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Of all the movies Kinski has done I saw Aguirre and "The Great Silence". I really liked Aguirre because it has a more positive vibe to it. The anti-happy-end of "The Great Silence" is also very appealing, yet really depressing. Nevertheless, certainly one of the best movies I've ever seen. You can say what you want about Kinski, he was a great actor and I highly recommend watching at least some of his movies.

Thank you, now it makes sense to me! :)

Why are you so specific about 3)? If it's a joke, then sorry, I don't get it. :)

I hate to write this, but it must be more expensive than $80 to raise, brain-wash and train a human to become a suicide bomber..?

I was thinking more about resources like clean air and water. Humans used to pollute rivers and air because they treated it as a free resource. However, the cost of air pollution are health problems.

There is no such thing as free lunch:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain't_no_such_thing_as_a...

Not a contradiction. The capitalism Smith describes is actually fair.

Well, in theory anarcho-capitalism should also ensure a fair distribution of resources. It's one of several currents of the Libertarian philosophy. I found an interesting write-up about some real-life Libertarian societies here: [1].

The most prominent problem with the view on resources is, that the prevailing mindset about nature is that it's a free resource. Which is fatally wrong! Again, in theory anarcho-capitalism should fix this also, but personally I don't trust individuals overcoming their greed for a greater good.

[1] http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/has-a-libertarian-society-...

Hey, I thought the same when reading this paragraph! :)

Are you in for living in the woods and preying for food when humanity becomes a society of degenerate VR junkies?

> I hope one day to be as passionate about _something_ as he seems to be about everything...

The last time I've been so passionate about something was when I was around 10 or 12. Since then I've trained myself to be (and act) not so passionate anymore, because it'll make you look like a weirdo to most people. However, it brought me to a point where it's hard for me to get excited about anything at all, not to speak of expressing it properly...

The real hard part comes after the initial novelty and the quick progress fade away: Staying motivated to do regular workouts without getting faster or lifting more weights every week.

This also applies to healthy eating habits. Once you've reached your target weight and the novelty wears off, it's much harder to eat clean. Personally, I like pizza once per week, usually on Friday, as celebration and reward that it's finally weekend.

For exercise it boils down to discipline. At least for me. Plus, I feel really, really bad and get in a terrible mood if I cannot physically exert myself every day.

> one Twitter post away from having your pick of three companies

Can't concur on that one. I've been looking for more than a year for a job after graduation and getting through those interviews was hard. But maybe it's different here in Europe.

Not sure which part of Europe you are speaking of, but I have to pay around 15% of my income for the (mandatory) insurance, which then provides me with (almost) unlimited health care. If you are unemployed it is a lot harder to get health benefits, especially if you are a foreigner and haven't worked (==payed for the insurance) before. Just saying, that it's not like "come here, we have free health care and everything".

Anecdotally I can tell you that I also need regular medication (not in the same range as you, but still), and I was unemployed after college for some time. I got the meds, but only because my parents paid the minimum "social tariff" for health insurance, which is around 150€/month.

> How much do you pay into those if you're not earning anything?

Afaik (and I really don't know for sure, because luckily I had never the misfortune to need it) it is paid by the welfare system. However, there are many rules and obligations to be edible and honestly, I wouldn't want to have to deal with the bureaucracy. There are several steps towards this. First, after becoming unemployed, you'll receive unemployment support, but only if you've worked before! They also demand that you use your own savings and securities to support yourself. After that runs out, you'll receive the bare minimum monthly allowance, which is around 300 to 400 Euros per month. You don't get that easily. As long as there are relatives, the state is very likely to get the money from them first. You'll also get free housing, but that's also far from what one desires (bad neighborhood, very small, etc.).

> Do you still get health benefits when unemployed?

Very likely, because health insurance is mandatory for everyone. So the system is built upon the idea that those who are able to pay also support those who are unable. However, it is very frowned upon to "abuse" this system and rest in the social hammock (that's a very literal translation, sorry). That's because the whole social system is regarded as a safety net, but not for individuals who don't want or can't contribute.

I live in Germany, and health care at a bare minimum is around 150-200€/month, which is the "social" tariff. We also have a pension system, but you also need to pay a monthly contribution, depending on your income. There are many elderly people who barely get along with the government pension right now. I think it'll only get worser in 30+ years. The idea of "reverse retirement" is appealing, but I don't know if I'd have the motivation to go to work in my 70s, when everybody around me is retiring. But it's probably a very subjective issue and I'm a bit torn about it.

Honest question: How do you handle health care issues? And how do you plan for times when you're more likely of not being able to do physical work anymore (in your 70 or 80s)?

I think because this would be only about being self-sustained, without generating additional income. And there lie the downsides: No early retirement, no health care, no social insurance..

I can't answer the question for OP, but for me it would be

* Pursuing my own goals

* Working directly on something which benefits me

* A lot less boring than sitting in the office all day

* Not sitting in an office at all

* Nature

* Real satisfaction from accomplishment

* Don't have to when I don't want, i.e. I have to deal with the consequences (e.g. no food) but nobody can make me responsible for this and fire me

* No commute through crowded cities

* No recycled, AC'd air

* Did I mention not sitting in an office?

I think I have to stop now or I get even more depressed than I already am.

I'm really curious about database development. What level of experience are you looking for? Are you open to remote work?

> Führerbunker

You know that it is these kind of things that makes you look immature and discreditable no matter how valid your arguments are?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not judging. I understand that this is a certain kind of humor, but there are many who don't and who will judge you for it.

If only there would be a way to write a high level description of a web server which shomehow gets translated into assembly.. :)

Just kidding, nice effort!

Personally, I prefer to get wasted every now and then, instead of getting into the habit of consuming a tiny amount of alcohol every day. But to each their own.. I also strongly believe in this: Everything in moderation, even moderation. :) (Bonus points if you know who said it)

For more awesomeness have a look at this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VA-111_Shkval

Back in 2006 I had an internship at Siemens. In that particular building where I worked they still had a Paternoster elevator running. Always made me feel a bit uneasy to jump on that moving thing.

I'll do the screencast for the beer only. :)

My first thought was that this sounds like an idea taken from microkernels. Is this a correct analogy? Would it be sufficient to use libos and fuse to call the Linux kernel a microkernel? What would be missing?

First thing I entered was the name of a German town. I got "Nein" as response and thought that it's a nice touch to provide localized responses. Then I tried some other cities and saw that it's random. Now I feel a bit disappointed.

Do you consider remote candidates?

Thanks for getting back to me. I've currently applied only for the OpenSUSE developer/packager position, but I'm curious about several other positions.

A general question I have is if it's a problem that I wrote my application in German. Afaik the HR team is located in Nuremberg, but I'm really not sure if English or German is expected. Personally, it's easier for me to write a formal application in German, because it's my native language.

I'll take a look at the challenges as well. The benefit is, that many of them include technologies I'm not yet familiar with, so I can at least learn something new from it.

As luck would have it, I'm living in Nuremberg and would love to work at SUSE. However, I didn't get any feedback at all of my applications. Any hints on what I could do to improve my chances?

I'd like to add Welch's Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk [1]. I used it for learning TCL for an internship and it was not a bad experience for an undergrad.

[1] http://www.beedub.com/book/