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  • Russia, China target German economy: Cyber attacks cost Germany almost 300 billion euros in past year, survey finds

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  • Maybe I'm naive, but that number does not seem reasonable. It basically says that 5% of German GDP is lost because of cyber crime. Are the writers infosec consultants maybe?

  • Softbank reportedly considered buying Intel's foundry division outright before investing $2 billion into the company as equity

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  • The US should nationalize the foundry. Make it a federal service. Only thing that makes sense.

  • The U.S. Is Discussing Taking a Stake in Intel [WSJ]

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  • Good. What I've been advocating. Since there is no functional market, it doesn't not make sense to have private players.

  • Peter Thiel’s bestie going mask off

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  • Is there any point in doing that? All these guys are openly racist, anti-democracy and anti-america. Enemies of the state by definition (a state which is almost entierly under their control by now). We're way beyond calling out on racism.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment

  • Asus showcases a $500,000 RTX 5090 ROG Astral GPU in China with 5kg of gold

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  • [OC] What People Think Privacy/Security Is

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  • Well, usually not. Unfortunately.

  • VPNs for UK users?

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  • Mullvad.

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    Searching through massive files

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  • Try ripgrep instead of grep. Unless you go for index etc.

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    Why does everyone hate Income tax ?

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  • Whining about having to pay income taxes by themselves. Could also be that many are self employed.

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    Why does everyone hate Income tax ?

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  • I don't think it's enforced by law. Only federal tax. Maybe different in different states? Anyway, Americans are always whining about it, so I figured it was national/federal.

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    Why does everyone hate Income tax ?

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  • In theory, it's not the most economically efficient. We want people to work, and taxing labor decreases the incentive to work. However, there isn't any viable alternative given the current circumstances. Labor creates all value in society and you can't easily hide labor off shore (though I guess that's what happened with globalization and China).

    One should understand that income tax should be a tax on the consumption of labor (just as a tariff is a tax paid by the importer/consumer). Right-wing politicians have made the employee pay the income tax (to decrease acceptance of the system), but it should always be the employer that pays the tax.

    If we start to call income tax "labor VAT" or something similar, that will probably solve a lot of misunderstandings.

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    Why does everyone hate Income tax ?

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  • Making the employer pay the tax before the money reach the employee solves quite a lot. I understand that's not the practice in the US.

  • The Best-Selling Apps Made By Israeli Spies

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  • What do you guys think about AnySoftKeyboard? Could it be a "sleeping agent"?

    Country of origin is Israel according to: https://alternativeto.net/software/anysoftkeyboard/about/

    (I know this doesn't mean anything, but still..)

    The main developer seems to live in New York: https://evendanan.net/

    He's probably a good guy. Just got a little suspicious (or curious) when I saw the Israeli flag on AlternativeTo.

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  • Not same results as DeepL but.. You can use any popular online LLM for excellent translation. There are also "small" language models that you can run on your phone (if you havet a reasonable modern/powerful phone that is): https://github.com/mlc-ai/mlc-llm

  • Why does it feel like protesting isn't as "extreme" as it used to be?

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  • Because the political and economical situation is extreme.

  • Better alternative to GitHub with good git speeds?

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  • Any shitty old laptop can self host any git service as long you only have a single or handful of users.

  • Artificial Intelligence @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    LLMs are cheap

    www.snellman.net /blog/archive/2025-06-02-llms-are-cheap/

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

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  • [Debian Stable] Which Static Blog Generator: blag, Jekyll, Hugo, Lektor, Pelican, staticsite?

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  • [Debian Stable] Which Static Blog Generator: blag, Jekyll, Hugo, Lektor, Pelican, staticsite?

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  • Jerboa @lemmy.ml
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Something's fishy with the votes

  • Europe @feddit.org
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Meta post: Euronews and Viktor Orbán

    en.m.wikipedia.org /wiki/Euronews
  • Europe @feddit.org
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Greenland ‘Freedom City’? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north

    www.reuters.com /world/europe/greenland-freedom-city-rich-donors-push-trump-tech-hub-up-north-2025-04-10/
  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Will Trump tariffs and implied trade war have a significant effect on the global emissions of greenhouse gases?

  • Europe @feddit.org
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Ukraine and Czechia Are Launching Suziria Satellite Constellation for Optical Reconnaissance

    united24media.com /latest-news/ukraine-and-czechia-are-launching-suziria-satellite-constellation-for-optical-reconnaissance-6944
  • Europe @feddit.org
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Kill Switch: How the US can ground Europe's F-35 within 24 hours

    cornucopia-se.translate.goog /2025/03/kill-switch-sa-kan-usa-inom-ett-dygn-stalla-europas-f-35-pa-marken/
  • Open Source @lemmy.ml
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip
    Locked

    What are your thoughts on FUTO?

    futo.org /about/what-is-futo/
  • World News @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows

    www.reuters.com /world/us/german-ambassador-warns-trump-plan-redefine-constitutional-order-document-shows-2025-01-18/
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Will 2025 be the year that venture capital discovers the Fediverse?

  • Ukraine @sopuli.xyz
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed

    euromaidanpress.com /2025/01/03/why-is-ukraine-losing-ground-deep-analysis-of-military-problems-in-2025/
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    I need a Facebook replacement

  • World News @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    EU will defend borders, says French minister in response to Trump’s Greenland threats

    www.ft.com /content/1dfd3f77-b07b-4d23-bd14-e4e8027250f0
  • Climate @slrpnk.net
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Sky News Host PANICS During Climate Activist Interview

  • World News @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Dutch online archive identifies suspected WW2 Nazi collaborators

    www.reuters.com /world/europe/dutch-online-archive-identifies-suspected-ww2-nazi-collaborators-2025-01-02/
  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Has the USA turned into an oligarchy?

  • World News @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Sweden tells Germany: Reform your electricity market for power cable approval

    euroweeklynews.com /2024/12/17/sweden-tells-germany-reform-your-electricity-market-for-power-cable-approval/
  • Guix @lemmy.ml
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    Is it possible to get pretty and precise error messages from Guile?

  • politics @lemmy.world
    mapumbaa @lemmy.zip

    New research shows the massive hole Dems are in

    www.politico.com /news/2024/12/22/democrats-2024-election-problem-focus-group-00195806