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joelthelion@lemmy.worldto Fediverse@lemmy.world•After a year of operation, Switzerland's government closes its Mastodon instanceEnglish71·10 months agoWhen you’re a government, you need a little more process to ensure things are done well (moderation, security, …). Even something simple like that could take valuable time from quite a few people.
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto Fediverse@lemmy.world•After a year of operation, Switzerland's government closes its Mastodon instanceEnglish81·10 months agoSad but unfortunately fairly justified. Hard to justify spending public money on 3,500 users.
joelthelion@lemmy.worldOPto World News@lemmy.world•EU Council and Parliament agree on 90% CO2 emissions cut by 2040 for trucksEnglish2·1 year agoWell, this should give them some motivation.
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Female saboteurs who poisoned 46 Russian soldiers in Crimea are on the run after shoot-out with police, say reportsEnglish12·2 years agoAre you really sure? 😂
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•‘We will not sign our own death certificate’: COP28 talks on the cusp of failureEnglish5·2 years agoWHAT? Where is the next one planned to take place?
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•UN aviation meeting agrees to goal of 5% lower emissions by 2030English1·2 years agoNot really. People in developed countries need to divide their emissions by approximately ten times. Every little bit helps. And we should start with the easy ones.
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•UN aviation meeting agrees to goal of 5% lower emissions by 2030English1·2 years agoThey are obvious because they are rarely irreplaceable. We can live without mass tourism and fast deliveries.
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•UN aviation meeting agrees to goal of 5% lower emissions by 2030English9·2 years agoAnd yet they are part of the obvious low hanging fruit for reducing emissions
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Just Stop Oil smash glass on paintings at the National GalleryEnglish555·2 years agoI don’t understand why they keep targeting art. Wouldn’t smashing car windows (for example!) make more sense?
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the worldEnglish771·2 years agoNever seen that banner or an ad. I guess it’s just a matter of time though 😕
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy DrinkEnglish222·2 years agoAnother example of a multi-billion dollar company that doesn’t curate their products/services. Costs too much money they would only profit 234 billion instead of 244 billion.
In the long term it’s a terrible strategy. People will lose confidence and stop shopping there. I’ve almost stopped and I know I’m not the only one.
Not that most executives care about long term…
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.ml•‘We can’t confuse Hamas with all Palestinians’: Spain says amid aid review633·2 years agoWhat makes the problem hard is that there are a lot of dickheads on both sides, not just the governments. You can be an oppressed victim AND a dick. These things are not mutually exclusive, unfortunately.
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.ml•Nikki Haley openly calls for genocide against Palestinians on social media532·2 years agoSo this is the “moderate republican”. Good to know…
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.ml•EU moves to outlaw fees on hand luggage, seat allocation52·2 years agoPer fuel/mile/cargo, aircraft are actually very efficient
Not really : https://ourworldindata.org/travel-carbon-footprint
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.ml•EU moves to outlaw fees on hand luggage, seat allocation9·2 years agoGetting rid of these fees means they will be displayed in the overall cost, which might in turn reduce the number of people flying.
30€ flights (that you end up paying more due to these hidden costs) are definitely part of the problem.
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.ml•Antisemitism definition used by UK universities leading to ‘unreasonable’ accusations13·2 years ago“Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”
Yep, that’s pretty vague
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.ml•Amid abaya ban, French school sends girl home for wearing kimono: Lawyer85·2 years agoI’m talking specifically about this “kimono” story. Being french, I also know what’s going on there.
joelthelion@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.ml•Amid abaya ban, French school sends girl home for wearing kimono: Lawyer1227·2 years agoYou’re reading al Jazeera. There’s a good chance that there is a second side to this story.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump threatened military action in return, should Canada go forward with it. I mean, it sounds crazy to write it, but is it really too crazy for Trump?