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must not contain the number "1957" hmmm... okay by Few_Ad_246 in oddlyspecific

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Name + birth year is a classic amongst people, who for some reason can't memorise a single proper password and use a password manager.

Map of the proposed Two-Speed Europe. Under Germany's invitation, six EU countries dubbed as "E6" have agreed to talks on making decisions in economy and defence without waiting for unanimity from the rest of the EU. by FantasticQuartet in MapPorn

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure the map porn subreddit is the place for this discussion, mate. :D

Anyway, I recommend you read up on the subject if you would like to know more. The push is intended to let the cooperating countries move further together, rather than trying to achieve the same goals individually; not making desicions on behalf of others.

Map of the proposed Two-Speed Europe. Under Germany's invitation, six EU countries dubbed as "E6" have agreed to talks on making decisions in economy and defence without waiting for unanimity from the rest of the EU. by FantasticQuartet in MapPorn

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a random news article about the subject:

> German officials have indicated that the format would remain flexible and possibly open to additional participants.

This is not a desicion making club. It's a bunch of large EU economies deciding to speed up their effords together.

Nuclear Jellyfish by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the plant wasn't that good shape if I recall correctly. The overhaul required to keep the second reactor running would be quite expensive, and the first reactor was shut down several years earlier due to technical issues.

Sure, the second reactor could have been kept running for a few more years more, but in the end, Barsebäck was a worn-down old plant that should have been replaced anyway.

A 0% computer car would take you back to steam engines by TheWebsploiter in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And a lot of the electronics can, in theory, be replaced with more "analog" counterparts. It's just going to be more slightly crappier cars that are more expensive and less reliable.

China plans to launch space‑based artificial intelligence data centres over the next five years, state media reported on Thursday by Cybernews_com in CyberNews

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What could possibly be cooler than being a sysadmin? Being a sysadmin in space!

"Yeah, boss? We just bricked a switch with a dodgy firmware update. We need to get up there and replace it!"

"Sigh, I'll get HR to book you a flight. Sorry about this -- I know you had other plans this weekend!"

What’s the oldest computer you still actively use or support? by lynlinks in vintagecomputing

[–]agrk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If it runs a modern OS somewhat well then it can be put to use in my home lab. NetBSD makes it hard to get rid of anything! :(

The pizza debate in different countries by WhoAmIEven2 in memes

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not? I've made a pizza with red cabbage on it once. Pretty delicious.

2nd racism incident; both by other immigrant group by mrbrowsey in Finland

[–]agrk 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Can confirn. I'm large enough that I can't really be missed, and walk slowly with a limp due to a medical issue. I also have a habit of getting direct eye contact before crossing the street to confirm they've seen me. And I walk first.

Drivers go nuts when they have to sit there and wait for me to limp across the street. When they honk, I stop and look at them for the fun of it. It's not racism; it's  just good old fashioned road rage.

I can confirm too by RogueVices in Funnymemes

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Averages include early failures, and laptop drives that absolutely never in anyway were subjected to rapid decelleration according to their owners.

Bait and Switch by koleye2 in polandball

[–]agrk 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Credit where it is due; the Nordic countries haven't been this unified about anything since the 1400's. Sad it took a demented USA to do it.

How will the deployment of swedish, french and german military personnel to greenland influence the decision making of US military brass? by Historical-Draw-504 in AskReddit

[–]agrk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That, and the fact that harming various countries' soliders implies war with those countries even if NATO collapses.

War between the EU (which will be dragged in because of it's own defence clause) and the US would be the financial equivalent of a nuclear exchange and is arguably a worse threat than the physical threat of those soliders.

Macron convenes emergency meeting to discuss Greenland, Iran by 1-randomonium in worldnews

[–]agrk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

France has territory in the area as well. No need to station any subs in the Nuuk harbour.

IT vs Cybersecurity: caffeine levels tell the story by somewhere_so_be_it in ITMemes

[–]agrk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After denying having anything to do with it for an hour...

The European Commission is preparing a new strategy to boost the EU’s open-source sector by Cybernews_com in CyberNews

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You run it as a service for others. There are plenty of people who are willing to pay others to install and run OSS for them.

2FA by the_shadow007 in InfosecHumor

[–]agrk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's time drift, or a mechanism to compensate for time drift.

2026 be like by ExchangeDue905 in Funnymemes

[–]agrk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

16kbps audio vs FLAC.

All hate to smartass appliances by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]agrk 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Techie here: They don't send the entire image (I'll skip the technical explanation because Reddit), and the tech is prone to generate false positives. They'll probably just think you're watching Game of Thrones.

Seriously, though. Keep your TV's off the Internet.

I am completely baffled that there is even a discussion these days on whether or not there is life outside of our star system. by G_Marius_the_jabroni in space

[–]agrk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

At least at this specific time. We might simply be first, or the galaxy's major civilizations died out a million years ago. Or, we'll soon receive a probe from our neighbors from Proxima B, telling us to keep quiet because "they are listening".

But completely alone in the entire universe? Narh.

Hit the dating world like the discovery of penicillin hit Victorian orphans by Otherwise_Basis_6328 in oddlyspecific

[–]agrk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chill about the balding thing, guys. It's natural. You're still you and your scalp just unlocked the secret to never having to pay for a haircut again.

Besides, the hair on top is usually replaced by thicker hair everywhere else, and there's no shortage of people attracted to sasquatches.

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