Fourteen people have been found guilty in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial, the prosecution of the so-called “Hong Kong 47” pro-democracy campaigners....
You don’t have to start a war against China to defend the people of Hong Kong and openly help evacuate them against an oppressive invasive force. Let China be the one to take aggressive action.
If only they hadn’t shot themselves so hard in the foot during covid with their book lending, and dug the hole so much deeper with their piss poor handling of the lawsuit.
While I do very much support what they do, I’d be reluctant to give them money, if only because it might go to paying their dumbass lawyer.
The lawsuit wasn’t coming because they were in a strong grey area with one physical copy per digital. By offering unlimited copies they directly invited a lawsuit.
And then their legal defense had absolutely no competency behind it. They didn’t come with any legal principles, they basically just said “we shouldn’t be punished because we’re nice”, and then they tried the same style of argument during appeal, basically throwing money away on legal expenses. All the while they were campaigning for donations - the people that supported them were paying the lawyers, not for the IA’s regular activities.
Dude this is the internet, the burden of proof is on the person anyone says “Source?” to first.
In seriousness though, we’re shooting the shit here. The burden of proof is shared equally. Someone said something, they gave reasoning (a form of evidence) why they think that thing, and you just came and said “No you’re wrong.” The ball is firmly in your court to explain why.
Kristie Pereira said she’s tried to get Beau back after learning he was never euthanized but said the rescue organization she got him from has refused to rehome the dog with her....
She offered exactly that, they refused. Hell, even to begin with she was willing to pay the $12,000 she was originally quoted, but was told there was a very slim chance that it would be successful and that euthanasia was the best course of action. The shelter even coached her into putting the dog down.
You really should read more before you run your mouth.
The company responded, but the shareholders voted on each of the proposals. While certain shareholders made the proposals, the shareholders overall voted against it.
The board recommended voting against it, but the shareholders collectively did that.
One method is epigenome engineering and would target genes advantageous for space. Another method is to combine the DNA of other species (i.e. tardigrades) with human cells to make humans better fit for space....
Could well be needed. It’s not fully understood, but human space travel - even to the surface of relatively nearby Mars - might not even be viable. Aside from the radiation issue after leaving the Earth’s magnetosphere, zero gravity changes the body. When astronauts land they’re carefully assisted to get out and placed onto soft bedding. From Chris Hadfield’s autobiography, merely standing up after coming home from a few weeks/couple months on the ISS was like standing on a bed of needles. It took about 2 weeks to be able to move around again, which makes me wonder how we’ll ever get people on the surface of Mars. The Moon is pretty easy in comparison, much lower gravity and not that far away.
Pouyanné, who last month floated the idea of a New York listing for the company, told shareholders there was “no question” of TotalEnergies leaving France.
He said in April that there was “a case” to move from the Paris CAC 40 index to New York in search of higher valuations and larger markets.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, asked by Bloomberg if he would be “happy” with such a move, responded: “Not at all and I would be very surprised.”
Nooooooo. I can’t remember my ICQ, maybe I still have it somewhere, but this is still sad.
At least IRC is still going.
Edit:
In its heyday, ICQ boasted over 100 million users on its platform, which was a remarkable achievement at the time. In 2010, ICQ was purchased by Mail.ru (now VK), who has since owned the products as it declined in use.
Today, ICQ announced that they are shutting down on June 26th, recommending that users switch to VK Messenger and Workspace.
Pineapple contains an enzyme that dissolves flesh. When you eat raw pineapple, it eats you back. This is why your mouth goes kind of numb if you eat a lot of it.
However, with a little bit of heating the enzyme denatures and becomes nonfunctional. Thus, pineapple belongs on pizza.
China’s navy has apparently tested out a hypersonic rail gun — basically a device that uses a series of electromagnets to accelerate a projectile to incredible speeds — but during a demonstration of its power, things didn’t go quite as planned.
As the South China Morning Post reports, the rail gun test lobbed a precision-guided projectile — or smart bomb — nine miles into the stratosphere. But because it apparently didn’t go up as high as it was supposed to, the test was ultimately declared unsuccessful.
This conclusion came after an analysis led by Naval Engineering University professor Lu Junyong, whose team found with the help of AI that even though the winged smart bomb exceeded Mach 5 speeds, it didn’t perform as well as it could have.
