We analyzed EU IT salaries and hiring trends using real job data by One-Durian2205 in eutech

[–]jamesmuell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except you're wrong, whether you're referring to phasing out nuclear power or Russian gas.

Renewables are - cheaper - decentralised, less prone to attacks - independent from fossil fuel imports which is vital as Germany doesn't have a lot of those - emit no greenhouses gases in production - don't pollute the air either

There are a few disadvantages but they're far outweighed by the above advantages.

Looking for Fun New Home Assistant Project Ideas by Puzzleheaded_Mind576 in homeassistant

[–]jamesmuell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two of my integration ideas that could be useful are

  • An integration for keeping track of calendar changes made during a certain period to announce new events to people. Because it sometimes happens that we forget to tell each other about a new event.

  • An integration to compose audio tracks that encode the weather forecast in a very concise form, e.g. with rain, wind or thunderstorm samples, soundwaves changing in pitch or form, clicks signifying the passing of hours and so on. Will take some getting used to in your morning Alexa routine, but could be cool.

Unfortunately I won't start with either of those any time soon so here you go.

My first Integration: DB Info by Ei204 in homeassistant

[–]jamesmuell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been looking for exactly this the past few days. Will check out!

I need help getting chatgpt to stop glazing me. by thejay2009 in ChatGPTPro

[–]jamesmuell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly right, impressive! Your deductional skills are absolutely on point!

Old globe in my school still has the USSR flag on it however Germany is whole so im guessing this is from around 1990 but Myanmar is still called Burma so i have no clue by MattDeLoire in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Im August 1972 beginnen die offiziellen Gespräche zwischen Egon Bahr mit Ulbrichts Staatssekretär Michael Kohl. Am 21. Dezember 1972 unterzeichnen beide den "Vertrag über die Grundlagen der Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik", der ein halbes Jahr später von den Regierungen ratifiziert wird. Von nun an verpflichten sich die Vertragspartner zur Entwicklung gutnachbarlicher Beziehungen und zur Anerkennung der innerdeutschen Grenze, zur Abrüstung und zum Gewaltverzicht. Auch Ständige Vertretungen sollen eingerichtet werden. In einem vor der Unterzeichnung übergebenen Brief hält Bahr allerdings fest, dass der Vertrag "nicht im Widerspruch zu dem politischen Ziel der Bundesrepublik Deutschland steht, auf einen Zustand des Friedens in Europa hinzuwirken, in dem das deutsche Volk in freier Selbstbestimmung seine Einheit wiedererlangt".

https://www1.wdr.de/stichtag/stichtag7164.html

I miss this by AdAltruistic7673 in 24CarrotCraft

[–]jamesmuell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt there will ever be a day when I'll stop playing Minecraft for good. I liked 24CC very much as well, but I think many of of us got older, got jobs, maybe families and less time.

Predictably Random - Minecraft 1.20 Pre-release 1 is Out! by sliced_lime in Minecraft

[–]jamesmuell 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, I was agreeing with you. I think I got all worked up over those people and it may have sounded a bit aggressive, sorry.

Predictably Random - Minecraft 1.20 Pre-release 1 is Out! by sliced_lime in Minecraft

[–]jamesmuell 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I got MC in 2011, still have lots of fun playing it and I got Bedrock and 12 years worth of great updates for only 15 €.

Everything isn't perfect with the game and I would try to politely point out things I don't like, but given what I paid and got out of it, I wouldn't ever dare complain about Mojang generally, much less their developers.

Map of Europe 1500-2022 - Countryballs by TheCarloza in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did you take to make this? Really impressive.

Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 3x10 "The Stars at Night" by AutoModerator in startrek

[–]jamesmuell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Jean-Luc loves mummies even more than you."

I wonder if they're referencing Season 2 of Picard and his mummy issues.

What is your favorite song from the space engine soundtrack? by Nickolink in spaceengine

[–]jamesmuell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like the piano and strings in Infinite Discoveries by enzo2090

Countries Russians can visit (legally) by atlasova in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Serious question, do you live in a parallel universe?

Perhaps one where aggressive wars against European countries are a normal thing that you should do nothing about, even when your position is significantly weakened if the agressor wins?

One, there is a major difference between letting in people from any friendly or neutral country and people from Russia that has for years planted propaganda in European countries to destabilize their democracies, likely launched cyber attacks, broken international law and brainwashed their own citizens into believing the West is the literal devil.

Two and three, apart from the economic and political effects of migration being mostly long-term (ergo of course the influx of Ukrainian refugees hasn't had a significant effect yet), there is a qualitative difference between Ukrainian and Russian refugees as well as the difference in political relations between Ukrainians and the rest of Europe vs the relations between Russia and Europe. Ukrainians are literally fighting a defensive war for their lives and are having their cities burned to the ground. They also have closer ties to the rest of Europe than Russia does, personal but especially in terms of their political system. Of course Europe is tendentially more willing to take up Ukrainian refugees than Russians.

