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snowpid··on We are Poles, so, of course, we print in Latin
As a side note I do think Latin language should be become the official language of the EU. It's dead so - its a compromise for all member staes - you can change as you like - it was used millennials as a law language so it fits
snowpid··on Mistral AI acquires Emmi AI
It brings more money. Europe in general has much more industry (hence China shock might be bigger) so Industrial AI makes more sense. And also the amount of Consumers needing industrial consulting is not high.
snowpid··on Mistral AI acquires Emmi AI
I'd like to add that we have publicly the procurement from the US government for the US models. And I also guess the Chinese government uses their model providers as well. So I wouldnt see so strange anymore.
snowpid··on EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids
.."the US treats it as a fundamental right."

Not gonna lie, didnt expect on HN to forget this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowden_disclosures

snowpid··on EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids
I think you are too much on Social Media.

Maybe the people of " Age regulations are the best example. Every time the topic comes up there is a lot of support for government regulation of social media by age." and " Then every time there comes an actual attempt at government regulation or even self-regulation by the companies, everyone goes ballistic when they realize what that regulation means." are different?

"This topic is awash in ideas that regulation will come in like a scalpel that only touches something that won’t affect anything we like, only hurt some companies in some specific way that doesn’t take anything away from us. This notion doesn’t survive contact with reality." Depends on the regulation. Also maybe the non intended effects are still worth to introduce the regulation?

snowpid··on 'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level
I mean this is a sign of the flawed political process. But even in a working democracy if people arent interested, politican mostly wont care. So Americans dont think New Orleans is worth to preserve?
snowpid··on 'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level
This is very fascinating from a cultural viewpoint. Some cities in Europe are important just for the history and not economy like Venice, or lesser extent Rome. When the Russian attack started, people moaned about the old buildings and the culture in Kyiv. (Ofcourse the attack itself was inmoral).

What I get is New Orleans has an unique culture and history. Most people in the US dont think it is worth to preserve?

snowpid··on Windows quality update: Progress we've made since March
and I am a GNOME user and I find it totally fine to use KDE. Thats the cool thing about open plattforms. Just some people having too much time to make a UI interface part of their personality rant too much on the internet about other UI interfaces.
snowpid··on The 1944 Warsaw Uprising, in Color
Again a reminder that Google etc have data far more than historical dictatorship like Stasi, KGB etc. just for better marketing. we need better data protection though GDPR is a good start.
snowpid··on The 1944 Warsaw Uprising, in Color
This slogan started as a reaction against rising antisemitism after 7. Octobre. A problem which many here just deny (" Germany is again on the wrong site")
snowpid··on There Will Be a Scientific Theory of Deep Learning
this is a great thread and a great discussion. This was for me a great insight! Just cheers and joy in my post because it is what it is
snowpid··on The Tech Oligarch's Republic
Interesting point and in the European context I do agree. I like to add that if people consider themself as "white", their respective culture is "white culture" though as I know only the USA has such a strong race concept in their culture in opposite to Canada, Brazil, Australia or Germany (all immigration countries)
snowpid··on The Tech Oligarch's Republic
The churches are rather pro-refugee, the majority in Germany is rather not. What do the conservatives do in a democracy? They follow the majority.

The German state is linked more to religions but rather trajectory it is becoming more secular. My example about Texas shows the different direction and shows how Germany is changing into a different direction then what MAGA people want.

snowpid··on The Tech Oligarch's Republic
Yet many Americans (not only) don't make a big attempt to understand other Western countries.
snowpid··on The Tech Oligarch's Republic
It was fascinating, that the MAGA American conservatives lump the US together with Europe into "the West" though there has been significant differences in the averages people world view (and the elites ofc) Europe (ofc also diverse internally) is a secular or secular-becoming continent. There wouldnt be any big movement fighting to put the 10 commandments into class rooms. This affects formally religious countries like Spain or Ireland and now also Poland. Even most conservatives (at least in Germany) see gay rights as the part of the German way of life. See also the last judgement of the European Court of Justice regarding Hungary. MAGA is lava for election in many many countries.

Also "in the West" people in countries like Canada, Australia or most European countries don't like to be lumped together with the US anyway. So why MAGA people care?

snowpid··on EU Age Verification Solution
tell me more about these popular small and medium sized enterprises which are struggeling under the obligation of the DSA. I like to hear which ones at least.

Btw, the Very Large ones regulated under DSA are either neutral or negative seen.

snowpid··on EU Age Verification Solution
ehm lol? Roaming Regulation (price caps for telecoms) is very popular and was even advertised by the EU itself. DSA, DMA and REACH arent very famous but you explain more deeply most people would agree. Orban was voted out of office e.g. because chemical problems in a Samsung factory. So at least your hypothesis must be cited. Apple and Google arent very popular mega corps.
snowpid··on France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk
Why are pro EU headlines anti - western?
snowpid··on War as a Pretext: Gulf States Are Tightening the Screws on Speech–Again
1.) Israel is not a Gulf State 2.) Israel does have its democratic flaws, yet it is possible to demostrate against the government. There is an independent supreme court. Homosexuality is aloud there. 3.) Why should it mentioned anyway? There are worser MENA countries than Israel.
snowpid··on Von der Leyen uses Orbán defeat to push for end of veto in EU foreign policy
" ... apparently shared by very few in the EU governing body." Source? Given Frontex' action I doubt it.
snowpid··on Von der Leyen uses Orbán defeat to push for end of veto in EU foreign policy
An N party veto is called a quorum. So if you need 75 % of all countries, it is a 7 nation veto.
snowpid··on I'm betting on ATProto
Can anyone recommend me aggregators or nice communities from ATProto or ActivityPub?

I'd like to become social online.

snowpid··on Migrating to the EU
Somebody else, but there is no good OS mobile app for OSM. CoMaps is clunky currently.
snowpid··on Migrating to the EU
for example?
snowpid··on Move the 2026 ICM out of the United States
Sure. Can you imagine, why many people still avoid the US?
snowpid··on Pentagon chief blocks officers from Ivy League schools and top universities
I wouldn't say crash, but more decline. But many Americans including on HN and in SV don't like to see it.
snowpid··on US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
I dont live in the US, next election I can vote them out
snowpid··on US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
see it this way. Yelzin's reaction was very surprising. You can see how other communist burocrats reacted to facts.

Even in democratic societies politicians don't change their beliefs so fast (maybe most human?). But luckily we can vote them out so this is not a big problem.

snowpid··on US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
most common people were aware of the cliff in economy between capitalist and communist states. Hence we had so many revolution and communism lost.

This was a communist apparatchik. Its like showing truth to MAGA people. Most wont accept it.

snowpid··on Palantir vs. the "Republik": US analytics firm takes magazine to court
"The interest of the free world. In my opinion. Is to promote freedom and not give power to countries that are not free or democratic (which is most of the world)"

Currently I see Netanyahu and Trump as very opposing forces to freedom.

What is the difference between a free country and a dictatorship? In a free country even the government can be sued and brought into prison. Netanyahu (might be corrupt) and Trump (who is clearly corrupt) hate this fact. Hence they might be change the free democracies. And supranational justice is one way to make head of the states be responsible for their actions. Hence it is in the interest of the free world to support the ICC etc. And oppose people like Trump and Netanyahu.

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