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  • Regulations only work in improving the well-being of the single market if the local producers can remain competitive after implementation. There are a small number of regulations in the EU which have damaged local manufacturers without significant improvement in quality of life e.g the medical device regulation. I do not know enough about the ai regulation to understand if it is for for purpose or not however.

    Given the “free for all” other countries appear to be giving their AI systems, the EU may look to re-consider the ai regulation’s implementation.


  • You mean the underpaid people who often try their best, pay for materials (and sometimes even class parties) out of their own pocket and enter into one of the least rewarding professions are as a whole, bastards?

    This teacher may be a clown, but don’t try lump them in with a 30 second sound byte from a clown. She may just be sick of all the autistic jokes she has to hear.

    My teachers turned up each day and put up with me and the class often being little shits, I am eternally grateful for them.

    Also, if you rename special needs care as “accessibility” then in 2 years that will become the next insult.





  • We can get back on topic :) Green hydrogen still doesn’t make sense compared to direct use of energy, except in some cases (steel production and long haul flights are normally quoted as these use cases)

    Hydrogen requires 40 kWh of electricity to produce 1 kg (equivalent to ~ 29 kWh). So you have lost around 30% just at production. Then you need to compress and cool is significantly to transport, which requires again significant energy and then you need to actually move it which is again energy intensive.

    It would be far more efficient to simply use some areas where renewables can be built out in significant proportion and then transport the (e.g.) electricity directly to the exchange via HVDC cables where it is needed. And where hydrogen is still viable, it can be electrolysed closer to the use case.


  • I never said anything about hating the Saudi’s. I said hydrogen as a general energy source doesn’t make sense at the moment.

    The only cheap hydrogen is grey hydrogen which helps nobody at the moment, might as well just import oil/gas instead. “Green” hydrogen is not cost effective, even with solar prices where they are - why not just build a subsea power cable if Saudia Arabia wants to send energy to the EU? It would probably be cheaper and more efficient in the long run.

    Your links to household energy prices are dumb - what natural resource do most middle east states have that EU countries (e.g. Germany) do not have in such vast quantities? I’ll give you a hint, it’s used for energy production…

    EU prices are currently high because the EU rejected its cheapest source of energy because the supplier turned out to be a cunt.

    I don’t know if turning to another autocratic regime will be better for it in the long run, what do you think?










  • Kids, especially at 5, just don’t need it. It isn’t helpful or social for a 5 year old.

    IMO, you shouldn’t give any gifts to kids under 10, that you don’t intend to allow them to use unrestricted. If it’s meant to be restricted, don’t call it theirs.

    Also, every kid is brought up different. I don’t think they’ll be embarrassed not knowing how to scroll a touchscreen… Stop hating on your brother’s parenting styles unless it’s harming their kids. Buy him some kids scissors and glue if he needs the practice.


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    13 days ago

    True, but I don’t think anyone expects a balanced US budget at this stage of global economics. IMO a loss of the AAA rating would tank the economy significantly and risk a massive corporate backlash. This will make the government’s stance untenable and cannot simply be solved by issuing unlimited debt.