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  • Of cpurse Zelensky won't be able to hold his position if his popularity nosedives. That's a simple answer to a simple question.

    But how is that relevant? His popularity isn't going to nosedive in that manner anytime soon.

  • It makes a big difference whether the war is in your own country and touches everyone, or if it's waged elsewhere or touches only a small part of your country.

    US Civil War didn't have 500 drones flying to various cities across US each day and night. If Ukraine had elections now, there would be queues on the street and those queues would get bombed by the Russia. I don't think this would have been a risk around the time of Pearl Harbour.

    What is your suggestion for how the elections in Ukraine could be organized safely and so that the result would be reasonably representative?

  • The "mindlessly copypaste this command" culture is dangerous anyway. It's easy to insert some malicious commands there. You can be simply devious and make the user delete all their files. Or, they can make you do something that installs a backdoor for criminals to use for remotely using your computer. Then the Russia or somebody else does a cyber attack against some power plant that gets severely damaged and people die, and the police come to your home suspecting you of manslaughter because your computer had been used for the attack...

  • I think the reason there are so many messages about Ubuntu update problems is that Ubuntu is by far the most used desktop distro. When you have mire users, even the rarest problems are likely to occur on someone's computer at least.

  • Regarding the lots of help online:

    Linux Mint is made so that they take the most recent Ubuntu, make certain alterations to it and then ship it as Linux Mint.

    Because of this, over 95 % of advice for Ubuntu works on Linux Mint out of the box. But of course, sometimesthe few changes Linux Mint has done causes the advice to not work. So, first look for

     
        
    Computer physically explodes killing me when I launch Solitaire Linux mint
    
      

    But, sometimes that doesn't work and you find no solutions. Then try

     
        
    Computer physically explodes killing me when I launch Solitaire Ubuntu
    
      

    ...and you almost surely find a solution that solves the problem.

    Just remember, it is impolite to go ask for help on Ubuntu forums if you're using some other distribution, such as Mint. But, sometimes it could be the only good option. In those cases begin with something akin to "I am running Linux Mint which is based on Ubuntu and nobody on the Mint forums was able to help, so I'm trying my luck here."

  • The article "the" in "the solar system" means that we are talking about one specific solar system. It's left for the reader to decide which one should be assumed, but in this case it's actually clear that ours is meant.

    That means, it's clear that the meme is talking about our solar system, not some other solar system somewhere nor some bunch of solar systems.

  • So, they could put a lollipop-shaped stick into a kinder-egg, to function as a handle? Then the toy could be inside the ball in the end of the handle, so that it wouldn't actually be inside the food, but a part of the handle, which would be a functional part of the food?

  • Yeah, people like to mock us about it, but I think it’s a reasonable regulation.

    It should apparently be amended, though. There is a known case that it accidentally forbids but should not forbid.

  • In that case you need a VERY long cable for the device, though, if you ever want to travel anywhere with it!

  • of the time yes, but the pin in type E will not cause some chargers to

    I haven't seen a plug here in Finland, where all sockets are of type F, that would not have a hole for the ground pin of type E in case that I want to travel to France or Belgium and use the device there. Where have you found a device whose plug doesn't fit in type E socket?!

  • Well, the amount of differences isn't really that huge. Unlike told in the video, if you pull the continental European plug out enough to be able to touch the pins, it's no longer connected. That safety feature exists in plugs of type J, F, E, K, and, I think, L. Plus, I'd guess N.

    Also the slack in ground should exist in all sockets with grounding, as well. (I have never checked if they really do, though...)

    So, the only real safety differences are:

    1. While it is indeed a bit difficult for a child to insert a pencil or similar into the plugs of type C-contemporary, because there are usually kind of covers that require some strength to push through, the feature where the ground pin pushes the other holes open is a much better solution
    2. The fuse can save you in case that there's a short-circuit that causes the appliance itself to catch fire without tripping the central fuse. The British standards enables each appliance to have a fuse only as big as the maximum that appliance might ever need in normal operation, so that if it ever tries using more current than designed, the fuse will blow and a danger gets averted.

