Sigmatics

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Sigmatics,

Old news. The arrests already happened a year ago

Sigmatics,

In case anyone was wondering how they get these missiles: Iran.

thedrive.com/…/claims-swirl-around-apparent-missi…

Sigmatics,

I don’t know why he chose to go back…

As sad as it is, he had to expect that kind of treatment

'Warmongering' EU Commission boss must leave post, European Left chief says (www.euractiv.com)

Ursula von der Leyen’s tenure as the European Commission president has been the “worst” in years due to her “warmongering” and insensitive handling of migration, the president of the Party of European Left, Walter Baier, told Euractiv, confirming that the party is against her possible second term.

Sigmatics,

Opposition opposes incumbent

In other news, water is wet

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Not looking so great for Ukraine, unfortunately

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The cost of freedom. Russia won’t stop at Ukraine

Sigmatics,

Da gibt es wohl jemanden, der deine Mutter nicht leiden kann

Newag accused of deliberate train malfunctions for profit (www.voiceofeurope.com)

A group of hackers has discovered that the rail vehicle manufacturer Newag intentionally caused train malfunctions to secure contracts for their repair. According to Rzeczpospolita, this information comes from a group of hackers known as Dragon Sector, hired by railway companies in Poland and specializing in IT security on an...

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After a two-month analysis, the hackers revealed that Newag intentionally interfered with the software of the trains, causing forced malfunctions to secure lucrative contracts for their repair. They immobilized trains by implementing logic that prevented them from moving if stationary for more than ten days. Additionally, some trains had a “safeguard” preventing them from moving from specific locations in Poland, including service halls of competing companies.

I hope they get sued into bankruptcy, this type of behavior is despicable

Sigmatics,

Just exclude Russia? It’s not like they give a damn about their climate commitments anyway

Russia’s like that one kid that attacked another kid, is now having a bad day, and trying to make everyone else’s life miserable for it

Einigung auf EU-Regeln für KI (orf.at)

Nach zähen Verhandlungen zwischen den Unterhändlern der Mitgliedsstaaten hat sich die Europäische Union auf ein Regelwerk für den Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) geeinigt. EU-Binnenmarktkommissar Thierry Breton gab den Durchbruch am späten Freitagabend mit den Worten: „Historisch! Die EU wird der allererste...

Sigmatics,

Der Gesetzesentwurf des Parlaments sah ein Verbot für KI-Anwendungen wie eine automatisierte Gesichtserkennung vor. Die EU-Staaten beharrten aber auf Ausnahmen zum Schutz der nationalen Sicherheit, zur Verteidigung und für andere militärische Zwecke.

Die nun erzielte Einigung sieht Beschränkungen für die Nutzung biometrischer Identifizierungssysteme durch die Strafverfolgungsbehörden vor.

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Just wait until it spreads across all of Europe…

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Musk “picked” the wrong fighting grounds here. I’m pretty sure he will lose even at the supreme court eventually. And each day this drags on is a win for the unions

Sigmatics,

You should only pay full price if the release quality is great. And even then, there’s a reason why #patientgamers is a trend. You save on hardware cost, game cost & get better quality games with extra post release content

Sigmatics,

Thank god. The environment is better off without it

Sigmatics,

When the fire starts spreading, you know you’ve fucked up

Sigmatics,

Sounds like a huge subsidy for existing big business to me…

Sigmatics,

They are fighting a war of attrition, that will last for years until Russia yields

You are forgetting next year’s US elections, unfortunately. But if that doesn’t go the wrong way, the Vietnam scenario is indeed somewhat realistic, with the difference that Ukraine is a lot closer to Russia than Vietnam was to the US

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They should accept the fines. It should be made clear that you need to accept unions to operate in Sweden

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We already have a not insignificant minority trying to leave the EU or destroy it. Imagine how many votes they get if the EU tries to become a state

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We, as Europe, spend three to five times what Russia spends, and we are the second largest investor in military expenditure after the US. It is, therefore, a question of better coordination (…) It is a special moment when we have to review many of the assumptions of our being together”, he concluded.

Great statement here

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github.com/discuitnet/discuit

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Depends if you are watching or in it

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I wasn’t, but that wasn’t Britain’s reasoning. Although it sure played a part in the EU trying to make it as hard for them as possible to leave

Sigmatics,

Can’t upvote this enough. I was in London before the vote, there was obviously a ton of people against it. This should have required at least a 2/3 majority.

