benjhm

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[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Can anybody explain, how does an easily transportable and storable product like rice get to cost so much more (6$) per kilo in Japan, than elsewhere in the world (including rest of east asia)?

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 40 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (22 children)

As a global company, Apple could just re-establish itself in europe, e.g. Ireland, and continue trading with China, they can just put the US on hold for a couple of years.
Meanwhile for those who really addicted to istuff, coyotes can smuggle iphones across the border, so maybe this solves the fentanyl 'issue'.

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

Bon outil !
Mais ça fait apparent, les grands trous sans gares. Il sera encore plus util, avec pris en compte la fréquence des trains par jour qui s'arrêtent a ces gares. Et peut être les forêts sont trop dominant en arrière, topologie serait plus utile pour vélos.

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

Well thought out article - worth reading

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 14 points 4 months ago

Trump may echo Nixon, iirc, breaking trust in such systems. Anybody know, can he try to stop them withdrawing? What about China, Japan, others ...?

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Back to what car ???

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 9 points 4 months ago (5 children)

History will recall this as the Trump Slump ...

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Others, including populist right politicians in several of EU's own member states ...
The article's intention is good, but does anybody here know how much the EU commission or parliament can do about this, without unanimity, and without it’s own police ? Also does the ECJ have any role?

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 13 points 4 months ago

It took the EU many years to negotiate trade agreements with Canada, Brazil, etc., partly due to internal disagreements within the EU and complicated national ratification procedures. We don't have kings who can just act on their whims.
Also - it's easier to apply tariffs on physical goods, than on digital services which US exports - coordination is needed to avoid loopholes, but that's complicated, slow.
So, the ideas seem good in theory, but how could this be done fast enough ?
Meanwhile only Russia is laughing, they got their multipolar world ...

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Glad to see a brand focusing on linux notebooks, but only intel / amd ? - maybe needs that big battery / fans ...?

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I like the haystacks. As also in alpine countries, they seem a fundamental part of the scenery. I guess they matter especially where livestock moves to mountain pastures in summer, while the hay from valley meadows gets them through the winter.
Maybe the tractor age is temporary, as smaller robots may surpass them in efficiency. So could anybody design robots to help with stacking and combing hay, if there are not enough young people to do it?

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago

Diverse views here, even within our lemmy 'bubble', suggest it's not obvious what to do about this (and similar situation in France and other european countries). Banning either individuals or parties can set a risky precedent and does not necessarily diminish a movement. I'd rather go for gradually (but rapidly) changing norms about acceptable campaigning, propaganda, use of social media, 'fake' news (lies). That includes faster-acting legal restrictions on funding, ownership, facts/fakes, algorithms, etc.. , as well as positively strengthening alternatives like our fediverse.

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