If you, like me, live in the EU, Facebook is now entirely clamping down and forcing free users to make their personal data available for monetization....
I would love to ditch WhatsApp, but then I wouldn't be in touch with my family half as much, and it would be a lot more difficult to get anything done.
I am in Spain where people simply assume you have WA, and the majority of small business use it extensively.
The Youth Progress Index fully ranks 153 countries, and it also partially covers an additional 43 countries. It combines 60 social and environmental indicators to form an overall score shown on this map....
I don't disagree with the sentiment of your comment, but I feel it lacks some nuance.
First of all, where are those empty houses located? A lot of the pressure is in larger urban areas: Lisboa, Porto, Braga, Coimbra. If the houses are away from an urban centre, they might as well not exist.
Portugal also has a huge emigrant community, and it's common for emigrants to have a house back in the home country, usually in more rural areas, but not always. These houses are a little retirement plan, and tend to stay unoccupied for months or years, only used when that owner goes to Portugal on holidays, or when/if they decide to return.
Exactly! Remote work available to more people would also help.
Cities are starting to feel all the same now, so I love staying rural, no food delivery, enjoying what each season brings, and buying less stuff. Cities are hot, full of cars and noise.
Travel website Booking.com has left many hotel operators and other partners across the globe thousands of dollars out of pocket for months on end, blaming the lack of payment on a “technical issue”....
Disgusting, they shot a kid and made sure he couldn't be saved:
One Israeli soldier chased Rafat and shot him in the abdomen from a distance of 10 meters [33 feet],” DCIP said.
The Israeli forces shot at Rafat again when a Palestinian man came to his aid, said the group, the only rights organisation specifically focused on children in Palestine.
“The Palestinian man threw himself on top of Rafat and rolled him toward his house, less than five meters [16 feet] away. The man and his family sheltered Rafat for about an hour and a half as the Israeli military prevented ambulances from accessing Jenin refugee camp.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed “unacceptable costs” on ordinary people....
Belgium authorities are getting worried by a series of school arsons believed to be connected to newly mandatory school sessions in some parts of the country.
Sadly, shelters are full of abandoned pitties and the like :/ People get dogs like they're fashion accessories, and that becomes more apparent with breeds that are strong and determined enough to cause real damage. There's a big overlap of wanting to own a dog to look badass, no actual interest in putting any effort into said dog, and a broader antisocial stance.
“A guided aerial bomb of Russia against a blood transfusion center in Ukraine. This evening, the Kupyan community in the Kharkiv region. There are dead and wounded. My condolences! Our rescuers are extinguishing the fire....
US evangelicals have been operating both online and in EU soil for a while now. On Twitter a few years back they were not that sophisticated, with accounts pretending to be local citizens, easily unmasked by the handle names, poor understanding of local culture/references, and use of bad translations/US English terms.
In Ireland in particular they have been quite active since the marriage equality and abortion referendums, and now they seem to have switched gears to instigating anti-immigration sentiments.
The article criticizes recent media coverage portraying Mark Zuckerberg as “cool” again based on his success with Threads and a shirtless photo he posted. The author argues that Zuckerberg’s photo looks like that of a middle-aged man cheating on his wife, and that Threads’ success is questionable given it is mostly used...
Hundreds of opponents of gay rights have swarmed the site of an LGBT festival in the capital of the country of Georgia, vandalizing the stage, setting fires and looting the event’s bar.
Hi Europeans. What’s a good band from your country that you think more people should know about/listen to? Hit me with some good music, language or genre doesn’t matter....
That is not the point, geez.
The point is that seems like a really far-fetched thing to even be on the radar of someone growing up. It's like Quality Assurance Engineer or Health and Safety Inspector, 99.99% of kids/teens never even heard of it, let alone aspire to become one.
Although if she grew up in a staunchly communist household, labour relations were possibly a common topic. But it's still amusing, to me at least, that she grew up wanting to do that, because it is highly unusual.
Its acquirer (Bending Spoons) has taken over operations. They’ve also hiked subscriptions prices and told customers they intend to use new revenues to pay for new features. How they intend to do that without any staff is something I would like to know about....
Well, Bending Spoons seem to be hiring a lot in Spain. Or so my Linkedin notifications would lead me to believe. This makes it even worse if that is the case.
Laying off tenured employees in high cost locations to get newer people in earning less, and possibly fewer benefits. Bad for morale, knowledge transfer, and it's a way to erode pay and benefits for employees globally.
If you are lurker please help us grow the community by commenting and posting interesting on topic quality info/discussions so we can attract more people and make this community more interesting to spend time on. ✌️...
YouTube Launches Experimental AI Feature With Voice Clones of Major Artists (www.rollingstone.com)
Ferrari poster for the 2023 Las Vegas GP. (sh.itjust.works)
If you live in the EU - you may also be faced with this Meta prompt. Info in text. (lemmy.world)
If you, like me, live in the EU, Facebook is now entirely clamping down and forcing free users to make their personal data available for monetization....
