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Comment on Bōsōzoku: The rebellious film legacy of Japan’s unruly biker gangs in ~movies
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Comment on Denmark set to withdraw the 1,000 kroner note, its largest denomination, from circulation by May 2025 – just 10% of payments in stores are made in cash in ~finance
Halfdan Link ParentBecause there are plans to remove cash in Denmark, the so-called "kontantløse samfund" ("cashless society") Bank director wants to abolish cash to fight crime:...- Exemplary
I don't quite understand your comment. Unless I am misunderstanding something, they're not taking all cash notes out of circulation, they're just taking the 1,000 kroner note out of circulation. So why are you acting like this is the end of all cash in Denmark?
Because there are plans to remove cash in Denmark, the so-called "kontantløse samfund" ("cashless society")
Bank director wants to abolish cash to fight crime: https://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/bankchef-vil-afskaffe-kontanter-for-at-bekaempe-kriminalitet-6hf5q
Nationalbanken (Denmarks Nationalbank) have send out a questionary asking question like "Would it be a problem, for you, if denmark became cash free, for instance in 10 years?" (A curious detail is that they say "cash free" rather than the the established term "cashless", to give it a more positive spin) https://ekstrabladet.dk/nationen/kontantfrit-om-ti-aar-nationalbanken-chokerer/9761784
But as a general rule, it is a sort of under-the-table debate. Mostly, the powers that want a cashless society doesn't speak too openly about it. Like, the government saying that they don't "currently" have any plans to abolish cash. The debate is most visible in those arguing against it.
So I think that, rather than raising the debate, there is a hope that associating cash with criminal behavior and making using cash increasingly cumbersome will pave the way for the cashless society.
As an example of associating cash with criminal behavior, the argument for removing the 1.000 is to fight money laundering:
https://politi.dk/national-enhed-for-saerlig-kriminalitet/nyhedsliste/udfasning-af-1000-kroneseddel-goer-det-svaerere-at-hvidvaske/2023/11/30Likewise, the law making it illegal to pay more than 19.999,- is named "hvidvaskloven" ("The Money Laundering Law")
And it's not that I think money laundering is a good thing, but money laundering is a natural result of the inherient lack of surveliance in cash.
As an example of making using cash increasingly cumbersome, we have Nationalbanken argue that stores shouldn't have to accept cash:
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/penge/nationalbanken-kan-give-mening-goere-det-frivilligt-butikker-tage-imod-kontanterHere, Dansk Erhverv makes the same argument:
https://www.danskerhverv.dk/politik-og-analyser/afskaffelse-af-kontantpligten/The government suggested doing just that, but some political parties didn't like it.
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/v-og-df-ikke-klar-til-afskaffe-kontanter-hvad-med-aeldre-uden-dankortAnyway, another nice thing about cash is that there's no "negative interest rate". With physical money, there is no practical way anyone can make you pay for having it. Since we have negative interest rate in Denmark, I pay 0,75% of my money each year for, well, having them.
Who was the Danish expat woman living in Monaco, who is her lawyer, why was the government attempting to seize the money paid to the lawyer? Does she owe unpaid taxes, and "paid" a shady lawyer to essentially hold on to her undeclared earnings in Monaco as a way of getting around paying her taxes? Because TBH, that's what I would assume is going on, in which case my sympathy for her situation would be rather diminished. So do you know of any other more detailed articles where I can read about it?
Yeah, most likely she's a rich asshole who got around paying taxes. But the way the the rule of law goes about, one has right to a defence. So SKAT trying to win the case by stop her from paying her lawyer is very much begyond shady.
But I don't have any other sources, sorry. It was a miracle that I managed to find it in my bookmarks. I just noticed it back then, and felt that this was something I should save.
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Comment on Denmark set to withdraw the 1,000 kroner note, its largest denomination, from circulation by May 2025 – just 10% of payments in stores are made in cash in ~finance
Halfdan LinkDane here. I find this geniuely scary. I always pay in cash, or I try to—it has become increasingly hard, since ATM machines are now rather hard to come by, and they typically won't give more than...Dane here. I find this geniuely scary. I always pay in cash, or I try to—it has become increasingly hard, since ATM machines are now rather hard to come by, and they typically won't give more than 2000,-. It is also illegal to pay more than 19.999,- in cash.
I don't think people realize just how powerful cash is; you can pay someone, and nobody else can spy on you doing it, much less hinder it. With the surveliance society we're currently have, I want to do my bit to keep this around.
There's this case case from 2013 about a woman who paid a defence lawyer 200.000,-, but then SKAT simply decide to take that money. This is fringe case. Mostly, we can trust the powers to play fair, at least where money are concerned. But with cash, we don't have to trust anyone, because nobody have any power over the cash which we have in our possession.
