www.t-online.de Boykott gegen Trump: Neue Internetseite enthüllt US-Produkte im Supermarktregal
Die Boykott-Bewegung gegen US-Produkte nimmt in Europa Fahrt auf. Eine neue Anwendung unterstützt Konsumenten dabei, gezielt Alternativen zu wählen.
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Yes, the topic dropped on or two times.
- https://feddit.org/post/8631536
- https://feddit.org/post/8676198
- https://feddit.org/post/8545702
- https://feddit.org/post/8905532
I commenced a vote if people want to stick around after I received mod status, then made a post about what to expect to discuss/find here. After the vote I commited on finding mods and setting up this place. Lets see where this leads.
No, I'm really asking. if you would be willing to moderate contents in this exact community. I mean, we need to know the means at our disposal to debate the request.
Adding some languages arbitrary without a clear guideline might open up discussions for other languages. For example: if we accept as a guideline that (Mandarin :-), English and Spanish are the most spoken languages in the wolrld and we accept that, we might unsettle French people. If we go with western/southern languages only we might loose the other people who turn for local serivces.
It is no easy debate to have.
Well. The point is, that this approach could be a disfavor for all the eastern European countries, which users may also discuss in their native languages.
Also the server rules state, that they are in for German/English communities.
In another context I thought about the possibility for links in foreign languages as long as they are marked, and maybe summarized by a sentence to help people get the context. I think in todays time with browser being able to translate, that should be a feasible approach. I didn't find time to debate that with the other mods, yet.
To me, coming from a moderation perspective, the idea of whole discussions in a plentitude of languages is problematic. In my opinion, we would need to have more mods being able to at least police content if need be.
Ich hatte letztens auch @BuyFromEU@feddit.org abonniert und habe alles in die Mastodontimeline reingespült bekommen. War technisch cool und inhaltlich verwirrend.
See direct message.
Soll ich den Post lieber locken?
Well, I you think about the question with the foundations the other day, it is not so easy any more. There are non-European products (like open-source products and services) that in the long run help to get rid of non-European products 😅 At this point we are discussing a lock in. E.g. if you use cloud and office products that force you to store data on foreign servers.
Another example could be Threema, a swiss messenger, where you only need a small ID instead of a phone number. It is well known for their encryption and that their software was audited. So, they are working as transparent as a company could. In my personal and business life, I would still recommend them (as well as Signal) for everyday Joe.
Hi chmod, content-wise they are quite narrow and hopefully the possibility to crosspost will benefit both.
The text what to expect says, that we are focusing on the EU, but if other befriended countries slip through we are not enforcing rules. We called it a soft limit, so pepole tend to limit themselves, rather than mods jumping each post.
Due to the name being lend from one of the bigger reddit movements (buyFromEU) English should be the first language. But since you asked, I could imagine that articles in different languages could be marked (DE/GER/ES/..) and maybe given some context in EN. Just like a brieve sentence, why this news/article is awesome and related. I'll need to discuss if we'd like encourage that with the other mods.
Well, you brought the topic up, didn't you? Feel free to debate that issue at a different space. We conducted a vote and are here to stay.
Hey, this discussion obsolete. Both communities are here to stay. Please carry on.
Agreed, but you have to acknowledge that this happened a long time ago. It is good to remember the lineage and call that out, but I’m more worried (for example) about VWs current stance e.g. on Chinese slave labor or the general attitude towards EVs.
Working in a company where this is standard, I lust say that it cannot be done for all companies. For us git and markdown might be second nature, but for many it is a productivity bumper at first.
Good UIs (editor, git client) help, though.
See direct message.
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What to expect?
I approached them yesterday. Let’s see how they are evolving.
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Lemmy at a glance
After recommending it to a friend, I just used it again. Seeing the content without registering is a big + . Also the onboarding for server selction looked very nice.
I wrote this few step rundown, because I believe the concepts might be overwhelming at first. Its not the software or the clients, but having a first impression of what (server, instance, user, community, post) is situated where and how it is federated, or better said connected.