    This means: one of the listed safety features is partially implemented, another one can save you from a fire in a fringe case, and the rest of the features exist at least in types E, F and K.

    Type K, BTW would allow for the same kind of shutters for the live holes as in the type G plug in the video. I wonder if that's implemented? I hope it is!

  • Here's a list of MasterCard's toll-free phone numbers in various countries: https://www.mastercard.fi/content/dam/public/mastercardcom/na/global-site/documents/global-services-phone-numbers.pdf

    And here's the same for Visa: https://www.visa.fi/content/dam/VCOM/download/personal/security/gcas_general_numbers.pdf

    And the content of that file, in case that they might remove that link:

    Mastercard Global Service™

    Local Toll-Free Telephone Numbers

    • American Samoa 1-1-800-307-7309
    • Japan 00531-11-3886
    • Anguilla 1-800-307-7309
    • Korea, Republic of 0079-811-887-0823
    • Antigua and Barbuda 1-800-307-7309
    • Liechtenstein 0800-89-7092
    • Argentina 0800-555-0507
    • Luxembourg 800-2-4533
    • Australia 1800-120-113
    • Malaysia 1-800-804594
    • Austria 0800-07-06-138
    • Mexico 001-800-307-7309
    • Bahamas 1-800-307-7309
    • Monaco 0-800-90-1387
    • Bahrain 8000-0087
    • Montserrat 1-800-307-7309
    • Barbados 1-800-307-7309
    • Netherlands 0800-022-5821
    • Belgium 0800-1-5096
    • New Zealand 800-441-671
    • Bermuda 1-800-307-7309
    • Norway 800-12697
    • Bolivia 800-10-0172
    • Panama 001-800-307-7309
    • Bonaire 001-800-307-7309
    • Peru 0800-77-476
    • Brazil 0800-891-3294
    • Philippines 1-800-1-111-0061
    • Cambodia 800-881-001 then 877-288-3891*
    • Poland 0-0800-111-1211
    • Canada 1-800-307-7309
    • Portugal 800-8-11-272
    • Cayman Islands 1-800-307-7309
    • Puerto Rico 1-800-307-7309
    • Chile 1230-020-2012
    • The Russia 8-800-555-02-69
    • China 10-800-110-7309**
    • Saba 1-800-307-7309
    • China 2 10-800-711-7309***
    • St. Eustatius 1-800-307-7309
    • Colombia 01-800-912-1303
    • St. Maarten 1-800-307-7309
    • Costa Rica 0-800-011-0184
    • St. Kitts-Nevis 1-800-307-7309
    • Curacao 001-800-307-7309
    • Saipan (N. Marianas) 1-800-307-7309
    • Cyprus 080-90569
    • San Marino 800-870-866
    • Czech Republic 800-142-494
    • Saudi Arabia 800-844-9457
    • Denmark 8001-6098
    • Singapore 800-1100-113
    • Dominica 1-800-307-7309
    • South Africa 0800-990418
    • Dominican Republic 1-800-307-7309
    • Spain 900-822-756
    • Finland 08001-156234
    • Sweden 020-791-324
    • France 0-800-90-1387
    • Switzerland 0800-897-092
    • Germany 0800-071-3542
    • Taiwan 00801-10-3400
    • Greece 00-800-11-887-0303
    • Thailand 001-800-11-887-0663
    • Grenada 1-800-307-7309
    • Trinidad and Tobago 1-800-307-7309
    • Guam 1-800-307-7309
    • Turkey 00-800-13-887-0903
    • Guatemala 1-800-999-1480
    • Turks and Caicos 01-800-307-7309
    • Hong Kong 800-966677
    • United Arab Emirates 800-0444-3895
    • Hungary 06800-12517
    • United Kingdom 0800-96-4767
    • India 000-800-100-1087
    • United States 1-800-307-7309
    • Indonesia 001803-1-887-0623
    • Vatican City State 800-870-866
    • Ireland 1-800-55-7378
    • Venezuela 0800-1-002902
    • Israel 180-941-8873
    • Vietnam 120-11576
    • Italy 800-870-866
    • Virgin Islands, 1-800-307-7309
    • Jamaica 0800-307-7309
    • Virgin Islands, U.S. 1-800-307-7309

