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Re:Was Germany’s 19th century industrial expansion due to an... by fourtrees on Monday September 20, 2021 @02:42AM (#28590916)
Yeah, textbook prices have risen following tuition prices to absurd levels. I didn't buy a single textbook during my education in Germany (well maybe one for the language exam). Everything given to read seemed like it was taken from the doctor's' notes. My ticket could get me to Berlin from Saxony for free I recall. And the penalty for schwartzfahren in town was more of a joke. I think I had to pay the whole price to visit Czechia though...

On topic, I can believe that lax IP laws were a factor in the rise of Germany as an industrial powerhouse. And I'm far from convinced that America's strict laws benefit more than a very few.

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Re:Was Germany’s 19th century industrial expansion due to an... by hilbert42 on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @08:01AM (#28604161)
"And the penalty for schwartzfahren in town was more of a joke."

My German is good enough to understand 'schwartzfahren' but I'm not sure of the significance. Presumably, you had gotten yours for free. Right?

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Re:Was Germany’s 19th century industrial expansion due to an... by fourtrees on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @04:03AM (#28614059)
It might be Saxon slang. It means to ride the streetcam without a ticket. Blackriding; sounds so much cooler than it is.

It was a while ago, but I'm pretty sure the semester-ticket was free with matriculation.

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