wqaatwt

20 ms·

511.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Simple. The EU is hardly a democracy. It’s run almost entirely by appointed bureaucrats with delusions of grandeur. The European parliament is there but it’s very weak relative to actual national parliaments and most people unfortunately do
512.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Problem is that very few “normal” people are even aware of this. Very few people particularly interested about most policies on the EU level. So they pretty much have free reign to do anything with minimal repercussions. For better or for w
513.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Almost entirely export driven massive growth and a looming demographic collapse (very little immigration compared to many rich developed countries). > Clearly there's some subconscious bias in the comparison. Not clear to me at all.
514.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
> couldn’t be Well.. look how Japan’s economy developed between the 60s and 90s. If you don’t see any parallels that would be rather bizarre.
515.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
I neither agree nor disagree with the specific point about the US but all those indexes are silly, pointless and shouldn’t be taken seriously. Also they have very little to do with “measuring” freedom of speech anyway.
516.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Also to get rid of unwanted/illegitimate/“misbehaving” daughters, sisters other relatives.
517.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Why are you defending blatant and exceptional incompetence? Also I don’t think there was much actual “hacking” involved? Regardless if you throw out a box full of other people’s passports/driver licenses/etc. out your window you c
518.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Monzo et al. aren’t “real” (i.e. traditional banks) they are purely online and entirely built around mobile apps. So there was probably no real demand for actual websites since all the banks clients signed up through the app to begin with.
519.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
> a game, try wasm On iOS? Waste of time for anything but simple 2d games.
520.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Haven’t the Eurozone and presumably many other places had this for quite some time now? Or is Pi. somehow better than SEPA?
521.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Nobody willing to pay as much as OpenAI was offering initially? Of course that valuation was about as absurd as it gets…
522.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Ever heard of the “Patriot” Act? Or was that sarcasm?
523.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
> doesn’t that sound massively stupid to you? Also tangential? Economic development and demographic patterns might be more relevant than jumping straight to race like you did.
524.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
> replace a $150k Seems tangential? Price entirely depends on what consumers/businesses willing to pay and the degree of competition
525.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
> Can you imagine this practice replacing the Papal conclave The Copts still pick their pope by lot. Of course only from three preselected candidates but still.
526.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Jury trials are not unique to common law systems, though. Many civil law systems either have lay judges or allow jury trials under certain circumstances. Of course you are not entitled to a jury trial in e.g. France unless you are accused o
527.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
It would be very expensive but yes seems like a good option. Of course a problem in some places and systems is that judges are often political appointees which has its own implications
528.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Lay judges are also an option and might offer a reasonable balance.
529.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
> Sounds like he engaged in violence Seems that you didn’t read the article you have linked or your definition of engaging in violence is rather obtuse. Surely you would not equate standing still when a policeman orders you to move and t
530.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
What if the “required procedures” are held in place by corruption?
531.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Isn’t it very niche? What’s their market share?
532.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Windows 2000 was pretty good, though? Basically XP with the old Windows 9x UI. MS just decided primarily target Millennium to consumers which wasn’t that great..
533.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Somehow I’m seeing the complete opposite, the comments clarifies quite directly that it was used as a hyperbole
534.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
There is a still a lot more linguistic diversity in Italy than across the entire English speaking world. e.g. Northern Italian languages are technically more closely related to Gallo-Romance languages from the other side of the Alps than to
535.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
> would have been a boon had it been established at that time. USD and/or EUR depending on the continent would have been used instead in such countries which have failing monetary systems. Problem is that governments in those countr
536.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Yes, That was implied in the question. Same government controlling drug policy and laws. Your point is?
537.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
Whom gets to decide and determine who is “most vulnerable”? Also when it comes to the Nordic countries it’s rather hypothetical, considering that they (+Estonia) have one of the highest rates of drug overdose related deaths in the EU. Surel
538.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
To be fair if access to less dangerous opioid was less restricted fentanyl would be a lot less popular. Its extreme potency makes it much easier and profitable to traffic.
539.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
What does that have to do with children [as opposed to adults] working in the coal mines, though? Also while you might have a point in principle it has quite little to do with random chance like in the Russian Roulette example.
540.
by wqaatwt 1y ago
> that Bitcoin was no more liquid than real estate You did take something that was clearly a hyperbole very literally.

More ›