    Last Updated 31 January 2019

    The contents of the file for Visa's phone numbers:

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    • Anguilla 1-800-847-2911
    • Antigua 1-800-847-2911
    • Argentina 0800-666-0171
    • Aruba 800-1518
    • Australia 1-800-125-440
    • Austria 0 800-200-288Δ800-892-8134
    • Bahamas 1-800-847-2911
    • Bahrain 800-006
    • Barbados 1-800-847-2911
    • Belgium 0800-1-8397
    • Belize 811 or 555Δ800-847-2911
    • Bermuda 1-800-847-2911
    • Bolivia 800-10-0188
    • Bonaire* 001-800-847-2911
    • Brazil 0800-891-3680
    • British Virgin Islands 1-800-847-2911
    • Bulgaria 00-800-0010Δ888-557-4446
    • Cambodia 1-800-881-001Δ888-710-7783
    • Canada 1-800-847-2911
    • Cayman Islands 1-800-847-2911
    • Chile 1230-020-2136
    • Mainland China (South) 10-800-110-2911
    • Mainland China (North) 10-800-711-2911
    • Colombia 01-800-912-5713
    • Costa Rica 0-800-011-0030
    • Croatia 0-800-220-111Δ866-654-0125
    • Curacao* 001-800-847-2911
    • Czech Republic 800-142-121
    • Denmark 80-010277
    • Dominica 1-800-847-2911
    • Dominican Republic 1-800-847-2911
    • Ecuador 1-999-119 or 1-800-225-528Δ800-847-2911
    • Egypt (Cairo only) 2510-0200Δ866-654-0128
    • Egypt (outside Cairo) 02-2510-0200Δ866-654-0128
    • El Salvador 800-6921
    • Estonia 800-12001Δ800-406-9982
    • Finland 0800-11-0057
    • France 0800-90-1179
    • Germany 0800-000-6510
    • Gibraltar 8800-877-3745966
    • Greece 00-800-11-638-0304
    • Grenada 1-800-847-2911
    • Guam 1-800-847-2911
    • Guatemala 1-800-999-0115
    • Guyana 159Δ1-855-477-1390
    • Honduras 800-0123Δ800-847-2911
    • Hong Kong 800-96-7025
    • Hungary 06-800-17682
    • India 000-800-100-1219
    • Indonesia 001-803-1-933-6294
    • Ireland, Republic of 1-800-55-8002
    • Israel 1-80-941-1605
    • Italy 800-819-014
    • Jamaica 0-800-847-2911
    • Japan 00531-11-1555
    • Jordan 1-880-0000Δ888-557-4442
    • Kazakhstan 8 800-121-4321Δ888-557-4447
    • Kenya 866-654-0162
    • Latvia 8000-02288
    • Lebanon 01-426-801Δ866-654-0130
    • Liechtenstein 0800-89-4732
    • Luxembourg 0800-2012
    • Macedonia 0800-94288Δ888-557-4458
    • Malaysia 1800-80-0159
    • Mauritius 01-120Δ866-654-0165
    • Mexico 001-800-847-2911
    • Monaco 0800-90-1179
    • Montserrat 1-800-847-2911
    • Morocco 002-11-0011Δ866-654-0163
    • Netherlands 0800-022-3110
    • Nevis 1-800-847-2911
    • New Zealand 0800-44-3019
    • Norway 800-12052
    • Panama 001-800-111-0016
    • Paraguay 008-11-800Δ800-599-1137
    • Perú 001-800-890-0623
    • Philippines 1-800-1-111-9015
    • Poland 0-0-800-111-1569
    • Portugal 800-8-11-824
    • Puerto Rico 1-800-847-2911
    • Romania 0 808-03-4288Δ888-557-4416
    • Saba* 1-800-847-2911
    • Saint Eustatius* 1-800-847-2911
    • Saint Kitts 1-800-847-2911
    • Saint Lucia 800-238-5517
    • Saint Maarten* 1-800-847-2911
    • San Marino 800-819-014
    • Saudi Arabia 1-800-10Δ866-654-0129
    • Senegal 800-103-072Δ888-557-4451
    • Singapore 800-110-0344
    • Slovakia 0 800-000-101Δ800-406-9970
    • South Africa 0800-990-475
    • South Korea 00798-11-00-908-12
    • Spain 900-99-1124
    • Sweden 020 160 4293
    • Switzerland 0800-89-4732
    • Taiwan 00801-10-3008
    • Thailand 001-800-11-535-0660
    • Trinidad and Tobago 1-800-847-2911
    • Turkey 00-800-13-535-0900
    • Turks and Caicos 0-1-800-847-2911
    • Ukraine 800-502-886Δ888-557-4445
    • United Arab Emirates 8000-021Δ866-654-0112
    • United Kingdom 0800-89-1725
    • United States 1-800-847-2911
    • Uruguay 00-0411-940-7915
    • U.S. Virgin Islands 1-800-847-2911
    • Venezuela 0800-1-002167
    • Vietnam 1 201-0288Δ888-710-7781
    • Updated 1/10/2023
  • There is overwhelming evidence that this didn't happen in the Jurassic era: Stegosaurs had been extinct for tens of millions of years at that point.

