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Re:Ask HN: Best website for finding dedicated servers? on Saturday February 19, 2022 @09:31AM (#30397385)
I've used serverhunter.com but be wary of the fakes as there are unknown "companies" who place their offers of powerful servers for cheap prices only to take your money and never deliver. It needs more reviews but so far the few of them are already useful and the site also provides several filtering options that can make browsing more specific and in many cases - easier.

And no - I'm not related to this site or it's owner/s in any way, I stumbled upon it on a reddit post 1 year ago and found it useful.

Re:European alternatives for digital products on Monday December 20, 2021 @08:09PM (#29632606)
Another thing - most european companies will reduce your salary and treat you as a slave if you are working as a contractor outside the EU (since no one can punish them that way). I can confirm that an ex FB guy who went full-remote digital nomad style earlier this year and wanted to move as a senior developer for a French startup simply because he loves their idea (and it'd be easier for him due to timezones while he stays in Thailand/Cambodia) and guess what they did? They offered him less than half as compared to an actual junior position, even though they received milkions in funding, and the reason? He lives in a "cheap" place therefore he doesn't need a high salary anymore, who cares of his expertise, it's not going to be "fair" towards the other workers in the company.
Re:European alternatives for digital products on Monday December 20, 2021 @08:00PM (#29632540)
The majority (or easily over 80%) of the EU's high taxation incomes are not being spent solely to support the people who can't afford their own healthcare or on those who are truly in need of that money, so that argument is pointless. Unless you are a millionaire you can't live well in EU. If you are just a regular tech worker advancing in your career can actually reduce your salary because of the tax brackets.