Mah, they should slop the photo with AI and say they did it

No guarantee it won’t involve another person stepping up against trump, seizing power and then holding onto it. Usually that’s how that happens

Even if the government is funded by money printed by the central bank, it would still be funded with “your money”. Every dollar printed dilutes your money by that same amount, ie it’s like a much more subtle tax that doesn’t follow any of the principles of proportionality, everyone pays the same (except those with little to no liquidity and everything invested, so it’s really a tax on the poor through inflation)

Not a lawyer, so I’m not sure about the law, but generally speaking the perception I get (ie what people say) is that “it’s always your fault” when speaking to drivers. Btw, this doesn’t mean that streets are any safer for cyclists or people walking or that people driver any better. This is why I’m not always in favor of laws that just add more penalties, but fail to do any structural changes.

As for alcohol level, the law says under 0.5 g/l is fine, between 0.5 and 0.8 it’s a minor infraction (fine and possible license suspension), between 0.8 and 1.5 it becomes a criminal offense, with bigger fine, longer license suspension and jail up to 6 months, and over 1.5 g/l it’s still bigger fine, longer suspension, up to a year of jail etc. Then there are the aggravating circumstances, like if you also cause an accident, it’s doubled, if it’s a repeat offender there’s the revocation of the license etc.

Generally speaking, here it’s often presumed that it’s the car’s fault, or at least that’s how I feel it’s perceived.

Still, negligent driving includes DUI, driving while on the phone, driving too fast, driving in the opposite lane, not stopping to a red light or yield, illegal passing of another car and failing to stop after the incident occurred.

Moreover, the law now specifies that DUI is a criminal offense even when no incident occurred and blood level of alcohol is above 0.8 g/l, with possible jail time from 6 months to a year.

It’s become quite strict. Although I’m not sure how much it will actually affect the number of incidents, I’m not always very pro to “just increase the penalties” kind of laws. We need a more comprehensive plan to reduce the likelihood of incidents as much as possible, especially deadly incidents.

In Italy there’s been a big push against this in the last decade.

There’s now a law called “road murder” (omicidio stradale) which makes the penalties for killing someone while driving, especially if intoxicated, more similar to intentional murder (rather than manslaughter). It’s essentially aggravated manslaughter, when you cause the death of someone while driving recklessly.

Hear me out, type L, the one in the middle, is the best socket, as it has all the things you talked about, but also accepts Italian plugs.

Type L bipasso (the one on the side) instead is the most space efficient, while retaining type C compatibility and grounding. Type L plugs also have plastic bits at the end to avoid contact with live wire (like UK one).

The problem is that you don’t own the right to use your own device the way you see fit, and are instead locked into systems you can’t escape from.

You should be able to freely install the software you like, be that an OS, a third party app or even your own program, and you should be able to use all the features of your devices, freely, without being locked out due to the app or accessory not being first party.

the manufacturer of the chip making machine is based in the EU therefore no one can pull out

This has nothing to do with anything, really. It’s not like, because I don’t sell in the US I can’t use American made steel or something.

The actual reason why Apple, and every other company, doesn’t want to leave the EU (China for that matter) despite increasingly stringent regulations, it’s because the EU represents a huge portion of their revenue and leaving would mean losing billions upon billions, all in the hopes of saving millions.

They are the most efficient way of transporting goods on land. Using huge cargo ships si still the most efficient way, once the distance is far enough and the volume high enough.

It’s not only about copying or distribution, but also use and reproduction. I can buy a legit DVD and play it in my own home and all is fine. Then I play it on my bar’s tv, in front of 100 people, and now it’s illegal. I can listen to a song however many times I want, but I can’t use it for anything other than private listening. In theory you should pay even if you want to make a video montage to show at your wedding.

Right now most licenses for copyrighted material specify that you use said material only for personal consumption. To use it for profit you need a special license

Copyrighted material can be used or reproduced only with a license that allows for it. If the license forbids you from using the copyrighted material for business purposes, and you do it anyway, then it’s pirating.

Oh I feel you, I too think it’s overpriced, also I think it tastes like shit.

Pretty sure Red Bull is Austrian fwiw.

Anyway, there are lots of Irish, Scottish, English whiskeys. Don’t know about honey flavored ones

It’s definitely dangerous if you don’t know what you are doing. As in, “you can die” kind of dangerous.

But if you know what you are doing, nah, it’s perfectly safe, and kind of easy to do too.

Probably most definitely illegal in most places too, but if you just shut the f up and don’t blabber about it to everyone you meet or try to sell or give it away, there’s pretty much nothing they can do about it, cause they don’t know about it, and neither does anyone else.

With the Guano Act the US “acquired” lots of islands all over the world. Choose one of those bird shit covered rocks and put him on there

sanctioned region

What’s that?

Opera mini was also great when I had very little MBs of internet traffic in my plan. Nowadays I have pretty much infinite traffic, so I haven’t used it in ages

Wasn’t china in the 19th century a literal empire?

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