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by cbmuser 5y ago
> In the US, lynching has extremely strong implications of racist violence. Please don’t assume everyone is a US citizen.
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by cbmuser 5y ago
> Blame the Fed for creating asset price inflation including stocks, housing, collectibles, etc. Isn’t the FED just following government orders and isn’t the government elected by the people?
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by cbmuser 5y ago
> You are driving EV cars wrong. I assume that also includes tours through the Australian outback or the Siberian winter? I can refuel an ICE car everywhere within minutes with just a canister. No need for a dedicated refueling spot aka
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by cbmuser 5y ago
> People in these EV conversations tend to underappreciate the magic of simply being able to pull into a gas station in “AnywhereTown” with an ICE vehicle, top up the tank in less than 15 minutes, and then drive another 500 miles or what
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by cbmuser 5y ago
They are. But you would have to eat 50 kilograms of these mushrooms to get a dose of 2 mV which is the safe annual dose for your average Joe: > https://www.bfs.de/DE/themen/ion/umwelt/lebensmittel&#x2F
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by cbmuser 5y ago
> Wind, solar, and hydro coupled with transcontinental UHV power transmission could solve it with much simpler technologies. Belarus just built a single nuclear power plant that reduces their natural gas consumption in the energy sector
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by cbmuser 5y ago
> You’ve set up a false dichotomy. It isn’t either nuclear or coal. It isn’t a false dichotomy, it is simply the truth: > https://haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/WP304.pdf Germany is phasing out nuclear
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by cbmuser 5y ago
> Before the first few dozen nuclear reactors have been properly decommissioned, within a reasonable timeframe and for a reasonable budget, I think we have absolutely no business building more of them and burdening future generations wit
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by cbmuser 5y ago
The largest source of carbon-free energy in the US is nuclear: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlMDDhQ9-pE
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by cbmuser 5y ago
The J-Core people are planning to release a J4 CPU, but I don’t know when that will happen. I just received my Turtle Board with J2 and will give it a go how far I will get with that.
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by cbmuser 5y ago
Just for fun and for educational purposes. I‘m maintaining most unofficial architectures in Debian that are part of „Debian Ports“.
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by cbmuser 5y ago
Yes, the first Turtle Boards have been delivered and kernel support on SH has been improving here and there. I‘m Debian‘s sh4 maintainer and I have done quite a lot to keep the port alive and improve it.
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by cbmuser 5y ago
No, it simply shouldn’t have been public. The DPL elections aren’t public either.
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by cbmuser 5y ago
> Debian will issue no comment, 2/3+ of voters in Debian supported calling for RMSs removal. It's clear which way the tide is moving, even if Debian says nothing. FWIW, some people didn’t want to vote because the results would
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Berlin has less than 1% of empty rental apartments which is extremely low. This means that the rents do actually reflect the real market. And there is simply no right for a cheap apartment in the center of Berlin.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
No, it’s unconstitutional because the Berlin government was passing a law which conflicted with federal law (BGB) which regulates rents in Germany. Also, the Berlin government was retroactively changing (rent) contracts which normally inval
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Luckily, the gccrs developemt work is now backed by a company who is paying the main developer: > https://rust-gcc.github.io/ Having Rust support directly built into GCC means Rust code in kernel will not limit portabili
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by cbmuser 6y ago
This is why gccrs development is now backed by a company: > https://rust-gcc.github.io/ With gccrs, the portability issues of rustc will go away and no extra toolchain will be needed for the Rust code in the kernel eithe
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> No, that page shows no prices whatsoever. Your minimum commitments should be shown before you agree to the contract. There were screenshots in the Twitter thread that showed that this is actually the case. Adobe would be outright crazy
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> Contracts that involve money over time should state the exact amount you are obligated to pay in total, including any and all fees. Adobe does not currently do that. In Australia at least, they can renew your annual contract at a highe
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by cbmuser 6y ago
So, how do creditors protect themselves against fraudulent debitors? If someone owes me money in the US, I don't have any means to send a legal request? I Germany, I can just go to court without needing a lawyer and the court will even
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> It is to you. Just imagine someone having a mental handicap If you have an actual mental handicap that's keeps you from understanding, you are usually not entitled to sign contracts without a supervisor anyway. > or just tired
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> Whereas in the UK, cancelling an annual travelcard has at most a £10 administration fee and you get a refund based on when you cancelled So, how do they motivate people to buy the annual subscription when there is no monetary advantage
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> What authorities? In Germany, the creditor can just go to court and they will send a bailiff to get the money from you. If someone legally owes you money and they don‘t pay, you can always have the court send a bailiff for you. You don
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> This could be a country specific thing but Adobe’s Australian site does not say that at all, quite the opposite. Nope, perfectly normal business practice and not even unethical. Please learn and understand how contracts work. They are
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> it clearly says "annual plan, paid monthly" which is what you are signing up for, a year long obligation, with installment payments. It seems that a lot of people in this thread don’t seem to know the fundamental principle of
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by cbmuser 6y ago
It‘s perfectly legal for the banks or companies to send a bailiff in such a case and seize your property to pay for your debts.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> While I agree it is "in the contract" it's not SUPER obvious that there is an early cancellation fee during the checkout process. Because it’s common sense and practice. Why would anyone commit to a yearly contract other
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> Depends upon the jurisdiction. Under Australian legislation this is likely to be considered misleading and deceptive conduct toward retail consumers, and Adobe could be subject to significant financial restitution. I‘m pretty sure, it
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by cbmuser 6y ago
And that practice is perfectly common. Even public transport companies have the same in their TOS.

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