A muddle
@amuddle.bsky.social
Likes science, programming, chess and world news. Not always serious.
“Stupidity always carries doggedly on, as people would notice if they were not always thinking about themselves.”
- Camus
- Camus
June 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“Stupidity always carries doggedly on, as people would notice if they were not always thinking about themselves.”
- Camus
- Camus
Trump can’t round correctly.
Take Japan. Half of 46 is 23, not 24.
Or Vietnam. Half of 90 is 45, not 46.
Take Japan. Half of 46 is 23, not 24.
Or Vietnam. Half of 90 is 45, not 46.
April 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Trump can’t round correctly.
Take Japan. Half of 46 is 23, not 24.
Or Vietnam. Half of 90 is 45, not 46.
Take Japan. Half of 46 is 23, not 24.
Or Vietnam. Half of 90 is 45, not 46.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu Hi Ursula. If, say, Canada or Australia wanted to join the EU... Would that even be possible, or do you have to be geographically in Europe?
February 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu Hi Ursula. If, say, Canada or Australia wanted to join the EU... Would that even be possible, or do you have to be geographically in Europe?
Good there will be assistance for the developing world, but not great. China, the world’s largest polluter is not obligated to pay anything & the US will likely withdraw.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop29 agrees $1.3tn climate finance deal but campaigners brand it a ‘betrayal’
Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Good there will be assistance for the developing world, but not great. China, the world’s largest polluter is not obligated to pay anything & the US will likely withdraw.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Meanwhile in Thailand the iCon group is under investigation for conning investors.
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
iCon may lose licence over fraud claims
The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) is considering revoking the licence of scandal-hit The iCon Group, Prime Minister
www.bangkokpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Meanwhile in Thailand the iCon group is under investigation for conning investors.
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
MNDAA leader under arrest in China. Seems inconsistent with China’a claims of noninterference in neighbours affairs. Are they backing the coup leaders now?
www.irrawaddy.com/news/ethnic-...
www.irrawaddy.com/news/ethnic-...
China Puts Leader of MNDAA Under House Arrest in Kunming
The move is aimed at pressuring the ethnic armed group to leave Lashio, sources said.
www.irrawaddy.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:10 AM
MNDAA leader under arrest in China. Seems inconsistent with China’a claims of noninterference in neighbours affairs. Are they backing the coup leaders now?
www.irrawaddy.com/news/ethnic-...
www.irrawaddy.com/news/ethnic-...
No AI control over nuclear weapons seems sensible. www.dawn.com/news/1873065...
Biden, Xi agree to ‘no AI control over nuclear weapons’
Xi says China ready to work with Trump administration for "smooth transition" in bilateral ties.
www.dawn.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:09 AM
No AI control over nuclear weapons seems sensible. www.dawn.com/news/1873065...
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What if we get off everything and just start reading?
November 15, 2024 at 3:20 PM
What if we get off everything and just start reading?
China looking outwards, spreading their influence, while the US is turning inwards. Just in recent days, Indonesia, Myanmar, now Peru.
www.voanews.com/a/us-downpla...
www.voanews.com/a/us-downpla...
US downplays impact as China, Peru set to update trade pact, open mega port
US APEC envoy unconcerned that Xi may overshadow Biden’s Peru trip
www.voanews.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:08 PM
China looking outwards, spreading their influence, while the US is turning inwards. Just in recent days, Indonesia, Myanmar, now Peru.
www.voanews.com/a/us-downpla...
www.voanews.com/a/us-downpla...
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NGC2359 Thor’s Helmet nebula in canis Major construction by Martin Puig
November 13, 2024 at 2:17 AM
NGC2359 Thor’s Helmet nebula in canis Major construction by Martin Puig
Seems unfair if US, EU have to contribute $100bn to $1.3tn but China, the world's largest CO2 polluter, doesn't contribute anything.
www.straitstimes.com/asia/explain...
www.straitstimes.com/asia/explain...
COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?
This month's U.N. climate summit - COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan - has been dubbed the \"climate finance COP\" for its central goal: to agree on how much money should go each year to helping developing co...
www.straitstimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Seems unfair if US, EU have to contribute $100bn to $1.3tn but China, the world's largest CO2 polluter, doesn't contribute anything.
www.straitstimes.com/asia/explain...
www.straitstimes.com/asia/explain...
Congrats Mauritius, showing Africa how democracy is done, and getting back Chagos. www.straitstimes.com/world/maurit...
Mauritius opposition leader Ramgoolam sworn in as PM after election rout
PORT LOUIS - Veteran Mauritian politician Navin Ramgoolam was sworn in as prime minister for his fourth term on Wednesday, a decade after he last left power, following his coalition's dramatic triumph...
www.straitstimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Congrats Mauritius, showing Africa how democracy is done, and getting back Chagos. www.straitstimes.com/world/maurit...
Yes to random 30km night cycles. Healthy. Youthful joy. Chinese young people doing it right.
www.voanews.com/a/bike-trek-...
www.voanews.com/a/bike-trek-...
Bike trek by thousands of Chinese students sparks tough response
Schools are instituting curfews, police are shutting down bike lanes, and many are debating whether the mass movement was an expression of youth, government policy gone wrong or subtle form of protest
www.voanews.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Yes to random 30km night cycles. Healthy. Youthful joy. Chinese young people doing it right.
www.voanews.com/a/bike-trek-...
www.voanews.com/a/bike-trek-...
The problem is not the platform. It's us.
November 12, 2024 at 7:22 AM
The problem is not the platform. It's us.
Chinese state media criticised the US for not electing women as top leaders. Puzzling take when Xi and all 12 members of the Chinese Politburo are male.
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/07/...
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/07/...
Women urged to seek higher office - Chinadaily.com.cn
The United States is one of the few large Western countries that has never had a female president.
epaper.chinadaily.com.cn
November 8, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Chinese state media criticised the US for not electing women as top leaders. Puzzling take when Xi and all 12 members of the Chinese Politburo are male.
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/07/...
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/07/...
German media on the US presidential election:
November 8, 2024 at 7:33 AM
German media on the US presidential election:
I miss RSS. So much of the world’s content is now funnelled through commercial algorithms.
November 8, 2024 at 6:26 AM
I miss RSS. So much of the world’s content is now funnelled through commercial algorithms.