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  • It's hard to say goodbye

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  • Because they're selfish inconsiderate pricks who can't fathom how disgusting they truly are.

  • Earth Could Have Billions More People Than We Ever Realized

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  • The title is, unsurprisingly, heavily exaggerated. The study does not claim there are "billions more people". They studied 307 different dam construction projects around the word, and found the actual number of affected people in those rural areas was like 40-80% higher than estimated.

    Their conclusion is that it's likely the population of the world is quite underestimated, but they don't want to guess by how much, that's all cooked up by the "journalist".

  • Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position

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  • Finn here. The common answer is that all sad people kill themselves here. The suicide rate is surprisingly high.

    For a more serious answer, you have to look at what the survey actually measures. There are 3 big factors in this survey.

    1. Social support, the people believe they will get help if they need. While healthcare system receives lots of criticism due to constant budget cuts, it's still fast and cheap enough for those who really need it. Economic security is possibly the best in the world, where you receive decent support if you're poor enough and a small apartment if you're homeless, without any preconditions.
    2. Freedom, the people feel like they're free to do what they want with their lives. There are both laws that protect you from things like trespassing, meaning you can walk anywhere you want in rural areas, while the police are really lenient in urban areas and don't really care what you do as long as you don't disturb others. Also in general, people don't want to bother others as much as I've seen in other countries.
    3. Perceptions of corruption, the people believe in the government and media. We enjoy a strong democratic system that, although not perfect, is among the best in the world. The political climate is also rather mild, with the largest party in every election being centre-left, centre or centre-right. Although the right-wing has recently been on the rise, it seems like that trend is starting to turn. As for media, the state sponsored YLE is about as unbiased as media can be, although their coverage of global events can be somewhat lackluster. Also, despite being state sponsored, they operate completely independently.

  • Something's rotten in Denmark

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  • I'm not Danish, but I think he meant 4.5 instead of 2.5. It's like halfway from 4 to 5, not from 0 to 5.

    A similar word exists in Finnish too, when going from 1 to 2: "puolitoista" translates to "half second", like halfway to the second number, and is commonly used to refer to 1.5, BUT without any multiplication shenanigans.

  • No kant do: Eurovision bars Malta’s entry over title’s similarity to C-word

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  • I'd say the issue here is that the rest of the song is in English. It's literally only this one word that is supposedly in Maltese, in the sentence "I do it all the time, serving kant".

  • Moscow back at the table - and appearing to call the shots

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  • In order for negotiations to conclude, both sides have to agree. The US isn't one of those sides. In 2022 there were a lot of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, but they were so far from agreeing that they realized there's no use in negotiating for a long time.

    There's nothing Biden could have done, apart from sending even more aid, to help the situation. And now with Trump chatting with Putin, there's hardly any difference. No deal will be reached without Ukraine agreeing, which they're clearly not.

    The only result from this will likely be that the US completely stops all support, forcing the EU to send even more aid, and the war will drag on a lot longer, probably years.

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  • I'd say they have an irrational hate towards trans people

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  • Isn't a phobia explicitly an IRrational fear/hate? I feel like being afraid of the harmful influence and thus hating Xitter is completely rational.

  • Precious seconds wasted

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  • It could've been closer to the truth in 2022. At least in Europe when the energy prices skyrocketed I think I paid closer to 1€/kWh.

  • Precious seconds wasted

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  • That's some hella expensive electricity you're buying there. I'm getting mine at 14 cents/kWh, which is roughly 1.2€/W per year. This isn't even close to the cheapest option available.

  • Gottem. :)

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  • I'd assume after 8 minutes the people on the day side would notice and all media would blow up, so hopefully you'd be asleep and wouldn't have to worry :)

  • Algae Rock!

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  • Do you think I'll get a reply?

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  • Can you explain how they're different? The definition I found makes them sound identical: "theft; the action or crime of stealing" (Oxford dictionary).

  • just because it's assless...

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  • As a non-Englisman, I'd say it's pretty normal for devices and house appliances to have physical text in English but software in another (local) language.

  • South Korean police raid Jeju Air after fatal crash, CEO banned from leaving country

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  • More Than a Crash a Day as NYPD Keeps Pedal to the Metal on Car Chases

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  • So you're saying a police giving chase is always as dangerous a driver as someone drunk beyond their ears? And a 10 min chase ending in a crash is always worse than someone driving around for an hour potentially running over several times more people only to then crash either way?

    Of course in most cases I agree brute force is not the correct option, but there are situations where it's needed.

  • More Than a Crash a Day as NYPD Keeps Pedal to the Metal on Car Chases

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  • This completely depends on the ratios and the crimes and a lot of other factors. What if the person fleeing is a suspected murderer? I'd rather see a police chase potentially endangering innocents than allowing someone definitely endangering innocents walk free.

    Another example, which is very common, is that the person fleeing is under the influence of some drug. Allowing that person to drive off is also endangering innocents, sometimes more and sometimes less than a police chase would.

    My point is that police chases are not something you can just get rid of completely and think you're protecting the public. But I agree with the purpose of the article, if there has been a huge increase in dangerous police chases after some change in leadership, it's very likely that the police are to blame for bad decision making on whether to give chase or not.

    Again, as I said before, my original comment was replying to the idea of never giving chase and always trying to catch them later, which is not always the best option.

  • More Than a Crash a Day as NYPD Keeps Pedal to the Metal on Car Chases

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  • That's not comparable lol? You do realise it's possible for police to give chase without endangering the surrounding people?

    If it's a common occurrence that innocents are being endangered by police chases then the police are obviously to be blamed for dangerous pursuits.

    My former comment was simply stating the reason why police give chase at all, instead of letting everyone off the hook if they feel like not stopping. Not really sure why people are downvoting...

  • More Than a Crash a Day as NYPD Keeps Pedal to the Metal on Car Chases

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  • The issue is if the driver can get out of sight of all cameras/helicopters and leave the vehicle. Then there's no proof they were actually driving and could claim the vehicle was stolen or something.