Boycott of US products reaches Europe (German article)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/39360157
Do you want to buy a European car? Here is a comprehensive list of the origins of all brands.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/39361822
European Car Brands and Their Origins
1. Germany
- Volkswagen Group (Headquarters: Wolfsburg)
- Brands: VW, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Ducati (motorcycles)
- Major Shareholders:
- Porsche SE (Germany, Porsche/Piëch family): ~53.3% of voting rights
- State of Lower Saxony (Germany): ~20%
- Qatar (Qatar Holding): ~17%
- Mercedes-Benz Group (Headquarters: Stuttgart)
- Brands: Mercedes-Benz, Smart, Maybach
- Major Shareholders:
- BAIC (China, state-owned automaker): ~10%
- Geely (China, Li Shufu): ~9.7%
- Kuwait Investment Authority (Kuwait, sovereign wealth fund): ~6.8%
- BMW Group (Headquarters: Munich)
- Brands: BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce
- Major Shareholders:
- Quandt family (Germany): ~46.8%
- Institutional investors (mostly from Europe and the US)
- Stellantis (partially German) (Headquarters: Netherlands)
- Brands: P
Actually they are great for tedious tasks. For a CSV file I asked an AI to write down every hour of the day in steps of 15 minutes and provide a file to download.
It took only 5 attempts until all hours were included 😂
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Lemmy at a glance
Hi 🙋,
you might be in search for an reddit alternative and don’t get the Lemmy thing, yet. Lemme help you out, shortly.
- Lemmy lets you build
communitiesjust like you are used to. - You need an account to participate. I doesn’t matter on which server you register.
- https://feddit.org/ → German/English community
- https://feddit.uk/ → UK centric
- List of other servers
- Lemmy servers (instances) host communities and can be interconnected.
@user@example.comcan follow local or remote communities!community1@example.com!community2@niceplace.com- identified almost as easy as an e-Mail address.
- Following a community is called
subscribing, you’ll find a subscribe button when browsing communities. - Subscribing will keep you noted on new posts.
- Mobile clients can make the experience more fluffy
Name the alternatives
Hi guys, I want to expand the sticky "Where to start?" article with a section about switching services and digitial products (or have a post about that?).
Many alternatives where already discussed and I can look them up on the alternatives webpages. But if you want to name alternatives that are underrepresented, feel free to support me here.
(Based on various sharepics) these topics came into my mind, did I miss anything essential?
- Browsing
- Searching
- e-Mail/Office suite (gmail/outlook)
- e-Mail clients
- mobile Apps
- Messaging Apps
- Passwordmanagers
- VPN providers
- Social media (obviously)
- Maps and navigation
- Shopping
Ditched Claude and ChatGPT for Mistral
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26431087
Since I canceled Claude (US boycott) I'm really enjoying https://chat.mistral.ai/ It might be a few months behind quality wise, but it is really fast, which is great for quick searches and brainstorming. It even has a canvas feature now.
This really gives me hope! Great french AI Tool!
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Where to start?
(Repost with author change)
In the last weeks several databases and websites emerged around the idea of buying European, or local.
Coming from different communities overviews of products and services can (for example) be found at the following websites:
- https://www.buy-european-made.eu/ : Community based database. Make your own suggestions!
- https://european-alternatives.eu/categories : First comer. Dev can be found on mastodon for suggestion.
- https://buy-european.net/categories : Community based database. Make your own suggestions! Devs can be found on mastodon and lemmy.
- https://github.com/uscneps/Awesome-European-Tech
If you are using Firefox or Chrome you can be nudged to do better by using the opensource Go-European-Plugin:
- Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/go-european/
- Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/go-european/klmgadmgadfhjgomffmpamppmkajdloc (If you know any other starting points feel free to comment.)
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What to expect?
Hi, the mods had a first chat on what this community should be all about. For those uninitiated we’ve collected the forerunner lore of this community bellow.
