Randahl Fink / is on Nostr

Political commentator.

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2024-08-15 21:34:20

Digital driver's licence on your phone is about to become reality in California.
I live in Denmark, and we already have digital driver's licenses, but I am really ambivalent about this development.
Having it on your phone: Very convenient.
Having to unlock your phone and handing your phone *unlocked* to a police officer: Dystopian.
For this to be both convenient and safe, there has to be some way to show your driver's license without unlocking the entire phone.
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/15/iphone-drivers-license-california-soon/

2024-08-14 17:17:53

Do you need subtitles when watching movies? It is not you, it is the movie.
Vox has a good video on why modern day movie sound actually sucks… because technology has gotten better.
Yes, that sounds backwards… but it is true: With modern tech, movie producers have come to expect more of what a soundtrack should be capable of, and when you end up watching a modern movie at home, the ambition of the producer and your sub par “movie theater” simply do not work together:
https://youtu.be/VYJtb2YXae8?si=4RTxgBmRvxt1Sjsm

2024-06-19 03:54:00

The Kremlin has sent out video of Putin arriving in North Korea to demonstrate that Russia has alliances.
Ukraine is allied with the world's strongest economy the US with a GDP of
USD 25,744 billion
And many others.
Russia is allied with North Korea, the world's 143th with a GDP of
USD 15 billion
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/641/260/621/570/708/original/8086483a21fe7b27.jpeg

2024-05-30 14:56:55

Being held accountable for the first time in your life at age 77, is a bit of a shock apparently.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/530/621/014/377/513/original/97ec6f826938fa5e.jpeg

2024-05-29 00:35:04

China demonstrates robot dog which can hunt down humans and kill them with automatic gun fire.
Man this is dystopian.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/china/china-military-rifle-toting-robot-dogs-intl-hnk-ml/index.html
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/521/573/709/415/868/original/763a017acad7a1b6.jpeg

2024-05-05 08:59:29

If you like physics, this human size invisibility shield is fun.
It simply spreads light in such a way, the person behind the shield is not seen. And yes, there is a person behind it in this screen shot.
The Action Lab has a video, demoing what it can do:
https://youtu.be/WuJJQkjg7TY?si=RRyvgxroJKmPNxoW
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/387/657/804/429/793/original/8877ee897bca2fab.jpeg

2024-05-03 20:07:02

Trump talks to the press, explaining he is not allowed to talk, which means he cannot testify in court.
Pardon my Danish — I am from Jutland, the farming region of Denmark, and I have seen stables with less horseshit than this.
Source: Fox News
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/378/933/015/457/714/original/785b0a1e44880386.mp4

2024-04-21 05:39:42

Mike Johnson did not "do the right thing".
Mike Johnson did everything he could to do the wrong thing, but then he ran out of options.
There is a stark difference.

2024-01-18 11:06:02

About time: The EU parliament calls for a new law to ensure, musical artists will FINALLY get fair pay on Spotify.
It will take some time to get through the legislative process, but it is coming.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24041343/eu-music-streaming-platform-artist-pay-europe-regulation

2024-01-01 16:44:44

After 10 years of weekly videos, the absolutely awesome YouTuber Tom Scott tells his over 6 million followers, he is taking a long awaited long vacation. And man does he ride into the sunset in style!
https://youtu.be/7DKv5H5Frt0?si=iAG3pHE4YI2TdtkC
@npub1vcy…gzn8 You have to see this. 😀
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2023-08-30 09:50:00

Last night, Ukraine carried out the largest drone attack in Russia so far:
Ukraine bombed the Pskov airfield near the Estonian border, where multiple transport planes and bombers were destroyed.
A micro chip factory in Bryansk was bombed.
An explosion was seen in Tula, where the airport was subsequently closed.
In Kaluga an oil storage facility was hit.
A large explosion was heard in Ryazan. I have seen no confirmation of effectiveness.
A large number of drones hit central Moscow.
Pskov:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/977/941/266/981/336/original/f775f3f65fe010d4.jpeg

2023-08-04 22:55:55

The actual former president of The United States is now threatening a state employee of the Department of Justice.
I hope this post is enough for the judge to limit his access to social media for the rest of his trial.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/833/811/556/507/026/original/da369c26032fffcc.jpeg