throwbackThurs's comments

I've begun coding with embedded rust, it's actually really refreshing to use a modern toolset & language in an embedded environment

My OnePlus 5t USB-C port wore out within a year, this never happened to other ports.

My main gripe with apple is their tactics around subscription fees.

You can't direct your customers to sign-up via your website, circumventing apple to receive a 30% discount. Ultimately the customer suffers. They should have consumer awareness and choice, it's their right.

Then they give Netflix special sweetheart treatment, why?

I find these examples both deceptive and anti-competitive.

I moved to Berlin from Melbourne about four years ago. It's been a great move for my swdev career. There is really interesting and diverse projects and an abundance of work. It's a developers market. European infrastructure is amazing in general. It's also nice to be able to ride 20 minutes with a bicycle to work and feel like your not going to get hit by some moronic bogan.

I think that Berlin could be the most liberal and free city in the world at the moment, I love it.

I realised how culturally isolated Australia is and how English centric we are. Speaking any other language is kind of frowned upon in Australia . There really is this elitism attitude globally relating to english and it's a double edged sword, it makes us uncultured and insensitive. In Europe and Berlin specifically it's a melting pot of languages, cultures and ideas and I absolutely love that. What Australia lacks in culture it compensates with Sports. For better or worse.

I think violence is pretty common in Melbourne at least. I don't feel safe drinking in stkilda, Prahran or in the city. Everyone gets so drunk and if it's not racism it's petty masculinity that causes a brawl. The culture definently values "sport" over nearly everything else. Therefore it's a breeding ground for this kind of behaviour. I really dislike this about my fellow Australians. Conversely, I feel incredibly safe in Berlin.

Quality of food is arguably better in Australia overall, but great produce can be found here also.

Obviously Australian nature is incredible and offers a lot, it's also a very geographically isolated place, so it's hard to feel connected with the rest of the world. No quickly jumping over to Africa or the middle east!

Anyway, I love Europe and germany, they are doing some really forward thinking things and align with my beliefs. There is still a long way to go, but at least they are trying to steer their economies in a progressive direction.