cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33840224

From age and ID restrictions on the Internet, to charging rappers with “terrorism,” the U.K. is demolishing the most basic civil liberties. If we let them, U.S. leaders may be close behind.

crosspostato da: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39763392

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When the Government signed a deal on net-zero co-operation with Canada, the text of the memorandum was published. So too were the texts of deals with Ireland, Norway, South Korea and Chile.

Five months after the Energy Secretary Ed Miliband signed a similar memorandum with the Chinese government, however, we are still in the dark as to precisely what was agreed.

Chinese media have asserted that the Energy Secretary agreed to co-operation on power grids, battery storage, offshore wind power and carbon capture, among other areas; it is understood that Chinese investment in the UK was not discussed by Mr Miliband. The role of the Chinese state in Britain’s net-zero ambitions may well be an uncomfortable issue for the Labour Government to discuss.

While the Defence Secretary is insisting that Britain is “ready to fight” over the future of Taiwan and the Foreign Secretary is explicitly referring to China as a “sophisticated and persistent threat” that requires hundreds of millions of pounds in additional funding for the intelligence services, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been courting Chinese investment, and Mr Miliband’s drive to meet his net-zero targets is heavily dependent on Chinese industry.

Both the switch to electric vehicles and the decarbonisation of the energy grid will make heavy use of Chinese products. One study commissioned by the German defence ministry recently warned that this position at the heart of Western energy systems could result in Beijing enjoying the power to trigger remote shut-downs as “an instrument of economic warfare”.

Such concerns are less hypothetical than we might wish. Earlier this year, undocumented communication devices were located in Chinese-made power inverters exported to the United States, triggering fears that Beijing could use compromised equipment to “physically destroy the grid”. This would be fully in line with the current approach of the People’s Liberation Army to warfare as a clash between systems, and the extensive Volt Typhoon operation carried out by Chinese state-sponsored actors.

Even given the understandable desire to avoid a sudden break with China, the delicacy of the balance between trade and reliance is such that the British public deserves to know what Mr Miliband has discussed with Beijing.

Whether or not an ethnostate is good depends on the ethnicity of the people of the ethnostate.

(/s, it is POV of a racist)

For me it was Terraria, Satisfactory, Tetris Effect Master Mode, Minecraft with Mekanism mod & CSGO / CS2 (almost 2000 hours in CS alone).

Edit: There are so many answers that I might only reply if I have something interesting to say. I will read all of your answers though. 🙂

Edit 2: It has become too much for me and I have to disable notifications. Thank you for the massive response and please continue to discuss with everyone here. ❤️ 🫡

Music discussion is very lacking here for. Compared to reddit. And yeah I know, 'just post then'. But when I search for music communities here they're empty. And it makes sense because no-one is posting. So kind of a catch 22.

now i dont exactly know how all this lemmy stuff works but... to all you musos out there, can you join me and search for music under communities (I'm using summit app) and just at a minimum subscribe to all the ones that you would be interested in(if they were popping off)?

At least that way when one of us posts, the rest of us will actually see it (I suspect).

Anyway. Keep making the world more fun for everyone else.

P.s if your not a musician, but you like golf or something, subscribe to the golf communities even if they're empty.

Hello everyone,

I've been taking Elvanse since June 20th, ever since I received my ADHD diagnosis of inattentive type in April 2025. I'm in my mid-40s. I started with 20mg per day, and since July 8th, my doctor has prescribed 30mg per day.

The first two days of taking Elvanse were almost like an epiphany, because I never would have believed that life could be like this. I can't remember being so balanced. Before, many things around me bothered me: loud noises, conversations, crowds of people, changes in my daily routine. In retrospect, however, I can't say whether it was perhaps just a kind of honeymoon phase.

After the first two days, I felt that the effects of Elvanse were at least less noticeable. This worsened until I was prescribed a higher dose (30 mg) at my appointment with my doctor on July 8th.

Since then, I haven't felt the same way I did after the first two doses of Elvanse.

I've noticed, however, that statements (e.g., from colleagues) that I know trigger me don't affect me as much emotionally or even create a negative focus that's very difficult to break out of.

So far, I've been taking Elvanse continuously since June 20th, but I don't really feel any effect, or I'm not really aware of it.

Before Elvanse, I was constantly tired, and by tired, I mean that I had trouble keeping my eyes open during the day. For a long time, I couldn't explain it. Neither could the doctors, until at some point, at the suggestion of a friend, I got diagnosed with ADxD. Now I explain it to myself as my coping mechanisms, which constantly drained my energy. This fatigue is far from there anymore.

My doctor has now increased my dosage to 40mg of Elvanse per day. I mean, I have my diagnosis in writing, and it was diagnosed in a proper procedure by a trained professional who also studied psychology. It involved several supervised sessions with questionnaires for me and people around me, several interviews, and an evaluation of my school reports. Nevertheless, I often wonder if I really have ADHD. If a person without ADHD took my Elvanse, they would certainly be like they were on cocaine. I, on the other hand, definitely don't notice any overwhelming fatigue anymore.

Do people with ADHD often wonder whether they have ADHD or not? Do you sometimes doubt it too?

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Parts of the European Commission's much-anticipated AI Act come into force this weekend. It's been hailed as the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at regulating AI globally, critics though say it doesn't go far enough.

That's the question. When cooking and then pouring the water into the sink, for 10 seconds the lights on the counter turn on. These lights are usually broken and refuse to turn on manually. The lights are a strip of little LED bulbs glued on the cupboard .

i have a theory but i am not an electrician

EDIT : case solved by GIGACHAD (that's his nickname)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33847388

"When you really break it down, it’s like trying to sing while you're starving."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/528970

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Joke answers such as kill kill kill will not be accepted and you will not receive a passing grade unless it’s actually original

Can we talk about that? I've seen nothing about this, which is surprising.

This is massive.