Marshals takes a picture with Charles's broken Ferrari (lemmy.world)
Verstappen gets bodyguards for Perez's home GP (f1-insider.com)
deepl translation:...
Youth Progress Index (i.imgur.com)
The Youth Progress Index fully ranks 153 countries, and it also partially covers an additional 43 countries. It combines 60 social and environmental indicators to form an overall score shown on this map....
Titanic salvage plan scrapped after Titan implosion killed mission head (www.theguardian.com)
Paul-Henri Nargeolet was onboard the ill-fated submersible that was likely crushed by the ocean earlier this year, killing all five crew
Thousands of Portuguese protest for the right to affordable housing (www.euronews.com)
Travel website Booking.com leaves hoteliers thousands of dollars out of pocket (www.theguardian.com)
Travel website Booking.com has left many hotel operators and other partners across the globe thousands of dollars out of pocket for months on end, blaming the lack of payment on a “technical issue”....
World Destructor's Championship
World Destructor's Championship
I see what you did there
I see what you did there
Palestinian boy discovers undercover Israeli forces, they kill him: DCIP. (www.aljazeera.com)
UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years (abcnews.go.com)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed “unacceptable costs” on ordinary people....
Arson attacks at schools in Belgium are believed to be connected to a controversial sex ed program (apnews.com)
Belgium authorities are getting worried by a series of school arsons believed to be connected to newly mandatory school sessions in some parts of the country.
Tourist climbs Brussels statue, breaks it (www.bbc.com)
The statue, outside the Brussels stock exchange, had just been restored at great cost.
Psychedelic drug MDMA eases PTSD symptoms in a study that paves the way for possible US approval (apnews.com)
The psychedelic drug MDMA can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported in a new study published Thursday....
Suella Braverman orders urgent advice on banning American bully XLs (www.bbc.com)
Venice will charge tourists who don’t spend the night in the city a €5 entry fee (english.elpais.com)
Where will the tourists go? Europe’s winning and losing destinations due to the climate crisis (english.elpais.com)
Percent of births outside marriage in Europe. (landgeistdotcom.files.wordpress.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/3197004...
Winter heatwave: Temperatures in this South American country have hit 37C (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1221318...
Italy shocks banks with 40% windfall tax for 2023 (www.reuters.com)
"A guided aerial bomb of Russia against a blood transfusion center in Ukraine. This evening, the Kupyan community in the Kharkiv region. There are dead and wounded." - Zelenskyy (sopuli.xyz)
“A guided aerial bomb of Russia against a blood transfusion center in Ukraine. This evening, the Kupyan community in the Kharkiv region. There are dead and wounded. My condolences! Our rescuers are extinguishing the fire....
Would You Rather Give Up Meat Or Flying For The Environment? (plantbasednews.org)
Here’s how the EU’s ETIAS program will impact your travel (www.vox.com)
Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions (www.bbc.co.uk)
How US Evangelicals and the Russian Orthodox Church have helped fuel anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Europe (www.euronews.com)
Enough with the Mark Zuckerberg Love (jogblog.substack.com)
The article criticizes recent media coverage portraying Mark Zuckerberg as “cool” again based on his success with Threads and a shirtless photo he posted. The author argues that Zuckerberg’s photo looks like that of a middle-aged man cheating on his wife, and that Threads’ success is questionable given it is mostly used...
Spanish election: Drug trafficker links trigger questions for Feijóo (www.politico.eu)
Brussels says glyphosate safe enough for ‘full’ re-approval (www.politico.eu)
deleted_by_moderator
Flawless (lemmy.world)
Wanted: 1m signatures for EU tax on super-rich (euobserver.com)
Deep toots, high toots
It's complicated
Georgia: A mob storms Tbilisi Pride Fest site, forcing the event's cancellation (apnews.com)
Hundreds of opponents of gay rights have swarmed the site of an LGBT festival in the capital of the country of Georgia, vandalizing the stage, setting fires and looting the event’s bar.
Music question (youtu.be)
Hi Europeans. What’s a good band from your country that you think more people should know about/listen to? Hit me with some good music, language or genre doesn’t matter....
Spanish minister proposes €20,000 ‘universal inheritance’ from age of 18 (www.theguardian.com)
Yolanda Díaz says money for study, training or starting a business would ensure ‘equality of opportunity’
Time off and a healthy lifestyle are driving some young Americans to Europe: 'You are a person first and a worker 2nd' (www.businessinsider.com)
Some young American workers are moving to Europe in hopes of a healthier and happier life.
Tell HN: Nearly all of Evernote’s remaining staff has been laid off | Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com)
Its acquirer (Bending Spoons) has taken over operations. They’ve also hiked subscriptions prices and told customers they intend to use new revenues to pay for new features. How they intend to do that without any staff is something I would like to know about....
We just hit 810 subscribers and 35 posts 🔥✊. If you are a lurker please help us grow the community by commenting and posting. ✌️
If you are lurker please help us grow the community by commenting and posting interesting on topic quality info/discussions so we can attract more people and make this community more interesting to spend time on. ✌️...