jmcs

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[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 39 minutes ago

Article 5 doesn't have exceptions if the agressor is a member country. By the letter of the treaty whoever fires first would be fucked.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 hours ago

No, but they are the only vehicle members of the Church of the Crypto Musk are allowed to buy.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 11 hours ago

By experts, do they mean anyone that paid attention to science and/or history classes in any developed country?

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I see you never had to jump through the hoops to get Gmail to not silently drop all your emails.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Euronews is still owned by a Portuguese fascist with ties to Orban. Their reporters have done a good job at keeping it fair, but that makes the editorial director much more dangerous for the current standards.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Techbros see all cyberpunk as an utopia, Zuckerberg even renamed his entire company after the Metaverse in Snowcrash when that's one of the obviously dystopian cyberpunk worlds.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 42 points 3 days ago (4 children)

(Good) cyberpunk was always a documentary done through a slightly distorted mirror lighten up under neon glow.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 3 days ago

You forgot option C) which is part of Fascism 101: selectively enforce the law to prosecute your political opponents, target minorities, and just have something to hang on people in general just in case.

"Coincidentally" that's how the War on Drugs™ always worked in the US.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Yes, there's a trolley problem and it seems pretty clear you picked the lane that ends up killing every single Palestinian.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The elves and humans were significantly more powerful for most of the second age. The third age was an era of general decline.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 4 days ago (4 children)

This should be a feature in every phone. At least on Samsungs you can schedule reboots but it's not as convenient as putting everything in full lockdown automatically if the phone hasn't been unlocked in 24 hours.

 

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