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- Italy - 15 photos trying to capture the daily lifewww.smithsonianmag.com See 15 Remarkable Photos That Will Make You Fall in Love With Italy
These shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show why it’s one of the most-visited nations on earth
- The tides of Europe - Perrin Remonte
cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/17311475
> Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1fneq6s/the_tides_of_europe_oc/
- Why the Netherlands Is Europe's Most Overpowered Country
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Just stumbled upon this video, well done Dutch people
- Patrick Breyer: Leak on latest #ChatControl attempt - no blocking minority! Only 5 days to next discussiondigitalcourage.social Patrick Breyer (@echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social)
Angehängt: 1 Bild 🇬🇧Leak on latest #ChatControl attempt (in German): https://netzpolitik.org/2024/interne-dokumente-sperrminoritaet-gegen-chatkontrolle-wackelt/ +++ Only AUT, DEU, EST, LUX, POL, SVN were critical – no blocking minority! +++ BEL, CZE, FIN, ITA, NLD, PRT, SWE undecided +++ EU legal...
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/42694373 >Leak on latest #ChatControl attempt (in German): https://netzpolitik.org/2024/interne-dokumente-sperrminoritaet-gegen-chatkontrolle-wackelt/ +++ Only AUT, DEU, EST, LUX, POL, SVN were critical – no blocking minority! +++ BEL, CZE, FIN, ITA, NLD, PRT, SWE undecided +++ EU legal experts confirm violation of our fundamental rights +++ Only 5 days to next discussion +++ > > Help pressure our governments into defending our #privacy of correspondence and secure #encryption now: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/take-action-to-stop-chat-control-now/
- Understanding The National Day Of Catalonia | ForeverBarcelonawww.foreverbarcelona.com Understanding The National Day Of Catalonia | ForeverBarcelona
Past & present of La Diada de Catalunya: historical events. War of Succession, Nueva Planta Decrees repression and current political demonstrations.
- Historical regions of Europe [beta version]
Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1fdij5t/historical_regions_of_europe_beta_version/
Seems to be quite a few litigious points, especially
- Lombardy / Tuscany
- Slovakia
- Galicia in Poland
- Scotland
- Etc.
I'll follow up on this thread and post the updated version if the author updates it
Additional input from the author
Here is the explanations comment
The main reference maps are here.
This map is based on geographical/historical/cultural regions division of Europe. The base canvas that has been used is Europe-Detailed from MapChart and it sucks because every country is overstretched with some parts like Germany and the Balkans being highly deformed. The overstretched Scandinavia was so unworkable I replaced it with HOI4 MapChart (it was already too late when I discovered MapChart has Paradox Interactive maps). If I make a final version, I will probably use HOI4 provinces as my base canvas because they provide enough fragmentations and countries are not that much deformed.
Since this map is intended to be used for studying History, I tried to focus on historical regions (which are often cultural regions too). When I couldn't use historical regions because it was too complex or because of a lack of data, I resorted to geographical regions.
So, now here are some details about the regions I chose to display :
- Sweden is not finished. Here is the map I planned to use as my reference for Sweden.
- I am still struggling to understand if the borders of the federations composing current North Caucasia are historical borders or if they were imposed by Moscow after some forced ethnic migrations. So I chose the easy way and displayed the geographical regions.
- Germany's regionalism is hell because of the HRE. So I assumed that people who are interested in the HRE should rather use more specific maps instead of mine. The regions displayed on my map come from a mix between dialect maps and political entities that have been around for a long time. Brandenburg and Upper Saxony are overstretching on their western part because I didn't know what to do with Sachsen-Anhalt.
- Russia is largely blank because of the lack of data. From what I understood, people in Russia use either big cities or uezds to refer to a specific location. Using uezds would be the most accurate solution but I am not familiar enough with russian geography to work with such a fragmented Russia so for the time being, I decided to display current oblasts that approximately correspond to either one of the main principalities of the Kievan Rus.
- The Balkans map is mostly based on geographical regions. I am still unsure for Alföld. Gorica is not displayed because it is too small. Baranya is not displayed because the Croatian-Hungarian-Serbian border is already too complex. The coastal region of Toskëria should be Myzeqe but I decided to not display it for now because it was rather small.
- For Switzerland (whose key has been rendered unreadable by the compression) I kept the current county division
If you want to make an improved map or a variation map, feel free to use this unfinished map.
Note : If you have some remarks, I think it would be better to write them on a separate comment and not reply to this one to avoid creating an unending thread of replies.
Note 2 : Feel free to provide more detailed maps of specific regions of Europe, it may save some time for people struggling to find what they want.
