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Random likes and rebleets of politics, science, climate, computing, and history. Trying to be pleasant.
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Denmark’s Ministry of Digital Government is phasing out its use of Microsoft Office.. to switch to open source alternatives like LibreOffice instead. Why? Because relying too heavily on a US tech giant for your nation’s digital infrastructure is starting to feel a bit... well, risky.

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Oops www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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With the notable exceptions of the UK & Japan less developed countries are significantly more likely to have school uniforms than more developed ones Why do you think that is? Arguments pro and con for them: brilliantmaps.com/school-un...

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Welcome to the archives.

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It turns out reports of a 'millionaire exodus' from the UK last year were completely unfounded.

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www.scottsantens.com/how-money-is... Oh this is a deep but good read on how money/tax/currency works (TLDR - Money is a social construct and the govt can make more if it wants to) and is a good component of the conversation on UBI. #UniversalBasicIncome

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Many KLM customers will be heartened to see their support for LGBTQ+ inclusion - yet their online ads have been showing up on the website of GB News - a channel notorious for anti-LGBTQ+ content. You can take action by sending an email here: goodlaw.social/sfh

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I wonder what happened in 2016? …another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.

submitted 16 days ago • 31 comments

"I've got a brand new content harvester"

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