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Szewek

@ Szewek @lemm.ee

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  • 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?

  • 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

  • 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.

  • China's plans to woo Europe hit by setback over "growing market access barriers" for European companies in China, Beijing's support of Russia in Ukraine war

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  • How about:

    We support Ukraine

    We drop Russia (we don't need that gas and oil anyway, it's 2025, we have the technology to ditch fossil fuels, common!) as long as Putin and other fascists like him are in power.

    We negotiate and trade with China. We do not support it, but we do not actively fight it either. We try to push it further from Russia if possible.

    Dropping China altogether does not seem plausible in the near future. We need to learn how to deal with China. We have a lot of leverage, especially with Trump in power and the trade war escalating further after stagnation under Biden.

  • Xi Jinping in Moscow and China's role in Russia's economic survival: Beijing made a deal to buy Russian oil and gas after Europe cut supplies during the Ukraine war

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  • Okay, a side note here:

    apart from Brazil’s President Lula da Silva, Xi was the only major world leader to attend the parade.

    Can smb explain Lula's stance on Putinist Russia?

  • EU takes aim at US planes, autos in €100B counterstrike against Trump tariffs

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  • To be honest, Merz would probably do that with or without Trump in power. It is an issue, but it is another issue...

  • UK and India agree trade deal after three years of talks

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  • The UK and India have agreed a trade deal that will make it easier for UK firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India's clothing and footwear exports.

    Okay, but to export cars, you need to make some first.

  • EU, UK eye weary US scientists with €500M plan

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  • Yeah, totally. And there are many, many top scientists already in Europe.

    The thing is that to do research, you need money. Not just your (and your staff's) salary. Experimental research requires actual, material resources. Cutting-edge equipment and reagents. If more top scientists come to Europe, but the resources for research do not increase, it is hard to imagine more top research being done.

    The UE spends around 2.2/2.3% of GDP on research and development:

    https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?oldid=551418 (2021 for fair comparison) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20221129-1

    Meanwhile, in the US, it was almost 3.5% (of the larger total GDP), and in China, more than 2.4%.

    I believe we have a lot of amazing research in Europe. Possibly the best fundamental research in the world, amazing sustainability and climate-related project, growing focus on open access and reproducibility from funding agencies. We all know science pays off in the long term. Let it grow!

  • EU, UK eye weary US scientists with €500M plan

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  • Very small, but good start. (Just the National Science Foundation in the US had the budget of $9BN last year, compared to €2.3BN of European Research Council, so it is not even close to filling the gap).