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.

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…

Yeah… I know the feeling :)

Yeah, I see your point, and it kind of makes sense to see bankruptcy as an attempt to start clean. I did not know about that, thanks for letting me know.

Still, my take is that Jolla’s products should be considered carefully, and history should be taken into account.

I do not as of now, although I am still very suspicious about the company, partly because of weird “no politics” response when team was asked to claim their stance on full-blown invasion. As a strong reason for it is that Jolla business with russia was being done after Crimea peninsula annexation.

Bottom line: I do not see this platform as being actively involved with warmongering state, but as one that directly supported an ability for it, and a potential risk.

AFAIK, Sailfish OS has quite strong ties with russia. I love the approach and the choice of technology, and enjoyed it a lot (much more than the iOS/Android approach) — the platform is indeed magnificent and has quite a few great things about it. Although, I see relying on Sailfish OS to be quite a risky choice, given their close ties with russia and unknown status of their support of russian version of the OS.

Another one: made in Poland: https://slontorbalski.com/

I’ve been using a few bags from it — very durable, pretty nice-looking.

Very unexpected to see Polish mBank on the list. That feels really nice thing to know!

Not for HomeAssistant ;)

Darn, you’ve just explained half of my life

Question of curiosity: why not consider RaspberryPi for the task? It is definitely going to be cheaper and more power efficient when comparing to mini computer (even if you take new one), because has so much more computing ability per Watt. I’ve been running HomeAssistant + cups server + small file server on RaspberryPi 3b+ without any issues for few years, and it was pretty actively used.

Additional point, RaspberryPi is publically traded company on London Exchange, and was founded in Britain, which mostly matches the “Buy European” motto ;)

This is a very important thing to be mentioned: not every single alternative has to be high tech. I recently started building collection of vinyl, and started listening to local radio station, which caused my streaming music intake to go to almost zero.

The same goes for pen and paper products: I’ve tried so much systems, apps for notes and diaries, that I ended up just buying a nice fountain pen (Lamy Safari), converter, a bottle of ink, a few mechanical pencils, and bunch of notepads for a fraction of money that some of digital tools cost long-term. Especially, if we are speaking about paper-simulating products, like remarkable: I had a chance to try the latest Pro for €649, and was underwhelmed by experience for the price, comparing to my notebooks (I can get a lifetime supply of notebooks I use with fountain pen for the same amount of price). Also, it makes my fingers happy, because I touch things and not just a keyboard.

The only downside I see, after some time of such approach: analogue tools take space and sometimes can cost a bit more upfront (though are cheaper long-term), so you need to be ready for that.

Thanks for a very considerate and informed answer! This one is really helpful and actually addresses my thoughts ;)

Totally with you on vinyl, though some music is not available in vinyl at all. So, I’d prefer to have an alternative if possible :)

I did not know that puma and adidas are German. I was sure they are all US, but no, they are not.

Wow, I didn’t know there are two brands with so close names. Though, I checked: I meant Hohner: https://hohner.de/

I love Hohner brand guitars. Made in German, simply great sound and experience overall.

It is an ironic thing, though I’ve seen it quite a bit within big corporations world to have cross-owning. No idea of its benefits though