This occurred, as Lu’s team found, because the projectile was spinning too fast during its ascent, resulting in an “undesirable tilt.” Gun for Everybody
Successful or not, news of the test is a pretty big deal given that it was just a few months ago that reports emerged about China’s other proposed super-powered rail gun, which is intended to send astronauts on a Boeing 737-size ship into space (NASA had begun building its own astronaut-shooting railgun in the 1990s, but had to abandon it due to lack of dinero.)
As with many space technologies, there’s the propensity for some messy overlap with military tech. As such, news about the smart bomb rail gun test, which for the record did not make it all the way to space, could well freak out officials stateside.
Chinese officials, meanwhile, are paying lip service to the hypersonic rail gun technology’s potential to revolutionize civilian travel by creating even faster railways and consumer space launches, too.
Despite the big promises of politicos, there are still lots of technical kinks that’ll need to be ironed out before a giant rail gun is ready to shoot humans — or weapons — into space, not least of which the spinning and tilt issues demonstrated by the Naval Engineering University researchers in this test.
More on Chinese military tech: China Working on Super-Fast Submarines Powered by Lasers
Was cycling one of those small access roads that straddle the very large main roads. There was a wall between that and the main road. A police van and fire engine were blocking the road, and it was cordoned off with tape. I went on the pavement, very slowly, walking pace. But the municipal police stopped me and asked for my...
45% overall would be far higher than 125k. You would have 20% tax up to £50k, 40% tax between £50k and £125k, and then 45% tax above £125k. So in order to be taxed 45% overall you would have to earn well over £125k, as a significant portion of your earnings would still be taxed at the lower rates. You don’t start paying the higher rate until you’re earning it, and even then you pay the lower rate for any earnings below the threshold.
The UK tax system also has a werid position between about £100k and £125k. There is a tax free allowance between 0 and around £12.5k, when you earn over £100k this starts to reduce until £125k where it is entirely removed. After £125k you start making money again, but with earnings of between £100k and £125k per year you can actually take home less.
There is specific maths that clear this up more consisely (not least because thresholds change every year) but that’s the general gist of it.
I find it curious that your comment has 3 downvotes, and their comment has 3 upvotes, and that you mentioned they have 3 accounts. Vote manipulation perhaps?
France's President Macron calls snap election after far-right triumph in EU vote (www.politico.eu)
Ofwat plan to cut sewage fines 'sends dangerous message to water firms' (inews.co.uk)
‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 pro-democracy activists found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion (www.theguardian.com)
Fourteen people have been found guilty in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial, the prosecution of the so-called “Hong Kong 47” pro-democracy campaigners....
Justice Alito's Upside-Down Flag Claim Dismantled by Police, Neighbors: Report (www.rollingstone.com)
The justice’s wife allegedly spat at her neighbors’ car and traded insults, prompting the young couple to call the police...
How to find great Chinese food (lemmy.world)
The Internet Archive has been fending off DDoS attacks for days (www.engadget.com)
It's really not a big deal. (lemmy.world)
free and open source GPU compiled by hands (lemmy.world)
A woman took her sick puppy to a Maryland shelter to be euthanized. The dog is up for adoption again. (www.nbcnews.com)
Kristie Pereira said she’s tried to get Beau back after learning he was never euthanized but said the rescue organization she got him from has refused to rehome the dog with her....
Amazon Kills Shareholder Proposals on Worker Protections and AI Oversight (www.404media.co)
TIL of research into genetically engineering humans for space and living on other planets. (www.space.com)
One method is epigenome engineering and would target genes advantageous for space. Another method is to combine the DNA of other species (i.e. tardigrades) with human cells to make humans better fit for space....
Nearly 175 arrested as climate protesters target France’s TotalEnergies and key investor (www.theguardian.com)
ICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Stress (mander.xyz)
RIP (lemmy.zip)
Google Is Paying Reddit $60 Million for Fucksmith to Tell Its Users to Eat Glue (www.404media.co)
“You can also add about 1/8 cup of non-toxic glue to the sauce to give it more tackiness.”
China Uses Giant Rail Gun to Shoot Smart Bomb Nine Miles Into the Sky (futurism.com)
I got a €90 fine from police in paris
Was cycling one of those small access roads that straddle the very large main roads. There was a wall between that and the main road. A police van and fire engine were blocking the road, and it was cordoned off with tape. I went on the pavement, very slowly, walking pace. But the municipal police stopped me and asked for my...
45% (lemm.ee)
Dangerous? Signal Blasts Google Effort to Use AI to Scan for Scam Phone Calls (uk.pcmag.com)
Google’s AI model will potentially listen in on all your phone calls — or at least ones it suspects are coming from a fraudster....
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