Gsus4

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[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

hah, my installation is nearly broken, I suppose if they demand payment they'll start to offer support services to those institutions.

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That sounds like a dutch joke.

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago

ok, ok, got it, I'll sign it, then.

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If buying is not owning...

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I agree, every country neighbouring Hungary can reestablish the border controls and keep russian "tourists" or chinese "policemen" out if they want too, this isn't hard.

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

I think most people at Tesla secretly hate the cyberstuck.

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

yeah, I don't hate tesla or spacex, just the psycho puppetmaster.

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There was an article I can't find from a year or so ago where a few libertarians were arguing that Bexit instead of giving them more freedom, took away from it, because they realized that the EU tended to limited the power of national governments to go on populist rampages on the left or the right, because the EU institutions average and balance between interests. I think they are right and if the EU were to turns...uh...fascist...by then the well would already be poisoned in most countries anyway.

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's because billionaire means nothing. e.g. Jordan Belfort was almost a billionaire, but still went to jail like small fry.The untouchable ones are oligarchs, that is what people are implying and it is much scarier to have a 6-year-old messing around as one.

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

fine, fine, I learned 3/4 new things there, thanks for taking the time

[–] Gsus4@programming.dev 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

They need some form of reciprocity: if you restrict these and these laws, we will restrict this and this influence in the block until you go back. e.g. you end independent media? We block you from owning any media in EU. You open the doors to visa-free russian citizens, lose access to Schengen. You take giant loans from China? Lose access to cohesion funds. You jerrymander your elections to the extreme? No votes in EU parliament/council for you...but proportional and reversible to provide an incentive to go back to normal at least a bit...obviously IANAL

PS: I mean, look at Ukraine: "you block our military aid? We block your gas."

 

See, Apple? Even cars can do it :)

 

Abstract from the paper in the article:

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL109280

Large constellations of small satellites will significantly increase the number of objects orbiting the Earth. Satellites burn up at the end of service life during reentry, generating aluminum oxides as the main byproduct. These are known catalysts for chlorine activation that depletes ozone in the stratosphere. We present the first atomic-scale molecular dynamics simulation study to resolve the oxidation process of the satellite's aluminum structure during mesospheric reentry, and investigate the ozone depletion potential from aluminum oxides. We find that the demise of a typical 250-kg satellite can generate around 30 kg of aluminum oxide nanoparticles, which may endure for decades in the atmosphere. Aluminum oxide compounds generated by the entire population of satellites reentering the atmosphere in 2022 are estimated at around 17 metric tons. Reentry scenarios involving mega-constellations point to over 360 metric tons of aluminum oxide compounds per year, which can lead to significant ozone depletion.

PS: wooden satellites can help mitigate this https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01456-z

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