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Because the people who live there overwhelmingly (98%–99%) vote in favour of remaining British. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Gibraltar_sovereignty_ref... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Gi
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Whilst I don't disagree, Spain has similar questions to answer about Ceuta and Melilla.
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> "In Dubai there's nothing illegal about it" It's illegal in Dubai too. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=435f366f-4279...
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Photovoltaics are still running after a year under Swiss trains(theregister.com)
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Pilot to place solar panels in the space between train tracks shown to be a success.
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Also members of the Original Monster Raving Loony Party, who have achieved multiple seats, including Mayor of Ashburton. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_...
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And if the Standards Committee find sufficient wrong-doing to suspend an MP for 10 days or more, the suspension automatically triggers a recall-petition. If the recall-petition is signed by 10% or more of voters in that MP's constituen
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It's incredibly unusual – I've not encountered that in any destination I've travelled to (including Egypt). They'll usually make a photocopy of the passport during check-in, then immediately return it.
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"I'm not sure how much of the story is actually true" The history and archaeology of the Vasa has been extensively studied by experts in their relevant fields – archaeology, history, dendrochronology, marine biology
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Selective enforcement allows those in power to corruptly select who to prosecute. Even though many (perhaps most) "have-nots" will "get away with it", selective enforcement disproportionately impacts the "have-nots&
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The FT article is an extremely superficial description of the events, which does a disservice to the depth and span of archaeological research and discovery which has taken place since the Vasa's discovery. If anyone's visiting St
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> "That nobody cares to enforce at all" That's the point. When everyone is "committing crimes", you can select who you wish to enforce against. It enables corruption.
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Passport confiscation is a common sign of modern slavery. "he was lured in with the false promise of a well-paid job in the UK" "The gang confiscated the passports of all their victims" It's not legal.
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It depends on the rationale. If the intent is self-reliance in the event of a trade war (or worse) with China, then even a year's buffer isn't enough to bootstrap home manufacturing from scratch. It needs to be in-service and avai
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It's from a fictional drama (The Newsroom) but this a great riposte to "freedom in the US". You're going to say that we're the only ones in the world that has freedom? Canada has freedom, Japan has freedom
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Wages for which role? UK – Newly Qualified Paramedics (Band 5): £28,407 – £34,581. USA - $38,000 to $48,000: £28,323 – £35,777 Sure, there's a bunch of different tax treatments and work-benefits between the countries, but I don't
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There's a link to the submission guidelines in the HN footer https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html In general, the original title is preferred, and "How…" is acceptable.
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https://archive.is/HRtOz
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In general, mercury amalgam fillings are being phased out, mostly because modern alternatives are superior. The risk to the individual is actually really low, but cremation and general waste disposal introduces mercury as a pollutant to the
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It's a common and well-known consequence of hip replacements. This paper from 2015 describes a similar case (quickly identified via X-ray by the deformation of the metal structure) "It has been well established in the litera
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https://archive.is/j9hDw
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"health officials in Michigan reported that as of July 4, 572 cases [of cyclosporiasis] have been reported in the state"
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Gendering an AI agent in this way is problematic and embeds inappropriate stereotypes. Almost all of the gendered statements are negative. She barely thought about profit she at least worries about her financial situation she
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Most school/education networks will have proxies and firewalls which limit access to "sensitive" destinations. Avoiding triggering a profanity filter is a reasonable and sensible approach to publishing, for an educational sit
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Article write-up of the video: https://cyb3rmaddy.substack.com/p/the-temu-camera-that-is-ha...
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> "Pizza needs temperatures most domestic ovens aren't nearly hot enough to provide" This is where the hobby-cook market has started to be addressed; e.g. Ooni Pizza Ovens aren't cheap, but they also aren&#x
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The comparison isn't like-for-like: the article is describing sit-down restaurants where diners are likely to spend an hour or more in the restaurant. A $5 ramen from a chain restaurant in Japan might be viewed as the equivalent of a U
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That's assuming consumption pricing remains as-is. There has been a lot of market-subsidy in AI which is starting to fade away: e.g. the copilot quotas/pricing. When VC switches from investing to wanting a return, the price equati
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> "Here's what most people spend on AI tools monthly:" > "Total: $101 per month" Most people aren't spending anything on AI.
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Ah, totally agree. Retro-fitting is expensive and disruptive, and new homes should be built for the environment we have coming (not just bidirectional heat-pumps, but also solar, passive cooling, better insulation, etc). It'd probably

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