SuddenDownpour

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[–] SuddenDownpour 6 points 7 months ago

Is this bill going to be voted by the previous representatives or by the ones we just voted? Because that page shows the ones who are leaving.

[–] SuddenDownpour 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not "an". Plural.

[–] SuddenDownpour 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Seeking criminal charges for a democratically elected representative voting in favor of their alleged agenda sounds more fascist than conservative to me. Must be the evolution of language.

[–] SuddenDownpour 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

But a last-minute change of heart by Austria’s Green climate minister, whose vote is credited with saving the proposal, led to fury in Vienna, with the party of the chancellor, Karl Nehammer, announcing it would seek criminal charges against her for alleged abuse of power.

The fuck?

[–] SuddenDownpour 40 points 7 months ago

Ah, yes, I had forgotten I should have invested when my rent was 100€ higher than my income.

Like, I mean, it is good advice for some people at the individual level. Specifically, those who can afford it. But an issue of this magnitude requires political, collective solutions.

[–] SuddenDownpour 2 points 7 months ago

I would have agreed some time ago, but they've shot the prices through the roof lately.

[–] SuddenDownpour 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Right click -> open on new tab for proper resolution

[–] SuddenDownpour 20 points 7 months ago

Spain does actually have a growing issue with water scarcity, so this should absolutely be on the table.

[–] SuddenDownpour 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Apparently, France has historically dragged their feet when it comes to letting the Iberian peninsula connect their grid to the rest of Europe.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/06/07/is-france-an-obstacle-to-the-iberian-peninsula-s-goal-of-becoming-an-energy-supplier

https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/ribera-spain-has-enormous-difficulties-with-france-on-cross-border-energy-links/

Which is an absolute shame, because the region should be a gigantic asset to Europe's renewable energy supply.

Map of solar power productivity depending on hours of sunlight: https://www.hotspotenergy.com/DC-air-conditioner/Solar-Map-Europe.png

[–] SuddenDownpour 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'll have you know, I have pretty high standards to consider someone an expert.

I’ve been there on tour once, and I just looked at an online map to make sure I didn’t misremember. I also follow a guy on YouTube that talks about geology and has been focused on Iceland lately, so I think that makes me a complete expert.

Oh, no! You're meeting all of them!

[–] SuddenDownpour 8 points 7 months ago

By "crossing the red lines" do you mean ex-Eastern block countries joining NATO? Those countries joined out of their own free will BECAUSE they feared Russia might want to attack them. And, oh surprise, Russia did attack the one country not sucking up to them that didn't join NATO. Why should Russia's security be sacred above that of all its neighbours?

If by red lines you don't mean that, then they've clearly not been crossed. Russia and US or EU troops have not directly fought each other, and no country has used nuclear weapons so far.

[–] SuddenDownpour 15 points 7 months ago

I took a good look at Skyrim's Creation Club content after getting the latest release on Steam. I will, in an extremely polite manner, just say that it was underwhelming. I could accept paid mods if it was passion projects of people making DLC-sized content, such as Beyond Reach or Enderal. But that's obviously not what this is all about. It's just about further privatizing and exploiting whatever spaces of free community efforts do exist in an increasingly commodified world.

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