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by Quanttek 5y ago
Polly Higgins proposed the following definition to the International Law Commission: "Ecocide is the extensive damage to, destruction of or loss of ecosystem(s) of a given territory, whether by human agency or by other causes, to such
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by Quanttek 5y ago
This comment overlooks the fact that the ICC can exert it jurisdiction (power) over two kinds of people: - nationals of State parties committing a crime anywhere (which would exclude Americans) - perpetrators committing a part of the crime
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by Quanttek 5y ago
The ICC is not allowed to hold trials in absentia. It would wait for a State party to take the accused into custody and transfer them to the ICC
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A campaign to make environmental destruction an international crime(politico.eu)
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by Quanttek 5y ago
The problem is that far-right extremism is by far the biggest violent threat, a multiple of Islamist extremism or far-left extremism. This applies not only to the US but most of Europe as well. Feel free to check out any of the pieces below
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by Quanttek 5y ago
It wouldn't be post about far-right extremist attacks without someone in the comments trying to "whataboutism" it about leftists.
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The Cowardice of Brave (2019)(practicaltypography.com)
2 points by Quanttek 6y ago|0 comments
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“I am announcing my resignation from the FSF board”(twitter.com)
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Coronavirus vaccine deliveries in Europe – by the numbers(politico.eu)
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States receiving vaccines early vs. States asking for waiver of vaccine patents(twitter.com)
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Thinking About ‘Ethics’ in the Ethics of AI(revistaidees.cat)
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Safe space: Silicon Valley, Clubhouse, and the cult of VC victimhood (2020)(theverge.com)
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Cordis: Free repository and magazine of EU-funded research research results
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by Quanttek 6y ago
> I was also warned by people “in the know” that as soon as they got an excuse they would publish something as negative as possible about me, in order to punish me for embarrassing them. ... Predictably, the NYT piece came out soon after
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by Quanttek 6y ago
Mr. Siskind's name was already very public beforehand (literally a Google search suggestion). Also, the right to free speech does not include the right to be freed from criticism and stay anonymous. Scott took his blog down voluntarily
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by Quanttek 6y ago
> _[The defendant] did not attend the online hearing or send a legal representative_ That might be one of the main reasons why the case was decided in favor of the law firm. Otherwise, he could have defended himself against the libel cha
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The Threat of Algocracy: Reality, Resistance and Accommodation (2016)(philpapers.org)
2 points by Quanttek 6y ago|0 comments
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by Quanttek 6y ago
Similar hosting solution but with support: https://uberspace.de/en/
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by Quanttek 6y ago
> How does Disqus sell your visitors' data with thirdparties without your consent? > Actually, you give them the consent when you agree to their privacy policy. I doubt that this is legal according to the GDPR. Also, didn't
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by Quanttek 6y ago
Yes: it's Myanma, so it's the Myanma government.
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We can have democracy or surveillance society, but we can't have both(nytimes.com)
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by Quanttek 6y ago
Vegetarianism outside such regions might be more wasteful, but it is still mich less wasteful and has a much smaller environmental impact than an omnivore diet
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> According to the regulator, cameras recorded employees in workplaces, salesrooms, warehouses, and common areas. NBB claimed the aim was to prevent and investigate criminal offenses and to track the flow of goods in the warehouses. >
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Ask HN: What laptops can HN recommend in the ~1000€ price range?
1 points by Quanttek 6y ago|1 comments
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Fonio: A collaborative scholarly text editor for building static websites(github.com)
36 points by Quanttek 6y ago|3 comments
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by Quanttek 6y ago
HN moderators love to drank what they seem "controversial" topics, aka whatever doesn't align with their political views which are deemed the default/neutral view. Basically, you're allowed to discuss the latest iph
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by Quanttek 6y ago
English CC is available. The idea of using AR to have an artist perform on a stage for TV is pretty cool, especially during a pandemic Watch the actual performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTVa1OCs9M0
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Making-Of 4D Woodkid Performance [Stage Performance of Remote Artist Using AR](youtube.com)
1 points by Quanttek 6y ago|1 comments
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by Quanttek 6y ago
Better article: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-digital-markets-act-s...
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by Quanttek 6y ago
I do agree with your point overall but I find it so peculiar that the GP's tone-policing comment was the top one when I posted because , as you point out, her substantive point is so fantastic.

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