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New comment by EinigeKreise in "Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants"

EinigeKreise — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:31:35 +0000

> Finland is also unusually blessed with tons and tons of hydropower potential which functions both as a battery as well as power generation.

Where did you get that idea from? This isn't Norway; we don't have any mountains. The country is mostly flat and most of the suitable locations already have a hydropower plant since the 1970s.

New comment by EinigeKreise in "EU Parliamentary Research Service calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing""

EinigeKreise — Sun, 10 May 2026 09:10:18 +0000

I'm sure you don't think that suffices. Do you extend that thinking to US and any of its national laboratories?

New comment by EinigeKreise in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

EinigeKreise — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:26:52 +0000

The idea behind principles is that you're supposed to stick to them anyways.

New comment by EinigeKreise in "France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk"

EinigeKreise — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:12:41 +0000

I do care for them setting an example for my local government.

New comment by EinigeKreise in "France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk"

EinigeKreise — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:08:13 +0000

You forgot the part where the countries voluntarily join the organisation. By the way, the commission is subject to a vote of confidence by the parliament, which is directly elected. I'm pretty sure you don't get to directly vote for your cabinet members either, wherever you are.

New comment by EinigeKreise in "The emergence of print-on-demand Amazon paperback books"

EinigeKreise — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:57:29 +0000

I've bought some older hardcover books from Springer (and not for very cheap, mind you) and even then you can get some absolutely despicable print-on-demand abominations. Some appear to be created by scanning the original works in low resolution and then printing using some crappy inkjet. Good luck deciphering any subscripts in the formulas! Of course, to add to the insult, the binding is usually terrible as well.

It's a shame. Even for many classics the only way to get a decent copy is to either buy them second hand (often unfeasible) or to bind one yourself.

New comment by EinigeKreise in "TikTok's 'addictive design' found to be illegal in Europe"

EinigeKreise — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:06:20 +0000

Considering the median amount of time people spend on social media daily, it sure does not seem to be so easy for the average person (as was implied in the comment you replied to). I've got a pretty good self control when it comes to the common vices, but I can't see why that would generalise to everyone else.

New comment by EinigeKreise in "Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native"

EinigeKreise — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:04:27 +0000

What this means to most people is really independence from the US, whatever the wording. Could you expand on this "manufacturing of consent" part? Who's doing the manufacturing here and at the bidding of whom?

New comment by EinigeKreise in "TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues"

EinigeKreise — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:16:14 +0000

It's good that you get some value out of them, I'm not saying it can't happen.

You could probably find the same information, most likely in more detail, in better context, and with improved searchability, from more "traditional" sources. Of course, if it's not clear what you want to know, the algorithm can certainly point you somewhere.

As for neglecting my bookmarks, I mean to do a lot of things ;) (I'll prune them this weekend, promise)

New comment by EinigeKreise in "TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues"

EinigeKreise — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:19:16 +0000

Have you learned 758 things about home construction and interior design? Bookmarking certainly isn't learning. I should know; my collection of bookmarks contains countless papers, documentation, and tutorials, yet I've hardly glanced at most of them and the majority will remain in that state for eternity.

New comment by EinigeKreise in "Your brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of cognitive debt when using an AI assistant"

EinigeKreise — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:11:16 +0000

It's all I've ever known.

New comment by EinigeKreise in "Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back"

EinigeKreise — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:54:27 +0000

People are hurt when people turn person-to-person communication into person-to-machine communication. It's dismissive of their use of genuine wall-clock time trying to engage with you.