Curiously, that old Mary Poppins bank run scene seens pretty radical today.
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Comment on Gaza civilians, under Israeli barrage, are being killed at historic pace in ~news
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Comment on The Murderbot Diaries series discussion - what do you think? in ~books
Halfdan LinkIt's been a while since I read it, so I don't really have anything clever to say about it. But I've only read the first four, so thanks for reminding me. I was looking for my next read.It's been a while since I read it, so I don't really have anything clever to say about it. But I've only read the first four, so thanks for reminding me. I was looking for my next read.
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Comment on Melissa Barrera dropped from ‘Scream VII’ after social media posts amid Israel-Hamas war in ~movies
Halfdan Link ParentYou got it the wrong way. She was fired for speaking, not for being silent.You got it the wrong way. She was fired for speaking, not for being silent.
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Comment on Steam Autumn Sale 2023 is up! (November 21st to November 28th) in ~games
Halfdan (edited )Linkgog.com has a sale too. itch.io has a Comics for Gaza's Children charity bundle.gog.com has a sale too.
itch.io has a Comics for Gaza's Children charity bundle.
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Comment on I texted my friend for years after she died. Then I received a five-word reply that left me shaken. in ~life
Halfdan LinkThe clickbait headline seems kind of weird in this context.The clickbait headline seems kind of weird in this context.
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Comment on Recommendations for laid-back games in ~games
Halfdan LinkCard City Night—really cozy deck builder with an unique mechanic. It's pretty laid-back, but feels more personal than most of the offerings in the 'casual' genre. The Testimony of Trixie Glimmer...Card City Night—really cozy deck builder with an unique mechanic. It's pretty laid-back, but feels more personal than most of the offerings in the 'casual' genre.
The Testimony of Trixie Glimmer Smith—One of the most unique visual novels I have encountered. Lotsa queerness, wacky humor, and lovecraftian horror.
FTL—stylized space exploration roguelike with real-time-with-pause space combat. Be warned that the danger levels are pretty intense, with you constantly having to escape the approaching fleet while almost out of fuel and your ship barely holding together. So despite feeling really cozy and mellow, some find it a bit too harsh. Check the trailer, it give you a good idea of its gameplay.
Cell Tune—Simple little life sim where you create your own life form and have them multiply and win over other life forms. There are only five different cells you can use to build your life forms, but it gives a surprising amount of variety. Despite the cell-based creature design, the physics are very fluid, and the creatures wiggles like pudding, grow up gradually one cell at a time, and can be partically destroyed.
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Comment on Warners reverses course in ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ fight in ~movies
Halfdan (edited )LinkI have the same trouble with it I had with Ghostbusters-but-they're-women. I love the high concept, but no clue how to make it into a movie. But if I had to make this movie, I see two routes. The...I have the same trouble with it I had with Ghostbusters-but-they're-women. I love the high concept, but no clue how to make it into a movie.
But if I had to make this movie, I see two routes. The first is to use it as an excuse to show a cavalcade of old Coyote clips as video evidence in the courtroom. A bit of a cheap shot, but why not. The second would be to treat it as a hundred percent serious courtroom drama. I'd like the second approach the best, but it would be hell to market it.
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Comment on Seeing very smooth movement on classic shows on a big screen TV in ~tech
Halfdan Link ParentThis would make sense. But Isn't it the other way around? As far as I know, CRT has faster response time. I always been bothered by the bluring effect when I design fast-paced games, never noticed...This would make sense. But Isn't it the other way around? As far as I know, CRT has faster response time. I always been bothered by the bluring effect when I design fast-paced games, never noticed this in the CRT days. This ghosting tes shows plenty of blur, at least on my monitor.
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Comment on Seeing very smooth movement on classic shows on a big screen TV in ~tech
Halfdan LinkIt's funny, but in the old days, I don't remember noticing the stuttering effect on panning shots. Is this a feature of modern flatscreen monitors?It's funny, but in the old days, I don't remember noticing the stuttering effect on panning shots. Is this a feature of modern flatscreen monitors?
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Comment on Warner Bros. shelves John Cena’s ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ movie a year after it completed filming in ~movies
Halfdan LinkSeems like nobody know why it was dropped. Strange. By the way, just found the the joke article the movie was based on.Seems like nobody know why it was dropped. Strange. By the way, just found the the joke article the movie was based on.
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Comment on Development of a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda to start in ~movies
Halfdan Link ParentDidn't even knew there were a new Mario movie. When reading your post, I thought of the 1993 one. (which was hardly a masterpiece!)Didn't even knew there were a new Mario movie. When reading your post, I thought of the 1993 one. (which was hardly a masterpiece!)
