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Sirius T.A. Rayner-Karlsson
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I like both Stoic and Buddhist philosophy, electronics, IT, woodworking, and generally just pondering life. I also have been known to say Ni! and I like little white picket fences, not too big, not too small. Avoid salmon mousse.
Warframe.

I have multiple weapons I am levelling. But the ones I am working on building are these;

Destreza
Dual Kamas
Fulmin
Gammacor
Hirudo
Kohm
Latron
Mutalist Cernos
Stradavar
Tak & Lug
Twin Basolk

And by the time I've the mats/creds to build, I'll have more to build.
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Warframe.

So, they have soundtracks that were decently priced in Steam. So I picked them up, and am listening through them now. Not bad, not bad at all!

Also discovered I had four Neverwinter Nights soundtrack albums, so downloaded them at the same time.
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It would be nice to see Canada with much MUCH closer ties with EU, considering the state of the world.

Sure, there's an ocean between us, but what is a little distance between friends. We'll make it work.
We’ve launched a new Defence Investment Agency that will create massive new opportunities for our workers and businesses across Canada, and make sure that our Armed Forces always have the equipment they need to protect Canadians.
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
To be honest - it's nice to finally have it in writing. We've been anticipating it for what, ten months already.

With it being put so bluntly, EU politicians can no longer tip-toe around the subject and pretend/wish the relationship with USA still exist or can be salvaged.
The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Sirius T.A. Rayner-Karlsson
"Perhaps Russia&USA will decide the fate of Europe without it.This’s a very possible prospect"
Russian propagandists are discussing which countries can exist&which cannot.In their opinion,the "historical existence of Europe&Europ.states has come to an end,”as for the US,the question "remains open"
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
@europarl.europa.eu
@ec.europa.eu
@kajakallas.bsky.social
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

Please take note, and act accordingly.

There won't be any help from USA on Ukraine. The relationship with USA from now on is antagonistic. We are on our own.

Upside is: we can, and should, control our own fate.
🚨🚨 God #America, this is grim and a very stark wake-up call to European political ledaders on the (non) future of the "transatlantic alliance":
December 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Considering Musk's stance on unionisation and the conflict he's in in Sweden that's well over a year now with Tesla, it'd be a safe bet that he'll opt for conflict over DSA as well.

Just throw X out of EU and be done with it. X is disinfo ground zero, used by both Russia and China.
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Well..

The USA is going bankrupt anyway as long as the people keep electing GOP. It's just going bankrupt faster with Trump at the helm.

When you look at the deficit, the GOP has been exploding it since the 80's so it's not all Trump's fault.
So Trump granted a 620 MILLION dollar loan of OUR TAX MONEY to go to his son's Jr start up business...are we fucking great yet?? He is going to bankrupt the US
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Denmark has half the population of Sweden, roughly the same population as Finland, and *much* smaller area to defend. If anything, they should be years ahead of us, not behind.

Maybe they should care less about Chat Control and more about their own Defence. 🤔

Delenda est Russia.
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The fact the drones were in the air for two hours suggest that this wasn't a hobbyist. And it pretty much rules out civilians, if there was four of them. That size drone and range stinks of military.

Until proven otherwise, this was a Russian op.

Delenda est Russia.
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Reposted by Sirius T.A. Rayner-Karlsson
My office secured nearly $17 million from DoorDash for cheating delivery workers out of their hard-earned pay. 

I'm reminding all eligible DoorDash delivery workers to file a claim now to get their money back before the deadline on December 31, 2025.

www.nydoordashsettlement.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
On the money.

The truth is, there's very few countries in EU that would be able to put up, properly, towards security guarantees at this point. Because that might mean sending 100k-150k soldiers, with full equipment and supplies.

And Finland knows, they'll be called on, sooner rather than later.
Time to remove the fake concept of security guarantees. Finland would probably be one of very few countries that would take a guarantee seriously, which is why they say no. Finns are the silent types that say what they mean and do what they say. Not a common virtue these days.
Finland says it is NOT ready to offer security guarantees to Ukraine, underscoring Europe’s deep divisions over what long-term commitments to Kyiv should look like — and how far individual states are willing to go as peace talks falter.

www.kyivpost.com/post/65590
December 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Norway and UK in defence pact. Navy integration to hunt for Russian subs, bigger UK presence and forward storage of UK military equipment in Norway.