Sigmatics,

Not defending Ubi here, but Uplay and the games are pretty tightly integrated (see achievements). It may have indeed just been an accident

Sigmatics,

The usage of gutter oil is highly frowned upon and often leads to prosecution. For example, selling gutter oil in China can result in lengthy prison sentences or the death sentence with reprieve.

Wikipedia

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Besides, every year we support Ukraine, the Russian economy and society suffers more for this dumb decision by the dictator they continue to support

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The Consistory will not benefit from the introduction of the fee, as, according to tourism minister Simone Venturini, the income will only function to cover the costs of the system.

When you spend >50 million € on a basic ticketing system

Sigmatics,

Let them sue, they will lose. It’s an empty threat meant to deter you

Actually it seems to depend on what’s broken: mietrecht.org/…/ist-ein-defekter-rollladen-oder-r…

But there are precedent cases. If it’s not a small repair (“Kleinreparatur”), you are good to go

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That’s… not a lot

Sigmatics,

It only takes a few games based on GenAI to flop for them to see the real value of art direction and real artists

United Nations set to investigate Russia's "militarization of childhood as a state crime" (adcmemorial.org)

In January 2024, a UN committee expectedly calls on Russia to answer about the children deported from Ukraine: about their number; about granting Russian citizenship to them, in contradiction with international humanitarian law; about guarantees for their return to Ukraine and the preservation of their identity, citizenship,...

Sigmatics,

Everybody knows they’re right and everybody knows Russia doesn’t care

Sigmatics,

TLDR go south where it’s not really winter

Over 100 doctors appeal to Putin for the release of Alexandra Skochilenko, imprisoned for a protest act in a supermarket (zlive-network.com)

The Russian doctors have addressed President Vladimir Putin demanding the release of Alexandra Skochilenko, a 33-year-old woman sentenced to seven years in prison for protesting against Russia’s offensive in Ukraine in a supermarket. Skochilenko had replaced price tags in a supermarket with slogans criticizing the Russian...

Sigmatics,

Justice has never been a talent of dictators

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As a German myself, you have to acknowledge that in terms of military/power politics, we’re mostly just a US lapdog

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Exactly. The best time to buy a graphics card is never

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Press it before you retire

Same with graphics cards

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What’s wrong with upgrading once every 5-10 years? Not everyone plays the latest games on 4k Ultra

Admittedly 4x is a bit steep, more like 3-4x

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Nobody would be using their ad-bloated software otherwise

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Edge used to be fine until the recent GPT craze. Now they added a giant obnoxious Bing AI circle ad in the top right. Bing is of course default everywhere. At this point I’m just waiting for the MSN bar to reappear

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If you’ve ever done their “tribunal” system you’ll know that there’s enough people in their community that would

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Yeah I think it was killed fairly quickly in like 2014. Was just using it for illustration. If you regularly played the game you’ll have had the same experience

Sigmatics,

Last I looked, lab-grown meat cost more than traditional

This might change with mass production

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cheap, sustainable nutrient solution

which kinda brings up the next point, does this type of meat have the same nutrition properties? There aren’t any studies on that yet afaik

Oil and gas are “not the problem” for the climate, but the carbon emissions arising from them are, says UK’s net zero minister (www.theguardian.com)

In words that suggested the UK could place yet more emphasis on technologies to capture and store carbon, Graham Stuart said fossil fuel production was not driving climate change, but demand for fossil fuels was....

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In one of his first interviews in his new position with the BBC, Stuart commented that Oil and Gas Exploration in the North Sea would be “good for the environment”.

In 2023, reports emerged that Stuart had received £10,000 donation towards his campaign from energy company JR Rix & Sons based out of Hull

From Wikipedia

Rix Petroleum Ltd is the largest subsidiary of J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd

I have no idea why someone would appoint this guy net zero minister

Sigmatics,

Nor should you, don’t enable this type of moneygrab

Sigmatics,

What I was not prepared for was the prevailing culture of fear, the extremely hierarchical structure, and the dysfunctional nature of management

Seems pretty concrete allegations to me

On average, more than 30 percent of those surveyed at that time said they had experienced or witnessed harassment at the agency. “[The] figures do give sufficient cause for concern to suggest that they should be addressed promptly,” the report’s authors stated.

Sigmatics,

It does. OSS needs visibility, it needs contributions

GitHub’s community and discoverability features really help with that, as much as it sucks that they got acquired by Microsoft

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