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by f_allwein 2y ago
Sounds like a straw man argument. Of course, washing machines are good (until a better technology comes along). But the author implies it is in fact possible to have unlimited growth. I would actually love to know how that works. Rather tha
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by f_allwein 2y ago
> just how bad the experience is from a male's point of view How so?
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Beautiful bit of pub history in this video: Only You - Flying Pickets (apparently, The Red Lion & Pineapple): https://youtu.be/The Red Lion & Pineapple?si=RJXNiaY5xe5pOtzx
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by f_allwein 2y ago
> The report cites Amazon’s high injury rates in the US, the company challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), its efforts in Canada to overturn labor law, the banning of Amazon lobbyists from the Eu
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by f_allwein 2y ago
> The report cites Amazon’s high injury rates in the US, the company challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), its efforts in Canada to overturn labor law, the banning of Amazon lobbyists from the Eu
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Amazon, Tesla and Meta among top companies undermining democracy(theguardian.com)
19 points by f_allwein 2y ago|8 comments
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Spare a thought for poor Ireland – forced to collect €13B from Apple(theguardian.com)
3 points by f_allwein 2y ago|0 comments
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Google Has Officially Killed Cache Links(gizmodo.com)
234 points by f_allwein 2y ago|113 comments
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by f_allwein 2y ago
> “This wasn’t the book Ramana, a professor at the University of British Columbia, planned to write. The problems with nuclear are so “obvious”, he wagered, they don’t need to be spelled out. But with the guidance of his editor, he reali
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Physicist MV Ramana on why nuclear power is not a clean energy panacea(theguardian.com)
6 points by f_allwein 2y ago|2 comments
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Interesting! Toastmasters clubs, which are about practising speaking and leadership skills, have a section in the meetings called table topics which is quite similar. Idea is for someone to come to the stage and talk for two minutes on a ra
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Relax, it would be optional:-D
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by f_allwein 2y ago
One thing restaurants could do is seat random strangers together. I had a great meal at Absalon, a cultural centre in Copenhagen, which does just that. Recommended: https://absaloncph.dk/en/food/
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Building the Future: Introducing Our Flying Suit Project [video](youtube.com)
1 points by f_allwein 2y ago|0 comments
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Is the link broken? This one works for me: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-08-24/bloomb...
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by f_allwein 2y ago
„we estimate we can sell up to 80% of an individual's visual field before inducing seizures“ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720/characters/nm1467291
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Maybe there’s a (limited) business opportunity here, for a dumb TV.
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TV set has become a digital billboard. And it's only getting worse(arstechnica.com)
38 points by f_allwein 2y ago|24 comments
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Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders(theguardian.com)
6 points by f_allwein 2y ago|1 comments
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Nice! So is it based on physical paper notes, or (also) on digital tools? This is not obvious from the description…
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by f_allwein 2y ago
What I remember from the London Olympics is that records don’t fall from the sky, but venues can be planned/ optimised for them. Maybe this did not happen in Paris so much? See this bit on the Velodrome in London: https://ww
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by f_allwein 2y ago
High speed trains in France, Germany, Italy, ... all usually go to the city centres as well.
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by f_allwein 2y ago
I have 0 old watches/ phones lying around - always sell them on or give them to recycling…
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Also, the iPhone minis did not really fly, apparently.
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Then you could even buy a separate digital camera…
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by f_allwein 2y ago
No affiliation - saw a colleague use this the other day. He said it helped him reduce his screen time, while still being able to use WhatsApp etc. to stay in touch with family.
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Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone(unihertz.com)
315 points by f_allwein 2y ago|268 comments
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by f_allwein 2y ago
It’s not the same as infinite scroll - apparently, it’s quite recent: „Google launched continuous scroll on desktop search in December 2022 and first in mobile search in October 2021. So continuous scroll only lasted about a year and a half
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Yes of course. I think for now, it’s a problem that could be solved with money - maybe rich Muslims could sponsor those who can’t afford the hajj? Definitely, everyone should have the chance to participate.
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by f_allwein 2y ago
for context: 52 C = 125,6 F

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