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The insanity of spain’s anti pirate laws continues to elevate every year. It’s puzzling to me what makes it so different even from other European countries
by dilyevsky 2y ago
The insanity of spain’s anti pirate laws continues to elevate every year. It’s puzzling to me what makes it so different even from other European countries
- ignoramous 2y ago> The insanity of spain’s anti pirate laws ... Unsure about the state of affairs in Iberia, but the TFA is about Italia.
- dilyevsky 2y agoDoh, for some reason i read Spain. Guess Italy is catching up there
- sureIy 2y agoItaly has been at it for a long while. They've been able to block access to illegal websites for a very long while, like since 2006.
- iosonofuturista 2y agoBesides, there is more than one country in Iberia
- aftbit 2y agoHuh, including a little bit of France, TIL.
- bmacho 2y agoThe current political configuration of the Iberian Peninsula comprises the bulk of Portugal and Spain, the whole landlocked microstate of Andorra, a small part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales (French Cerdagne), and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula#Political_divisions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula#Political_di...
- shiroiushi 2y agoSince a peninsula is just an extension of a larger landmass, isn't the exact line dividing the "peninsula" from the rest of the land mass somewhat arbitrary? It seems like it's arguable whether Andorra is on the peninsula or not. Looking at a map, it seems to me like you could draw the line between Bayonne, France, to Tarragona, Spain, leaving Andorra out. Conversely, you could draw the line between Bayonne and La Palma (just south of Narbonne), which would include a decent chunk of France. Disclaimer: I am not a geographer.
- wat10000 2y agoIt is pretty arbitrary, but in this case there’s broad agreement due to there being an obvious dividing line in the form of the Pyrenees.
- wholinator2 2y agoDoes TFA stand for The Fucking Article? That's what I've always assumed but I've seen it used in cases where "fucking" would be strange and of course the the double the as is tradition with similar acronyms
- bmacho 2y agoThe Featured Article For recent usages on HN see https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=TFA https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
- ignoramous 2y ago> similar acronyms Initialism?