Iceblade02

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[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Agreed - all Ghibli movies are beautiful in their own right, but taking that cinematic mastery and applying it in what is essentially a film about the tragedies of war?

Shivers.

 

For the popular vote the top 10 were as follows (bottom to top):

  • 97 pts. - Italy, Lucio Corsi – Volevo Essere Un Duro

  • 108 pts. - Finland, Erika Vikman – ICH KOMME

  • 126 pts. - Greece, Klavdia – Asteromáta

  • 139 pts. - Poland, Justyna Steczkowska – GAJA

  • 158 pts. - Ukraine, Ziferblat – Bird of Pray

  • 178 pts. - Austria, JJ – Wasted Love

  • 195 pts. - Sweden, KAJ – Bara Bada Bastu

  • 258 pts. - Estonia, Tommy Cash – Espresso Macchiato

  • 297 pts. - Israel, Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise


Personally I'm partial to KAJ for no particular reason (ehem nationality bias ;) and we love our Swedish Finns) but it was fun to see a whole lot of non-english songs making both the finals and top rankings!

Did you guys have any particular favourites and if so why?

 

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/38016771

BRUSSELS, May 15 (Reuters) - Social media app TikTok was charged by EU tech regulators on Thursday with breaching EU online content rules, putting its owner ByteDance at risk of a fine of as much as 6% of its global turnover.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I feel this so much in my 90s hatchback :'(

The SUV plague is a european phenomenon too.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

...or you can be coding assembler - it's all just bits to me

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

At least in my country, this is already the norm. If it can't be used as food for humans in one way or another it can be used in countless otber contexts such as animal feed or fuel via biogas or biodiesel. Same applies to food waste from shops, restaurants and households.

Nothing goes to waste.

 

Every year on the 30th of April we celebrate Valborg in Sweden, often with a big bonfire to welcome the summer. This was our local one.

Happy Valborg to y'all!

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, the current government in Sweden has actively been working on combating organized crime (which most of these murders are related to), but it takes time for new policies to come into effect.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Of course not, and even many objects should, at least in my opinion, be treated with some respect. I mostly agree with what you've written here.

To act as though we are above them

In my opinion, it is precisely because we are above them that we (or at least many of us) abhor unnecessary suffering and waste. The wolf however does not care when it slaughters a whole herd of sheep to eat just their livers and leave the rest to rot, neither does it hesitate to kill the zookeeper that has fed it for a decade when they slip up for just a moment.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world -3 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Like deciding what animals live and die?

Yup, in most cases it is the owners of said animals that decide what happens to them, like with other property. The government trying to force (or prevent) putting an animal down would also be overreach.

The exceptions when it comes to property rights are generally when human beings are somehow endangered, which is where most rights and freedoms, sensibly, are limited.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world -4 points 3 weeks ago

I wouldn't be opposed to blanket bans on advertisingin certain contexts. This however is the state going nanny on the populace.

 

[The original article at Omni is a summary of others and is written in Swedish, available at the link. Below is a translation to English, made by me.]

The criminal exploitation of assistance businesses [in Sweden] is notable because it is so widespread says the criminologist Amir Rostami to the news bureau TT.

A new report confirms the long-known problem, but with an improved foundation - he says it becomes apparent how systematic and widespread the exploitation is.

This problem threatens trust in the welfare system, according to Rostami.

- If we don't have better protection in the future this might lead to a questioning of the entire system with personal assistants.

Since the assistance system affects some of the most vulnerable people in society there must be a special protection and tough inspections of the industry, he continues.

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