When Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s President who soon leaves office after eight years and hands over to her successor William Lai, swept to power in 2016, she was dismissed as a dull bureaucrat. But she stood up to an increasingly authoritarian and aggressive China under Xi Jinping; she held on to a vital US alliance under Donald...
What an interesting read. Well-written, it really gives you a sense of some of yhe deeper currents underneath the opaque goings-on in this faraway bastion of democracy (as it seems).
Meanwhile, the new government in the Netherlands (the richest parts of which are beneath sea level) has vowed to cut spending on climate issues. Yay for right wing governments.
Taylor Swift has shattered virtually every major record in the music industry, and as she lives her best life supporting her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, she’s also breaking the brains of right-wingers....
Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.
Shame, it’s worked perfectly for me for many years. No idea what went wrong with you, of course, and it doesn’t sound like you’re up for troubleshooting. Oh well, hope you have a better time with Google or Apple stuff!
Uh, but…OsmAnd is a phone app. So you’re saying you used the website on your phone’s browser, then? I’m not sure if that has an offline function, though I never used it myself. Does it say it has that function? Otherwise I think you will have to install an app, first.
Maybe you downloaded the offline map files, but had nothing to open them with. Apps use their own versions of the map files, by the way, those files you download from the website are for other use-cases.
The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....
It’s spring here in Europe, but we’re international… right? I use the reverse drape cross a lot, though I’ve used the chest warmer while wearing a suit a couple of times, this past winter.
Right? It seems very easy to put the blame on all individual Russian soldiers, it’s not as if they have much choice. Of course, there’s a whole bunch of them acting like assholes in their role, but I’m sure there’s a whole bunch more of them who don’t particularly want to be there but are forced to.
While I’m not a fan of Russia and its dealings in the world, I can’t help but feel sorry for these guys, some of whom must surely just have been forcefully conscripted into this.
Guys, I have something to brag about. After almost a year of hard learning, I finally created my first mobile game! Storiado is a board game alternative that will make you wonder what’s wrong with your friends. Play by answering simple questions, mix all the answers, and generate the most twisted story you’ve ever read. And...
I hope i can find people to play this with me sometime. Looks like it has potential, and my solo try was amusing.
Perhaps some kind of prompt to get the creativity flowing more would help, with the questions asked. “Who scared you lately?” “What interesting place did you learn about recently?” Idunno something like that?
"Do you know how many spells are just recycled incantations?"
Taiwan's outgoing president says boosting her country's military was the only way to defy China's threat - and that 'democratic countries need to support Ukraine' (www.bbc.com)
When Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s President who soon leaves office after eight years and hands over to her successor William Lai, swept to power in 2016, she was dismissed as a dull bureaucrat. But she stood up to an increasingly authoritarian and aggressive China under Xi Jinping; she held on to a vital US alliance under Donald...
Antarctic ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Isn’t Looking So Good (www.splinter.com)
The paper is here
Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years (www.theguardian.com)
Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities...
Right-Wingers Say Super Bowl Is Rigged So Taylor Swift Can Endorse Biden (www.rollingstone.com)
Taylor Swift has shattered virtually every major record in the music industry, and as she lives her best life supporting her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, she’s also breaking the brains of right-wingers....
Google is redesigning its search engine — and it’s AI all the way down (www.theverge.com)
Israel troops continue posting abuse footage despite pledge to act (www.bbc.co.uk)
Images shared online include Palestinian detainees draped in the Israeli flag and held in stress positions....
'Your Name' Movie Producer Confesses To Have Paid Over 20 Underage Girls For Sexual Favors - Animehunch (animehunch.com)
The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....
Two clothing color matching guides I had saved. What do you think? (pix.anduin.net)
PlayStation names Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino as its new CEOs (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Braid, Anniversary Edition, Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Earth-sized planet spotted orbiting small star with 100 times sun’s lifespan (www.theguardian.com)
Speculoos-3b, 55 light years away, is only second planetary system to be found around an ultra-cool red dwarf...
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Eleven ways to tie a scarf infographic. (pix.anduin.net)
It’s spring here in Europe, but we’re international… right? I use the reverse drape cross a lot, though I’ve used the chest warmer while wearing a suit a couple of times, this past winter.
Slovakia: Suspect in court as Putin’s friends capitalise on shooting of prime minister Robert Fico (www.theguardian.com)
Media is barred from hearing as 71-year-old man appears in closed session over attempted assassination of prime minister....
Guess the Episode [Easy] (lemmy.world)
1 point for the episode/main plot. 1 point for the joke/scene....
Russian soldier puts a washing machine drum on his head when he sees an FPV drone. (streamable.com)
t.me/ssternenko/28802...
Woman looks to sue after NJ casino refuses to pay disputed $1.27 million slot machine prize (www.usatoday.com)
Joe Rogan - suggestions to switch my sibling to better media
My 27 yr old sibling is a hard core follower of Joe Rogan 💩...
I created a board game alternative for evil people (lemmy.today)
Guys, I have something to brag about. After almost a year of hard learning, I finally created my first mobile game! Storiado is a board game alternative that will make you wonder what’s wrong with your friends. Play by answering simple questions, mix all the answers, and generate the most twisted story you’ve ever read. And...