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I don't drive, but I'm sure I would be fine driving as well, I certainly meet the requirements for the UK driving license (I just checked). I get on fine without glasses for most of my "day to day" stuff. I have the text on my smart-phone set to a bigger size so I can use that without gla...

Booked in for cataract surgery next Thursday. I'm only ( ;) ) 53! I really, really hope it is the right decision... I had mine done aged 49, had to be done because I couldn't see the computer screen anymore and I work all day in front of a screen. Was quick and painless, and replacing my expensive ...

Thanks!

I've already had retina surgery so this should be a breeze in comparison.

Booked in for cataract surgery next Thursday.

I'm only ( ) 53!

I really, really hope it is the right decision...

Today I'm not happy because I am preparing for the colonoscopy tomorrow. It means I am fasting - and dying of it - and drinking a disgusting substance. I normally eat 5 times every day, and I eat more than anyone. I never fasted, and I expected it to be hard. And it is hard. It' only 16:30, last fo...

Good luck!

Internet problems are obviously nothing in the grand scheme of things, especially compared to health issues etc. However.... I have a non-update. As I wrote before, since last Monday evening (14.04.2025), the performance of our Glasfaser dropped from over 600 Mbp/s to under 400 kbit/s. The service c...

Poxy internet! :roll: Do you have an Ethernet cable? If so, turn the Wi-Fi off on your computer and plug the computer in to the Fritzbox using the Ethernet cable and do another speed test. If it improves, perhaps the issue is with the Fritzbox's Wi-Fi. I've got 10 gig ethernet. It's the same over e...

Poxy internet! :roll: I've got Telekom Glasfaser and a Fritzbox 5590. Since last June, up until 17:30 today it worked flawlessly - 600 Mbp/s download and 300 Mbp/s upload. The line actually shows available capacity at 2.5 Gbp/s down and 1.5 Gbp/s up. I was uploading a chunky 6GB work file and the se...

Fraufruit wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:57 am

Europe & asian markets hammered... US seems untouched.
Crypto started the day very badly but rallied.

Wrong! US got hammerd bigly.

Stimmt!

alma.freya wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 10:13 pm

Eric7 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 9:19 am Going to be a bloodbath today...

-0.18%. What is this? A bloodbath for ants?

Europe & asian markets hammered... US seems untouched.
Crypto started the day very badly but rallied.

yesterday wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 9:47 am I think the real bloodbath will come when the EU and Japan announce their retaliation.

That will be another bloodbath.

Weekly bloodbaths!

Going to be a bloodbath today...

This is actually quite normal...emm...these days. I use a few addons to block YouTube ads through Firefox. As expected, the YouTube IT experts figured work-rounds to interrupt the addons. But then ad blocking addon or app folk found ways to counter YouTube and the ads were blocked again. See where ...

Another question here.... :D On the nice letter I received from HMRC listing the years I can pay for, there are 2 payment dates listed for each year: 1. Payment date without penalty 2. Final time limit The payment without penalty date for all years except the last one (2023-2024) is 5th of April 20...

My Ad blocker for YouTube has suddenly stopped working Which ad blocker and browser are you using? Google Chrome recently made a change resulting in ad blockers not being as effective. https://ublockorigin.com/ Scroll down to the section Understanding Manifest V3 and the Future of uBlock Origin to ...

Does anyone know of a reliable, (at least theoretically) legal way to get YouTube Premium at a better rate than directly from YouTube? My Ad blocker for YouTube has suddenly stopped working and to say the ads are irritating is an understatement. Im just not sure I can justify €130 a year for a prope...

Yes, you're right, since it doesn't say EU in Randziffer 4 of the BMF-Schreiben "Einkommensteuerrechtliche Behandlung von Vorsorgeaufwendungen": https://esth.bundesfinanzministerium.de/esth/2023/C-Anhaenge/Anhang-01a/II/inhalt.html 4 Zu den Beiträgen nach § 10 Absatz 1 Nummer 2 Satz 1 Buc...

I've recently developed cataracts too and experience the same issues with bright lights, especially when driving at night. Working on fine details on a monitor is also a big problem. My eye doctor says that operating is too risky due to me previously having had surgery for a detached retina so I'm g...

Another question here.... :D On the nice letter I received from HMRC listing the years I can pay for, there are 2 payment dates listed for each year: 1. Payment date without penalty 2. Final time limit The payment without penalty date for all years except the last one (2023-2024) is 5th of April 202...