I think most european countries call it VAT, but it is same kind of tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_tax

And yes. Most european countries do have VAT, but the exact percentage value differ between countries and types of goods.

I use an offline password manager, and sync an encrypted database with nextcloud. It's convenient enough, and secure enough for me. Easy to sync between my phone, desktop, and laptop. And I only need to remember two passwords, the nextcloud one, and the manager one. I don't think you can have it more secure and convenient all the same, at least not with current tech.

My kid made me watch it with him a few times, and to be frank I could not find honest arguments to discourage him from watching it. Even though I'm a 40 year old prick, i found it quite engaging and i can honestly say that I was pleasantly surprised. It's not my kind of entertainment, but it's far from being slop, or brainrot. I saw worse stuff on national tv, or in streaming services.

Love you man... err... carrot? I mean, people like you make the World better place. When it was released, i could not find a fix for this. And now, BAM, out of nowhere, solution came when I was doom scrolling on toilet. Again, love you!

Exactly like this. There is such a system in Nigeria with the e-Naira, and there was a pilot program in the Eastern Caribbean with their dollar. It works pretty well, and is not that complicated to write and maintain. I'm taking from experience as I was part of the team that wrote that. I think I'm no longer under NDA because the company I worked for does not exist anymore, so if anyone has questions I can shine some light on how it works under the hood.