Idiot

That’s not just azure, though - it’s AWS and google cloud as well

Oh, I’m not advocating the policy of the current US regime. I also mostly agree with the first paragraph of your original comment. I don’t really see how the US can get out of the current slide towards overt fascism. My point is that China is not a great alternative, and that the values that are currently being trampled in Washington would have been preferable. I hope the EU can emerge as an alternative, but they have their own fascist problem as well, so I’m not too optimistic.

Yeah. If you read my comment carefully, you’ll find that I mentioned the US very few times. And, while there’s certainly a lot to criticize about American capitalism, especially of late, I think I prefer the culture with the deeply-embedded idea of personal liberty. Mind you, I wouldn’t want to live in either country

Countries don’t have friends, they sometimes have aligning interests. Also, China is a repressive dictatorship.

Ah, but does Trump understand this?

China is also our problem. And not your friend.

The category just means that there is scientific proof of carcinogenicity. The WHO states (somewhere) that it’s not to be taken to mean that bacon is as dangerous as tobacco. Of course, that’s what everyone thinks they mean, so maybe they should work on their messaging

Nice try Khamenei

I mean, no, but the rules in Scandinavia, which isn’t exactly a capitalist hellhole, are similar, I think? Norway, for instance, has

10 hours overtime over a 7-day period 25 hours overtime over a period of 4 consecutive weeks 200 hours overtime over a 52-week period

when there is a pressing need due to unexpected workload or the like. There’s also a 13 hour limit per day.

There’s probably something I’m missing here about the labour market in Greece, though. Or Norway’s for that matter. Also the compensation should be higher ofc

ETA: correct translation, additional thought, link to OT rules for Norway: https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/working-hours-and-organisation-of-work/working-hours/overtime/

Fta:

The extended work shift can only be applied three days a month and up to 37 days a year.

That doesn’t seem entirely unreasonable, but maybe there is something not being reported on here?

I don’t know any specifics, but it’s reasonable to assume that Bulgaria had Russian hardware at the fall of the iron curtain, that they had local maintenance facilities and skilled workers, and that they saw no immediate need to replace that hardware with western equivalents. As long as the servicing and parts manufacturing is local to Bulgaria or even Eastern Europe, this shouldn’t be a security problem at all.

I’d guess that as a former Warsaw Pact member Bulgaria would have a bunch of Russian hardware still in service. Then they need a maintenance facility. Hopefully they don’t depend on Russia for parts, though…