What most poeple don't realise is the fact, that this outage would not have happened if they had spend some more money on their power grid. Most countries have a star formed powergrid. If they had invested in a ring-grid, this outage would not have been possible the way this went down. very few countries have a ring-net, as it is significantly more expensive to establish. But in the long term, this provides a far more stable and resilient grid. Permitted frequency fluctuations in Germany (ring-grid) sit at +- 180mHz and may briefly go up +-200mHz They don't need nukes (powerplants) but several GWh of battery buffers. (and a ring-grid ;-) )

Actually, Hitlers Government wasn't that big... He had his croneys arround him and governed with absolute power... and that is exactly what trump is doing... Unless he has a JFK moment (and I am not condoning, nor encouriging it!!!) he will be casuing a civil war in the US, which he will use to proclaim marshall law, in order to cling on to power (because that way he can avoid elections)... Apart from that.... What is trump doing? Is is attempting to eliminate any domestic opposition or even places where it could grow.... Starting with Universities... the place where (most) people actually think for themselves and not just run like a lemming, shouting MAGA Apart from that, I never said CCP, Russia, whater you want to call it is good. We are currently living in a time where we have extremely dangerous people in very powerful postions... unfortunately too many people where blinded by his alledged Christian motivation.... But in the northern America you had already seen this in the late middle ages shortly after Christopher Columbus arrived.... BTW: I am Christian, but I follow the Bible, and not a Mango Misfit that lies, decivies, and is untrustorthy

The Americans acuse the Chinese of spying with their ITC equipment. we know for a fact, that the US are spying with their ITC equipent (Cisco equipment export with "brief" stop at the NSA and CIA) Looks like the solution would either Ericson or Nokia. They are more trustworthy than any of their American counterparts. As it stands right now, the US Government is about as trustworthy as North Korea. Working for a financial institution that prides itself to be ethical (yes I know, "ethical financial institution" is an oximoron, but I would dare say, they are one of the lesser bad ones), many currently state, that invrestment in "near US government" businesses are not to be considered ethical. While it's obviously not official, but speaking to various people, this is definitely being put across. It is sad, that a nation that used to be amazing and open to the world has been permitted to be run into the ground, ethically, morally, and the way things are going, financially too. One can only hope, that the coming civil war in the US, will not suffer as many casualties as WW II. What concernes me most is that with his (Trump) international behaviour, WW III is not out of reach either....

While I have many objections to a number of things the Chinese (Government) do, I also think there are many good things do. And as another poster said: Corporates don't get away with everything they do. Yes, Human rights is a big issue, but we also have to bear in mind that there are many different cultures and a significantly higher population in China. When it comes to freedom of speach the Chinese still have a long way to go. At the same time, we have to acknowledge that it is far more difficult to look at the individual when dealing with 1.4billion people. When I look at Donald trump, I always see Germany in the late 1930s If you look at history, the similiarites of Goebles and Hitler to Vance and Trum are frightening. The difference is: Hitler chose the (predominantly) Jews, where as Trump targets (predominatly) the Hispanics (and Arabs). And in regards to the robotaxis: The chinese will most probably overtake the American version sooner rather than later. the Chinese have understood how important it is to throw money at R&D. Trump is only interested in himself, power, and money (in this sequence). He does not care about law, about others (except as long as they do what benefits him). And while there may be no legal proof, I do believe that he is in cahoots with Putin. Lets see how long it will take for the three letter agencies to come after me for voicing my oppinion against Donald...

Apart from the fact that I refrain from apple products, if they were to use Amex, it would just be an added reason for not using Apple. Amex in Europe is very unpopular simply because they are way too expensive and many places do not accept them. So for daily use Amex is an absolute no go.

