Did you follow the tutorial I posted? If so, the English-translated part may not have the right terminology. I followed the instructions on the linked website: https://www.404media.co/paypal-personalized-shopping-opt-out/. I suppose, this is appliccable worldwide.

To me, it is. I don’t have a credit card - I never got one offered by my bank (…which makes one think…). Back in the “early days” (early 2000s - mostly on Ebay) it was quite common to recieve the bank information of the seller after purchase. Then I had to wire the money to the sellers’ account. There was no online banking. It could take up to a week to wire the money. After the seller recieved the payment, the ordered item got sent with postal service. When Paypal was introduced, it was a game changer: the seller recieved the money instantly, and could send the purchased item right away.

Lebensborn lässt grüßen…

How do you do online shopping then? Most websites offer Paypal as a payment method, among credit cards. Or do you pay with a credit card?

• Einloggen
• Herunterscrollen und unten auf der Seite den Link „Datenschutz“ anklicken
• dann bei Datenschutz festlegen den Link „Datenschutzeinstellungen“ anklicken
• dann das Feld „Interessenbasierte Werbung“ anklicken
• auf jeden der beiden Einträge klicken und den Schalter jeweils auf „aus“ schalten

. Translated from the above:

• Log in
• Scroll down and click on the “Privacy” link at the bottom of the page
• then click on the “Privacy settings” link under Data & Privacy
• then click on the “Interest-based advertising” (Personalized shopping) field
• click on each of the two entries and set the switch to “off” in each case

Die Begriffe “bayrisch” und “Sonderregel” scheinen immer miteinander einherzugehen, oder?

I bought this one. It has a built-in battery that is connected to the board with a standard (?) connector cable. The mouse can be opened with one screw underneath the gliding pad. I have this mouse for over a year now and I’m satisfied with it. It lasts 7 days with RGB-Lights switched on up to 10 days with RGB lights switched off - depanding on usage. You can operate up to 3 devices with it (BT 5.0, BT 3.0 and wirelessly with the dongle held with a magnet underneath the mouse when not needed. It can be charged with the USB C port. It can be charged while in use. Unfortunately tho, the mouse seems to be out of stock at Amazon. Perhaps other shops have this device listed. I obtained the mouse in Germany.

Edit: This is the mouse opened (I had to clean it because it was operated in a feline enviroment). The battery can be replaced easily:

Yes. They are good enough to be watched on a laptop screen (resolution-wise). Also, noone can take those away from you, since I own them. Currently, we (my girlfriend and I) have following collections (all seasons boxes): Star Trek Voyager, Stargate Atlantis, Scrubs, Lost, Futurama, Dinosaurs, My Name is Earl, Dexter, The 100 (1-4), Rick and Morty (1-3), a Bud Spencer Film Box, An American Dad Box as well as several additional seasons, and some more.

However, Compact Discs are reaching their lifetime, especially those who have been produced during the mid-2000s. More and more often these discs have playback issues (they suddenly can’t be read), I even had one occasion where discs became brittle, despite being from a brand new box that never before had been played, so they completely shattered when I tried to remove them from the box.

We are downloading some of the box collections (especially those that are damaged) as .mp4 files to store them on a portable HDD drive, because nothing lasts forever.

Not that I know of. I think they automatically use the mask that works “best” while these codes are generated. I have tried some (free) QR code generators and there is no hint that the mask can be choosed.

If you have Affinity Designer 2, you are able to generate QR codes within the software. No need to sign up for a free one. But when creating a QR code with Affinity, there is no option to choose the mask.

that is cool.

I feel the same. When I learned about them, I used them for easy access (although a third party app was necessary at the time) to certain websites: I have several house plants at home. I made little signs with the latin name of the plant and a QR code that leads me to a website where care instructions are shown (how many times the plant has to be watered, how much of sunlight these plants have to be exposed to, etc.). It came handy sometimes, especially when leafes were turning yellow. Care instructions could be looked up easily.

Also on business cards: On the back side of my business card there is a QR code that - when scanned - puts the contact information into the adress book. This came in handy a few times when you have to work with workers at a construction site.

I think the major breakthrough came with the Covid pandemic, where these codes were everywhere. Also, later phones do not require a third party app which lowers the entry bar to make use of these codes significantly.

What I don’t like is that restaurants start to use them exclusively, as a substitute for a printed menu.

und wieder einmal ein Beispiel, dass immer die falschen Leute abgeschoben werden.

I wonder why they just couldn’t re-use the Hollywood set from the moon landing in '69. /s

Oh yes, Hermes is one of the worst. I try to avoid them and rather pay an additional fee for a DHL delivery.

However, Hermes is good for deilveries from foreign countries. I once ordered a DVD and some clothes from Great Britain. Since they are not an EU member anymore (the order was around the time Brexit was executed), the delivery usually has to go through customs. With Hermes you can avoid that, because legally they are considered not to be a “classic” postal delivery entity (I don’t now the exact term anymore), which exempts them of going through customs.

Recieving the parcel was an emotional rollercoaster, because I was not able to track its’ whereabouts at some point. It was “lost” (ate least not traceable) for four weeks in France.

How is this considered as delivered? It looks to me that the parcels are thrown onto the sidewalk, accompanied by a random stray dog.

Where I live, parcels are delivered in the same manner (thrown near the door), however, without a photo as proof of delivery. I’m waiting for the day I ask about the whereabouts of a parcel and the delivery company tells me that it has been “delivered”. Fortunately tho, Amazon has a pretty lean policy regarding lost deliveries - they just send you another one free of charge (at least where I live, given, its’ content was not too expensive).

Besonders nett finde ich es, wenn ich als Autofahrer an einem Zebrastreifen halte und die Fußgänger sich dann bedanken, dass ich sie über die Straße lasse. Es ist deren Recht! Als Autofahrer habe ich an einem Zebrastreifen zu warten, wenn dort Leute rüber wollen.

Dort, wo ich arbeite, ist es eher dörflich/ländlich, und demzufolge ist das Auto als Verkehrsmittel dominant. Die Leute dort haben sich komplett dem PKW untergeordnet und nehmen ihre Rechte als Fußgänger gar nicht wahr. Dem Auto wird fast immer Vorfahrt gewährt. Das führt öfter zu unangehmen Situationen, wie z.B.: Ich möchte rechts abbiegen. Ich halte, um einen Fußgänger, der geradeaus weiter will, passieren zu lassen. Der Fußgänger erteilt mir durch Gesten die Vorfahrt, obwohl dieser das Vorrecht hat. Das Auto hinter mir hupt darauf hin, weil ich nicht abbiege.

Auch habe ich festgestellt, dass Kinder scheinbar überhaupt keine Regeln im Straßenverkehr beigebracht bekommen, da diese ja ihren Schulweg nicht selber bestreiten - sie werden individuell von den Eltern zur Schule gebracht. Die Straße vor der Schule sieht jeden Morgen so aus, wie früher der Parkplatz bei Aldi, als es dort Computer zu kaufen gab.

We are fucked.

und Glücksrad oder Der Preis ist heiß im Vorabendprogramm. Danach wurde bei meiner Oma der gesamte Tagesablauf ausgerichtet.

Hundertpro schrauben dort uigurische Zwangsarbeiter die Autos zusammen. Ein soches Feature, Arbeiter nicht bezahlen zu müssen und somit den eignene Gewinn zu erhöhen, lässt VW sich doch nicht entgehen. Xinjiang ist weit weg von hier. VW hat sich ja auch schon in der Vergangenheit eine gewisse Expertise in Sachen Menschenrechtsverletzungen angeeignet.

Tja