Haha I always loved this tune but I’d never seen the video.

Were drum braziers really common on the streets of the US in the 80s/90s or is this just a TV trope?!

Isn’t Cryptpad just hosted onlyoffice?

I meant it as a joke but I could imagine them getting one email from Germany about GDPR and then deciding to geoblock the whole country instead of complying (and ignoring the fact it applies elsewhere in Europe too).

Maybe they really couldn’t be bothered with writing an Impressum!

I imagine it feels quite righteous to drop maxims like this. I too am reminded everyday how glad I am not to have to live in a fascist state.

That said I think this sort of superficial dismissal is really unhelpful.

I think the vast majority of Linux users will agree we don’t want to have to work with these laws but the reality is that we do. Far better we focus our efforts on minimising harm and promoting alternative mechanisms (e.g. zero-knowledge proofs).

Further I fear this righteousness actually serves to foster a toxic culture in the free software movement. And do you know what we call belligerent people who want to stifle dissent? Fascists!

No he doesn’t. We need to focus our anger on the legislators/ lobbiers (Meta in this case).

Get a Steuerberater. IIUC they charge based upon your revenue and it’s certainly easier than doing it yourself. They’ll generally deal with all the bureaucracy.

Don’t use platforms like ODesk/ Fivvver to find work as you’ll be competing on price for commodified work. You’ll have more interesting and better paid work if you have a hand in developing the role with your clients.

You need to do some sales and marketing work - e.g. create a portfolio and go to events to meet people in the industries you’re interested in. Finding work is largely luck but you don’t invest the time then you’ve got no chance.

The fees will really depend on experience and the value you’re adding. Check out e.g. Glassdoor for equivalent employed roles to get a ballpark. Estimate 200 days per being available at full utilisation.

I quite like this one of the baby pulling the pensioners up hill.

This reminds me of the book “Only you can save mankind” by Terry Pratchett. The aliens surrender once they realise the player is apparently immortal!