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Because crypto is too volatile and slow to be a viable currency.

This reminds me of the gaming press transitioning from calling action games with a 3D first person perspective "Doom clones" to "first person shooters" (although "corridor shooter" was also a thing for a while, for obvious reasons).

Es ist bezeichnend, dass Arbeitgeberverbände die Einzigen sind, die positiv auf dieses Gesetz reagieren.

In Japan ist es allerdings auch üblich, während der Arbeitszeit (sogar bei Meetings) Nickerchen zu machen. Das wird sogar positiv gesehen, als Zeichen von Erschöpfung durch harte Arbeit. Glaube kaum, dass das hierzulande gut ankommen würde.

Notice where they are allowed to do this and where they are not. It's in cities where these companies have the most political and economic influence.

The vast majority of people are unaware of the existence of such tools.

It's not the greatest arcade racer out there and without online, much of the content is permanently locked off.

I can highly recommend Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed instead. Bit of a mouthful, but the game is fantastic. Very beginner-friendly, yet with enormous depth (easy to learn, hard to master and all that), fantastic driving physics and track design, excellent progression, tons to discover and unlock. Both single- and multiplayer are among the best in the genre. It's also cheap (Steam keys are currently on sale at 2game for less than five bucks) and runs on a toaster, despite its excellent presentation (the blurry screenshots on the store page do not do it justice).

Yup. I'm all in favor of militant pacifism (and taxing the rich). It's crucial for maintaining peace in today's world. Look dangerous, be dangerous, but only use this power to defend yourself and others from aggression.

About 16, 17 years ago, I was briefly obsessed with browsing freely accessible webcams on the Internet. Most were surveillance cameras outside of businesses (some even with motorized controls!) and it was fun to explore the world that way: I saw sunrises in the Arctic Circle, busy Asian city streets, lots of interesting everyday moments from around the globe. Just harmless fun, right?

However, two cameras I stumbled upon made me stop this entirely: One was from an office in Russia, a hidden camera placed under a desk shared by several young women wearing short skirts. The other (thus the connection to the title) was a camera inside someone's home, right above a baby sleeping in their crib. In fact, the entire house, every single room, was covered in cameras, all of them accessible to the world. I felt like the worst creep, even though I found both completely by accident.

I was about to say, my experience with battery life on Linux has not been a positive one.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Pick virtually any advanced technology or scientific field and there's at least one lab or company right at the cutting edge in Israel. This country has very little natural resources, a small population, has been sanctioned and blockaded in one way or another since day one, so it was an obvious choice to heavily invest into education, research and high-tech manufacturing. That's why the gap in capabilities and standard of living between Israel and its neighbors has been ever widening.

It's very much comparable to Taiwan in this regard and the end result is similar: You're likely owning a whole lot of devices with tech from both countries (at the very least tech based on patents from there) or have been unknowingly using it in some other fashion.

All of this took smart minds many decades to build up. Unfortunately, Netanyahu is squandering his nation's potential with his selfish and criminal recklessness.

There's a reason I contrasted the West-German with the East-German situation. One was clearly an occupation, the other was a lot more nuanced. Perhaps I should have elaborated on just how independent the West-German government was in its decision making even before 1955. This kind of behavior simply isn't possible under anything that can be described as an occupation.

I didn’t say figuring out, I said figuring. Presented with two choices, close everything down or pay rent, they chose the latter.

Alright, fair enough.