alexcleac

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[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I actually recently switched to a safety razor from Wilkinson Sword (those blades mentioned, are supposed to be used with safety razor), and was enjoying it a lot. The razor itself is not too expensive, yet it improved my shave quality, decreased a price-per-shave, and skin irritation after shave (omitting occasional but very rare nose cuts). I use a blade in 1.5 weeks with ISANA blades from Rossman, and pay about 2€ per 10 of those, can definitely recommend.

The only downside: you can’t bring those on any airplane, so I carry a cartridge razor to get at least some shaving done when traveling. And immediately I do that, I get razor burns :(((

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Interestingly, I do not see quite a bit of European countries, including Poland, Czechia, etc

Feels like either an attempt of manipulation, or lack of research

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 6 points 4 days ago

I’d say we are already far past the point. It’s just that that most people haven’t noticed it yet, and it is that late for that.

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think there is quite a bit of rational thought in the statements. Though, it is definitely clear the person was either emotional, or was trying to make you emotional (and apparently succeeded) :)

I 100% think that without support of government, such boycott or switch in choice priorities might be having some risks, especially in high-tech markets, where Europe is obviously behind. Though, the statement about taxes clearly incorrect, because decreasing taxes would straight lower ability of EMEA area to actually make the investment at all, especially in circumstances, when countries have to put huge fractions of their GDP into militarization on extremely short notice and with deadline set to “three years ago”.

Taking that into account, I think that was just a troll account, or not too intelligent person being fed a pile of disinformation. Regardless of what it is: it is the wisest to ignore opinions of such people, they are simply not worth the wasted energy :)

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The answer is “yes”, according to this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xMxH0usC7Ew

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 2 points 5 days ago

Wow, it looks so nice, compared to most dishwashers I ever saw!

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow, I was really sure Fairphone is assembled in Europe.

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Haha, nice :)

According to bits and crumbles of information I found, the actual assembling seem to be happening in Europe, though the components are the coming from various sources, including China and (mostly) US.

I definitely see your point, though in my eyes, having phone designed in Poland and assembled in Europe is infinitely times better than an iPhone, which is designed in US, and assembled in China in extremely unclear work conditions, or Xiaomi which is 100% China. Especially if it is a product prioritizing conscious usage.

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It is using Android as a base OS, my guess is it should have it out of the box.

 

I am not related in any way with the company, and I am looking forward to it: the phone promises to be a good e-ink smartphone, with huge focus around conscious usage.

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Borderlands 2

TES IV: Oblivion

Just Cause 2

Celeste

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It also is usually cheaper to do it that way. I’ve noticed quite a while ago the difference in subscription prices on website vs Apple Pay.

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 3 points 2 weeks ago

It is really sad to admit that for me LinkedIn actually was useful: even though I was contacted by spammy recruiters, the matching ones were there too.

I wish other services were more popular in Europe, example being https://djinni.co/ — an anonymous job/candidate board built in Ukraine. I really liked the service in the past, though EU-based companies usually do not pos jobs there…

 

Hello there 👋

I am following the path of decreasing dependency on US products myself, and I was wondering if there is any real alternative for bandcamp? Meaning, the one that would be a proper marketplace for niche music creators, that would allow DRM-free downloads and streaming at the same time.

Bottom line: I do want to pay for music I like to support musicians, though I want to do it in a way that would allow me to listen to their work in a way I like the most.

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