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I wonder what makes EU so wealthy to just buy stuff everywhere - maybe it's the export of high-end technologies inaccessible to US and China?

Having someone else pay for your national defense for 80 years sure doesn’t hurt.

You don't need to spend that much on "defense" when you're not invading countries every few years

You should look up how much NATO members in Europe were spending on defense during the Cold War.

The EU is no way share or form in a good economic position right now. That's why euro leaders have been kowtowing to Trump despite him being a deranged lunatic.

Delete all American software, American defense, American energy, and Chinese hardware from the EU tomorrow. That's the deep-seated unease that keeps EU leaders up at night. Europe needs to be doing 3-4% GDP growth annually and have a globally competitive top to bottom tech an defense industry, and it needs that years ago.

The problem is that the EU needs to become more like the US to do this, and for people who grew up under the protective overhang of the soviet collapse, this is mostly unthinkable. Just like the US not bankrolling half of Ukraine's defense would be unthinkable...


> Just like the US not bankrolling half of Ukraine's defense would be unthinkable...

This is outdated. Look at page 4 of this report for instance: https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/europe-steps-up-ukr...

Their data is not perfect as they rely on public sources, and some governments are more transparent than others, but the reality is that US funding all but vanished in 2025.

Back to the topic, there is also a pattern of promising European startups being bought by wealthy USA incumbent companies. This is also happening to established compagnies: see ARM, Alstom Power, etc. As Europe de-couples from the USA in the current context, I suspect (and hope) that such acquisitions will come under more regulatory scrutiny.


This is a common US position, but doesn't actually reflect reality.

The EU and the UK took over aiding Ukraine almost completely in 2025 [1]. So not as unthinkable as you'd think.

> That's why euro leaders have been kowtowing to Trump despite him being a deranged lunatic.

Less to do with economy, more with security. Europe still needs a credible deterrent against Russia, and the US is still its best bet.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fl...


"are we the baddies?"


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"More than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured in the Gaza Strip" - https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/unimaginable-horrors-m...


Wait, isn't that statistic from the same source that claims that in the entire war, not a single hamas member was even targeted at all? That these numbers come from hamas?

(well, I should clarify, because I am going to bet a lot that you don't even understand how hamas' claims really work. Hamas is not claiming Israel isn't targeting and killing hamas members. Their claim comes directly from the religion, namely that there isn't any difference between civilians and soldiers, between 3 year old girls and "what you call" terrorists (and they call mujahid), between Gazan grandmothers and leaders of hamas. That all of the above are killing Jews or dying trying, and it is just a stupid mistake of Israel not to target everyone. And no I'm not putting it badly here, if you read the hadith you will find much worse images, involving pregnant women and wombs, involving crowds beating ... Hamas says this because they see it (I'd even say "sell it", both to you and to their muslim patrons) as simply what their religion demands. Hamas is not putting out those numbers because they think this death toll on their side is terrible. They're putting out these numbers because they're proud of them, to prove they deserve more money, more support, more ... from muslims, they're putting out these numbers because they see these deaths as "the ultimate expression of muslim faith". In other words they're not claiming Israel isn't hitting hamas members, they're claiming that even if a baby was still in the womb and got hit, even that baby was convinced by hamas to fight for allah and thus was a hamas member. Of course the people actually dying don't really agree, but hamas has guns)

In other words, hamas isn't exaggerating these numbers to get a reaction from you. They're exaggerating them because it proves to their financiers how well the recruitment drive "to defend islam" is going. It should be understood as propaganda for arabic consumption. Should be understood as "look how well we're doing! Even 50.000 children are dying for our holy intifada! Send more money!".


I have to say, your Unit 8200 colleagues seem to have leaked data showing 83% civilian deaths. Maybe check with them before your next shift?

"Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians" - https://www.972mag.com/israeli-intelligence-database-83-perc...


As a counterargument, may I present the frontpage of 972mag?

https://www.972mag.com

I'm not even sure what is currently on it, but I'm sure it will get the point across that they're not neutral and not afraid of changing the truth as required.


"Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender" - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/28/video-shows-is...


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Europe is not a single entity, it's mainly the German politicians that ignored the problem.


By some weird accident they stop being that expensive and long to build when you cross the border into China.


Maybe Western nations will allow Chinese companies to come build their nuclear plants. That would be something.


Or South Korea. Or just take a short trip to the recent past in your time machine.


Varia can supplement bike mirrors with an early warning that a vehicle is approaching. Some people don't like bike mirrors (they look dorky), but personally I feel half-blind when cycling without a mirror.


Stable 60Hz is still preferable to stuttery 120Hz.


It’s good Android has stable 120Hz then. But if you are happy overpaying for a mediocre phone, that’s your right. I did it once. I’m not planning to do it ever again.


No android device I've ever used has a stable ANYTHING performance-wise.


Happy to know which one you have used then because all the ones I have used in the past from Google, OnePlus and Xiaomi have been rock solid.

It’s simple my current iPhone 13 is the second worst phone I have ever owned after the 3S I had a decade before. It’s also the most expensive in a very Apple-like fashion.

iOS is a sorry mess. It manages to be both annoyingly limited and awfully buggy.


Dozens going back to the original Motorola Droid.


That Xbox One exploit is quite funny, it relies on delisted Game Script app that uses Ape programming language made by me and submitted here on HN a few years back.


6502? Luxury! In my times you were lucky to have a processor.


A processor? Luuuxury! In my time we worked twenty-six hours a day, did all the calculations with pen and paper and would be thrilled to use an abacus!


Ah, back in my early existence, we didn't have time and all these superficial dimensions. Ontological creation out of nothing was all one needed, but it looks like it's all lost art now.


Atrus? is that you?


you had paper? We had to use sand and sticks!


Btw. I love how you people refer to this sketch so seamlessly!


I went over "Writing an Interpreter in Go" and "Writing a Compiler in Go" but instead of doing it in Go, I did it in C. In hindsight it was a very good decision, because it forced me to write the code myself, instead of mindlessly copying it. After finishing the books I've spent some time extending the compiler I've written and I've published it on github (https://github.com/kgabis/ape). I've read Bob Nystrom's previous book, so I'm sure Crafting Interpreters is great as well, but I really recommend Writing an Interpreter/Compiler in Go.


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