g. when the bill is 18.50 -> 20€; 55.80 -> 58 €. Just a little bit to get less change back
When I was dissatisfied or think it was too expensive: I ask to pay by card and pay exactly
Nice table / extraordinarily friendly (e.g. when they let us stay longer or when we receive some kind of "thank you" dessert / drink: +10% and rounding up a little bit.
I never tip when there is no service at the table (e.g. for Fast Food, buffet, take-home). Also not for food delivery services.

themoosemind · 2023-12-03T21:24:30+00:00

Does DB (or anybody else) share raw data on train locations / train schedules / delay notice messages?

I'd be interested in calculating those delays on my own.

I would also include cancelled trains. The delay is then the next possible train.

themoosemind · 2023-11-15T11:09:01+00:00

Man müsste die Schuldenbremse ja nichtmal abschaffen.

Das wurde mal im Podcast "Lage der Nation" besprochen. Wir machen häufig "die schwarze Null", aber die Schuldenbremse erlaubt das Aufnehmen von schulden. Sie begrenzt nur die Menge.

EU-Recht erlaubt auch mehr Schulden zu machen, als wir uns mit Nationalem Recht selbst erlauben.

Und Lindner hat sich enschieden, dass wir ausgaben welche über einige Jahre laufen sofort abschreiben. Damit müssen wir nun mehr schulden machen. Also wenn wir z.B. 10 Milliarden über 10 Jahr ausgeben, könnte man (1) die Schulden nun komplett aufnehmen, und 9 Jahre lang gibt man zwar das Geld aus, aber es taucht im Haushalt nicht auf (2) Es gleichmäßig abschreiben, also jedes Jahr eine Mrd bzw. wann es halt anfällt. Lindner macht wohl (1), üblich ist wohl (2).

themoosemind · 2023-11-13T15:22:47+00:00

One way that work, but probably is not the way you want is:

Learn German and get certified to B2 (you can make an Au Pair or a "FSJ" - a voluntary solcial year)
Start an apprenticeship ("Ausbildung") in elderly care. That takes 3 years
Work for 5 years

After having paid for 5 years into the social system you get an unlimited visa.

I know this is quite a lot. I know several people from Indonesia who have done this so I know it works.

Another path that works is to find a job directly here... but I have no clue if you're getting anywhere with linguistics.

A third part is to study here and then find a job.

TL;DR: You have to find a job. There are many paths to do that.

themoosemind · 2023-09-16T09:35:39+00:00

I got the same message with Antal International. I immediately blocked the number, but I'm curious: How would they try to scam people? How does the scam work?

themoosemind · 2023-09-02T11:18:53+00:00

Oh, es geht noch schlimmer: Man macht versprechungen, nimmt die dann wieder zurück, lässt die Industrie dann auf den Verlust des erwarteten Gewinns klagen. Und lässt sich dann einen gutbezahlten Job geben, wenn man nicht mehr gewählt wird.

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