@kensanata Had a ton of fun! I hope you did too. Thanks for the walk and talk. Hope to see y'all again!
Him | Zürich, CH
English (fluent) | Swiss High German (A1)
https://github.com/go-fed
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Him | Zürich, CH
English (fluent) | Swiss High German (A1)
https://github.com/go-fed
https://liberapay.com/cj/
Him | Zürich, CH
English (fluent) | Swiss High German (A1)
https://github.com/go-fed
https://liberapay.com/cj/
I'm trying to get some semblance of structure to the git federation discussions so that everyone can reach consensus on the technical solutions, but I have no idea how to reach consensus on the structure of reaching consensus. Lol.
@theoutrider All over a silly poozer.
Turns out, all they can do is a one-time payment. So now I have to wait for the ancient 1970's US ACH system to maybe transfer it through today, and try logging in another day to set up the automatic payments. Because just maybe, having a payment pending is why their website decides to throw me HTTP 500 errors. LOL. I'm documenting all the written and electronic communication, to maybe hire a lawyer, in case I need to protect myself and my tenant from B's bullshit.
Even worse, when I go online to take care of the business (because doing shit by phone in the US costs extra $), it's full of HTTP 500 on all the payment pages. I've worked on software directly used by customer support. I know how they feel dealing with customers in shitty situations. So I wind up talking to 2 different ones. I'm patient. Seething, but patient and firm. But to them, my account seems fine and I'm a complainer. To me, I'm an anomaly that can't self-service my shit.
My poor tenants back in the US had a fucking FINAL NOTICE BEFORE FORECLOSURE taped to the door. My house is being rented out while I live in Switzerland. Mortgage company A sold my mortgage to B and didn't notify me. Gave B my last known US address and my first email on file (which is now unmonitored). B tries to send me mail & email to tell me to pay up. I'm getting nothing. It's not until they go and freaking jump-scare my tenants that I hear about it, and so now I'm pissed.
@kensanata That makes sense, I hadn't thought of that. Must also contribute to why Americans are considered generally impolite, especially in German speaking areas. Americans, myself included, are experts at saying 9/10ths of sentences and being able to carry on a full conversation.
@sn0w Vocabulary is a real struggle. Compound words are something I stay away from or just give up reading for now, since I'm like a 4 year old's vocab level.
Even with something simple like "Hochzeit" I didn't get right when I first heard it. There's an idiom in English like "It's high time for the queen and her reign". Which in German would make no sense since it would sound like "It's a wedding for the queen and her reign".
Learning German as an English speaker is hard because sometimes I can't what is going on in a sentence until the last word understand.
@Sparky Welcome! I hope you enjoy your time in the Fediverse.