ECB

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[–] ECB@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It can vary depending on the context, but essentially it just means that you can only read/write at a fairly basic level.

For instance, imagine someone who reads at a 4th grade reading level. They can get through basic aspects of life, but get totally lost/overwhelmed if they are presented with anything more complex. For instance, they wouldn't be able to comprehend most official letters. (Thus is especially an issue in Germany since Amtsdeutsch seemingly tries to be intentionally complex....)

They are effectively locked out of most modern jobs, because they can't parse emails effectively or formulate a fitting reply.

It's also something that people are generally very self-conscious about and get pretty good at hiding.

[–] ECB@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Whether they are constitutional seems to be a fairly open source of debate currently.

[–] ECB@feddit.org 21 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

But please based on wealth rather than income.

Rich people don't become rich from income.

[–] ECB@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

I use freesync on my monitor between 48 and 144 hz.

The range depends on the specific monitor.

[–] ECB@feddit.org 18 points 1 month ago

It's been years since I had to deal with MATLAB licenses, since basically everything in scientific computing/data science uses Python these days!

[–] ECB@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago

Yeah a similar policy in the UK (from 10ish years ago) is one of the biggest reasons for hugely inflated prices among small properties.

Obviously, the only real solution is to work to lower real-estate prices, but that would be unpopular with most home owners (who are a majority in the US).

[–] ECB@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago

Loading into World of War craft for the first time back in 2005 is probably the biggest.

Seeing all the people running around and doing their thing was incredible. It made me super excited to go explore the world.

[–] ECB@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

My school offered a BA in physics. I never knew anyone who took it (I did the BS) but they claimed it was aimed at theater set- designers.

[–] ECB@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

The target use case for large SD cards is high-resolution video recording.

Recording at 4k+ eats up space faaaaast. So you need both large-capacity as well as fast storage.

[–] ECB@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

Not nearly as much of either. I went to both US and German universities and the difference was huge.

In German university there was really only loosely-organized recreational sports. You know... for normal students to enjoy. Professional athletes start their careers at professional clubs (which are much more prevalent than in the US due to how leagues are organized) rather than at universities.

In Germany there was also much less interacting with the administration. You basically only interacted with them when you started your degree and then once you could prove you were done. It's much more 'on you' to figure things out and organize things compared to the US.

[–] ECB@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah it's just that the transport ministry is arguably the single biggest opportunity to enact green changes.

We don't know how the negotiations went (maybe the FDP would have refused to go into government if the greens got the transport ministry) but it feels like a huge missed opportunity.

[–] ECB@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Same in Croatia. The idea is that the combined gift amounts cover the cost of the wedding + leave a little bit extra

100-200€ per person is pretty standard

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