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neokya··on Data Privacy Protection: Why Tutanota Is in Germany
Yea, this works. However, with some providers like Congstar you actually need to give all your details using online form before SIM gets activated.
neokya··on The End of Safe Harbor and a Scary Path Forward
That hasn't happened in past does not mean it won't happen in future.
neokya··on The End of Safe Harbor and a Scary Path Forward
Point is intelligence based in Europe is still under legal control, NSA is not.

If there is big issue in future, you can summon European intelligence at court.

neokya··on Google to France: We Won't Forget It for You Wholesale
Exactly, I find myself feeling uneasy while reading the article.

I thought 'Right to be forgotten' was something organisation like EFF stand for.

neokya··on How Berlin’s Futuristic Airport Became a $6B Embarrassment
Unlike Greece, Berlin is state in Germany :)
neokya··on The Last European: Romanian Driver Navigates the Soul of the EU
It is indeed confusing. Looks like proof readers also missed it.
neokya··on Greek Debt Crisis Deal Is Reached, but Long Road Remains
LOL - that would be funny cause tourism is only proven way Greece makes money.
neokya··on Greek Debt Crisis Deal Is Reached, but Long Road Remains
This is my thought as well.

Countries which recognised the problem and took charge of it are doing good now, eg Ireland.

Greek politics looks quite bad. They need a market friendly government who can indeed do reforms. Sadly, left parties have the majority.

Only way forward I guess is to force reform down their throat by IMF/EU first and then hope they realize it then continue it. That's what happened in India in 1991 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_liberalisation_in_Ind...

neokya··on Greek Debt Crisis Deal Is Reached, but Long Road Remains
It isn't that black and white.

While exiting might be good in the long run, you make it sound like it will be all right. If they exit, Greece will suffer worst and will need humanitarian help to save it's citizens.

Remember, Argentina still can't raise capital from market even after more than a decade.

neokya··on Yanis Varoufakis' first interview since resigning
For better overview of current affair related to Greek crisis, may be read this http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33503955

Above title is not title of the article. Mods please change?

neokya··on Driven by Open Source
That was very inspiring story. Thanks for all the great work. I absolutely love Sentry.

This is kind of thing I want to do (and lot of other developers too I guess) going forward. A niche tool, open source, a way to make sustainable business on top of it.

They call it dream.

neokya··on Django Developers Survery Results
Thus new release cycle will be 8 months, middle ground.

There are few other changes for release, notably SemVer adoption. For detailed Roadmap, see https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jun/25/roadmap/

neokya··on “Fashion Is Hard. PostgreSQL Is Easy” [video]
\? is killer.

Thanks a ton, I didn't know that yet. I also find MySQL cli very easy to work. But that's going to change now, it seems.

neokya··on Berlin becomes first German city to make rent cap a reality
Looks like encouraging new construction is part of the package as pointed by a Reddit user here https://www.reddit.com/r/berlin/comments/3871ik/berlin_becom...

That new constructions are excluded from rent control.

Thing is I can't really find this in German media. Only British media seems to write gist of this new regulation, which seems quite odd.

neokya··on Berlin becomes first German city to make rent cap a reality
I am not sure what you talking, but if you meant current rate, I think local market rate means current rate (not rate which existing tenants pay)

I rented apartment last year and they increased rent by more than 40%.

neokya··on Berlin becomes first German city to make rent cap a reality
Actually `furnished` is not really norm. I understand your point though.
neokya··on Berlin becomes first German city to make rent cap a reality
I think something like this is needed because `rent control` for existing tenants is already there i.e you are not allowed to increase rent with existing tenant.

In Berlin, there is interesting issue now. A friend lives in a apartment for 12 years, pays only 250 €. He says rent was increased by only € 1 during those years. If he moves to some new place, he will have to pay between 900 - 1000 € for same type of apartment cause rents are raising fast.

So either they should allow to increase rent to existing tenant or control how much landlord can raise for new tenant.

Otherwise, I will be paying 900 € whereas my neighbour next door will only be 250 € for same apartment cause she is living there for years.

neokya··on Securing access to Wikimedia sites with HTTPS by default
Thanks for that tip. I just enabled it for my account. I wonder why they don't redirect to https by default.
neokya··on How a German Soda Became Hackers' Fuel of Choice (2014)
Interesting. On the site note, how do you pronounce the name?
neokya··on How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
Yes, for skilled/educated people, it's very straight forward process.
neokya··on Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder
They have 10 million users, so it's fair price to pay I guess https://www.wunderlist.com/world-productivity-report/
neokya··on Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder
For the record, 6Wunderkinder (Wunderlist) is one of the the poster boys of (over hyped?) Berlin as startup hub http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-best-tech-startups-in-germ....
neokya··on Germany passes Japan to have world's lowest birth rate
This. Almost half a million people immigrated to Germany in 2013 (net immigration) https://www.destatis.de/EN/FactsFigures/SocietyState/Populat...
neokya··on Some tech startups in Germany
Wow - I work in Berlin, and your figures sound unbelievable (Also your post seems to be before Euro lost some value, so in current Euro-CHF exchange rate - you are way higher.)

I heard few companies like Zalando can pay in that range for good developers. Most of the IT companies in Berlin seem to be startups with no/limited funding, thus low salary.

Around 50-55k Euro gross is enough to live comfortably. Even for someone who came here from Asia, I find grocery stuffs, beers etc very cheap. Rents are going up, but still cheap. I live in 42 meter square studio flat for around 500 at the centre of the city (current rate should be between 600-800).

neokya··on Python 3 default on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Related news http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-16...
neokya··on Django Community Survey
Thanks to Django team for this. I hope my feedback helps to move it further.
neokya··on Donate to International Medical Corps and Facebook will match upto $2M
I don't see other tech giants doing anything. Facebook really knows people and their emotions, doesn't it?
neokya··on Donate to International Medical Corps and Facebook will match upto $2M
Only other wish, a call to action button would be really great.
neokya··on M7.9 Earthquake in Nepal
Thanks. Already fixed it - that was my incorrect spelling rather than not understanding the meaning.
neokya··on M7.9 Earthquake in Nepal
If you want to donate, here is list of reliable organizations who are working with victims of Nepal earthquake and accepting donations https://github.com/chhantyal/PrayForNepal
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