simsalabim

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[–] simsalabim@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

Columbus didn't even travel to north america, he went to middle- and south america :D

[–] simsalabim@lemmy.world 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

If that is true maybe that means that it actually is finite and has a center. And the rotation and light speed put an upper bound on its size.

Actually no, that would only be true if the universe was two-dimensional. The universe essentially curves back on itself. Kurzgesagt explained the two options of finite and infinity universes and this timestamp explaines the curving back: https://youtu.be/isdLel273rQ?t=120

[–] simsalabim@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

They don't even have to experiment on people, they just have to forcefully sterilize them.

[–] simsalabim@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Isn't Canonical up to some crummy schemes, too?

[–] simsalabim@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If I understand this correctly, then this restriction only applies to Turkey. Which is exactly what you'd expect. If you violate local laws, then there are local restrictions. On a global level, everyone else can still interact with you.

Have I understood this correctly?

[–] simsalabim@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

For audiobooks you should definitely look into your local library. They usually have a digital offering that includes fairly recent audiobooks. If they support overdrive, you can use Libby, otherwise there’s the Onleihe app.

There’s also https://www.bookbeat.com/de/ which is European and you can do libro.fm. Libro.fm is from the US but you can choose to support a German or European bookstore with your purchases.

Then there are the streamers like Deezer (French) and Spotify (Swedish) though Spotify has some very shady business practices like https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversy_over_fake_artists_on_Spotify

I’m aware that alternatives are scarce and Audible’s exclusivity scheme is making everyone’s lives harder.

[–] simsalabim@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Thalia it’s just another locust that should have been prevented merging with Mayersche / Weltbild etc. People seem to have forgotten that it was Thalia that completely destroyed the small bookstores a few years ago, not Amazon.