Defending ourselves and our allies may sadly be a necessity in the not too distant future. Thank Putin.

Let’s not beat around the bush here, he wants it to sprout fascist propaganda.

That’s how fast food works though. Using non-disposable plates, cups, etc. for takeout would be impractical unless it’s strictly “bring your own”. The industry requires waste.

Monoculture farming in particular is absolutely horrific for biodiversity.

Cloudflare is American.

It’s pretty clear that OP’s daughter does feel like she’s missing out on things her friends are doing, that’s why she is asking. Social isolation doesn’t have to be total to be damaging to your mental health, especially if you’re an extrovert.

And bringing up “but in my time…” Yeah, no. Not a comparable situation. If everyone is on social media and you’re not, you’re going to be left out of at least some things, there’s just no way around it.

You’re not outrunning the cops (plural), at least not for long. Especially not once you’ve physically assaulted one, they’re gonna be out for blood.

What gave you the idea that I support our current car-centric infrastructure? I don’t, for multiple reasons clean air being one of them. But that’s not an issue that can be addressed with one law, smoking in public is.

Your freedom ends where mine begins.

Exactly. And if your freedom to enjoy a public space requires you to impact the enjoyment and health of others that’s where your freedom ends.

Because smoking anything in public is always intruding on everybody else’s right to not have an increased risk of lung cancer. And it smells horrible. I’m fine with smoking in areas where everyone has consented to it, but public spaces like outdoor seating in restaurants aren’t that.

That’s just how you eat rice with chopsticks? How else are you supposed to do it without making a giant mess?

A ladder. If it’s famous there’s bound to be a good chunk of change down there.

Do you also turn off autocorrect? As for why I’m not proofreading my entries? I am. But typos happen. Try to put yourself into the shoes of the average office drone or consumer just using a PC as a tool. I’m pretty sure I’ve harped on this before, but most people aren’t experts or enthusiasts, they just want a working computer that’s as simple to use as possible. The benefits of a case sensitive-file system are far outweighed by how susceptible it is to user error.

I’ve used Linux, yes. And I’m not “crying” I just find it annoying. Good grief.

you should have not written them differently.

But you did.

Remember that 99% of the time that’s gonna be because of a typo for 99% users. They won’t have File.txt, FILE.TXT and FiLe.tXt, they’ll have ReportMay.docx and REportMay.docx or whatever.

And yeah, that includes me. I don’t want case-sensitivity for that reason alone. Thanks, but no thanks.

At least until the next French election. Not exactly a long-term guarantee. Germany needs its own deterrent.

I’m from Berlin, what you call a Berliner is a Pfannkuchen to me.

What an odd way to spell Eierkuchen.

Even during the World Wars the defence industry wasn’t wholly nationalised.

37% of Rheinmetall’s shares are owned by NA investors, none individually control more than 6%. And no, Rheinmetall wasn’t founded by Nazis. It predates the Nazis by decades, the company was founded in the same year Hitler was born in. And even if it was, why would that matter today? The company is not owned by the people who founded it. It’s not even owned by their descendants (who still would not be the same people).

They are also NOT selling to both sides. I’m not even disputing that they wouldn’t, they might well want to, but they literally can’t. They’re not allowed to and that is enforced.

So what’s your alternative? Do nothing as Russia invades country after country and hope that they’ll stop before it’s our turn?

If they’d be willing renounce their claims to Taiwan and allow democracy in Hong Kong and Macau, maybe I could see that. Until then, same shit in more outwardly rational packaging.