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Why does some songs begins with the notes C-F ?
Merrily abusing my piano with my horrifying lack of skill, I keep noticing songs beginning with the notes C-F: Moonlight Shadows Auld Lang Syne Es hatt ein Bauer ein junges Weib Der sad to katte...
Merrily abusing my piano with my horrifying lack of skill, I keep noticing songs beginning with the notes C-F:
- Moonlight Shadows
- Auld Lang Syne
- Es hatt ein Bauer ein junges Weib
- Der sad to katte på et bord
- Forest Green
It sorta feels like the melody exists in the area around F, while C is used as kind of special effect. Are there some connection or tradition behind those C-F openings, or is it just me seeing patterns where there is none?
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Comment on Scientists are researching a device that can induce lucid dreams on demand in ~tech
Halfdan Link ParentYou can, but for whatever reason, I only managed to get it working a few times. Despite knowing my dream patterns, I mostly only do reality check when I see something akin to them in real life,...You can induce lucid dreaming with practice and strict sleep routines anyway.
You can, but for whatever reason, I only managed to get it working a few times. Despite knowing my dream patterns, I mostly only do reality check when I see something akin to them in real life, not when I'm dreaming.
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Comment on How to use the YouTube website? in ~tech
Halfdan Link ParentYeah, should probably have said that I use Firefox on Windows. Anyway, I tried uBlock Origin and ... it worked straight away. I can't believe that it just ... works now. Much thanks!Yeah, should probably have said that I use Firefox on Windows. Anyway, I tried uBlock Origin and ... it worked straight away. I can't believe that it just ... works now. Much thanks!
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Comment on My lived experience with the cult of social justice in ~humanities
Halfdan Link ParentThe website also has some rather questionable articles about trans people, one of them featuring this cartoon: https://www.queermajority.com/cartoons/transgander Really, how many times can they...The website also has some rather questionable articles about trans people, one of them featuring this cartoon:
https://www.queermajority.com/cartoons/transganderReally, how many times can they recycle that attack helicopter joke? Can't they hire some consultant to come up with a new one?
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Comment on My lived experience with the cult of social justice in ~humanities
Halfdan LinkToo many far-right talking point for me to make it through, with claims such as that a "a vocal minority of extremists" are suppressing white het cis men. He also feels it's deeply unfair that...Too many far-right talking point for me to make it through, with claims such as that a "a vocal minority of extremists" are suppressing white het cis men. He also feels it's deeply unfair that Richard Dawkins is criticized for saying:
Some men choose to identify as women, and some women choose to identify as men. You will be vilified if you deny that they literally are what they identify as. Discuss.
Which is just classic transphobia, do I really need to point that out?
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How to use the YouTube website?
Youtube has become rather broken of late. The nagware popup complaining about my ad blocker can no longer be removed. I don't want ads and I certainly aren't going to pay. So far, I download the...
Youtube has become rather broken of late. The nagware popup complaining about my ad blocker can no longer be removed. I don't want ads and I certainly aren't going to pay. So far, I download the videos via Jdownloader. Is there a less bothersome way? How do you go about it?
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Thanks, that was an interesting read. I've heard about japanese punk and japanese cyberpunk before, but this sets it a bit more into perspective. I never considered that there were non-deployed kamikaze pilots. I mean, what to do with yourself after that?
Here's three somewhat related movies:
KAMIKAZE GIRLS (2004) — Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima (who also made the darker but equally hypersaturated MEMORIES OF MATSUKO) this fractured trainwreck of a buddy movie follows the explosive friendship between two radically different rebels: a Yankii girl, and a girl utterly devoted to 1800th century France and Lolita fashion.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNk3UN27O6c
WILD ZERO (1999) — this is not a good movie. The pacing is uneven, the subplots are half-baked, and the final music-related showdown with the alien space ship is just not executed all that well. But even with that, it's a movie you want to be good; you want to like it so much you're able to play a bit of pretend.
Rock'n roll is masculine; standing in front of a mirror trying to get his rock'n roll hairdo just right—no so much! But the wannabee Ace, a devoted fan of the garage rock band Guitar Wolf, try his hardest. This is juxtaposed with the female lead, who is trans, stoically moving forward after having her gender identity harshly invalidated. They meet at a tank station, and a fumbling romance blossoms. Then the aliens arrives, and people start turning into zombies.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv5AYlKGt1E
√964 PINOCCHIO (1991) — No identifyable plot, harsh, unpleasant editing and loads of body horror. Pure sensory violation. This is Japanese Cyberpunk at its finest. Also featuring a 3 minute puking scene!
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SHlSJIw99o