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freyfogle commented on Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big   eidel.io/exit-tax-leave-g... · Posted by u/olieidel
jillesvangurp · 7 months ago
I'm not saying use it blindly. But it helps going into discussions with experts, advisers, etc. with some preparation and knowledge. Worst case you are wrong and they'll correct you and best case you pre-empt some actual problems. And it's not like advisers, accountants, etc. don't make mistakes, overlook stuff, or sometimes work against your interests. It helps being a bit hands on. And LLMs make that a lot easier.

Also LLMs are great for picking apart complex bureaucratic procedures, figuring out what next needs to be done, what the meaning is of some 10 page pile of crap the tax office dumped in your mail box, etc. Especially if you are not a native German speaker. You can ask your critical questions, get it to explain stuff you don't understand, etc. In the end, you are responsible for your actions. Limited liability in Germany isn't that limited. So, spending some time on figuring out whether you are doing it right is hard work. LLMs help.

But yeah, don't vibe run your private finances and sources of income.

freyfogle · 7 months ago
C'mon Jilles, as we say in Germany "no risk, no fun"
freyfogle commented on The Barbican   arslan.io/2025/05/12/barb... · Posted by u/farslan
MisterTea · 10 months ago
> There was not only no dishwasher, there was literally no space for a dishwasher.

30 minutes? Either you're cleaning up a sink full of dishes you neglected for a week or cleaning up after cooking a dinner for four or more. If you immediately clean your dishes after use its takes almost no time at all, maybe a minute or two.

freyfogle · 10 months ago
Thanks, amigo. If you want to come by and show me how it's done, you are more than welcome. As it happens, yes, we were a family fo four.
freyfogle commented on The Barbican   arslan.io/2025/05/12/barb... · Posted by u/farslan
pbhjpbhj · 10 months ago
You can get a dishwasher that sits on the counter, filled from a tap connector. Space might be tight though.
freyfogle · 10 months ago
you can do a lot of things. You can live as a hunter/gatherer. The question is do you want to live like that?
freyfogle commented on The Barbican   arslan.io/2025/05/12/barb... · Posted by u/farslan
talldan · 10 months ago
> There was not only no dishwasher, there was literally no space for a dishwasher.

This is quite common for older places in the UK. Some places might have been updated to allow for a dishwasher, but there are probably rules against that in the Barbican.

freyfogle · 10 months ago
To my knowledge there are no rules against it, it is just a major and expensive plumbing project requiring redoing the whole kitchen. And so as a landlord why bother, you will always find someone willing to rent, no matter how unlivable the place. This dynamic was hardly unique to the Barbican, it was the reality of being a tenant in London, and ultimately one of the reasons I left. London's housing stock is just terrible compared to every other city I've lived in.
freyfogle commented on The Barbican   arslan.io/2025/05/12/barb... · Posted by u/farslan
pbalau · 10 months ago
> I was spending a fortune in rent to spend 30 minutes every day handwashing my dishes.

Did you used to cook for the seven dwarves and their extended families, every day?

freyfogle · 10 months ago
not seven, but yes, I had two small children at the time
freyfogle commented on The Barbican   arslan.io/2025/05/12/barb... · Posted by u/farslan
justincormack · 10 months ago
The whole city was supposed to be covered by high walks, but few are left and the plan didnt work.
freyfogle · 10 months ago
If you know where to look there are still a few old wall maps left in the Barbican that show the old high walks
freyfogle commented on The Barbican   arslan.io/2025/05/12/barb... · Posted by u/farslan
petercooper · 10 months ago
It's one of my favorite places to spend time when in London. It's comfortable, clean, quiet, aesthetically striking, easy to loaf around at, and there's high brow art in numerous forms to enjoy – it's kinda like BBC Radio 3 if it were a neighborhood. It's also five minutes from the Elizabeth Line and the parking is good which is unusual for the City. It's strikingly non-commercial - there are no chains or even convenience stores there, though there is a fantastic music shop. It's one of those rare places you can feel more intelligent and cultured by merely being there.

I'd love to retire there when the kids are gone, although there are a lot of oddities about Barbican living to contend with that are probably more fun to read about than deal with for real.

freyfogle · 10 months ago
I lived there for three years, rented a flat. Living in the Barbican was fantastic, livign in my flat was not fantastic. I used to joke it was a time machine to 1965. There was not only no dishwasher, there was literally no space for a dishwasher. Day one that seems funny, a few days later less so. I was spending a fortune in rent to spend 30 minutes every day handwashing my dishes. I did know people who had bought and renovated, they had amazing places. Oddly on my hall of 10 there were 10 flats of which 4 were empty. I don't mean someone just came occasionally I mean 100% empty with no furniture, with rich people just using it as an investment. Overall though was a greart experience, it's a fantasic place.
freyfogle commented on Geocoding APIs compared: Pricing, free tiers and terms of use   bitoff.org/geocoding-apis... · Posted by u/luismedel
bigsassy · a year ago
I've found Geocodio to be a good option too, especially if you need to do batch processing: https://www.geocod.io/
freyfogle · a year ago
Possibly, but they only cover the US
freyfogle commented on Geocoding APIs compared: Pricing, free tiers and terms of use   bitoff.org/geocoding-apis... · Posted by u/luismedel
whichken · a year ago
That is a very important point that I also was surprised wasn't mentioned. Google offers amazing APIs regarding locations and places, but they are expensive and prohibit you from storing it in any meaningful way.

I was surprised to see AWS' location service wasn't compared in this write-up. They are unique in that they offer both options. They ask when you provision the service if you plan on storing the data. The service works the same, but the cost is 8x. A fair trade, if your use-case involves referencing that data often.

freyfogle · a year ago
If you think that is a fair trade I would love the chance to talk with you and save you A LOT of money.

Our experience (10+ years of offering a geocoding service) is that many people (of course depending on exact needs and use case) are significantly over-spending and could be using open data to reduce costs by 80+%.

Happy to chat if interested

freyfogle commented on Geocoding APIs compared: Pricing, free tiers and terms of use   bitoff.org/geocoding-apis... · Posted by u/luismedel
awongh · a year ago
To be specific my use case is for a seasonal-based app. So I neither want to pay for 10 months where $45 is too large, or buy a pre-determined amount without auto-reload where it's possible to run out of requests if I'm not careful.

I suppose you can't please everyone.

freyfogle · a year ago
> I suppose you can't please everyone.

correct

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