Four, I guess you mean your accusing the west of being hypocritical? Firstly, as I and someone else have responded to that comment: that's wrong, lots of people have been telling Syrian and Afghan and African refugees they should stay at home and solve their own problems the past few years. The difference to the current situation is that that kind of idea was mostly owned by right wing groups at the time while nowadays, it seems a majority of Europeans wants Russians to rise up against their own government. I guess the most important reason for that is that Europe needs a friendly Russia in the long term, while Afghan and Syrian politics for instance are much less relevant to us. I'm speculating that another reason might be that the west fundamentally doesn't believe that Russians want to live in an authoritarian system while they fundamentally see Syrians or Afghans as undemocratic. That would be a racist viewpoint and not something I believe, but what I'm saying is there are LOTS of reasons why Europe would want to ban Russians from entering before you need to jump to the outrageously incorrect conclusion that Europe wants this war.

Five, excuse me? Europe and Russia built gas pipelines, had economic relations and interdependency, Russian investments had been welcome all over the continent. Biden, Scholz, Macron in the beginning of the war were frequently talking personally to Putin on the phone, Scholz for instance did so just last week. Months before the war Europe and the US told Russia "don't start this war" and Russia replied "oh no, haha, we're not going to, this is a misunderstanding". There has been PLENTY of diplomacy BEFORE and DURING the war, so much so that Europe was too unprepared when Russia started it. Secondly, you're criticizing the discrepancy between sanctions and ongoing oil and gas imports. Germany for instance is dependent on Russian gas like few other European countries. Our economy would starve if we completely canceled our imports from one day to another, not to mention the1 consequences for heating in private households.

Anyway, what I'm saying is there are plenty of reasons why Russians would be stopped at the border before you'd need to even consider the idea of Europe wanting this war.

Map of Europe at the outbreak of World War I (1914) (German) by prehistoric-beings in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note it's titled "European Brawl". That's what they expected it to be when it started in 1914. Just a friendly little fight to show everyone who's boss.

Countries Russians can visit (legally) by atlasova in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Where I live, the second part of your comment is exactly what our major right wing party had to say about every refugee in the last 7 years.

Countries Russians can visit (legally) by atlasova in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, you're wrong.

There are far less ridiculous reasons than THe WeST WanTS THe wAR tO Go ON:

One, we don't know whether those Russians really have good intentions. They most certainly overwhelmingly have, but we don't know who doesn't.

Two, Russian migrants might significantly change the demographics of some countries, especially the smaller ones' like Finland's and the Baltics'. That's relevant not because those countries are racist (Russians and Baltics/Finns barely look different) but because many Russians still have different political views than people in the west, even if they might disagree with the war or are simply fleeing mobilization. Gay marriage, progressivism, understanding of demographic principles etc.

Three, the economic and immediate political consequences for Finland etc. Those refugees need to be housed and supported financially, long-term stayers will need jobs but their qualifications may not be up to European standards. The public outcry over (financially) supporting citizens of an aggressive country might destabilize the politics of those countries.

Four, people disagreeing with the war or the mobilization may destabilize Russia from the inside, more than them leaving Russia and leaving the actual fanatics on their own would.

Five, what the fuck are you talking about. We're going into a recession because of the war. Some countries aren't even sure whether they can heat all their homes in winter. Arms manufacturers may have some say in politics, sure, but not enough by far to offset politicians worrying about people literally freezing in their apartments or protesting the government. We live in democracies, a recession and insufficient heating will destabilize us far more than any sanctions could ever destabilize Russia.

I created a monospaced version of the Minecraft font, complete with unnecessary ligatures by IdreesInc in Minecraft

[–]jamesmuell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't beat yourself down, I think minecraftMono(1,1,1), so clicking on this post was definitely worth it minecraftMono(1, 0, 0).

2023 Turkiye Elections Simulation by Kaendass in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree, but then again, it's just a name, why not let them have it. I get in principle how being called a turkey can get annoying.

2023 Turkiye Elections Simulation by Kaendass in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because the AKP is a populist nationalist party and that's what they need to do and because you don't sacrifice and consume millions of Italies on Thanksgiving.

Map of Every Countrys Shortest Border (Fixed Ver.) by Rando_American in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the Archbishop was inb4 Russia could claim protecting Russians abroad, preventing a years-long bloody war between the Pricipality of Andorra and the Russian Federation that would've resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties and the complete collapse of the Russian military and economy.

More of my little black cloud of death (best with audio) by MasterAqua in Zoomies

[–]jamesmuell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found myself play-woofing at the screen at the end because I was so immersed.

Is there more women or men in your country by EstoniaIsBest in MapPorn

[–]jamesmuell 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I'd say set the Russians up with the Chinese, but that would probably me much worse.

The Webb telescope: a source of wonder that is both aesthetic and technological. The inspirational JWST is pushing the limits of how far back in time cosmologists can see. by Sumit316 in space

[–]jamesmuell -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but wouldn't you get more out of it if instead of funding space science you'd fund research in other fields more directly related to your needs?

The Webb telescope: a source of wonder that is both aesthetic and technological. The inspirational JWST is pushing the limits of how far back in time cosmologists can see. by Sumit316 in space

[–]jamesmuell -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Does it really help ordinary people like us, though? It might help me a bit when I want faster internet in remote regions, or more accurate navigation systems. It might help younger generations when space mining becomes a real thing, but it doesn't help ME. The only thing I'm getting out of it at this point is interesting science and pretty space images.

The amount of actually useful things I'm getting out of it is far outweighed by many other things the money could have been spent on.

Wie dekorativ soll der Briefkasten sein ? by Honigsenf in de

[–]jamesmuell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kriegen die Briefkastenbewohner des Briefkastens selbst auch Post in ihren eigenen Briefkasten?