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12 hours ago
I don't care about America and their demise. We have enough problems here in Europe thanks to American ideologies (neoliberalism amongst others) and American military fundamentalism expressed around the world. Their arrogance will be their downfall and I will watch it, all smiling and grinning. The only thing that worries me is that Americans have the tendency to take everyone with them while falling from grace.
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1 day ago
Looking at my own country: they will stay vacant for years, then torn down and replaced with expensive apartment complexes that drive out even more inhabitants. But they will never-ever turn those empty office buildings into affordable housing, because profit. And most politicians have an ever growing hate for poor people, since they do not accumulate enoug taxes and do not give carreer options for the politicians. Actually, most major societal problems are caused by politicians, but that's a sidenote.
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8 days ago
Politics is the most expensive theatre-show there is.
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9 days ago
Video/Audio Maternitus
Investigating Trump, Project 2025 and the future of the United States
There has never been a US president like Donald Trump — and now he’s back, this time with a detailed plan for his second coming.
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9 days ago
Analysis Maternitus
The US Empire Isn’t A Government That Runs Nonstop Wars, It’s A Nonstop War That Runs A Government
It clears up a lot of confusion when you understand that the US empire is not a national government which happens to run nonstop military operations, it’s a nonstop military operation that happens …
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11 days ago
Well, what we can do is promoting it more. I've never used the codes you get to attract people, for instance. Thing is: everybody on this site is very polite, well mannered and has a certain amount of intelligence. I mean that in the least snobistic way. It has not the divisions you see pretty much everywhere, not the linguistic violence and certainly no controversies. That is the absolute strength of this site and the people visiting. Being polite is not mainstream.
Posted in: What's up with Snapzu?
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2 weeks ago
Sometimes the site loads slowly, but that is, I think, because of the server it is hosted on and some of the coding. But hardly any activity at all, is crazy. I even saw someone active two weeks back, who wasn't active for a year or so. But she (?) is one of the anciennes here, maybe the main boss is off for a bit and she (?) looks out for him (?).. On the other hand, this site runs, just as most forum-like driven sites, automated to the max.
Posted in: What's up with Snapzu?
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2 weeks ago
Question Maternitus
What's up with Snapzu?
The last week this wonderful website felt like an echochamber. Hardly any activity, a static frontpage, not as usual. Are the admins on vacation? Is everyone on vacation? Are there problems running the site? So many questions...
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2 weeks ago
Analysis Maternitus
Market forces are not enough to halt climate change
Investor returns imply that the welfare of future human beings is close to irrelevant
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2 weeks ago
Video/Audio Maternitus
Anesthesia in Tattooing
As the use of anesthesia in tattooing gains popularity, curiosity surrounds its ‘aftermath.’ What happens to the canvas after they’ve been ‘asleep’ for the entirety of an extremely traumatic tattoo session, and what challenges do they face after coming-to and being left to heal?
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3 weeks ago
Video/Audio Maternitus
Carbon conspiracy: How shadowy think-tanks went to war on net zero
The right wing has ripped up the consensus on the climate crisis. In this documentary short, we examine how radical groups based in and around 55 Tufton Street have fought net zero. Lobbyists and think tanks simulate public support for antidemocratic, anti-scientific measures. Documentary includes interview with Peter Geoghegan, author of Democracy for Sale.
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3 weeks ago
Image Maternitus
I'm busy right now
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3 weeks ago
Comment Maternitus
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3 weeks ago
Current Event Maternitus
Panama Papers trial concludes with all defendants acquitted of money laundering
The founder of the now-shuttered law firm Mossack Fonseca was among those cleared in the long-awaited ruling that took more than two months to come down.
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3 weeks ago
Comment Maternitus
I just ran updates on both my laptop and pc and they both updated openssh to version 9.8p1-1, so it's good (for now). Never thought openssh could be so vulnerable, but reading that several patches made it vulnerable by accident makes me worrying.
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3 weeks ago
Video/Audio Maternitus
The Strange Origin Story behind this Iconic Megacity
In this video, we explore the origins of Akira's iconic Neo-Tokyo, delving into its roots in post-war Tokyo and the visionary ideas that shaped it. We uncover how Katsuhiro Otomo's experiences and inspirations, including the chaotic streets of 1970s Tokyo and the influence of youth biker gangs, contributed to the creation of this futuristic megacity. We also reveal the surprising influence of German filmmaker Fritz Lang, whose 1920s film Metropolis inspired Akira's cityscape. Join...
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3 weeks ago
Current Event Maternitus
Welsh government commits to making lying in politics illegal
Labour administration says ‘globally pioneering’ legislation will be brought in before next Senedd elections in 2026
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3 weeks ago
Comment Maternitus
The difference between China and the "west" is that they see renewables as an opportunity and not as a change. And since we are still choosing (corrupted and bribed) conservative politicians, this will go nowhere for us. Conservatives are allergic to the word "change".
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3 weeks ago
Current Event Maternitus
China to meet its 2030 renewable energy target by end of this year
The breakneck speed of solar and wind energy expansion will see Chin surpass its 2030 renewable targets six years ahead of schedule, according to a state-owned research body’s forecasts.
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3 weeks ago
Politicians are in the fold also. In my country 3M was ordered by the minister of environment to pay for the cleaning of grounds their forever chemicals polluted. 615 million euro. Right after the minister said that on tv, she also said 3M could deduct the 615 million euro from their next year's taxes on profits. Don't you just love neoliberal assholes and cunts?
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3 weeks ago
I have designed my website not with the user as a first in mind, but the colors of my paintings. The thing that brought me to the choices made, were more based on how (my) art looks best, usability (the menu, font choice), accessibility (can text-to-speech be used) and last, but not least, black-white-red is such a basic colour-combination which is a challenge to design with in the first place. My site became more of a platform or background for the content, albeit a usable and accessible one. Or just as a website should be. IMHO it doesn't really matter whether a site is dark or light, as long as the stated criteria are met (usable, accessible, quick and serving).
My browser is in dark-mode, my smartphone is in darkmode, most of the software that is running on my pc and laptop are in darkmode. It has more to do with what I prefer as colorchoice, than anything else. I think it looks sexy.
show morePosted in: how dark mode killed good design
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3 weeks ago
Video/Audio Maternitus
The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse
In this episode, I discuss the crisis in music in two acts: Act I - Music is too Easy to Make Act II - Music is too Easy to Consume ...and their cumulative negative effect.
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1 month ago
Video/Audio Maternitus
Why Doesn’t International Law Apply to the West?
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1 month ago
Dammit. hahaha
Posted in: Is Windows REMOVING Local Accounts?
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1 month ago
Comment Maternitus
Okay, I'm going to get things done on my Linux machines. Like I do for ages.
Edit: I see that the "shrug" ASCII can't be shown correctly on Snapzu. Then again: not my problem.
Posted in: Is Windows REMOVING Local Accounts?
