I've just talked to a friend who is working on this. A few new apartment buildings will be created and a data center. They will share a Fernwärmenetz to use the warm water from the data center for heating. Won't be free, of course, but cheaper than having to get 100% of the energy from heat pumps.

To be fair, I've never used Photoshop. I've started using GIMP as an edgy teenager in 2010 to create the 4chan memes your parents laughed at back then. I'd probably think different about GIMP if I ever had the sweet taste of Adobe, but since I didn't, I don't know what I'm missing.

I've been using GIMP for 15 years and it's a great tool for image editing. It doesn't have the cool AI functions that Photoshop had even before generative AI became a thing, but for most common and advanced image editing needs, it's a perfectly suitable tool.

Elon Musk turned himself into a military target

Good!

It's not my fucking job to make sure your workers are paid appropriately. I came here for a fucking steak and some freedom fries. I paid for my fucking food and I just want to eat it in peace. Stop turning your problems into my problems.

"It's impact on society will be on the same level as the invention of the atomic bomb!" (actual comparison made by some big tech CEO)

"Oh my god, so it will be very well regulated and operated with the utmost care?"

"Actually no, not at all."

Remember how they disabled all the online services for the judge from the International Criminal Court because Trump didn't like her and put her on the sanctions list like a terrorist? Email, gone. Google account, gone. Credit cards, gone. (https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/18/international-criminal-court-icc-judges-trump-sanctions)

No thanks. We as individual Europeans should depend as little as possible on US services. And our society as a whole should also try to minimize its dependency on US tech. The US government is openly committing war crimes against its enemies already. Why would they hesitate to make use of their tech kill switch if it ever seemed benefitial to them? Trump doesn't care about promises or contracts, he'll fuck you over the moment he can benefit from it.

Cocky funny is basically the first lesson in pick-up. Good old basics.

It's not like we're fining Google for fun or because we hate America. We have rules and Google broke them.

Good. Renewable energy makes us less vulnerable to the volatile oil markets and more resilient in general.

As if lines like "Open the fucking straight you crazy bastards!" are so much better.

Because he's a spineless loser. Most unpopular chancellor in recent history. The CDU hasn't accepted the new reality yet.

Wait, you guys can read?

The real enemy isn't the other guy higher up the hierarchy who earns double or triple your salary for his work. It's the guy who doesn't need to work at all because he owns the company you both work for. It used to be one fat fuck in a suit and you knew his face, but now these fuckers are in the stock market and each one owns just a share of each company. And they have learned to not show their faces in public.

I mean, the Iranian regime is still a group of brutal murderers and criminals who should be in jail. But it still brings me some sick joy to watch Trump get his ass handed to him.

Why exactly am I, a human who has to pay bills, supposed to be excited about this or to support it?

Stop making the billionaires, grifters and autocrats so relatable.

But why so complicated? Why not have everybody pay the same (percentage) for elder care and reward parents with more child support (Kindergeld)? Rewards are an easier sell politically than penalties. That would be way less controversial.

I can't believe Trump's political career has successfully survived his undeniable and omnipresent entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein. If this didn't permanently damage his reputation, than I'm pretty sure nothing will ever.

Honestly, sounds like a solid plan. The best time to start this would have been a decade ago. The second best time is now. To be fair, we already made good progress into this direction, bit we need to double down, that much has become obvious in the last few weeks.