This is an interesting development. Norway have close proximity to Murmansk. 🤔
Norge och Storbritannien i ny historisk försvarspakt
Norge och Storbritannien är överens om det mest omfattande försvarsavtalet mellan länderna i modern tid, skriver NRK. Avtalet innebär att ländernas försvar ska integreras ännu mer i varandra.
omni.se
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 AM
www.techradar.com/computing/th...

They're making the C64 again. And as much as it doesn't make sense, it makes perfect sense. There'd be a market for the Spectrum 48k as well. And the Amiga 1200.
The Commodore 64 is back on the production line for the first time in 30 years
It looks like it'll ship in time for Christmas... but what are you supposed to do with it?
www.techradar.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The thing with Democracy is, if you don't *constantly* fight for it, you'll lose it.

If *the people* don't care, then why should the elected "elite"? The slippery slope starts with dark money (in the USA, Citizens United) and then oligarchy, monopolies that are not state owned.
David Roberts says he missed how destructive this administration would be. But studying Jan 6 taught what would happen. The Capitol attack was organized: the intent was treason. Failing to prosecute those who did it would embolden them: they would see how weak institutions were, and try again. 1/
In my world (energy policy), to a first approximation, *everyone* underestimated how bad Republicans would be this time around.

So my basic question is: has anyone updated their priors? Revised their analytical categories? Learned anything from this? Will do things differently next time? Anyone?
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 AM
It's funny, and sad, to see some people vomit the Russian narrative of "the war would have been over in three days if Ukraine hadn't got help".

Take a long hard look at how long it took before Ukraine got *any* help from the outside. Either money or equipment.

Hint: none, for weeks or months.
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Maybe, just maybe, we need to start shaping things around ASD/ADHD rather than around vanilla.

The neuro-typicals won't suffer, in fact, they might thrive, and it'll help neuro-spicy people.
I once talked to a student who self-described as having a "mild" ADHD diagnosis about why they hadn't sought accommodations. The literal first thing that they said was "I'm not ADHD enough to need them," which was something that I've kept in mind as I listen to this "discourse" about accommodations.
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
DNA Poop Request!

Do you do DNA analysis? Do you want to help analyse some highly special poop to help further science?

Apply within!
Also DNA PEOPLE!! We need your help!! Our cool friends collected the white witch caterpillar's poop but need to process it to find what kinds of plants it eats!

Does your lab do some kind of poop plant analysis? Please let us know!! We have special poop!
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
We need Military Service.

Not all countries can afford to have a standing army, except the big ones. With Military Service, you can - over time - expect to have half a million to over a million people trained to a sufficient degree that they would be effective in combat.
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Oooor...

Young people might have learned the whole history of Palestine and don't agree with how Israel was created in the first place, nor with what what went down as a result of that hole-in-the-head imperial decision and the subsequent 80 years.

The more you know...
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.

She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Reposted by Sirius T.A. Rayner-Karlsson
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What is the purpose of tests in schools?

To test how well the kids know a subject, or how good they handle stress?

If it is the former, give them the time to actually show what they know. If it's the latter - you don't need tests to stress them.
So here’s the thing: I, a certified Disabled™️ Person, do not actually care if anyone fakes for an extra 20 minutes on the test. I care deeply about how the fear of that very thing puts up flaming hoops disabled people have to jump through.

Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
omni.se/a/d45VyB

Canada joins the EU Safe programme where those in it contribute towards it, and gets a share of the €150Bn pot for defence.

This is a way to bolster EU defence, and now also Canada's.

Interesting turn of events. This should mean Canada get things like Archer, CV-90 and such.
Kanada ansluter till EU:s försvarssatsning
EU går med på att Kanada ansluter till det europeiska försvarsprogrammet Safe, där över 1 600 miljarder kronor ska läggas på upprustning och vapeninköp.
omni.se
December 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Urgh..

Sneezed in the kitchen and almost threw up. Feeling cold, but it's 21°C indoors and I have a thick jumper on. Might be coming down with whatever youngest have dragged home from school. 😔
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Meta prohibits Swedish Election Authority from disseminating information about the 2026 election in Sweden. But politicians and political parties can put up whatever they want.

@europarl.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu

Kick Meta out of Europe.
Meta förbjuder reklam från Valmyndigheten
Meta stoppar Valmyndigheten från att publicera annonser om valet 2026 i sina kanaler, rapporterar Dagens Nyheter.
omni.se
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM