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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by lazide on Friday January 17, 2025 @09:14AM (#42737685)
Creepy. If you don’t mind me asking - eastern eu?
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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by dnh44 on Friday January 17, 2025 @09:35AM (#42737909)
Yes; former communist but not former soviet union. Old habits die hard I guess.
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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by lazide on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:05AM (#42739253)
Not sure if we’re talking about the same situation, but the last time I was in Bulgaria, there was massive brain drain and a lot of, eh, ‘false nostalgia’ for a very different past.

But tons of money coming in from the EU. I can imagine a lot of public quiet, private ‘angst’ about the kind of situation you’re describing.

Wild guess - Romania? (If not Bulgaria)

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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by dnh44 on Thursday January 23, 2025 @06:20AM (#42802936)
Your guess is correct. However I've not personally witnessed any nostalgia for communism in Romania though.
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