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- on First-ever case of euthanasia on very young child, 2, was handled well in c/europe@feddit.org · 2d ago
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on ah yes in c/animemes@ani.social · 4d ago
So many corrupt preachers are gonna get struck by lighting…
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on Ottawa's mixed fleet of F-35s and Gripens could total more than 100 aircraft, sources say in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 7 Sep 2026
When reading headlines like this, I like to read “Ottawa” not as a placeholder for “the Canadian government,” but instead the actual municipal government of the City of Ottawa. 😆
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on Germans pitch EU plan to circumvent national vetoes | Euractiv in c/europe@feddit.org · 2 Sep 2026
It’s not 1960 anymore. Sure, early on the EU (well its predecessors) were just France and Germany. But today? The combined population of Germany and France is 150 million. The EU population is 450 million. The most populace country, Germany, represents just 19% of the EU’s total population.
For a comparison, in the US, California represents about 12% of the total population, so not that different. And historically, when the US was founded, Virginia contained about 19% of the total US population.
The EU has grown immensely, but its governmental structure reflects an earlier era. Veto powers made sense when everything in the EU other then Germany and France was a rounding error. But the EU has grown so much that France and Germany now occupy a similar position to any number of most-populated states and provinces in countries around the world. One province having 19% of the population is not unusual. Hell, the largest German state has 21% of the German population, and they don’t run an internal veto system.
The veto system made sense when Germany and France truly controlled the EU and dominated its population. But as the block has grown, these countries now look more like the most populated provinces or states you find in every country. And their relative influence will only decline further as the EU continues to expand. The EU has grown and matured, and it’s time for its government to do so as well.
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on Experimental Build Of Nvidia’s DLSS 5 AI Slop Filter Leaks And Turns Beloved Video Game Characters Into Uncanny Valley Weirdos in c/games@lemmy.world · 30 Aug 2026
Most people who breathe are good people. Most people running the big AI companies are not. That is the difference.
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on Experimental Build Of Nvidia’s DLSS 5 AI Slop Filter Leaks And Turns Beloved Video Game Characters Into Uncanny Valley Weirdos in c/games@lemmy.world · 30 Aug 2026
You’re ignoring that the real problem is that when AI is concerned, tech companies have demonstrated that they have a rapist’s understanding of consent.
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on In a universe of enshitification, Linux is one of the few things that consistently gets better. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
Thanks!
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on In a universe of enshitification, Linux is one of the few things that consistently gets better. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
I’m not familiar. What misdeeds have the Ubuntu folks been up to?
Yeah, this particular case is nothing to worry about. It was handled well. The real issue is that we’ve seen medical aid in dying be expanded very broadly in some countries. We’ve seen it expand into mental health issues. The real risk is that parents will start seeking assisted suicide for their children with Downs Syndrome or other developmental disabilities.