@fraca7@social.linux.pizza2026-07-04 21:53:42
I have some vague recollection of an anecdote from the 20th century where some American dude told a French one the « If it weren’t for us you’d be speaking German » cliché, to which the French answered « Well, if it weren’t for us you’d be speaking English ». I can’t remember who was involved. A quick search only brings up the orange moron paraphrasing the former sentence one year ago. He really ruins everything doesn’t he
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-01 05:33:50
Five years ago, the West risked a
full-blown diplomatic crisis with NATO ally Turkey
when 10 ambassadors called for the release of a man they saw as a political prisoner,
prompting an angry President Tayyip Erdogan to order their expulsion.
After two frantic days in 2021,
the sides stepped back from the brink with the U.S., French, German, Canadian and other envoys issuing conciliatory statements
and Erdogan saying they would be more careful in the future…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-05-22 06:04:01
@tschfflr@fediscience.org2026-06-30 11:38:56
New international PhD student (starting tomorrow!) stopped by to sign their contract. I gave some intro into matters of bureaucracy (I always warn international people that we do love our forms here in Germany!). Stressed the importance of taking the official vacation days. Answer, without hesitation "oh yes, I'll be definitely taking those!" #academicChatter #theKidsAreAlright
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-10 13:05:59
A German court rules that Google is directly liable for what AI Overviews say after AI Overviews falsely tied two publishers to shady business practices (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)
https://the-decoder.com/landmark-germa
@gfp@mastodon.trueten.de2026-07-23 20:51:32
Beihilfe zum Angriffskrieg https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10492
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-06-10 15:45:47
A German court rules that Google is directly liable for what AI Overviews say after AI Overviews falsely tied two publishers to shady business practices (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)
https://the-decoder.com/landmark-germa
@pixelcode@social.tchncs.de2026-06-24 19:51:07
During the past 5 months, the armed forces have sent questionnaires about the voluntary military service to 300k 18-year-old Germans.
90% of the men (who are required to fill out the form) answered immediately, further 6% after being reminded (the others are facing fines). ¼ of the replying men were initially interested, and ½ of them remained so after being called.
1500 of them were examined for their fitness for service, and 80% passed. ~530 were finally recruited.
🇩🇪
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-26 18:54:56
Wolfgang Porsche, the Austrian-German automotive magnate,
appears to have abandoned plans to build a private 500-metre tunnel for his cars through the Salzburg hills
after a public uproar over the “tunnel for one”.
In 2020, Porsche bought a storied 17th-century villa on the outskirts of Salzburg for €8.4m (£7.2m),
and last autumn he secured permission from the city authorities for an estimated €10m private access road through the rugged limestone hill.
The 83-ye…
@gfp@mastodon.trueten.de2026-05-27 20:46:17
Kampf um die Fed https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10417