2026-11-07T06:06:00Z https://njump.me VelteropⓐⓊ🪂🇪🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪 https://njump.me/npub1k3qra47tvnavrl34c9x4m7sll5ul0ezwpmd8ggm6jx6yq5wt8c3sy0rvnz https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/109/261/778/025/722/110/original/fcd99be3523bc9cf.png https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/109/261/778/025/722/110/original/fcd99be3523bc9cf.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0333nve0lytdgdfcf864r28auqjx86yr3vavqhe0hsmfw3jmhjjgzyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzxtp46tp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2n835xfjlspx4j4n5x24hdhxcmzwqvmu96q666a8zuxxteemy8yg30syv6'>nevent1q…syv6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Don&#39;t be evil&#34; was Google&#39;s iconic, early motto aiming to prioritize user trust and ethical behavior over short-term profits. As the company grew into Alphabet Inc., this phrase was largely removed from the code of conduct by 2018, replaced by &#34;Do the right thing,&#34; signaling a shift in corporate focus and culture. <br/>Sergey Brin doesn&#39;t like either motto anymore, and has apparently moved into &#34;greed is good&#34; territory. 2026-04-28T16:00:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9gnuqu2vqn8r2yud6ql2cjgwcdkalll4s6j5j64mt60tfxuwxvugzyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzx0n7fna In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0kpctmyyac4u3j8hux975jmgjeemy9zxvl5pmhdzrq6lzn62ekaswvf7qu'>nevent1q…f7qu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I tell you, a bow tie suits an unruly mop of hair and unshaven chin like nothing else! 😉 2025-08-07T14:50:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8s7t6tm2ts3c2m63wtg7ks3tdg8apa5d9cqfjg0k98grxlkx85lszyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzx6atne8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf28lxqj9gp8mw2cavmps3cje89jgl8wa8rqmuljrr534yqd0ukdglwv65j'>nevent1q…v65j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>PS. Does anybody know why ostensible Europe hater Trump often prefers European neckties over American ones? (European ones have stripes from the left shoulder down; American ones from the right shoulder down – <br/>&#34;when British regimental styles were adapted in the U.S., brands like Brooks Brothers intentionally reversed the direction as a mark of distinction&#34;). Is Trump a closet Europe admirer perhaps? 2025-08-07T12:51:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf28lxqj9gp8mw2cavmps3cje89jgl8wa8rqmuljrr534yqd0ukdgzyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzxgyxspg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr60gzjz200utur40g2wxyasnzr36tzclnax3l3lq7e5sylk5xfkczzpwal'>nevent1q…pwal</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wear different clothes every day, depending on the weather, plans for the day, or just a whim. Collarless – and colourless – shirts, with or without (Indian) waistcoats and/or jackets, occasionally a bow tie (never a necktie), T-shirts, sweaters, colourful African shirts from Gabon that my son brings me, but under no circumstances polo-shirts. 😉 2025-08-07T12:32:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9efaq399mkc64qvutp9xs36uvlp7zlstd7cmg7f2musz4nl0pylszyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzxgs9jy3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy5prv4kn5v6htc7j2ed58ua2dlhsdj9dza8xry6qacg42lc8w6vst44pa9'>nevent1q…4pa9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Assertions without any evidence – or at least a question mark – seem to be the societal norm, though. Not just when it comes to politics, but also religions and assorted conspiracy theories etc. Difficult to wean society of this; self-evidently, I submit. 2025-08-07T10:53:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsya5cd4e406c7nv5uqda5jqs3e56x5zxf2urmsq59qlnlp25whmdgzyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzxrcz2ha In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrlk46eys5fjkp0cclp8gqes2uzecvpth4madm3rqlg9cw3066ugcqmzf7z'>nevent1q…zf7z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I may have been privileged to go to schools without uniforms where there were neither pupils from rich families, nor from poor ones. But I&#39;m talking about the 1950s and &#39;60s, when &#39;label consciousness&#39; wasn&#39;t an issue yet and there was also hardly any bullying as far as I remember. Anyway, our children liked their uniforms as they didn&#39;t have to think about what to wear. 2025-08-07T10:15:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0zr3n4ljyllczpuvueyg258vtkztznnu8hshkry3x2r9rkrcj4agzyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzxel8gha In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmkc7jt6gcp6adxrze6qzj3vf7udwrg7nt2ljm7sfat3rh49zavct27tyg'>nevent1q…7tyg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe not. In schools without uniforms, higher financial inequality has caused problems in that some pupils wear expensive sneakers and clothes to school, whereas others can only afford the cheapest outfits. Uniforms could mitigate that effect somewhat, I would imagine. 2025-08-07T10:01:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf2zvxn9a8pwcf3q6lnd32ykkz2x9unulgpjh59xqxxymdwj8ypmgzyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzxfujprh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxleh66qupyjza9ugyk8uq0ghmdjsewtltxguu94pcg8munzvzxwqhafuep'>nevent1q…fuep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Our children didn&#39;t mind having to wear a uniform, but I don&#39;t know what I would have thought. Fortunately, where I grew up, every day was a mufti day. 2025-08-06T10:38:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8xkr6dpxcaentw6gjvh0dvs06f5qktd0vuk4gaua9tted0g03jagzyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzx867rad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz59ef5f3q64l0hv8w50gnxa63w8xwcwxd5tss27gs3tukq3a5y6c340mgw'>nevent1q…0mgw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The real Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025-07-20T09:01:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8079rs2ucxgv322aq673h33cas83yr5jtlxxz6ja3g6p535r07kczyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzx34aqgc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv854jsh9d85yfrtdelagwj33y8tm8xmvam0xynqgl0w5t3ajz65gwh2ad2'>nevent1q…2ad2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They should perhaps consider a bigger role for citizens&#39; councils formed by sortition and reduce the dangerous side-effects of elections. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30957274-against-elections">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30957274-against-elections</a> 2025-02-28T07:33:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9m6z8y2e6jhj3gr3q2c0nffwe833hsqhnhz3re3ypa48ud0hfeyczyz6yq0khedj04s07xhq56h06rl7nnalyfc8d5apr02gmgsz3evlzx5hyshr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqa34h6zxaddsja0czwrrd3mjrxkknp79sx2zgqjr4s78g3u6xxmqj9radg'>nevent1q…radg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Idiocy even trumps common sense. 2025-01-24T08:14:39Z