You could be in the finest school in the world and the phone would still win.
Also, France started doing this a few years ago already and has seen improvement across every metric. Better grades, more socializing, 80% less bullying, less anxious kids. They only downside they found? Parents complaining they were unable to call the kids at any moment.
Multiblade systems like Gillette are actually worst for your skin. Razor burn is basically hair that’s being cut down too far under the skin. And multiblade systems are really proficient in doing just that.
A safety razor has only one blade and it’s much harder to get razor burn if you’re a bit more gentle than you would with a Gillette. It’s also much cheaper. And a good lathering cream and shaving aftercare can make an enormous difference.
Beyerdynamic makes great headphones and is mostly made in Germany.
This is not exactly what you’re looking for but might fit the bill.
Because it’s basically a new currency:
“it would be money, still issued by the ECB, but not taking the aspect of a banknote or a coin”
The problem here is that this requires new digital wallets. The downside also means that governments have even more control and surveillance options on your finances. While currently your normal bank account can be blocked or frozen. They can’t really do it on a per payment basis. With the new digital wallets they could, potentially, restrict your use on a per payment basis. So rationing fuel could happen by only allowing someone to spend X digi-Euros on fuel. Also it would be impossible to spend money anonymously like you can do with cash.
There are of course upsides, but giving governments the option to do bad things is more likely to lead governments doing bad things.
A more informed alternative would be the NOVA classification. Where food is graded on the amount of processing.
There is not machine with more than a 1000 parts that’s wholly constructed within one country, alliance or continent.
Hell, China even make parts for the US military. https://fridayeveryday.com/us-outsources-its-anti-china-war-machine-to-china/
Honey attracts more bees.
Instead of saying “not American” “not Chinese”, having a positive message like “EU product” or “Made in the EU” would fair better.
Of course the current levels animosity between Canada and the US is more severe than between the US and the EU at the moment. So this antagonistic kind of advertising might work better over there.
Taiwan will never join in, even if they wanted to. It would stir the pot too much with China.
But Japan’s presence also means it hopes to gain aid for when China invades Japan. That may sound silly, but China claims a lot of Japanese islands as theirs. Some of which are very close to Taiwan.
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/
Though looking a bit deeper just now it does seem he has backpedalled his stance after the backlash. So who know what the current state is.
It’s a start. But take Proton, sure it’s based in Switzerland, but the CEO is also MAGA. So is Proton good or not?
Look interesting, thanks for sharing.
Not rhetoric. It’s a subject I know little about. My initial thoughts though are that the US more or less invited themselves and everybody was fine with that.
But who put them there? Was Europe begging the US for more troops. Or did the US decide to deploy them?
Reminds me of the 90’s. When anime was becoming more available in the west. Titles like Ghost in the Shell, Akira and La Blue Girl. Everyone here just figured they were cartoons and cartoon were for kids. So kids got to watch it…
Now it’s like they see poker, so it must be gambling. Doesn’t matter it’s not the case at all.
It’s not there. The German’s wanted to check on their gold in 2007 and were denied access to the vaults. In 2011 they were allowed access to only 1 of the 9 compartments where Germany’s gold is stored.
If it’s really there, why would you not show it?
However both the Netherlands and Germany have already withdrawn about 270 tons of gold around 2015. But Germany still has over a 1000 tons in Manhattan.
The cloud is amazing. As long as you control the cloud. I’ve been considering a Homelab for this very reason for some time.
That’s what they say. Implementing it that way is an entirely other matter.