The time when there was only one full kleptocratic government in the world was actually quite nice.
Sad we didn't appreciate it more then.

I don't care if you rule Iran or a global chess club, forcing irrational clothes etiquette based only on the opinions of the most extreme idealists is wrong #TeamMagnus

Introvert James Bond who realizes at the end of the movie that the sexy lady from the beginning of the movie was actually flirting with him

Two completely unrelated but possible outcomes of Luigi Mangione event. The government ends up restricting availability of guns and ammo to average citizens. CEOs start to worry about their safety and curb their greed to appease their customers.
Either would be a great step forward.

I really cannot come up with better reasoning to globally ban sport which is all about giving and receiving hits to your brain container than Thug Nasty Bruce Mitchell publicly shouting how he is 100% certain earth is flat

Yeah. I'm right now learning this lesson.

All jokes aside it's really fucked up to see so many people on here celebrating murder. No one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That's the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximise profits on your health and no one else

In Finland these things are called "igloo-cars"

More accurate weather, delivered by AI.
Yes please!
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/04/1...

Hei mummo!

We pay too much attention to the most confident voices—and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones.

Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.

It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.

A court in Vietnam upheld a death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan after rejecting her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement and bribery in a high-profile $12 billion fraud case, state media reported reut.rs/3D5DK3Q

Instead of intimidating Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometer border with Russia, the war in Ukraine has had the opposite effect on the Finns, reigniting their focus on national resilience.

This piece of jewel of has been running inside my head for days. Flight of the Conchords is absolutely the best!
youtu.be/Hqfsukw9S6Y?...

If climate scientists, for example, lie or exaggerate the climate change, how is it that the climate change results have exceeded the absolutely worst and most extreme predictions of climate scientists?

Jos olisit ms-tautia sairastava bi-seksuaali taitailija ja opettaja joka haluaa muuttaa maailman sen suhteen miten käsittelemme vammaisten seksuaalisuutta, minkä konstin itse valitsisit?

Suomen jalkaväkimiinat mediassa isosti esillä just nyt. Mutta keskitytään taas ihan väärään asiaan. Jalkaväkimiinat pitäisi saada mahdollisimman nopeasti ja isolla volyymilla Ukrainaan nyt heti. Siitä meidän pitäisi puhua.