SoGrumpy

joined 2 years ago
[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I understand lots of the words in this post, but there are many that tell me I wouldn't get Linux up and running on any of my laptops or PC.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

no other chocolate spread tastes nearly as good

That's because it isn't a chocolate spread, but rather a nut and nougat spread.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago
[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Wow, you're old!

Well, I retire next year so, yeah, I'm that too.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Amateur. I've been using Firefox since Netscape Navigator.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

You call everything -li. Best examples: Schißhaseli or Einkaufswägeli.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But you miss the point: BAB doesn't mean BundesAutoBahn, it means Baustelle Am Baustelle.

The roadworks all over nowadays is due to years of neglect in the 80s and 90s.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

trucks are overtaking with 101km/h

As trucks are governed to a Vmax of 90 kph, and some even to 85 kph, I would suggest you get your speedometer checked, because it sounds like the advancement, required by law, is too high. It shouldn't show more than 7% more than your actual speed. Truck speedos are more rigorously controlled and show an average of 2 kph too much at 80 kph, so trucks overtaking at 101 kph is not normally possible - of course, speedo manipulation does occur, but it isn't so rampant that they all overtake at 101 kph.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just don't overtake at +30 kph but more at 10 kph

The law does account for this: If all lanes are well populated and you find your lane is actually moving faster than the lane to your left, you may pass - not overtake - on the right, as long as you are not more than 20 kph faster than the left lane.

The difference is in passing and overtaking: Passing is merely going faster than the other lane, but staying in your lane afterwards. Overtaking, or to give it its correct name of undertaking, is passing and then changing into the same lane as the passed vehicle.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

but noone will come after you if you (as a common citizen) download pirated movies or software.

As an EU 'common' citizen in Germany, I can assure you that you most certainly will be gone after for downloading any and all copyrighted material.

A single episode of a TV series once cost me 1500€ when I forgot to activate my VPN.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

But you shouldn't be at sea without a VPN either, that's just asking to get a letter from some lawyer claiming to work for some movie theatre or other, so just open your VPN and watch your paid subscription as normal.

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