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  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    So yes, increasing shareholder value is enshrined in US law. Only private corporations can get around that rule.

    This is true, with one exception.

    There are non-profit corporations. They have to declare that they are non-profit at the time of foundation, though. They have to write that in the statute (idk what it's called in English, it's "Satzung" in German).

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  • A lawmaker was caught on tape dumping water into her colleague’s bag. He says it’s part of a yearslong pattern of bullying.
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 30%

    No, I was arguing in good faith; But I see it doesn't resonate with you at all, so i'll just leave it.

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  • A lawmaker was caught on tape dumping water into her colleague’s bag. He says it’s part of a yearslong pattern of bullying.
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 6%

    I agree, you could find it on a schoolyard.

    But it's not weird to get hung up about it, consider my angle: By talking like this, we're defaming or decrying children. It will lead to less self-determination for young people in general, thus promoting the gerontocracy.

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  • A lawmaker was caught on tape dumping water into her colleague’s bag. He says it’s part of a yearslong pattern of bullying.
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 12%

    Never ceases to amaze me how this country has children as elected officials.

    Could we please please please stop talking as if children are the worst? Everytime somebody misbehaves, there's someone who calls it "childish" instead of "stupid" or "wrong".

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  • How long would it take to travel 80 miles in a car travelling 80 miles per hour?
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 66%

    tbh, that's a fair question. I would have asked them same thing, if only to hope you'd say something like:

    "What, no. The horses didn't die. It was a movie. They pretended to kill them."

    Especially if you're already emotionally worked up.

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  • How long would it take to travel 80 miles in a car travelling 80 miles per hour?
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    That's called "being caught off guard".

    Or maybe she was just messing with him, who knows.

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  • 'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    I wonder: Is there any experiment done on Mars that uses Spectroscopy to detect water?

    I'm thinking of something like this:

    Due to Absorbance, wet air should absorb specific frequencies of light.

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  • How many alts do you have on lemmy
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    three, on three different instances. It's called redundancy.

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  • Raspberry Pi becomes a public company
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    Well, what we need is some dedicated non-profit company making chips.

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  • Umfrage: Neue deutschsprachige Lemmy-Instanz
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 75%

    Danke, das sage ich auch.

    Der Wartungsaufwand, wenn man die TLD .org wählt, steigt mmn sehr stark an. Ideal wäre wohl .dach, aber das gibt es leider nicht. Daher schlage ich .at vor.

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  • You have 15$. How would you spend it so that you'll be the happiest you can be for 15$ ?
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 87%

    Two plates of rice or noodles with vegetables and salmon. Delicious. Actually, highest ROI that you could possibly hope to achieve in the universe.

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  • "Avon"
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    Or "*RN" meaning river in western continental europe. That's why we got Rhone and Rhein.

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  • "Avon"
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    Reminds me of "*DN" meaning river as well near the black sea.

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  • I've been unemployed practically my entire life and I don't know what to do about it
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    I feel you.

    I'm 24 y/o now, and have never had a serious job interview in my life. The few jobs that I've had, I got through family connections, but I can't only rely on them (they're seasonal jobs).

    So, I'm planning to do something like cashier at a local grocery store now. They hire students with no real background in the field, and that's just what I have. Also, I'm trying to get to do some voluntary work (homeless daycare organization). Let's see how it all turns out.

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  • Why isn't jerking off more valorized as an easy dopamine hit that's also literally good for you?
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    Not really.

    Feminism embraces openness in society, including walking your own path.

    If that includes deviating from cis male sexuality, then yes, feminism does indeed allow that to happen, if it happens naturally. In other words: feminism does not force you to take part in the toxic masculinity circlejerk.

    In that way, yes, feminism probably reduces the amount of "male sexuality" which is basically toxic masculinity in the world. But it does not force that change, instead, it lets it happen.

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  • Why isn't jerking off more valorized as an easy dopamine hit that's also literally good for you?
  • gandalf_der_12te gandalf_der_12te Now 100%

    They predicted pron would condition men to expect sex on demand and sexual assault rates would skyrocket when in fact the opposite happened.

    Reminds me of "computer games turns teenagers into killer machines" saying.

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    Edit: This is *not* intended as "how to grow all your food you ever need at home". It merely provides the vegetables. You still have to get your grains (and therefore the majority of your calories) from somewhere else. geteilt von: https://lemmy.ca/post/22193783 > - [](https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/1d38q1p/a_cool_guide_homestead_on_onetenth_of_an_acre/) > - [Author: /u/well-made_innocence](https://www.reddit.com/user/well-made_innocence) > - [Link Shared on Reddit](https://i.redd.it/tb0ykrpzxw2d1.jpeg) > - [Original Reddit Comments](https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/1d38q1p/a_cool_guide_homestead_on_onetenth_of_an_acre/) >

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    Hey there ;-) These are my own thoughts about the US-China PV trade tariffs. My goal is to point out how solar installations are a good thing. And US should lower [tariffs on PV imports](https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/05/17/us-government-reinstates-bifacial-solar-module-tariffs/). Here are my points: * *National security:* It has been argued that by relying on Chinese solar panel imports, the US makes itself dependent on China in a critical part of the economy. I disagree with this point of view: Solar panels are a very durable product, and once installed, can last easily for 20+ years. There is no urgent, or immediate need to replace them, in case a US-China war breaks out. Therefore, the US does not make itself more dependent on China energy-wise by importing solar panels. Actually, quite the opposite is the case IMO: In case WW3 breaks out (let's hope not but what if), then the US would be vulnerable by being dependent on *fossil fuel imports* that have to be shipped daily, or at least, regularly. By installing solar panels, they do no longer depend on recurring, regular imports. (Because solar panels only have to be imported once, not regularly). * *Economic arguments:* It is argued that by fostering the domestic solar panel production capability within the US, that could drastically make the domestic economy grow. It has been argued that instating tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports, and using the so-collected tariff money to subsidize the domestic solar panel market, would foster that goal. I want to show that, while this is true, also the opposite is true: Lowering tariffs has the consequence of providing even cheaper energy to the domestic economy, thus making all production (and therefore virtually every product in the market) cheaper, which stimulates the economy and increases the economy overall ([price elasticity](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_elasticity_of_demand)). So we have to compare the economic benefit of producing solar panels domestically, against the economic boost that cheaper energy provides. I would say (due to my gut feeling) that the second clearly outweighs the first, so the economy actually profits in total, if solar panel tariffs are dropped, because energy becomes cheaper and stimulates the economy. Edit: To the downvoter(s), please explain why you disagree. Or is it just not the appropriate place to discuss these things? If so, where would be a better place?

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    Other example would be "all men have penis". Accusing someone for "faking their identity".

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