Was talking to my airbnb host about Murica and it got to the topic of inflation. He explained to me that it's 'greedflation' and due to greedy corporations making record profits 😬

He's a kind & intelligent guy, former public teacher & now pastor and still it seemed to not cross his mind that lockdowns (destroying supply side) plus enormous money printing (pumping demand side) are obviously highly inflationary policies.

Obviously, checking operating margins on large retailers and other large corporations within the manufacturing process of daily goods will also immediately show that they didn't suddenly 'became greedy' and chose to double their margins.

Also obviously, an inflationary monetary system will see yearly 'record profits' as a structural phenomenon.

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My European brain doesn't understand US crossroads. U arrive. Stop at the stop sign. And then awkwardly look at each other until someone starts driving.

People im Murica wake up later than Germans. In Germany I'd say a typical time to start at work is 7:30. In the US, it's 8:30 to 9 am. A large percentage of Germans wake up at 6 am to get ready before work. Here people r more surprised when I set my alarm to 6 am.

I guess the reason for more medical device regulation in the US is partly due to this more predatory 'suing culture'

I think I have never in my life seen such an advertisement in Germany .. and in the US, they are everywhere

It appears getting medical approval for a product in the US is even harder than in Germany .. a bit of a bummer for me .. I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA?!?

Every orthotics facility I approach immediately asks for FDA approval (510k clearance) .. was aware of that but was hoping that people on the ground would be more like 'yeah blud, that s the official stuff .. but ain't nobody really does that 😅' .. but no .. Murica very strict in regards to medical device approval

Grabbed a coffee at BK and noticed again how happy and friendly Muricans are. I was explaining that I want a plain black coffee, as one of these '7.000 kcal pumpkin spice latte ice cream coffees' would probably straight up end my fragile little European body. And she said "I got u honey, and have a nice and prosperous day, beautiful" 🥰 .. have never been called beautiful at a BK in Germany 😪

Fort Myers appears to be mostly parking lots .. also highways, fast food chains, and these classic one-story bungalow single-family homes in between .. but mostly parking lots.

I thought there would be far more Mosquitos in Florida.

This note was meant completely non-judgmental. Personally, I can see many advantages of having an armed population that can defend itself. I just found the cultural difference so interesting .. this seemingly average dude had an average Floridian opinion which would be considered of the charts crazy by the majority of Germans.

Still a bit jetlagged and woke up at 3 am today. Went for a short walk in my Miami neighbourhood and think it's crazy how it doesn't really cool off at night. Temperatures only drop by a few degrees .. so different to Germany.

Today I was writing a job application mail in a park in Miami and this dude sat down close to me. After some time he asks me whether I'd be ok with him smoking one. Of course. He saw my insta360 and asked whether I'm a famous content creator .. unfortunately not. So we started talking about Florida, the US and Germany and it got to the topic of gun ownership .. obviously a politically charged topic. He said that he thinks it's good that every adult should have easy access to firearms. So I asked him whether that is a controversial opinion in Florida. And he said 'No'. He said the majority of people think this is normal and how it should be .. and I find this cultural difference so interesting, as 99% of Germans would find this opinion to be completely insane.

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My first time visiting the US. Gonna stay in Florida for 5 weeks but I'm not really feeling joyful excitement as I did with my last vacation. It's more of an inner tension, as it's more serious this time. It's about starting a business, finding a job and probably leaving Germany.

3D printed nylon carbon positioning orthosis in the morning sun .. quite beautiful.

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AI is clearly a pretty powerful tool that can increase bureau job's productivity enormously. Sth like a digital harvester, where 1 person in such a tool can create the work output of dozens to hundreds doing 'manual' labor. This obviously causes deflationary pressure.

The sad thing is, that in our current fiat monetary system these technology induced productivity gainzz won't fully go into increasing everyones living standards but rather give money printing leeway for those controlling the money printer.

Surely, the stewards of the 'money garden hose' try their best to allocate that fresh money efficiently and to the best of society. But it seems obvious that this is an insurmountable task. Having everyone individually use their 'newfound' wealth as they seem fit seems superior.

Seems like the world is in need of a hard capped neutral reserve currency .. and I wonder what that could be.

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Currently building a shopify store for my cranial remolding orthosis and gotta admit, ChatGPT is pretty amazing. Had never heard of liquid & don't know HTML or Java Script. But this thing is like a very sophisticated privat customer support. Capable of coding etc .. pretty epic

Admitedly, I think the slogan 'pause, take care before u share' is good advice. When it comes to sensitive & emotional discussion one (or at least me) tends to react and answer on the spot .. sometimes emotionally and not thought out well.

For around how long do the large & popular relays save the data?

I think additive manufacturing is still overhyped (even though much less than 10 years ago). But for applications where high geometrical complexity AND low quantities are required .. it's the undisputed king.

The orthosis is composed of one shell in combination with flexible spring elements on the inside, to ensure secure and comfortable fit.

The shell is additively manufactured from Nylon by Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing .. this allows for these crazy complex shapes in combination with great mechanical properties.