Yes, bit wary of these current trends that try to paint Europe as this holier than thou place where everyone only thinks about the polar bears and UBI, when the truth is we have plenty of capitalist sharks in our ranks that would be happy burning it all down for the next quarterly results.

Yeah but the 10 locals are the ones that might actually end up doing something instead of shouting into the digital void.

I don’t get it. Once ID checks are here, do they think people will keep expressing these kinds of opinions publicly? Oh course not, they’re just going to keep going further underground online or find offline ways, do they really think we’ll just keep posting incriminating stuff with our real name attached?

No idea what you’re on about, chickpeas are GOAT. Tasty, full of good stuff for you, brings lots of vegetal protein, and, like, hummus??

Just give it access to the nuclear codes and get it over with.

I see that sentiment on every battery news, but it sure seems to me like battery tech is advancing quite drastically. Are there over-hyped headlines and articles pumping up tech that isn’t anywhere near completion? Sure, but meanwhile EVs have become a thing, house batteries, etc.

One thing missing from the list is disguising your gait/walk. I don’t know how far along they are with reconciling databases about it, but the technology to identify you by the way you walk already exists. I hear adding a pebble in your shoe helps.

Not creepy at all!

Do it, imagine it sounds good, the stage trick you’d gain!

The French use “Visio” kinda like a generic term to talk about a video call (short for visio-conférence), I find that much better already than that W nonsense.

Going to the wrong ones mate. The best ones are cheap.

Can’t wait for variable mortgage rates, but on mars.

I’m mostly joking, I think it’s great if we can become space farers, just can’t help but think about what we did the last time we were out colonizing…

Liquid lunch.

Unforeseen is pretty clear, by definition, that they’re things we wouldn’t be able to predict until they happen. I agree with the general sentiment in this thread btw, using genetics to prevent hereditary conditions or otherwise improve the human condition sounds great on paper but it’s risky business.

Yeah I remember UK was way ahead of the game on this and it was a big topic in the 2000s but maybe they got overtaken.

I agree on this for products however with services (such as the ones I provide) I can’t really give you a price upfront except for stuff I’ve highly standardized, because I have no idea until we work out the project on how much labour/costs it’s gonna have.

I know a guy that’s a pilot and while 90% of his flying is leisure, he’ll sometimes fly down to France for his vacations etc in one. Doesn’t own them though, has to pay rentals.

I mean if it doesn’t make sound I’ll get the cheap “smart” fridge and just cover up the screen, if it’s a high quality fridge besides the screen, no problem.

I get why they’re getting downvoted for the way and place they asked the question, but isn’t it kind of valid? All phones coming out these days are minor, incremental upgrades that are pretty much last year’s phone with 5% extra performance. I actually peeked at this because my old OnePlus is starting to show signs it’s ready for retirement and I’m thinking of (gasp) having an apple device of some sort due to some apps I could use for work only being available on iOS, but otherwise I don’t think most people are excited for new phone releases anymore.

Yeah I really don’t think I’ll need it that often, definitely not for any of the practical parts, it would just be for the fun things I’d print for the kid.