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Szewek

@ Szewek @lemm.ee

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  • German military throws money at Google

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  • Is it? What do you mean by that?

    Kommun workers use Windows or iOS. University workers use mainly Windows or iOS, though computer labs usually have Linux PCs. Still, the unis usually have their email service managed via Outlook or Gmail services. We have our own data storage, though, e.g., KTH still buys OneDrive. Similarly, we have our own computing clusters, and here, luckily, I have never heard of any Swedish researcher using AWS or anything like that.

  • European crypto wallets?

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  • I've heard good stuff about getting cash out, BUT: a) I have heard good stuff about getting out relatively small amounts of money. Getting large amounts of cash out might be more problematic, idk. Though now it works just as a bank, so it should be as problematic as any bank transfer is... b) For crypto, they explicitly say that there is a limit on how much you can transfer in a day/month. If you operate large amounts of money, this might be a pain (not my case).

  • European crypto wallets?

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  • You can use Revolut for crypto, if you do not care about anonymity. It is not a crypto wallet sensu stricto, but you can move coins between wallets and Revolut.

    Revolut is British.

    https://www.revolut.com/crypto/

  • Trump recommends 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1

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  • unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans Companies

    We need to be careful about this point. We cannot let Trump push the EU to be even milder on Big Tech perpetually breaking all kinds of EU laws (e.g., GDPR, Digital Markets Act). This is about our basic rights, and about an internet that works more for its users and builders, and less for its "owners."

  • Engineering decisions

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  • Overall. I wonder, if somebody gives me a Lambo, can I sell it, buy a bus, and drive friends in it?

  • Engineering decisions

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  • I wonder which one is more expensive, a new Lamborghini or a new bus.

  • Engineering decisions

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  • You mean just take the bus?

  • Every time

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  • Yes, but... Let's say papers A, B, and C are introducing methods. Often, each paper will choose to show the benchmarks in which their tool was the best. In reality, each tool might be better for a different task. If you understand the tools, and have gotten used to this kind of papers, you will probably get what each tool is good for. But the papers themselves are misleading, and people often just blindly use the "cutting edge" for everything.

  • Goodbye Uber! Everyone must delete their account! I can’t be happier!

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  • Goodbye Uber! Everyone must delete their account! I can’t be happier!

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  • *Bolt

  • Those who know, know

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  • "I shall exercise against you my right of rejection because you have treated me with contempt.”

  • Forks are terrifying by comparison...

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  • This sounds like basically every description of modern digital/statistical tool

  • What's your favourite Studio Ghibli movie?

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  • Only recently, I watched The Wind Rises and I loved it. I do not know what it is. It still has the sensitivity and the aesthetics of Ghibli under Miyazaki, which I genuinely love, but at the same time shows a confusing and unobvious real-life story, and very real dilemmas.

  • European countries and Australia top the world for per capita solar and wind generation capacity

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  • Thanks, that is an amazing resource! You can see yearly emissions, which are statistics. And when you click on a country/region, you get the breakdown by energy source for the electricity grid.

    Note: Living in Sweden, I am still Polish, and looking at this map is embarrassing to say the least...

  • Analysis: The Limited Effectiveness of Western Sanctions on Russia's Economy

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  • I care about two things with the sanctions.

    1. Do not buy Russian gas and oil.
    2. Do not sell weapons and weaponizable items to Russia. Prevent loopholes where Russia can get the weapons through third countries. And ofc support Ukraine, militarily and generally.

    And yes, do not expect change from within coming just from the suffering of the people in the East. Support the opposition and independent media channels. As a Polish, I understand how important that was during the Cold War. But do not have your hopes too high for a quick fix.

  • European countries and Australia top the world for per capita solar and wind generation capacity

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  • I understand, that the data here is per capita, but I thought even per capita in Europe, and especially in Sweden, we install little compared to the rest of the world.

  • European countries and Australia top the world for per capita solar and wind generation capacity

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  • The three leading countries share borders with Russia or Belarus. Is this recognition of the security and resilience advantages of deploying millions of solar panels and thousands of wind turbines compared with a few large fossil and nuclear power stations?

  • European countries and Australia top the world for per capita solar and wind generation capacity

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  • Wow, this is very different from the view media gave me.

    I live in Sweden. The perspective from the media was, for me, that Sweden has stagnated in renewable energy, while the UK, Spain, and some other countries lead the way in Europe. And that while Europe was first in the renewable game, it is now in the developing countries that most action happens.

    The data from this report shows that basically all of my claims from the previous paragraph are wrong.

    No opinion here about the state of development, just amazement how misleading the media narrative have been for me.

    Thanks for sharing!

  • Climate policy contributes to Europe's security | Kiel Institute

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  • As Europe remilitarizes, I want drones that can drop bombs on Russian tanks as well as drop water/sand/flame-retardant bombs on burning forests.