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  • Good to do before any road trip

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  • What poster is it? I'd love to see the full version!

  • Chat Control isn’t dead, Denmark has a new proposal − here’s all we know

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  • Again, they they are completely different organizations. It's not a question of simplicity or complexity.

    The ECHR looks to address human rights issues with the cooperation of its 46 member states.

    The EU is (mostly) a trade union comprising of 27 member states.

    The UN, NATO, and WTO also have many European member states and again are different organizations.

  • Chat Control isn’t dead, Denmark has a new proposal − here’s all we know

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  • The European Court of Human Rights has next to nothing to do with the EU.

    It is an international organization operating under The Council of Europe, which again, has little to do with the EU.

    The Council of Europe predates the EU and is closer to the UN in its manner of operation. It does not make binding laws.

    It has 46 member states (the EU has 27) including countries such as Albania, Armenia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Russia was expelled in 2022.

    What can be confusing however is that The Council of Europe uses the same flag as the EU.

  • Chat Control isn’t dead, Denmark has a new proposal − here’s all we know

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  • The EU has treaties which serve as a constitution of sorts – duties, powers, and limits of the EU, and its legal relationship with its member states. These treaties are signed by all member states and together make up the EU's constitutional basis.

    New treaties are signed every now and again with the purpose of amending, extending and redefining previous ones.

    There's e.g. the Maastricht Treaty (1997) which laid the ground work for a single currency and strengthened the power of the European Parliament (each member state has a number of seats and the representatives are elected nationally by a public vote).

    The most recent one is the Lisbon Treaty (2009), which among other things, again, shifted the power balance in the EU in favour of the Parliament. It also strengthened EU's position as a full international legal personality. Other changes were to make the union's Charter of Fundamental Rights legally binding and to explicitly allow a member state to leave the union.

  • Just made Palitaw, meaning "to float" in Filipino (Tagalog). A glutinous rice flour snack/dessert coated with toasted sesame, toasted grated coconut and brown sugar.

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  • Thanks! I'm going to try it!

  • Just made Palitaw, meaning "to float" in Filipino (Tagalog). A glutinous rice flour snack/dessert coated with toasted sesame, toasted grated coconut and brown sugar.

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  • Ooh, these sound great! Is it possi le for you to share the recipe?

  • Affinity Studio is now free

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  • I sent them feedback back when I heard the news about the Canva merger.

    I knew this would happen but it still hurts.

    I can only hope I can keep my current version as is without further updates.

  • Microplastics are brought into the wilderness on hiking shoes and gear, study shows

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  • Was your purpose to spread disillusionment?

    Because that probably was the consequence.

  • nostalgia

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  • Shit. Hadn't considered this

  • World Leader Compares Trump to Hitler in Front of Entire U.N.

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  • -> Colombian President Gustavo Petro

  • Can you think of any now?

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  • yeah everything is probably made of like, idk, earth water, fire and air or something idrk

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  • The Sandwich Maker!

  • What's one youve had?

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  • Nice

  • Teenage Engineering's free computer case

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  • I suspect this aesthetic will age similarly to the 2000's Alienware one.

  • OpenAI to launch AI data center in Norway, its first in Europe

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  • Norway is not an EU member state, so most likely that's a no.

    Granted, there are some financial programmes between the two so it's not completely out of the question.

    And what do you mean by funded?

    • Direct funding of the project?
    • Subsidizing European companies that build data centres?
    • Subsidizing investment in key areas of technology?
    • Subsidizing buildings that meet certain energy efficiency standards?
    • Trying to court AI companies with legislation?
    • Subsidizing regional development?

    In the end you can interpret the question and answer however you want so that it fits your political views.

    However:

    • The EU usually declares direct investments quite clearly and takes pride in them
    • The data centre company Aker is British and UK isn't an EU member state either
    • The funding sums from all the other parties have been mentioned and there is no mention of EU involvement
    • Norway is a rich country and its sovereign wealth fund is the largest in the world

    We probably agree on the politics around AI and data centres, impact on the environment and so on but what irks me are all the knee-jerk, no second thought comments that contribute to unnecessary polarization and to a group think that's allergic to facts and curiosity.

    And lastly, sorry to pick on your comment like this.

  • Police Sketch

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  • The shoses gave him away!

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    I am looking for a new sports watch/replacement for my Garmin fenix 6 Pro

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  • Sorry about your 6 Pro. It's a great watch.

    Polar is the only European one focused on sports. Suunto is Chinese-owned. Maybe you were thinking of Garmin which has some legal structures in Switzerland.

    Withings is probably not what you're looking for but it's French.

    Decathlon (French) also has a sportswatch line but it's developed by/with Coros (Chinese/USA). Not optimal but I thought I'd mention it because there aren't that many alternatives.

    Have you looked at reviews by "the quantified scientist" on Youtube?

  • Yet another European government is ditching Microsoft for Linux - here's why

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  • Maybe we should try some positive "letter writing campaigns" whenever we see positive change like this.

    Imagine the bureaucrats and politicians of Schleswig-Holstein being flooded with positive responses from across Europe.

    I feel it would make politicians more inclined to reject any Microsoft meddling to overturn these decisions.

  • Apple introduces a delightful and elegant new software design

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  • should

    I don't get this part but it's a matter of taste I guess.

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