We are well aware that there is a growing sentiment to buy European, local or for some to simply boycott USA made goods. Different people have different expectations and goals. The movement, if you want to name it that way, is taking place at different platforms with different hashtags like #buyFromEU or #buyEuropean . We’ve got to figure out what this particular community will be all about.
The forerunner left us with a buyFromEU community inviting to talk about European-made goods and services. As the post Where to start? implies there are already several well-made sites that serve as community driven catalogue, where you can lookup stuff.
We would love for you to also discuss and share products and services here. Beyond of that you may also post relevant news, as long as they are rela
www.lemonde.fr Calls for boycotting US products spread in northern Europe
While tens of thousands of people have joined Facebook groups in Sweden and Denmark calling for no longer buying American, Norwegian company Haltbakk Bunkers has announced that it will stop supplying US military vessels with fuel.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26315402
Okay. This really is a movement. I’m wondering how big it is after all? I mean there are several reddit and lemmy communities, but aren’t that only rather small groups?
quartr.com The Consumer Goods Sector: Housing the World's Most Known Brands
Explore the giants of the consumer goods sector, where iconic brands familiar in daily life are predominantly owned by a few key industry players.
Coming from @Flisty@mstdn.social as a post comment. He also mentioned These 10 companies control everything you buy dated 2017.
This may help navigate brands and brand owners.
Moderators wanted
Admin meinte, ich könnte mich hier melden. Im Matrix bin ich schon vorstellig geworden. Ich hatte die Community geerbt und versuche der nun eine Richtung zu geben.
Anbei der Post aus der Community.
TLDR: say hi if your want to help moderate.
Hi folks,
this community needs you 🫵… well, at least 1 or 2 of you to moderate (and the others to do what they do).
I'm looking for about two further moderators. The community is not too big and traffic not so high(, yet) and I’m sure we can handle that in a small group.
Preferably these people should be feddit.org natives and be ready to use Matrix chat for quicker communications.
Overall I imagine only few necessities to moderate but if bigger decisions need to be made, a transparent consensus oriented process shoud apply. If consensus cannot be reached we might need to Ouija first Mods will 👻.
After assembly First steps would be to talk about how to shape this communit
List of all the companies owned by Bezos
www.thomasnet.com The Complete List of Jeff Bezos Companies
Many of the companies under Bezos were acquired by Amazon, but Bezos himself acquired a handful under his investment arm, Bezos Expeditions. This is the complete list of Bezos and Amazon companies.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/39148975
Rules
There are some server rules which apply. Please be aware of them.
Beyond of that:
- Try to stay on topic
- It is easy to get sidetracked
- Mind to (soft)limit the discussion to the European Union countries
- 27 and counting
- Try to avoid non-fitting politics
- Only faithful product/service recommendations. No advertisement.
- Excel and be excellent to each other
Banning
Except in cases of gross violations of the server rules, banning (temporary/permanently) happens coordinated by all mods, or in case of absence, coordinated with the other mods of this server (matrix chat). Banning is a last resort, if preceding discussions could not settle the issue. If you got banned, feel free to appeal to the mods via private message.
Moderators wanted
TLDR: say hi if your want to help moderate.
Hi folks,
this community needs you 🫵… well, at least 1 or 2 of you to moderate (and the others to do what they do).
I'm looking for about two further moderators. The community is not too big and traffic not so high(, yet) and I’m sure we can handle that in a small group.
Preferably these people should be feddit.org natives and be ready to use Matrix chat for quicker communications.
Overall I imagine only few necessities to moderate but if bigger decisions need to be made, a transparent consensus oriented process shoud apply. If consensus cannot be reached we might need to Ouija first Mods will 👻.
After assembly First steps would be to talk about how to shape this community. What contents are preferred, what rules should be applied? Are we talking European in sense of the continent or EU (hint: I don’t have a strong opinion in this). I prefer to have the Mods to have a common ground