Being a Kraut and sadly having 3rd Reich ancestry, I am very familiar with German history and have studied it in great detail. When looking at Trump and Vance, and comparing it to German history, I personally see frightening similiarities. I would even go as far as calling the pair as Hitler and Goebbels 2.0. Goebbels Hitlers bootlicker, and contrary to comon belief Adolf did not come to govern through a coup d'etat but through elections very similiar as they happened recently in the US. Adolf and Goebbels claimed the most stunning lies. Adolf claimed that the world was against them and that the Jews were guilty of all sorts and conspiring with the world against Germany. In my own personal and humble oppinion, (and I so so hope that I am wrong) he will be the cause/trigger of a civil war in the US and potentially World War 3. Additionally, while I do not have any proof, I personally believe (my own personal oppinion) that trump has a lot of dirt on many members of the republican party. I cannot imagine that they are so stupid to support him with a clear conscience and/or voluntarily. Besides him being an egoncentric sociopath, he is poorly educated (at least when it comes to general knowledge, history, geography and most of all maths). Finally the fact that Adolf 2.0 is already trying to ey with a third term should wake all alarm bells. Even though I am generally against weapons, if I were an American citizen, I would gradually build up a stash for WW3. Call me paranoid, sadly history keeps on repeating itself, particularly when it comes to the stupidety of the people. What is so sad, that the (or at least many) American people are allowing Trump to turn this amazing country into a global laughing stock. People (not only politicians) all over the world consider the US as untrustworthy. For me, being a German and remebering what the US has done for Germany after WW3 with the Marshal plan, it breaks my heart to see what this man is doing to what used to be a great nation.

While the Germans do like their cash, it is false to assuem, that this is the reason for so many blowups: One has to understand the culture of Banks and Insurance Companies in Germany: And just to explain my background: I am German, and I work for a large German bank, so have a little bit of an understanding: The reason for those blowups are simple: Even though cash is still very popular, Most German Banks and Insurance Companies are probably some of the greediest in the world. Very few ATMs are actually equipped with paint packs, gas alarms or fog systems. even worse, you go to an ATM that is not from your own bank, you ca nget charged up to €10,- for a withdrawel (I am talking about debit cards not credit cards). The ATMS are relatively easy to get access to and typically filled with butane or propane gas, sealed with tape and then ignited. often the explosion causes damage close to building collpse. The gangs are rarely from Germany, They come with high powered cars, grap as much cash as possible, ideally an intact casette jump in the car and race across a nearby boarder. Typically they are three: 1. driver (often very well trained for highspeed) 2. lookout, making sure they are in the clear and keeping an eye on surroundings. this one ususally also knows the escape route and alternative route 3. the actor: this one usually goes in by himself occasionally with a trainee. Those gpeople are well organised and even have training facilities to test/check. the big explosions that cause so much damage are usually executed by trainees. But again. This is not becasue the Germans like their cash, but becasue most banks are so cheap, they rarely have protective measures in place. Only recently (end 2023) some banks have started protecting against blasting. And there are tow reasons for that: - Insurance premiums are going through the roof - because often buildings that conatin apartments and living space are affected, public oppinioin is getting the better of them Apart from that, there have been calls for the banks to cover expenses for repair and even rebuilding if need be, if the ATM didn't have adequate protection. So please, get the facts straight. has nothing to do with cash-prefference being the main cause.... Just the stupidety of the beancounters within the banks....

May I highlight to the poster, that Lake Kariba is share between Zambia and Zimbabwe roughly 50:50 Having lived in Zimbabwe for many years and frequently been to lake Kariba and Zambia many years and knowing a previous "superintendend" of the Kariba dam for those who know , this is nothing new. lake Kariba has had issues for many years. In the late nineties they opened the flood gates once in 10 years simply for testing purposes because the water levels were always so low. Fishing at lake Kariba is great and the wildlife is amazing. But I would guess, the envirnmental change has started much earllier in southern Africa than for instance in Europe. Or at least sooner noticable.

This is typical statistics BS without the propper context: First of all I would like to knpow where he gets his figures from becasue they look made up, secondly: What he fails to mention, that many people at the lower end of the spectrum appear to work less hours, but they have tweo or three jobs, in other words, these people work far more hours, going towards 40 and 50 hours per week. Making generalised statements like this shows the arrogant and "arristocratic" detachment from global society and a confinement within the top 10000. I have a 32h contract, but rarely work less than 45h (per week) I would compare him to the queen that asked why the starving people werent eating cake if they are starving.... What a numpty. Being German myself, I would call this guy an ambarresment to the nation... And while I am proud to be German, I truly feel embarresed to be associated with this ^&£$%&^£$%^£ (voluntarily censored)

It is the same with Microsoft Purview. M$ claims that it is GDPR (or in Germany DSGVO) compliant. This is a blatant lie, as it is not possible. in order to receive a message that is encrypted using purview, you are required to login to the MS infrastructure otherwise you cannot get the message. it is the same here. this vending machine CAN NOT be GDPR compliant. They are lying! GDPR ompliance requires the user to be informed about all steps of any personal data being processed. As face biometric data is personal data as it allows you to be identified (whether it does or not is irrelevant) it is personal data. This means, it is impossible for the machine to be comliant without users being informed. Which brings me to the headline! They are blatantly lying