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I ran into an old friend who somehow ended up in Germany's Green Party.
Now I will try to convince him to push for a smart traffic light system for a mere €500 million.
It is completelly unacceptable getting a green light and then stopping at the next one just as it turns red.
And then, of course, you finally get moving again, only to stop at the very next light. Just thinking about it pisses me off.
If they genuinely care about the environment, this would immediately reduce emissions and improve air quality in cities.
But we are talking about the same party that hates cars, so we will see how that goes.
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Thanos retweeted
JUST IN: Solana records $84,000,000 in tokenized $NVDA stock volume, more than all other chains combined.
Don Jensen Huang after buying up all the Teflon in the world so the Chinese model scandal just rolls off him.
NVIDIA is reportedly eyeing Teflon, the non-stick cookware material, to fix AI server signal loss in next-gen NVLink switch boards. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lgv5
If you think you shouldn't pursue something just because the idea already exists,
keep in mind that there are hundreds of successful water brands.
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If you havnt noticed Amazon is filled with Chinese junk.
So much so that its impossible to filter out reputable brands and quality products, so you rather buy nothing than risk supporting the CCP.
Just look at the company names of the sellers:
HUANGJUANCHINCHINGHO
Not joking.
People are actually having a meltdown because they can't order cheap plastic Chinese junk anymore. Didn't realize so many people buy junk from there, and honestly I'm all for it lol.
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How low can FPS go before color transitions become noticeably less smooth?
I built a test to find out: colorstudy.reshade.io
Based on my own perception, the threshold seems to be around 5–30 FPS.
Would really appreciate it if you could try it and share!
Here's the idea:
Immediate mode UIs, a term coined by @cmuratori, often redraw every frame, or ideally only when something changes.
But what about animations and color transitions? How frequently do we actually need to render?
To investigate this, we test three types of color transitions, changing only one property at a time:
a) Lightness
b) Hue
c) Chroma
For several target color differences (ΔE00), we compare transitions at different frame rates against a reference to determine when the differences become noticeable.
Based on my own perception, the threshold was around 5–30 FPS, with the highest sensitivity to lightness changes and the lowest to hue changes.
If enough people participate in the study, I'll share more detailed results in a follow-up post!
I might also give away some gift cards to a few lucky followers.
Built with Odin by @TheGingerBill and Clay UI by @nicbarkeragain
@samuelgozi @e0syn @temidaradev @bee_fumo
For anyone planning to move to Cyprus, don't forget to order an Amex Platinum card before you leave.
The benefits are among the best for traveling, and it will be very useful if you ever plan on getting the Centurion card later on.
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The Ultimate Cyprus 🇨🇾 Relocation Guide
I moved here in 2019 & helped hundreds of people move here since.
Here's everything you need to know before coming:
1️⃣ Let's start with Residency:
> EU citizens: Easy. You just need the yellow slip & can stay as long as you want
> Non-EU: The easiest & fastest way is PR by investment (property worth 300.000€)
> This PR will turn into a Golden Visa once Cyprus enters Schengen
> Without it, non-EU citizens can only stay 90 days
As a non-EU citizen you can also stay under a visitor visa, but you're not allowed to work or open a company.
If you're married to an EU citizen, we can go via the MEU2 (pink slip) route.
In any case, we'll find the right visa for you.
2️⃣ Tax residency:
Spend 183 days here, or just 60 days with the 60-day rule if you:
> Buy or rent a home here for at least 12 months
> Open a company (Cyprus Ltd.) or work here
> Don't spend 183+ days in any other country
> Don't trigger tax residency elsewhere
Once you fulfill those requirements, we can get your tax residency certificate within a week, which you can present to your home country if they question where you pay tax.
Cyprus has double tax treaties with 65+ countries, so we make sure your only tax liability is in Cyprus.
3️⃣ Non-Dom status:
> 0% tax on dividends for 17 years
> 0% tax on interest
> 0% capital gains tax on shares & ETFs
> 0% inheritance, gift & wealth tax
> No exit tax
The Non-Dom status is a special tax status on top of your tax residency.
It's for anyone who isn't Cypriot by birth & hasn't lived in Cyprus for 17 of the last 20 years.
