Thema: Future of SmartDVB

[Jürgen]

Well, perhaps the precise location also matters quite a lot.

Don't know anything about Almere.

But I've seen different places in Germany, and even inside of Hamburg.
For example, I've gone to school in a new built quarter of Lohbrügge, district Bergedorf.

Half of the inhabitants had come from other regions of Hamburg, that had been bombed flat in WW2.
Most of those were typical workers, normally pretty tolerant, modern, freedom and peace orientated.
Easy to get along with.

But just a few steps away, outside of the big new blocks, you will find a mixture of former Nazi activists and collaborators, many of those in half way high positions in those days and proceeding with their careers almost seamlessly.
For obvious reasons, those often had wages or pensions noticeably above average, and often they and their children were absolutely arrogant, intolerant and racists.
With a lot of money at hand, they could also easily dominate in various aspects, regarding social status related issues, like clothing and vehicles, club membership, studies, and finally all the well paid official jobs.

To be true, looking as a freak or punk or just poor - like wearing the wrong brand of jeans - did not really help a lot when I was young.

In the age of 18, I moved to a completely different quarter of Bergedorf, by pure coincidence. As a subtenant in a millionaires ghetto...
Never found any positive contacts there, but even noticed a new fascist movement evolving there.

Moved again quickly, into a classic workers quarter, already including a pretty high number of immigrants.  
It was a really nice mixture, even if (or maybe because) not everyone was willing to get fully assimilated.
So a great part of individualism was considered normal there.
Had a really good time, never meant to leave.

One day the building was sold, and the new owners forced us out in the end.
This was the very moment, to find an even better place, for me.
So I went to St. Pauli / Sternschanze in 1987.

This happened a quarter of a century ago!

And it's still my favourite place to be, even if things are also changing over here.
Less working poor, less original inhabitants, but more students, media kids, and far to many yuppies of all kinds.
Most industry has moved out, in came the usual fashion stores, hotels and bars, internet related business, and another bunch of immigrants and refugees.
But this still is a pretty well working mixture, as no single group can dominate the others.
 
So this is exactly the place, where I want to stay and grow old.
Just some 20 km away from where I could never really feel at home and safe...

BTW, for this weekend the local police has requested extra rights, as a very special event is announced, that was being followed by hooligan style action every year.
So I may have to allow them, to have my identity checked and perhaps even open the bags on my bike, to reach home.
But as I am not looking like a punk or anarchist (any more), I should not be running into trouble then.

Perhaps you may as well find a better place, even if not moving to far away.

Jürgen

[jackjavo]

well, as rb noted correct i needed some years to get rid of the angst let's say after such illness (ofcourse i would say at those years i avoided even social surroundings out of fear of catching an illness with a battered body). Before that i also lived here and in my recollection it was not as tough as now (to me at those social events it looks as if they just don't want you go get to the women, which also just is logic to me if you consider the current state here i mentioned, but well). After that i started on SmartDVB as my youth wish at about 20 man was that, sounds logical to me that after such illness one would choose to pursue ones dreams as there might not be other opportunities. And ofcourse at that moment i didn't know how it would turn out.

Do you suggest i move somewhere at germany? My spoken ger would not be sufficient atm

I lived her as told all my life, and as you mention in the past tolerant was the middle name at the Netherlands, but that has long been forgotten it looks. My personal thought is that is looked better or at least more tolerant in the past (which if one considers the current politics also sounds normal, but still i have to life here and if i cannot thrive as a person as my wishes are SmartDVB also cannot). As i told i'm now more occupied with this stuff as programming, which is certainly not my desire). And ofcourse people don't like men who complain, but again there i wonder, this is even a typical dutch form to be, so once more there i wonder why i cannot be allowed the same rights).

Now people here are starting to call me an extremist (yesterday), just for my opinion on this sometimes this just looks like a world turned around to me, ofcourse it could be as you say and jobs might be given at those forms, which sounds logical to me too.

I won't use too many harsher words here that sometimes pop up, i still have to live here for now. I don't know how it will turn out here and if i will be allowed to move even given the current state, in worst case scenario i might need to find a lawyer, maybe even an international one who knows, but my funding is limited but who knows. And if so some assistence in a personal encounter at my location by anyone willing to assist here would be very appreciated.

[Jürgen]

Do you suggest i move somewhere at germany?

Not really, as this:

My spoken ger would not be sufficient atm

... could lead you into even more trouble over here.

One reason, there is quite a lot of professional thieves from Southern America around in several regions of Germany.
So people often are distrusting immigrants from there by default, once they behave or just look like Indios, either physically or by dress code.
Occasionally also policemen would, mainly at times, when street musicians / beggars from over there are around, as some of that groups seem to be related with professional pickpocketing.

This is not my idea, but comes from highly reliable professional sources inside of my family.

However, I liked to suggest to look around your place and perhaps one day find just another part of town or similar, that might have a different life style and atmosphere.

Like I did move around in Hamburg, to find a better place for me.
Last time, and also some times before, I did not even need a van to move, as distances were very low, and I could use my bike with big bags and trailer.
Just a few steps around the corner, or some blocks down the road, or in case a few miles away, but then finding the new surrounding, people and feeling to be totally different ...

BTW, if you wanted to find ten bucks on the road, don't waste your time to daily check all the streets and places.
Won't work, specially if you were really in need for it.
Blame Murphy's law for this.
Instead forget about that completely, and then one day you may find yourself stepping directly onto it, when least expecting this.
Same goes for girls...

Try to think positive

Jürgen

[jackjavo]

Yes, but the problem with moving local is that last months i have had at least 7 incidents where i was attacked physically or provoced with physical intimidation (also at normal shops, like local supermarkts etc) where they call the police or i have to call them (about 3 times they physically first hit me and then they call the police saying i actually attacked them you see). And then the police runs to me and starts their in my eyes intimidation games. I now am sure these so called normal citizens are at least as you would call it callaborators if not more you see, as for sure this are just setups with all involved? So if the police is so involved in this how in the hell will i find peace of mind elsewhere in this town, maybe at least with the local surrounding, there you're right, but still i would prefer another town at least if given the chance by these loco's.

And well, by using the duck and hide tactic i in actual fact had to as you mention just forget about it for now, as as you mention i realised forcing myself into those situations was like a monkey hitting the same stone time and time again. But ofcourse this don't aid personal happyness, if you're not even allowed to be yourself or simply talk about what you want at shops.

And well i might not look european ofcourse, but uru's are mainly immigrants from europe long time ago (portuguese, italians, spanish etc, and the real indians at those places at those times were killed pretty quick as would be normal for portuguese and alike european mentality at that time, my real name also indicates that, kind of portuguese i think and my mothers maiden name is even italian i'm sure).

And well people here might find my complaints here trivial but try to show compassion, as my only real passion as i said before is smartdvb, and having to be busy with these issues here is certainly not my choice but an unwanted necessity which makes me have to put smartdvb on a lower priority atm (and thus also even the last years for sure), as i said before, all the options mentioned on my smartdvb.net website i wanted to have made by now and most probably could have (like osd, pip, multiple devices, modules etc). But well.

And yes others here have mentioned the power of positive thinking, so i try, and for now that's all i have :-)

JJ