- Map of 2000+ lemmy communities - feddit.org, feddit.uk, feddit.it and jlai.lu clusters can be identified
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/27579423
> This is my first try at creating a map of lemmy. I based it on the overlap of commentors that visited certain communities. > > I only used communities that were on the top 35 active instances for the past month and limited the comments to go back to a maximum of August 1 2024 (sometimes shorter if I got an invalid response.) > > I scaled it so it was based on percentage of comments made by a commentor in that community. > > Here is the code for the crawler and data that was used to make the map: > > https://codeberg.org/danterious/Lemmy_map
- How to trap some Germans ("herzlich willkommen" = "[a cordial] welcome")
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/2691369
- #StopKillingGames Update: Netherlands passes threshold
geteilt von: https://feddit.org/post/2628925
> Stop Killing Games is an European Citizens Initiative aiming to keep games playable even after their developers and publishers have stopped supporting it. > > Only two days ago Denmark passed its respective threshold (I reported) and just last night the Netherlands joined the club. Both countries did so after two weeks of virtually no movement in their numbers. > > To get the initiative onto the EUs agenda so it has the chance to become EU law, it has to both reach 1 million signatures total and minimum thresholds in at least 7 countries. The Netherlands is the 6th country to pass the threshold. So who will be the 7th? Currently it looks like Ireland (69%) followed by Belgium (66%), France (64%) and Austria (62%). But as Poland has shown, things can change quickly. > > All that has happened already, happened in only just over one month since the initiative started accepting signatures showing a remarkable momentum. So let's keep the momentum going. If you haven't already signed and are a citizen of the EU (even one abroad) consider signing the initiative. > > Even if you are from a country that already reached the threshold you can still sign. Your signature counts to the 1 million goal. > > Relevant links: > - Sign the initiative here > - Initiative homepage > - Video FAQ by the initiator on YouTube > - The same video on invidious > > PS: Hi LTT crew. I'm honoured to be your source when reporting on the initiative. But maybe consider also citing the primary sources. The link "Sign the initiative here" leads directly to the page of the European Commission, which has even more up to date numbers than my screenshot.
- Late dining cities (more details in article)
https://www.chefspencil.com/the-worlds-late-night-dining-capitals/
- #StopKillingGames Update: Denmark passes threshold as initiative reaches 1/3 vote milestone
geteilt von: https://feddit.org/post/2583105
> Stop Killing Games is an European Citizens Initiative aiming to keep games playable even after their developers and publishers have stopped supporting it. > > To get the initiative onto the EUs agenda so it has the chance to become EU law, it has to both reach 1 million signatures total and minimum thresholds in at least 7 countries. Denmark has just hit their threshold becoming the fifth country to do so. Earlier this week the initiative also reached 1/3 of the required 1 million votes. > > All of this happened in only just over one month since the initiative started accepting signatures showing a remarkable momentum. So let's keep the momentum going. If you haven't already signed and are a citizen of the EU (even one abroad) consider signing the initiative. > > Even if you are from a country that already reached the threshold you can still sign. Your signature counts to the 1 million goal. > > Relevant links: > - Sign the initiative here > - Initiative homepage > - Video FAQ by the initiator on YouTube > - The same video on invidious > > PS: Hi LTT crew. I'm honoured to be your source when reporting on the initiative. But maybe consider also citing the primary sources. The link "Sign the initiative here" leads directly to the page of the European Commission, which has even more up to date numbers than my screenshot.
- Congratulations to Estonia joining CERN as its 24th member state! CERN member, associate and cooperating states as of September 2024
https://home.cern/news/news/cern/estonia-becomes-associate-member-cern-pre-stage-membership
- [Spain] Opinions on a Spanish online bank? / ¿Opiniones sobre los bancos españoles sin comisiones?
cross-posted from: !esp@lemm.ee https://lemm.ee/post/40881099
Hello,
So far I have been using N26 and Revolut, which allow me to have Spanish IBANs.
Now I would like to open an account with a bank without fees, like OpenBank or BBVA online account. Mostly I plan to use the apps, so they would have to be good.
Do you have any advice and which banks I should absolutely avoid?
Thanks
> Hola, > > Hasta ahora he estado usando N26 y Revolut, que me permiten tener IBAN españoles. > > Ahora me gustaría abrir una cuenta en un banco sin comisiones, como OpenBank o BBVA online account. Sobre todo pienso usar las aplicaciones, así que tendrían que ser buenas. > > ¿Tenéis algún consejo? ¿Y qué bancos debería evitar absolutamente?