As of 2026 we can also extend the Non-Dom status for 10 more years. So 27 in total.
More than enough time to make a bunch of money, tax-free.
4️⃣ Company Formation:
> Cyprus Ltd. & bank account in under a month
> 15% corporate tax (3% via IP Box Regime)
> Setup: approx. 2.000€
> Accounting: 150 to 300€ a month (depending on volume)
> Audit: approx. 1.500€ a year
Cyprus is OECD-compliant & not on any EU or FATF grey list, so doing business inside & outside the EU runs smoothly.
You can easily open Stripe, Revolut & Wise accounts. Even Swiss private banks work with Cyprus entities.
5️⃣ Banking:
> Biggest banks: Bank of Cyprus, Hellenic Bank, Eurobank & Alpha Bank
> Personal & business accounts in English, with online banking & Apple Pay
> Every deposit up to 100.000€ is protected by EU law
And yes, I know about 2013.
Cypriot banks held Greek government bonds, Greece had a crisis & the EU forced a haircut on deposits over 100.000€ in return for a 10B€ bailout.
The banking system recovered, Cyprus is back to an A credit rating & has one of the highest budget surpluses in the EU.
Banking in Cyprus is safe. But you are not forced to bank locally.
6️⃣ Cost of living:
> Modern apartment: 1.000 to 2.000€ rent
> Villa with private pool & sea view: 2.000 to 5.000€ rent (high end)
> Electricity: 50 to 100€ a month (using AC daily)
> Groceries for 2 people: 120€ a week
> Car MOT: 35€ for 2 years (insanely cheap)
> Car insurance: 200 to 600€ a year (my SLK is 200€, my McLaren & G-Wagon 600€ each)
7️⃣ Where to live:
> Limassol: business hub, marina lifestyle, luxury living (but also most expensive)
> Paphos: lots of nature, very popular for families & digital entrepreneurs, small airport (I live here)
> Larnaca: main airport, best if you travel a lot
> Nicosia: capital city & all government offices are there
> Ayia Napa: beautiful beaches, party area but very seasonal
8️⃣ Renting & buying:
Most of our clients rent for 1-2 years first & then buy a property here.
Average asking prices per m² in 2026:
> Limassol: approx. 5.000€
> Paphos: approx. 4.000€
> Larnaca: approx. 3.000€
> Nicosia: approx. 2.300€
When buying, you have 2 options:
> Resale: no VAT & ready to move in, but often older building standards & hidden renovation costs
> Offplan: modern, flexible payment plans & usually 15 to 20% price increase by completion
Either way: no yearly property tax, nor wealth tax applies.
The Cyprus property market is booming. This June sales hit a record, up 27% vs. last year. Demand outweighs supply, so prices will keep going up.
Loans via Cyprus banks are possible too, once you have 1 to 2 years of income history in Cyprus.
9️⃣ Worth mentioning:
> Cyprus has many international schools & universities
> Public healthcare (GESY) is great & covers you EU-wide with the blue EHIC card
> It costs 2.65% of your income, capped at 4.770€ a year
> English is spoken everywhere & we drive on the left (former British colony)
> Today we are a full EU member with Euro currency
In general, life in Cyprus is peaceful, beautiful & offers beaches, mountains & even skiing in winter.
I'm 28 years old, I've visited 25+ countries & lived in the UAE, Thailand & Bali, but nothing comes close to Cyprus.
It's a magical place.
320+ days of sun, mild winters & the cleanest sea water in the EU. And in 7 years I've never seen a serious crime here.
To be fair, some things are slow here. Your first weeks are paperwork & waiting. But we make sure everything is done within a month.
And once you're settled, trust me, every day feels like living in paradise.
Any questions? Ask below & I’ll answer every single one.
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Moved slowly and fixed it.
Throughput was dropping to 3,000 msgs/s, which is way too low for a high-performance system.
Turns out the NATS message broker had a bug that caused excessive CPU usage, and upgrading it fixed the issue.
My archiving service is now lagging a few seconds behind during the pump. 🤔
Server is running at 50-70% CPU - 4 cores.
FASTER!
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