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alvvayson

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  • TIL LU is not French but part of Mondelez since 2012

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  • This is part of a more systemic issue.

    In general, American capital has been buying up European assets for the past 20 years at a large scale.

    Because of the way we (EU) prioritize workers, society and customers and they (US) prioritize shareholders and capital, their companies are always in a better position to take over our companies.

    We need to protect our European companies in the same way China and Japan protect their companies.

  • OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use

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  • I agree, which is why I advocate for reform, not abolishment.

    Perhaps AI companies should pay a 15% surcharge on their services and that money goes directly into the arts.

  • OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use

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  • It just so happens that in AI it's about copyright and with margarine (and most other technologies) it's about patents.

    But the point is the same. Technological development is held back by law in both cases.

    If all IP laws were reformed 50 years ago, we would probably have the technology from 2050, today.

  • OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use

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  • Sam Altman is a grifter, but on this topic he is right.

    The reality is, that IP laws in their current form hamper innovation and technological development. Stephan Kinsella has written on this topic for the past 25 years or so and has argued to reform the system.

    Here in the Netherlands, we know that it's true. Philips became a great company because they could produce lightbulbs here, which were patented in the UK. We also had a booming margarine business, because we weren't respecting British and French patents and that business laid the foundation for what became Unilever.

    And now China is using those exact same tactics to build up their industry. And it gives them a huge competitive advantage.

    A good reform would be to revert back to the way copyright and patent law were originally developed, with much shorter terms and requiring a significant fee for a one time extension.

    The current terms, lobbied by Disney, are way too restrictive.

  • EU alternative to Intel, AMD and Nvidia

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  • Ah ok, I wasn't aware of that

  • EU alternative to Intel, AMD and Nvidia

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  • Yes, but they don't design or manufacture their own chips.

    A full-European solution just doesn't exist today, but I think an Exynos chip from Samsung is the best compromise.

    Licensed from ARM (UK), designed and fabbed by Samsung (South Korea) with equipment from ASML (EU).

  • How do you think smartphone manufacturers will comply with EU's replaceable battery regulation?

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  • We will have to see.

    Apple can charge $400 more, but if Samsung doesn't, then they will lose market share.

    And the EU is still one of the worlds three biggest markets.

    So I am not really concerned.

    And worst case, I switch to a Fairphone, which might not be bleeding edge, but it is still a better phone than my previous gen flagship Samsung or the flagship iPhone that came before it.

    I see it as just running 2 years behind.

  • They're not what they pretend to be!

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  • Columbia Bent Over Backward to Appease Right-Wing, Pro-Israel Attacks — And Trump Still Cut Federal Funding

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  • Yes, and they just want to "own the libs".

    They will find excuses to cut funding for the liberal universities.

  • My Experience with Wero : Ease and Convenience

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  • I hope so 😁

  • My Experience with Wero : Ease and Convenience

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  • They really should get the domain we.ro

    Imagine, you need a payment and just send a link like we.ro/john67

  • Controversial question

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  • Economic mobility is usually determined by things like IQ, EQ and other marketable skills. So I don't really know if your proposal is the right way to measure it. But such data would at least give some insight.

    In the USA, most research I have seen says they have low economic mobility, because the rich have access to the best schools, etc.

    But still, it's not zero. Both JD Vance and AOC are examples of economic mobility.

    One of them still fights (or appears to fight) for the class they came from, the other is successfully recruited to serve the interests of the ruling class.

    Were they born in 1908 (and ignoring race and gender for the moment), then probably both of them would have been leaders for the working class.

  • Controversial question

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  • True, but nowadays most people don't work in factories.

    The modern equivalent would be the cashiers of Walmart and the baristas of Starbucks.

  • can European intelligence substitute the American one?

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  • Also, when it comes to Russia, Ukrainian intelligence is top notch due to historical ties.

    But TBH, I do think Europe needs to find a way to make peace with Russia and with the Middle-East, specifically Turkey, Egypt and Iran.

    They are our direct neighbours. The cold war idea that we could have a powerful friend across an ocean, while having strained relationships with our direct neighbours just isn't going to be a good strategy going forward.

  • Controversial question

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  • Correct, but there is a lot of nuance.

    Indeed, when things get bad, the public is willing to take risks. When everything is good enough, they don't revolt.

    However, successful revolts do require intelligent and capable leaders.

    What the rich have realized, is that if they ensure smart and skilled kids get picked out of the drudgery and get comfortable working for the rich, then the exploited class will not really have anyone to lead them.

    Put another way, in 1908, every factory had a few leaders working at the lowest levels. And they are the ones who spearheaded strikes and such.

    Nowadays, society is really stratified in terms of skill.

    Anyone who grew up poor, but had talent to organize, probably ended up in some kind of middle management or professional job and makes 2x the average.

    Convincing these people to have class solidarity is difficult. Only a few of them actually see the bigger. Those tend to become middle or upper management or politicians, making 3-5x the average workers salary. And of those, only a very select few are willing to fight for the common man.

    So yeah, the rich engineered a system that they can control. To actually change anything is going to be very difficult.

  • Maybe it's time to admit that i just own a hard drive full of very, very dead torrents

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  • I agree.

    Ideally, there are two types of profiles:

    Archivalists who have a lot of storage and need pretty good uptime, but no need for high bandwidth. They should be rewarded for archiving, because they don't really get a lot of upload credit.

    Distributors who need low storage, high bandwidth, robust connections when online, but not necessarily high uptime. They just distribute the new and popular stuff.

    I think the better private trackers recognize this and have systems in place to provide credit to people who seed rare torrents.

  • Never mind the planet’s fate when the jet set feel the urge to seek out some winter sun | Self-denial will save the Earth, we’re told. But big emitters seemingly haven’t had the memo

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  • "Getting green" to me means Greenwashing, lots of talk and ignoring actual solutions.

    Solving climate change means getting carbon emissions under control as soon and fast as possible.

    Which means a focus on energy use by buildings and road transport, and a willingness to use all economic and technological solutions that accomplish that goal.

  • Never mind the planet’s fate when the jet set feel the urge to seek out some winter sun | Self-denial will save the Earth, we’re told. But big emitters seemingly haven’t had the memo

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  • A whopping 2.5% of global emissions are from air travel.

    And I'm fine with it. Solidarity is necessary for a just transition.

    But it won't be a significant stop on climate change.

    Getting our buildings and cars green will have a much bigger effect.

  • Ex-believers, what made you quit your religion/cult?

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  • I consider myself someone who is always in search of truth.

    When I realized evangelical Christianity has some hardcore lies and hypocrisy, I left it.

    I did eventually find my way back to a more traditional version of Christianity that is interested in truth and love.