Unfortunately a lot of European countries have been going down that dark path, just not as far along as the US. I’m cautiously hopeful that the current events will help steer us back in the right direction but we’ll see…

Next stop: banning folks just for looking/spending too much time on these posts.

In case anyone’s wondering, there’s a few reasons for that. Firstly, of course the subject itself is badass. Secondly composition-wise we have what I call a “dynamic diagonal” which leads your eyes from the main subject to the background following the same line. The subject is back/side-lit with hard light giving an intense contrasty look. Finally, and that’s probably the main one, the fog/smoke is lifting up the shadows as you move into the picture away from the camera, making the main subject much more contrasty and stand out from the background despite being overall the same colours/brightness.

It could indicate that investors don’t like these moves and see it as a risk for the future of the company. Or it could indicate that line goes up or down randomly, who knows, not the folks on wall street that’s for sure.

Yeah not to sound negative but European tech generally sucks ass. The Netherlands and Nordic countries are maybe a bit of an exception but they’re still using fax in countries like France and Germany…

Love it when that happens :)

That’s fair, and I do agree in extreme circumstances decisions might need to be taken without having the time or resources to follow process, but we better choose those moments very fucking carefully. An invasion would qualify, this “visit” would not, imo.

If Europe starts doing illegal shit like this, we will lose trust from the rest of our allies which aren’t going down the drain. I’ve written the US off already, but going all loose-cannon will set the precedent that we can’t be trusted and compromise the rest of our international relationships.

I don’t think the US needs to agree to anything in order to rescind whatever agreement is being discussed here.

Right, I think we agree on what needs to be done, I just want it to be done for real, at the diplomatic level, not an isolated move by a random border patrol agent.

I don’t care about “these asshats” but I really don’t want my governments to engage in a diplomatic race to the bottom or to start disregarding their own agreements willy nilly, it’s just not a good precedent. Also an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind and all that. I understand that might be easy for me to say from a somewhat outside perspective but really, nothing good will come from doing this kind of stupid shit, we need to keep our heads high, respect the rules we agreed on and generally make sure we keep everything kosher, that’s the only long term play and the only way we can maintain trust from the rest of our allies. Otherwise we’re just like them.

Besides I’m not saying “roll over and take it”, rescinding the agreements is a much stronger move than an isolated (and illegal) refusal at the border.

Sure, but they should do it properly e.g. officially rescind these agreements (I’m sure there’s a process for that).

It’s still green on the official advisory website but I see they have a bullet point about LGBTQ+ travellers (among a few other warnings). So it’s more like additional context rather than an actual negative advice on travelling there. Conversely, I see NL is orange on the US travel advice site due to terrorism risks lmao.

Man starmer is such a disappointment… I was so happy for my British cousins when you finally voted out the Tories, but it seems like there’s barely any change in the policies or even just vibe…

OP sneakily making Lemmy do their homework, well played.

Yeah I have to heavily curate my YouTube but if you do it’s still full of really great stuff. I also have to keep myself on top of it, it’s easy to let yourself slip into trash content now and then.

The comments are pretty universally bad though, even on the good content.

Yeah I used one on rental while camping and I have to say it was great. I hear some European alternatives are coming, looking forward to them, hopefully they also work out ways to do it that doesn’t involve as much space pollution.

Quark yogurts are your friend, I get some that have 25g of protein per serving for only around 130cal, I top them with a bit of muesli so they’re less boring and the whole snack is then like 180/190cal and way more filling and more protein than a bar with similar calories (they’re already flavoured as well)…

I still do but I just don’t have time for any serious gaming, so it’s only quick or indie games for me. But I think I could see myself get back into an MMO or something when I’m retired.

At the end of the day, Trump won the election, they see that his shit-peddling style brought results, and they’re hoping the same thing will happen here. I’d like to think the vast majority of Europeans are too smart to fall for this kinda shit but unfortunately I keep being proven more and more wrong…

Ah yes, sure, but you see with the magic of gerrymandering, they could bring them in but make sure all their votes collectively count about as much as 3 rednecks in Alabama, so don’t you worry about this pesky little detail.