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Bitcoin and the environmental footprint

28 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR Bitcoin mining's energy-intensive nature has raised environmental concerns, but using renewable energy sources is increasingly addressing these criticisms. Over 50% of Bitcoin mining now relies on renewables like hydropower and geothermal energ...

"Chat GPT Judge" in Argentina?

27 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR The Buenos Aires Public Prosecution Service adopted ChatGPT in 2024 to draft judicial rulings, replacing the earlier AI system PROMETEA. ChatGPT's generative capabilities reduced ruling preparation time from one hour to ten minutes, marking a si...

"Protectors of the Folkhem" - Welfare chauvinism and the far-right in Sweden

27 Nov 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR   The 2016 study "Populist Radical Right Protectors of the Folkhem" by Adrian Norocel examines how the Sweden Democrats (SD) have co-opted the folkhem concept to promote welfare chauvinism. By promoting the restriction of public welfare to nat...

Political Memes for 2025 - NFA , DYOR.

27 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Taiama

Disclaimer - This is not a Financial Advice about any Memes nor political-related digital assets Political Memes are a recurring thing in society. It starts with a traumatic event, a joke or a conjunction of factors to be transformed in raw data tha...

3 scenarios about war between Russia and Ukraine

26 Nov 2024 1 minute read 5 comments Imad Eddine Aris

In the latest days things escalated to a very tense degree in East of Europe, Ukraine allies gave them the green light to use long-range missiles against Russian territory, and that what exactly Ukraine AF did, although it might not change the fact t...

The situation for refugees in Ethiopia’s Amhara region is dangerous

26 Nov 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR Refugees in Ethiopia’s Amhara region face severe violence and insecurity, as highlighted by The New Humanitarian. Eritrean and Sudanese refugees experience daily attacks, kidnappings, and robberies, often perpetrated by local militias and armed...

The Voynich Manuscript: Discovering the Mysteries Hidden Within Its Pages

26 Nov 2024 7 minute read 0 comments OogaBooga

The Voynich Manuscript stands as one of history's most perplexing artifacts, a beautifully illustrated codex filled with enigmatic symbols and illustrations that have baffled scholars for centuries. Discovered in the early 20th century, this 15th-cen...

The EU after the Biden's USA

26 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) highlights the urgency for the European Union to prepare for a global order with diminished U.S. leadership. Rising nationalism, geopolitical instability, and economic vulnerabilities challenge th...

G.I. Joe and Top Gun

25 Nov 2024 12 minute read 0 comments The Archivist

(Intelli-Gaming: Article) "G.I. Joe: An American Hero"... I can still hear the theme song of the animated series in my head, 30 years later. As a kid, I really liked my G.I. Joe toys. They had a great sense of realism, with just enough fictional aspe...

Civil Rights Defenders report regarding human rights in Sweden

25 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR In collaboration with other NGOs, the Civil Rights Defenders (CRD) authored a report for the UN Universal Periodic Review assessing Sweden’s human rights performance. The report highlights challenges in protecting minority rights, safeguarding...