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New comment by THX1137 in "The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters"

THX1137 — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:19:20 +0000

Apologies, my error was in having English as not my first language. I should have said that the only evidence of the proponents of the theory is vibes and feelings.

New comment by THX1137 in "The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters"

THX1137 — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:43:13 +0000

What evidence is presented in the article? Only vibes and feelings.

New comment by THX1137 in "BYD is bringing its 5-min 'Flash' electric car charging to Canada"

THX1137 — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:53:23 +0000

No, it is a marketing term relating to the chargers BYD is deploying. According to the article the chargers can charge a car with enough electricity to provide a range of 400km in around 5 minutes. Another separate, but important, factor is that these chargers apparently work very well in winter and can provide a similar charging speed at -20°C.

New comment by THX1137 in "World Capitals Voronoi"

THX1137 — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:41:54 +0000

Not quite - it's somewhat like South Africa in that certain institutions are in Colombo and others in Kotte (specifically the legislature is in Kotte). In addition, Kotte and Colombo are nearly adjacent.

New comment by THX1137 in "Bluesky 2025 Transparency Report"

THX1137 — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:43:17 +0000

Really? Anecdotal as well, but I see tonnes of liberals and similar free market oriented people all over that website... I wonder if whether our preferences are giving us different impressions of the user base?

New comment by THX1137 in "Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963)"

THX1137 — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:51:28 +0000

Yeah, you would need more than just ethnicity. You can read the Justice's examples directly in the case. Being or looking Mexican on a parking lot may be enough to justify a Kavanaugh stop, but just being Mexican or looking Mexican on it's own is not enough.

New comment by THX1137 in "France enshrines 'freedom' to abortion in Constitution, in world first"

THX1137 — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:41:56 +0000

You think nationalism is not a popular brand of identity politics in Europe? Can you explain why you think that? In many nations in Europe nationalists have won elections even in recent years. In a more extreme case the idea that Ukrainian identity is "not real" is one of the often cited reasons for the Russian aggression against the Ukrainian state.

New comment by THX1137 in "France enshrines 'freedom' to abortion in Constitution, in world first"

THX1137 — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:49:16 +0000

I can't agree. If you look at the impact of Darwinism and "Social Darwinism" (English ideas) on Continental European politics in the lead up to WWI you would change your mind quickly. You can even go look at Christianity, a near-Eastern philosophy, and note how this form of identity politics is also foreign influence playing a role in domestic politics across Europe.

New comment by THX1137 in "France enshrines 'freedom' to abortion in Constitution, in world first"

THX1137 — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:27:06 +0000

Identity politics being an "import from the United States" to Europe is a laugh. During WWII's genocide was committed on the basis of identity. More recently in the Former Yugoslavia a war was fought with significant focus on national or religious identity. That's not even to mention the rote national identity politics present in European nations for at least 200 years.