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Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed country
on Thursday June 15, 2023 @03:47PM (#36345523)
I think it reads more like a specific criticism of the term "Systemic". North Korea being a very clear example of what systemic harm looks like, to the point of people starving to death because the societal systems are designed to keep the population in a state of near starvation and desparation.
Re:UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highest rate in over 4...
on Friday March 24, 2023 @02:02PM (#35293115)
Living in the UK, yes food prices are rising. But I work for an NGO whose main focus is in East Africa and I've been tracking food inflation there and seeing 200-400% jumps over the past three years.
Perfect storm of the lack of available fertilizer, wheat shortage and poor growing seasons over the past five years is hitting everyone. I don't see it geetting better until the world adjusts; swapping to alternative crops and producing nitrogen fertilizer at country level.
Re:How the Netherlands facilitate the most hated websites in the world
on Saturday September 17, 2022 @05:20AM (#32876057)
I'd love to know how many suicides had been linked to large mainstream social media sites. Just for context.
Re:Tinker, tailor, soldier, sandbagger: sometimes TV from the 70s hold...
on Monday August 28, 2017 @10:03AM (#15116567)
It had Patrick Stewart
Re:False information on the internet is hiding the truth about onions
on Friday March 17, 2017 @03:06AM (#13892127)
I know this isn't really the point of the story, but if you add a pinch of baking soda to onions you can turn them into something that's pretty similar to caramelised in a few minutes. Add a little sugar to help them along.