pqtyw

11 ms·

211.
by pqtyw 1y ago
To be fair it would be outright unconstitutional in a at least a few EU countries. Then there are the courts on the European level. One way to truly kill it might be to allow Chat Control to go to the end where it actually becomes a major i
212.
by pqtyw 1y ago
> it. First we need a base of early adopters that are willing to use it despite the drawbacks. That didn't work that well for Linux, though. It's still a very niche OS even on desktop.
213.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Well there is if you go far enough. It's just the question when did they split off from each other. However there is no question that Baltic and Slavic are more closely related to each other than any other non extinct Indo-European lan
214.
by pqtyw 1y ago
> most of Eastern Europe are Balto-Slavic and > only Estonian is not a Slavic language. So following this logic saying "in Eastern Europe, only Estonian is not a Baltic language" would make as much sense?
215.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Well Scots is a real language. As much as English or any other. Whether enough people speak it especially in NI to justify it having an official status and such is another matter.
216.
by pqtyw 1y ago
> pay a fine exceeding the GDP of Finland, or stop being a monopoly Reaction from the US government would be swift and extreme, especially with this administration. 1000% tariffs on British exports or something like that... But even unde
217.
by pqtyw 1y ago
So get a pedal-assist ebike which is much nicer to ride for a fraction of the price?
218.
by pqtyw 1y ago
I assume the whole concept of the rule of law is also meaningless to you? Blatantly abusing your office for personal gain entirely in the open while violating a bunch of laws in the process (that nobody is willing or capable of enforcing fo
219.
by pqtyw 1y ago
The whole concept of "state of emergency" becomes meaningless if you are somehow in a permanent state of emergency. Or if there is no change in circumstances whatsoever and a new administration decides that the country is suddenly
220.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Well as long as he declares that it's an "official act" he is certainly able to do that perfectly legally. Given that the precedent is that the president can arbitrarily decide that the country is in a permanent state of nati
221.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Well, at least Sarkozy tried keeping it under the rug. And did more or less disappear from the stage because of how extremely unpopular he was (making any type of "political comeback" somewhat unfeasible). Unlike someone else who
222.
by pqtyw 1y ago
> A good mid-drive e-bike really makes it feel like you are a super human cyclist Of course. But the pedals on this thing aren't even connected to the drivetrain. So what is the benefit in this specific case?
223.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Doesn't he have his own legal lab?
224.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Or Reform... considering that Conservatives are third in the polls currently. If there were elections now according to the current projections Tories would get less seats than the Liberal Democrats.
225.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Presumably that was a typo since it seemed like a pretty sane commend otherwise.
226.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Well in Ukraine both sides are generally too afraid to get their jets anywhere near the frontline and just use them to launch long range cruise missiles and such from a safe distance. Air defences are just too effective and modern jets are
227.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Or maybe the Typhoon is actually better than the F35 and F22 at dogfighting and general "within visual range" combat. But its unlikely that would really matter in a real war, F35 doesn't need to be good at those things if it
228.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Plenty of places don't have 30 year mortgages, variable rates might even be standard there and real-estate is still unaffordable. Until Covid housing was actually quite cheap in the US relative to income compared to many other Western
229.
by pqtyw 1y ago
You really love cherry picking don't you?
230.
by pqtyw 1y ago
They spent a significant proportion of the 600 years between ~100BC and 500 AD fighting pointless and often very brutal civil wars. ~3/4ths or all Roman emperors died by various violent means. The Romans spent unsustainable amounts of
231.
by pqtyw 1y ago
So you are saying you think I'm at the very least as "qualified" as Hegseth? Bit of a double-edged compliment but thanks I guess...
232.
by pqtyw 1y ago
It does occasionally happen, though. e.g. in Britain Labour replaced the Liberals in the 20s and 30s. Conservatives got almost destroyed last election if polls stay were they are they will likely be replaced by Farage's party. France m
233.
by pqtyw 1y ago
The American electoral system makes this near impossible. Certainly for congressional elections, at least. Presidential elections might be more feasible if still highly far fetched. Of course at this point any 3rd party candidate is more li
234.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Well historically Republican voters are absolutely supportive of the principle itself (i.e. minority party undermining the vote on the budget). So obviously that's what they voted for..
235.
by pqtyw 1y ago
Further back than the 1840s? Nixon was actually the anti-war candidate? That didn't quite workout that well but that's what he ran on... Vietnam mostly started under Kennedy, Johnson massively escalated it and Humphrey still suppo
236.
by pqtyw 1y ago
32% of all Republicans also support universal healthcare as well. That alongside your examples just shows that there are not the most rational bunch in general and suffer form severe cognitive dissonance. > In other words a pretty much t
237.
by pqtyw 1y ago
So you don't think a person who literally had to promise to stop drinking excessively during his confirmation hearing is capable of sound judgement?
238.
by pqtyw 1y ago
> peaceful anti-war Democratic party are gone, buddy Do tell when this party has ever existed, besides your imagination? Few years during Carter's admin maybe... Can you name any conflict since (and including) the Mexican–American W
239.
by pqtyw 1y ago
> Clausewitz You do know what eventually happened to Prussia? It was erased from existence... Long-term it didn't work out that well for the Romans either.
240.
by pqtyw 1y ago
There are plenty of people who would not consider some or even all of those activities (depending on circumstances) enjoyable, most of them probably don't consider themselves autistic.

More ›