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i think part of the reason I'm feeling interested in man pages right now even though I rarely use them is that search has gotten so much worse, it's frustrating, and it makes it feel more appealing to have trustworthy sources with clear explanations
@yala @jasongorman @joe_vinegar An efficient system does not waste resources, at the possible expense of not meeting every need. An effective system meets every need, at the expense of some of the resources being idle sometimes (“wasted”).
In a nutshell
"Efficiency" is not the main outcome to optimize for in government. That's a neoliberal brain worm.
Die Brandmauer zur Hölle hat ab heute eine Brandschutztür #nockherberg #nockherberg2025 #derblecken

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In Germany, only about 8% of people use Twitter on a daily basis, and that's according to the last available reliable data which is from 2023.

The withdrawal of many German institutions following Musk's promotion of AfD this week means that figure is likely to go even further down.

Good.

https://www.dw.com/en/german-institutions-depart-x-a-day-after-musks-weidel-talk/a-71266331

German institutions depart X, a day after Musk's Weidel talk

More than 60 German and Austrian academic organizations say they will leave the messaging platform X owned by Elon Musk. The German government has also voiced fears that the platform is warping political discourse.

Deutsche Welle

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Titelbild der Wochentaz vom 14./15. September 2024 @tazgetroete https://www.taz.de/!6033855
Asylrechtsverschärfungen: Mein Deutschland bleibt offen

Die Asyldebatte verschärft sich. Menschen­rechte stehen auf dem Spiel. 32 Prominente sagen: Wir wollen ein offenes Land.

Wat?! »Bonnorange baut 25 Papierkörbe in der Innenstadt ab — Durch die Reduktion im Zentrum von Bad Godesberg erhofft sich das Unternehmen mehr Sauberkeit und weniger wilden Müll« https://ga.de/bonn/bad-godesberg/bonn-bad-godesberg-darum-verschwinden-die-muelleimer_aid-118879579
Bonn/Bad Godesberg: Darum verschwinden die Mülleimer

In den vergangenen Tagen hat Bonnorange zahlreiche Mülleimer in der Bad Godesberger Innenstadt abgebaut. Und es sollen noch weitere folgen. Das sind die Gründe.

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