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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Guillotines [...] reference perhaps the most important part in late medieval European history

The guillotine is best known for its use in France, particularly during the French Revolution. The French revolution was late 18th century, long after the Middle Ages had ended.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 are on sale now on GOG, at least in my region. They're hella affordable:
https://www.gog.com/game/baldurs_gate_enhanced_edition
https://www.gog.com/en/game/baldurs_gate_2_enhanced_edition

Apparently the GOG versions also contain the original games, unlike the Steam versions. And they're much cheaper, even without the discount. They also run on really low specs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It just goes to show how an accusation like this sticks to a company's reputation. The reason for your company switching could be totally unrelated, yet your mind still jumps to this. Have you asked why they're switching?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I've not been able to find any allegations by anyone else, except for his vague mentions. There was also a Jewish person who had worked at SUSE who commented in one thread that they felt nothing less than welcomed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Free mental healthcare is a great idea, but it will only partially solve the problem. Men tend to use mental healthcare way less than women. Where I live (where it's basically free) there are some efforts to get men into programs, like support groups specifically for men, but these don't change the situation much. There needs to be a cultural change as well, aside from societal improvements to better everybody's lives.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

SUSE because of Yast and the (german) company’s rumored?stance on antisemitism

I was really surprised to read about the antisemitism allegation. That's a very serious accusation. I've looked into it and it seems that these claims are controversial. First thing to mention is that the accuser said himself that this was about the company SUSE, and not the distribution openSUSE.

The article claims there are emails and other employees' statements as proof, but provides none. The article is also over a year old, so why hasn't this led to any public statements from SUSE or any legal or other actions? Antisemitism is a serious offense in Germany.

Discussions on reddit and hacker news all state that the writer has gone off the rails. When being called out on reddit for deadnaming a trans woman, he plays dumb. I don't think he's dumb. It seems to me like he's transphobic and acting like a troll about it in good old American conservative fashion.

For me, this seriously calls into question any claims he makes about social justice stuff, even if it concerns himself. He apparently views other people's social justice as something to play with, so my gut feeling is that it would be no concern to him to lie or bend the truth about stuff like this in order to achieve something. It's all a game to him in the political arena, not serious life issues.

If I'm wrong, all he has to do is provide the proof he claims there is, even if only anonymized.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I looked it up the other day and apparently it only gives less results with words flagged with "-". It's stupid because a few years ago there was syntax to exclude a term completely, so it's definitely possible to do. I don't understand why they just won't.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, if you need to tell people that, it's not clear enough and thus breaks the law. I don't know what it looks like and I can imagine you used a third party to provide it, but for user friendliness it could be a good idea to change it. I doubt you would get into legal trouble though since a lot of websites use this same format, but I always hate it when I see it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

One of the car companies is quoted as having caused no serious injuries or deaths, so it seems like the 90 incidents number only includes those. Unfortunately the article doesn't question those numbers or explain what is counted, which is very poor journalism. I don't understand how they can write about the protesters' motivations without asking how many moving violations those cars have caused, or at least mention that this number is unknown.

If the numbers indeed don't count the times where they block traffic, stop for no reason or block emergency vehicles where they need to wait for the company to send someone out to the car, then AV's could be far worse than human drivers, not only in the number of incidents but also in the total delays they cause. At least a human driver can be removed from the car so that someone more competent can take over and resolve the situation quickly. And a human generally doesn't just stop in a lane and refuse to move out of the way for a very long time.

Another bonus: a human can just remove a cone from the hood and continue driving.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Toch sneu, hij zal de WIA wel in moeten met zijn ernstige geheugenstoornis...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Pleasures of Small Motions

That's such an awesome title. I just wish it wasn't about pool but more like a meditative guide on how to enjoy life through slowing down and relishing everyday things or something.

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