    The theropods ("possibly") electrocuted contemporary dinosaurs, not dinosaurs that had gone extinct 100 million years earlier.

  • Assuming the fine isn't progressive, of course.

    Over here in Finland fines for any but the minor offences are defined in percents of income, not in fixed sums of money. There have been cases of traffic fines of several hundreds of thousands for going 30 km/h over the speed limit. That makes them a punishment for very richest people as well, not only for the lower class.

  • Germans, you have been where we are. You know, all too well, where this road leads.

    Nope. Germans will not help. They have seen where this road leads, and they've decided that they must never do anything military again. They prefer allowing all of the rest of the world to turn 100 % fascist over doing one single small thing that somehow hints towards militarism. Germans allow the road to lead where it leads, as long as that does not happen in Germany.

    Also, for the same reason, in Germany it is extremely impolite calling someone a nazi. As long as they aren't openly showing a swastika or publicly calling for a genocide with that specific word, or lifting their arm in the specific way done by Germans in 1930's and 1940's, they are allowed to do what they do. If you call someone a nazi, you are comparing their acts to what Germany did in 1940's, and it's considered a grave insult towards the victims of those times. It is not acceptable in Germany to say to someone is behaving just like a nazi, and therefore, it is de facto not acceptable calling out a nazi.

    Germany is the last country you can expect to stand up against nazis, precisely because they're so traumatized by their own past. It's also why I expect Germany to eventually fall under a nazi rule again some day. When you cannot talk about a danger, you cannot stop it.

  • Breaking anti-bribery laws of a country is illegal, no matter whether they are enforced in some other country or not. Of course Microsoft can break the law and then keep paying large fines until they decide to no longer break the law.

  • Taaak, dla czego nie :)

  • "cz" marks the same sound as the English "ch". "j" marks the same as "y" in "yes". Otherwise you read it letter by letter, a bit as if it was Spanish.

    So... Is Ch'yvinos'tavch legible enough? :) Although, the pronounciation of the j would be so weak that you could perhaps skip it. It does alter the sound a bit, but doesn't really sound as an independent sound in this word. So, also Ch'vinos'tavch could maybe be a valid transcription? And of course real Polish language does not have the combination czj anyway :)