Personally, I’m happy to see regulations that hold megacorps to the spirit and intent of those regulations, rather than having a dozen loopholes they can pass through. The lawyers are of course unhappy since they can’t argue in court that they met the absolute minimum letter of the law.
Sweden, which is currently experiencing an outbreak of gum violence, has 62 fatal shootings in 2022. To put that in perspective, adjusted for population, the equivalent would be 2000 shootings in the states.
Actual number of fatal, non-suicide shootings in the states? 20000.
In case you don’t know, they explicitly use the term socialist to describe the Federation economy in SNW. I was wondering if ppl liked or hated it? I like it personally since it’s not a dodge like “new world economy”
My headcanon is that they have feedstocks and are just teleporting atoms around and gluing them together, maybe adding and electron here and there. If anything it’s the most consistent use of their transporters.
Do we? Transporters are magic. They’ve never been logically consistent. Half the episodes either would have resolved in 5 minutes or never happened if they were.
How big do you think Valve is? They’re estimated around 8 B net worth. That’s 3 orders of magnitude less than Microsoft, at 3 trillion. 8 B is chump change at the megacorp stage.
…blasted those who held up Hezbollah and Hamas flags, both considered terrorist organizations by the United States, as well as protesters who carried a banner saying, “Long live October 7th.”...
Do you see anything in my comment saying anything about Hitler and Jews? I was referencing a specific statement of his. I’d thank you not to put words in my mouth that I didn’t state myself.
Here’s the funny thing. Nobody bothered with nuance when reading my statement. They just took it as a flat out declaration of attack on whatever position they were holding, when in reality it was just a very limited scope statement
No, it’s in the context of Adams having repeatedly proven himself pro-Israel and pro-genocide. I am not an antisemist. I am anti-extremists (on both sides)
A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday, marking at least the fifth person to be devoured by a python in the country since 2017....
Last Christmas Eve, NewsBreak, a free app with roots in China that is the most downloaded news app in the United States, published an alarming piece about a small town shooting. It was headlined “Christmas Day Tragedy Strikes Bridgeton, New Jersey Amid Rising Gun Violence in Small Towns.”...
I saw a convoy of about 30 cars on the highway back in October. I looked it up and found nothing. Then I see a Reddit post in /r/vexillollogy with the same flag and no useful answers....
What Netflix has learned from its push into video games (web.archive.org)
Apple may face a mammoth fine after the EU said it violated competition rules (www.engadget.com)
How Sweden's youth homes nurtured killers, creating Europe's gun crime capital (www.reuters.com)
The killer was only 14 and had lived in youth homes as a ward of the authorities since he was eight....
Dr. Cox/Dr. T'Ana: Computer, I'll have the... um... (lemmy.world)
Took some liberties with the last part, which normally reads “I should be allowed to kill them.” But since it’s Dr. T’Ana, more was needed.
Was it a good thing that SNW explicitly said the Federation is socialist?
In case you don’t know, they explicitly use the term socialist to describe the Federation economy in SNW. I was wondering if ppl liked or hated it? I like it personally since it’s not a dodge like “new world economy”
Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains (www.theguardian.com)
Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine...
Israeli Politician Quotes Hitler to Argue for Resettlement of Gaza (www.commondreams.org)
Former Israeli Knesset member Moshe Feiglin quoted Adolf Hitler as he called for Israel to resettle the Gaza Strip and create a “Hebrew Gaza.”...
It's almost the week-end, what are you guys going to play?
Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK for 'overcharging 14 million PC gamers' (www.gamingonlinux.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemns ‘pure antisemitism’ outside Oct. 7 memorial (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
…blasted those who held up Hezbollah and Hamas flags, both considered terrorist organizations by the United States, as well as protesters who carried a banner saying, “Long live October 7th.”...
Epic won’t update Fortnite to run on the Steam Deck. Tim Sweeney says Linux is ‘a terrifically hard audience to serve’ (2022) (www.theverge.com)
Man detained in mental hospital after trying to set up Pakistan’s first gay club (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Viral Zoom Court Driver Finally Gets His Learner’s Permit (www.thedailybeast.com)
Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia (www.cbsnews.com)
A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday, marking at least the fifth person to be devoured by a python in the country since 2017....
Israeli Police Detain Palestinian Journalist Attacked by Settler Mob (truthout.org)
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Official Teaser Trailer (www.youtube.com)
I hope it’s better than Civ 6.
NewsBreak: Most downloaded US news app has Chinese roots and 'writes fiction' using AI (www.reuters.com)
Last Christmas Eve, NewsBreak, a free app with roots in China that is the most downloaded news app in the United States, published an alarming piece about a small town shooting. It was headlined “Christmas Day Tragedy Strikes Bridgeton, New Jersey Amid Rising Gun Violence in Small Towns.”...
Does anyone know what this flag means? (lemmy.ca)
I saw a convoy of about 30 cars on the highway back in October. I looked it up and found nothing. Then I see a Reddit post in /r/vexillollogy with the same flag and no useful answers....
Young Canadians are being priced out of home ownership and even parenthood. Why on earth would mandatory national service make them love their country more? (www.thestar.com)
Visibly Distressed Putin Pals Shaken Up by Trump Verdict (www.thedailybeast.com)