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1/6 Western pacifism is traitorous.

The last few years have exposed it as not just naive, but dangerous.

Ukraine and Europe’s relationship with Russia show this clearly.

No one sane wants war, but pacifism gives enemies a reason to invade

How bad is America’s icebreaker gap with Russia? Finland has something special that America wants

Suomi mainittu! Merille!
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Kuva porvoolaisesta taksista, jossa lukee "Peukku-taksi"

Hallitus keskustelee alkoholin kotiintoimittamisesta.

Samaan aikaan Porvoossa:

Eurooppa on vahva, jos se pysyy yhtenäisenä. Muutama orban lisää, ja Venäjä on vahvoilla.

Sähköautoista menee kuulemma renkaatkin äkkiä. Meneehän ne, jos kenkii autoa joka lähdössä ja käänteessä. Meillä ei havaittavaa eroa 140 tkm ajon aikana dieseleihin.
Sama koskee noita puslia, kuten tuo katsastajakin sanoi.
Katsastajalla ollut mitään huomautettavaa ID 4:stä.

Kas, oikein vintage-elokuvaa! Ajalta vähän jälkeen tukkijätkäromantiikan.

Älkää unohtako korvapuustipäivää!

Nykyään aina vain enemmän suoratoistoa, koska lineaarista tulee tuollaista tavaraa. Yhä useammin muuta kuin Yleä.

Uutisten jälkeen parhaalla paikalla Sohvaperunat 🤬

I REALLY don't understand Hungarians, considering 1956 and Slovaks with 1968 in mind. Hope the Czechs have studied their history.

Ongitteko itse?

You don’t have to move the needle much in the first-past-the-pole countries to make a big difference. Add Jill Stein and that could have sufficed.

Thing is that the lefty idiots enable the right wing idiots.
Like the ’punish Biden and Harris for not doing enough for Palestine’ in the US and everything Corbyn did in the UK.

… and that’s how the Russkies play it.

Surprisingly many leftists still align with Russia. Never ceases to amaze me, but I guess old habits die hard. Less in Finland than elsewhere though.

A timely reminder to support Wikipedia if you can

Already doing it.

What lessons can Star Wars offer us about the significance of safeguarding democracy? Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, shared his thoughts on the subject with students at Harvard’s Kennedy School.

@jnbarrot.bsky.social
@marie-doha.bsky.social

People thought the killer app of crypto was money laundering but it turns out it was actually bribery.

Itse asiassa pari kertaa naurahdin ja vielä useammin hymyilytti, silloinkin kun Niina Lahtinen ei ollut äänessä. Se oli enemmän kuin koko kevätkaudella.

Uusi termi tuo vesinenä. Minullakin nokka vuotaa usein aamuisin ihan muuten vaan, ilman havaittavaa syytä.

Austria military ditches Microsoft for open-source LibreOffice - here's why It's not about the cost savings, either. Many government organizations are replacing Microsoft software for a more important reason.

Austria military ditches Microsoft for open-source LibreOffice - here's why | ZDNET
Beginning to become a trend in Europe, as the US is not now a reliable partner. Who knows what Trump could do next.
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Murehdi kunnolla, niin et nuku koko yönä.

Hear, hear!

Marttinen hoitaa myös opposition homman. Hyvin epäuskottava tyyppi.

Panel 1. image of a huge nuclear plant. “Reactor Overheating” 2. A worker in a hazmat suit works at a computer. The screen reads: “Press cancel to avoid critical overload” 3 - 9. The worker continues to type at the computer. The screen changes in each panel and reads: “Enter password to confirm” “Incorrect password” “Incorrect password” “Do you want to reset your password?” “Reset link has been sent to your email” “Please choose a new password” “New password can't be the same as old password” The colour gets hotter in each panel. Starting blue in 1 and ending in red in 9. Panel 10. Wide view. The entire earth is blown up.

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com

My feed there is mostly bad jokes.

Good question. I peek into Twitter occasionally, but don't interact. Never touched Threads.
BlueSky does seem to be quieter now than half a year ago.

Maybe the era of social media is coming to an end.

SH-ESP32 Revision 2 Now Available Open source marine electronics

Has anybody been using SH-esp32 + engine top hat to create NMEA2000 compliant old diesel engine monitoring system here?

Do I have network here for this? Can you share your project and HW details?

That silly little picture you generated is cranking up energy costs, hurting artists, and adding absolutely nothing to the world.