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  1. Ubu_roi

    Wow, just wow!

    OFF-TOPIC 
    @Black_Dragon43 When you say this: I tell you what. They will suffocate in depression, anxiety, and hatred. Hatred that XYZ has more than them, and they live like rats. Depression because they have no impact, they are completely meaningless, they're not even needed to sweep the streets. This...
  2. Ubu_roi

    Wow, just wow!

    OFF-TOPIC 
    OK, let me go against the current here. I believe that because of AI we are living an incredibly powerful time, where we are going to experience changes of the same magnitude as the invention of the press and the industrial revolution (or more recently, the internet). I believe this will...
  3. Ubu_roi

    Advice Needed: How to get over public humiliation?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Something that helps me a lot is the realization that nobody gives a shit. You are succesful? You are a loser? You are smart? You like red? You just won the Boston marathon? You graduated in the best university with honors? You created the best armchair in the world? Or a fantastic book...
  4. Ubu_roi

    I 'made it' and all I got was an existential crisis

    MINDSET 
    Interesting thoughts, and I agree with most of what everyone has said here. I think that we are "programmed" to keep moving, and finding new challenges. When you have a goal, you think that reaching that goal will make you [happy, rich, free, fulfilled, perfect, loved... choose your own here]...
  5. Ubu_roi

    Buying to rent in Rome, Italy. Cash flow at 0, your thoughts?

    REAL ESTATE 
    Hi @Eurotraveler, There are actually 2 Metro stations in Montesacro: Conca d'oro and Jonio (B1 line). There is also the Nomentana rail station (FL1 regional line) and Libia is close to Nomentana. I believe this is very important when looking for a flat, especially for students or young workers...
  6. Ubu_roi

    Buying to rent in Rome, Italy. Cash flow at 0, your thoughts?

    REAL ESTATE 
    Hi @Eurotraveler, I bought in Montesacro. Taxes are relatively low on rents, so I only pay 10% on the gross income through the "canone concordato" scheme. The downsides are that you cannot deduct any cost, including mortgage costs, and you cannot raise the rent for 3 years. The great thing is...
  7. Ubu_roi

    CULTURE OF IRAN

    HOT! OFF-TOPIC 
    Look, I was probably not clear enough, but you didn't get my point. You know nothing about what I think about anything. And by the way, I hate our own propaganda more than you can imagine, and I wasn in no way belligerent: I just asked questions. But as YOU invited this community to visit your...
  8. Ubu_roi

    CULTURE OF IRAN

    HOT! OFF-TOPIC 
    I guess your point is telling us that Iran is a good country to visit and do business with, right? If this is the case, would you mind sharing some basic information, so we can start from there, like: - Tourism: as a foreigner (maybe coming from Europe, or US), what permits to you need to...
  9. Ubu_roi

    Fed Up With Your Country? Where Is Left to Go?

    HOT! 
    But they are all dead now! If they had the Vaccine though...
  10. Ubu_roi

    Fed Up With Your Country? Where Is Left to Go?

    HOT! 
    A few years ago some people tried to create a free republic a few miles out of Italy. Long story short, it was bombed and destroyed. Fascinating story though: Republic of Rose Island - Wikipedia In most places you are only free as long as you follow very specific rules (which is to say you are...
  11. Ubu_roi

    Hyperinflation starting? What's happening in your area? Post your ground reports.

    HOT! INVESTING 
    From today's paper, in Italy: Electricity: +9.9%* Gas: +15.3%* *Prices are adjusted every three months in Italy, so that's the actual increase over the previous three months. Authorities say inflation is 1.3% year over year ;-)
  12. Ubu_roi

    Creating an online course; video or email version?

    I can totally relate. I've made several courses without showing my face (most recent less than a month ago), and they are now one of my most important sources of income. It's totally possible: you can use presentations, drawings, animated videos, whatever. There are tools to do literally...
  13. Ubu_roi

    Diary from the Quarantine

    Day 65 since the beginning of the Quarantine In Italy things are slowly opening back: parks are open, you can visit relatives in the same region, some industries are allowed to get back to work, and several shops are due to open on May 18. After a while keeping this diary had just become...
  14. Ubu_roi

    Fitness app with countdown timers?

    HEALTH 
    If you can't find it, I think I could easily make one (for free) for iOS and Android. In case write to me in private
  15. Ubu_roi

    Diary from the Quarantine

    Day 31 of the Quarantine One month since our freedom of movement was removed, and most businesses closed. We don't know when this is going to end. As I'm posting anonymously here, I'm going to confess a crime. Close to where I live, there's a park, which is supposed to be closed. I went there...
  16. Ubu_roi

    Business Ideas for the (emerging) stay-at-home Economy?

    HOT! IDEA 
    Unfortunately I know nobody who can really predict the future, but we can read data and make our conclusions, just like when some of us here prepared for this emergency and successfully avoided some of the madness. So, here are my predictions for the post-lock-down: 1. Increased unemployment...
  17. Ubu_roi

    Anyone learning something useful in quarantine?

    HOT! 
    In case you want to reach enlightenment through technology (programming or sysadmin) Pluralsight is offering a whole free month of all their 7000 courses. https://www.pluralsight.com/offer/2020/free-april-month
  18. Ubu_roi

    Diary from the Quarantine

    Yes, thanks a lot. I subscribed to his 14 days course today ;-)
  19. Ubu_roi

    Diary from the Quarantine

    Day 21 of the Quarantine Three weeks since our freedom of movement was removed, and most businesses closed. It's getting long, and today or tomorrow we expect our prime minister postponing the end of the lock-down for at least two more weeks. A business-related fact first. This crisis has...
  20. Ubu_roi

    Photos from the Bunker (Our Fastlane Photo Journal)

    HOT! 
    I'll fulfill every stereotype about Italians and post a home made pizza here. It's one of the nice stay-at-home bonuses.
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