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Comment on Hungary vs Ireland highlights | FIFA World Cup 26 qualifier in ~sports.football
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Hungary vs Ireland highlights | FIFA World Cup 26 qualifier
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Comment on Generational goalgetter Erling Haaland will get a crack at his first major tournament next summer, after leading Norway to the World Cup in ~sports.football
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
Fal LinkWoman pleads guilty to lying about astronaut wife accessing bank account from Space StationWoman pleads guilty to lying about astronaut wife accessing bank account from Space Station
A former Air Force intelligence officer has pleaded guilty to lying to a federal agent by falsely claiming that her estranged astronaut wife illegally accessed her bank account while aboard the International Space Station for six months, prosecutors in Houston, Texas, said Friday.
The guilty plea by Summer Worden, 50, on Thursday comes more than five years after she was indicted in the space case for lying about actions by her wife, Anne McClain, a U.S. Army colonel, West Point graduate and Iraq war combat veteran, while they were in the midst of a divorce.
Worden in July “alleged her estranged spouse had guessed the password and illegally accessed her bank account while the spouse was deployed to the International Space Station,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas said in a statement headlined “Far Out” on Friday.
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Comment on UC San Diego sees students’ math skills plummet in ~society
Fal Link ParentGiven that its 1 in 8 students at UCSD requiring remedial courses, this is possibly the answer. Also worth noting though that when you apply to the UCs submitting your SAT scores is optional, and...Is this a case of the SAT getting easier, or that lower 25% really cratering and struggling?
Given that its 1 in 8 students at UCSD requiring remedial courses, this is possibly the answer.
Also worth noting though that when you apply to the UCs submitting your SAT scores is optional, and I'd imagine if you got low scores you'd be less inclined to submit them, even though they don't impact admission.
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Comment on UC San Diego sees students’ math skills plummet in ~society
Fal LinkOh hey that's my university (and @ducc's as well I believe). This report isn't too common knowledge so far, unless you're active on the UCSD subreddit. For people who do know about it though, the...Oh hey that's my university (and @ducc's as well I believe). This report isn't too common knowledge so far, unless you're active on the UCSD subreddit. For people who do know about it though, the response is largely a mix of disappointment in the damage to the school's reputation, and calls for the UC system to start requiring SAT scores for applications again.
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Dallas Mavericks fire GM Nico Harrison amid continued fan angst
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Comment on How has AI positively impacted your life? in ~tech
Fal Link ParentAnecdotally, its translation abilities seem to be pretty solid for the more straightforward and formal language in the documents I use, and since these models have scraped basically the entire...Anecdotally, its translation abilities seem to be pretty solid for the more straightforward and formal language in the documents I use, and since these models have scraped basically the entire internet (including CCP government websites, Xinhua, People's Daily, etc.) with some prodding it can create entire corpuses of 30+ relevant government documents or announcements that would be a pain to try to pull together by hand. Obviously double check everything because there is a dud in there once in a while, but its still a major time save.
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Comment on How has AI positively impacted your life? in ~tech
Fal LinkI'm a master's of international affairs student, with a focus on Chinese politics. Finding Chinese-language primary source documents (mostly Chinese-language news articles and government...I'm a master's of international affairs student, with a focus on Chinese politics. Finding Chinese-language primary source documents (mostly Chinese-language news articles and government documents) is so much easier now. In general, the research process is easier in many ways (as long as you aren't letting the AI guide the direction of your research).
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Comment on Is 67 just brain rot? in ~humanities.languages
Fal Link ParentTo be fair, E is from 2018 so maybe you missed it or forgotTo be fair, E is from 2018 so maybe you missed it or forgot
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Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race, capping a stunning ascent
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Comment on The European Union could admit new members by 2030, says its foreign policy chief in ~society
Fal LinkThe European Union could admit new members by 2030, its foreign policy chief has said, as officials praised reform efforts by frontrunners Montenegro and Albania, while criticising backsliding in Serbia and an even steeper democratic decline in Georgia.
The verdicts came as the European Commission published its annual report cards on 10 countries that aspire to join the EU, after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 injected new momentum into a process that had long been moribund.
“Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine and the geopolitical shifts make the case for enlargement very clear cut,” Kaja Kallas told reporters. “It is a necessity if we want to be a stronger player on the world stage.”
She added that “new countries joining the European Union by 2030 is a realistic goal” and said Montenegro was the most advanced in the accession process and a frontrunner for membership, alongside Albania.