- Football Fields of Europe - Based on Data from OpenStreetMaps
Germany: 45 630
France: 32 082
Italy: 26 139
England: 14 307
Spain: 10 999
Poland: 10. 37
The Netherlands: 7690
Sweden: 6036
Belgium: 5633
Austria: 5115
Ukraine: 4716
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Vatican City: 0
- From Sprites to Schnapps, Take a Spirited Trip Through Germany's Black Forestwww.smithsonianmag.com From Sprites to Schnapps, Take a Spirited Trip Through Germany's Black Forest
On the scenic Oberkircher Brennersteig trail, home of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, travelers won’t go thirsty
- Tax The Rich EU-Petition Update
We need taxes for all - also the super-rich.
"Tax the rich" is an official EU petition. The EU Parliament has to deal with it when successful.
7 EU countries must reach the quorum. And in total 1M Votes are needed. Check yours in the chart and share, cross post etc.!
The petition calls for the introduction of a wealth tax on very large fortunes. Sign the petition here
- Naturist exhibition in Marseille welcomes visitors in the nudewww.france24.com Naturist exhibition in Marseille welcomes visitors in the nude
Stripped down to their birthday suits, visitors can flock to the Museum of Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean in Marseille and become fully immersed in its exhibition on the history of the…
A museum in southern French city Marseille is inviting visitors to discover Europe's relationship to the naturist lifestyle by wandering its halls in the nude.
- Which European Countries Dominate Global Exports in Specific Products? A Visual Breakdown of World Export Leaders
cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/16330833
- Share of the European Union's GDP in 2023
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/2132293
> Which member state contributed the most to EU GDP? And what does GDP actually mean? > > Gross domestic product (GDP) is an indicator used to measure the size and performance of an economy. It provides information on the value of goods and services produced during a given period. Within the EU, GDP was valued at €17.0 trillion in 2023. > > In 2023, slightly less than a quarter of the EU's GDP was generated by Germany (24.3%), followed by France (16.5%) and Italy (12.3%), ahead of Spain (8.6%) and the Netherlands (6.1%).
- Best moment of summer 2024 (Photo)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18919922
> Northern Greece
- 121 phones wrapped in aluminum foils found in the luggage of a Romanian man who tried to smuggle them from Switzerland to Italy on a train. The phones were stolen on Street Parade in Zurich, 10 Auggeo2.dailymotion.com Lo controllano sul treno e gli sequestrano 121 cellulari che aveva nella borsa: erano stati rubati a un festival a Zurigo | Corriere TV
Le autorità stanno ora cercando i legittimi proprietari per restituire i dispositivi
https://guardian.ng/life/whatsnew-entertainment-celebrity-gist-and-so-on/man-caught-trying-to-smuggle-121-stolen-phones-into-italy/
https://video.corriere.it/cronaca/lo-controllano-sul-treno-e-gli-sequestrano-121-cellulari-che-aveva-nella-borsa-erano-stati-rubati-a-un-festival-a-zurigo/4df64eaa-9770-45fe-92d6-4196726b2xlk
- #StopKillingGames Update: Germany becomes 4th county to hit threshold
geteilt von: https://feddit.org/post/2071604
> This is your somewhat regularly scheduled Stop Killing Games update. > > Stop Killing Games is an European Citizens Initiative aiming to keep games playable even after their developers and publishers have stopped supporting it. > > Germany has hit the threshold sometime yesterday evening. France has also started to catch up. They are still below 50% but there growth over the last couple of days has been the biggest. Netherlands and Denmark are still in the low 90s. > > The milestone comes on the eve of this years Gamescom in Cologne, Germany which is set to kick off today. SKG is not going to have an official presence there. (I've checked with the organisers) But if you are attending and want to help spread the word I'm happy to share official marketing material, either in the form of flyers or the files for flyers, so you can print your own. They come in both German and English. If you want some, send me a DM. > > Relevant links: > - Sign the initiative here > - Initiative homepage > - Video FAQ by the initiator on YouTube > - The same video on invidious
- ~97€ of mostly local organic groceries bought in Heidelberg, Germany (some details in description)
Most of the fruits and vegetables are Bioland certified, and most of them are from a local farm near Heidelberg. The melon and obviously the bananas are not from Germany.
The Bread is organic whole-grain spelt bread from a local bakery. The grains are probably also local.
The oat milk is from organic locally (Baden-Württemberg) sourced and produced oats.
- ~5,50€ Meal in Mensa in Heidelberg, Germany (I already ate half a Frühlingsrolle, 2 potatoes and a bit of veggies)
This Meal is heavily subsidized by the government. Probably about half the price or something similar. (edit: 0,92€/100g for Students, 1,20€/100g for University Employees and 1,94€/100g for Guests)
Also I am very late to the party because I always forget about posting when delicious food is in front of me.