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Life expectancy vs healthcare spending of US compared to other developed countries

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The original was posted on /r/dataisbeautiful by /u/dolekanteel on 2024-04-18 15:57:43.

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TIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time. (www.biography.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/L8_2_PartE on 2024-04-18 22:22:46.

Original Title: TIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, and against all odds, lasted 15 rounds with the champ. Stallone was in the audience.

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[OC] Seven jurors have been selected (so far) for the Donald Trump "hush-money" trial. This is where those seven jurors get their news. (i.redd.it)

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The original was posted on /r/dataisbeautiful by /u/JPAnalyst on 2024-04-18 15:16:16.

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Humane AI Pin: much-hyped gadget rocked by bad reviews (www.bbc.com)

submitted 7 months ago by realitista@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Humane AI Pin: much-hyped gadget rocked by bad reviews

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The original was posted on /r/technology by /u/BubblyMcnutty on 2024-04-17 10:40:02.

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Reports: Russia may run out of tanks very soon (www.technology.org)

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Reports: Russia may run out of tanks very soon

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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/Positive_Detective56 on 2024-04-17 09:34:57.

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EU looking to expand sanctions on Iran following attack on Israel (www.euronews.com)

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EU looking to expand sanctions on Iran following attack on Israel

The European Union will "start the necessary work" to hit Iran with heavier sanctions after Saturday's aerial attack on Israel, the bloc's top diplomat has said.

Speaking following an exceptional virtual meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday, Josep Borrell said he would ask his services to study the possibility of expanding existing EU sanctions against Iranian drone technology.

It would see the current sanctions regime - established in July 2023 to punish Iran for aiding Putin's war machine with unmanned drones - expanded to include missiles and to also cover Iran's proxies in the region.

The bloc would also weigh the possibility of listing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation, he said, while stressing that such a move would be difficult since the military branch has not yet been associated with an act of terrorism in any of the EU's member states.

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We needed an instant replay, but, yes Mike Johnson did point at Donald Trump when talking about "hardened criminals." (twitter.com)

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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/West-Journalist-5806 on 2024-04-15 13:12:48.

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Rural areas in the US tend to be conservative electoral strongholds. However, it wasn't always the case. The shift happened in when technological changes brought agribusiness who favored Republicans. (www.cambridge.org)

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Rural areas in the US tend to be conservative electoral strongholds. However, it wasn't always the case. The shift happened in the post-WWII period when technological changes enabled the rise of c...

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/smurfyjenkins on 2024-04-15 15:45:02.

Original Title: Rural areas in the US tend to be conservative electoral strongholds. However, it wasn't always the case. The shift happened in the post-WWII period when technological changes enabled the rise of capital-intensive agriculture and the rising power of agribusiness who favored Republican policies.

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The Netherlands, in cooperation with Denmark and Germany, will purchase RQ-35 Heidrun UAVs for Ukraine (mil.in.ua)

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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/Mil_in_ua on 2024-04-15 18:06:20.

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Suspected Storm Shadows Blast Russian Targets in Occupied Luhansk (www.kyivpost.com)

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Suspected Storm Shadows Blast Russian Targets in Occupied Luhansk

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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/Watcher_2023 on 2024-04-15 02:49:17.

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TIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnosed (en.wikipedia.org)

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Eww, Copilot AI might auto-launch with Windows 11 soon by realitista in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 90 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'm only in if it comes with a Clippy skin.

European car safety body is coming for touchscreens. The European New Car Assessment Programme mandates that key controls need physical buttons or switches by realitista in c/world@lemmy.world

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 90 points 7 months ago

I love living in Europe.

Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment by realitista in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 86 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Anyone who's serious about home automation eventually realizes that the only way to do it effectively is with locally controlled standards based devices like zwave and zigbee, and open source projects like home assistant and esp32.

Anything else will eventually be corrupted or abandoned by its corporate sponsor, as anyone who's tried it the other way can tell you.

$300 Vision Pro developer strap is just an expensive USB2 device by realitista in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 69 points 9 months ago

It's hilarious how Apple still insists on making all their mobile devices USB 2. Have they not cracked the code for USB 3 after 11 years?

Feds subpoena Ticketmaster over egregious concert ticket prices — A spokesperson for Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, said the firm doesn't “feel comfortable” sharing information with Congress by realitista in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 135 points 1 year ago

Ticketmaster/Live Nation is one of the most blatant monopolies in all of history. They should be torn to shreds.

X Social Media is suing X, a social media company by realitista in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 207 points 1 year ago

I really want X.org to get some massive compensation for Elon's theft of their logo.

It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars by realitista in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 67 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bold idea here, but maybe if we stopped fucking subsidizing SUV's, people wouldn't buy so goddamn many of them. Just a thought.

USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness - Dennis Schubert by realitista in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 75 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I miss the days where you could just buy something from Logitec or Hayes or Gravis or CH Products and know it was not garbage just because the brand could be trusted. Finding a trustable brand these days seems super hit or miss. You'll get a great item and then the next one will be some cheap china garbage that dies in 4 months.

An e-commerce CEO is getting absolutely roasted online for laying off 90% of his support staff, after an AI chatbot outperformed them by realitista in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 88 points 1 year ago

I've worked in customer service software companies for the last 30 years, and one thing I can tell you is that average handle time is not a good metric to decide your success or failure on.

Having a low average handle time is easy. Just hang up on the customer. Or show them quickly that you won't do shit for them so that they hang up on you.

How about showing us those customer satisfaction and first call resolution scores?