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The European Union could admit new members by 2030, says its foreign policy chief
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Comment on How Bill Gates is reframing the climate change debate in ~enviro
Fal Link ParentExcept the Asian tiger economies were achieved through a combination of practical policy and foreign development assistance. Nothing about what these countries have achieved is a fluke or...Except the Asian tiger economies were achieved through a combination of practical policy and foreign development assistance. Nothing about what these countries have achieved is a fluke or unreproducible. Taiwan wasn't destined by some quirk of geography to become a semiconductor powerhouse in the same way that Qatar became a wealthy petrostate. What these countries achieved aren't impossible at all, 'practically' or not. Since decolonization, many post-colonial states have managed to move from low income classification to low-middle or even high-middle income: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the entirety of Soviet-controlled eastern Europe, the Caucasus countries, and of course the Asian tiger economies.
I'm not saying there aren't difficulties: look into the literature on development studies and the Middle Income Trap will rear its ugly head pretty quick. Yes there are issues. Economic development isn't impossible by any means though; the evidence just doesn't support that claim.
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Comment on How Bill Gates is reframing the climate change debate in ~enviro
Fal Link ParentBecause his stated thesis is that it is impossible for poor countries to become middle-income or rich. The existence of cases such as the Four Asian Tigers or even Ireland, where poor countries...Why would that disprove his thesis? That the GDP of a handful of countries is increasing does not mean that global inequalities are not a fundamental part of the luxury of rich countries.
Because his stated thesis is that it is impossible for poor countries to become middle-income or rich. The existence of cases such as the Four Asian Tigers or even Ireland, where poor countries have become middle-income or rich, fundamentally disproves this claim. There are also the cases of the Middle Eastern petrostates which (though not a particularly exportable development strategy) also saw a rise from poor to high-income. Even China in its latest 5YP is aiming to push its per-capita GDP into middle-income territory within the next decade or so.
And yeah, each case has its issues. South Korea notably has very high income inequality and high levels of control by the chaebols. However, these issues (while important and need to be addressed) don't take away from the fact that South Korea was a dirt-poor, colonially exploited country that has seen incredible economic growth into one of the world's wealthiest countries. It grew from a GDP of $3 billion in the 60s to over $1 trillion in the 2000s, which is a crazy economic turnaround.
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Comment on Dinoblade demo now available on Steam in ~games
Fal LinkSoulslike game but you are a Spinosaurus. That is all :) Some more context: the creator Jean Nguyen (who worked on animation for Ghost of Yotei) originally made some silly animations about...Soulslike game but you are a Spinosaurus.
That is all :)
Some more context: the creator Jean Nguyen (who worked on animation for Ghost of Yotei) originally made some silly animations about dinosaurs fighting with massive swords. A few years later, its demo has been released with the full released scheduled for next year
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Dinoblade demo now available on Steam
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Comment on Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum in Paris in ~arts
Fal (edited )LinkCNN: Two Louvre heist suspects have admitted involvement in jewels theftCNN: Two Louvre heist suspects have admitted involvement in jewels theft
Two suspects arrested in connection with the theft of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre museum have admitted involvement in the heist and have been remanded in custody, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
The Paris prosecutor also said the stolen jewels are not in the authorities’ possession.
Both suspects were presented before an investigative judge on Wednesday and placed under formal investigation for organized theft and criminal conspiracy, according to Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau.
The two men were arrested Saturday evening and held in custody, where they were questioned for 96 hours. Two additional suspects remain at large.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 27 in ~society
Fal LinkNBC News: DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE protests Disclaimer I did do a bit of volunteer work for the Abughazaleh campaign over the summer, which is where...NBC News: DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE protests
A special federal grand jury has indicted Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh alongside other protesters who allegedly blocked vehicles outside of a federal immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois.
The indictment, which was filed Oct. 23, alleges that Abughazaleh "physically hindered and impeded” an agent who was "forced to drive at an extremely slow rate of speed to avoid injuring any of the conspirators.” Abughazaleh was charged alongside five other people, including two other political candidates.
Abughazaleh, a social media star and former journalist, is running for Congress in Illinois' 9th Congressional District, currently held by retiring Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky. She has been vocally critical of the Trump administration's immigration policies.
Disclaimer I did do a bit of volunteer work for the Abughazaleh campaign over the summer, which is where I heard about this
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Comment on Dutch voters deliver major setback to far-right party of Geert Wilders in ~society
Fal LinkA Dutch center-left party appeared to be the biggest winner in national elections on Wednesday, a strong rebuke to the far-right party that had upended the politics of the Netherlands in the last election, according to exit polls.
The center-left party, Democrats 66, was projected to win 27 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives, the largest share, followed closely by Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom, with a projected 25 seats.
For Mr. Wilders, it would amount to a loss of 12 seats in the House of Representatives.
Absolutely insane finish to this game. Congrats to Troy Parrott for an incredible hat trick (as well as scoring 2 goals in Ireland's win over Portugal last week). Best of luck to Ireland in the playoffs