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Russian here. It's only small part of what is coming from the goverment in near future... Soon, if you are using/registering ".ru"-domain and use it, you will h

Russian here. It's only small part of what is coming from the goverment in near future... Soon, if you are using/registering ".ru"-domain and use it, you will have to "register" it in gov - pay ~30$ and wait for 5 days. If you doesn't do that, then created site can be immediately blocked via providers with no warning on any day. So a lot of us moving to .com now adays... Worst is yet to come. Now we have a blacklist of domains, and maybe have to expect whitelist in 2015 or so.

pistle 12y ago
Emigrate. We appreciate the intelligence and skill of our Russian hacker friends. Let's not lose a generation of highly-skilled talent due to psycho-nostalgic policies. You guys have come too far for all this.
- kordless 12y ago
  Did you see this? http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/305590/general+immigration/H1B+Cap+Reached+for+FY+2015 http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/305590/general+immigrat...
  - pawelkomarnicki 12y ago
    World != USA only. Just move somewhere in Europe, you have like dozens of different flavours ;)
    - JulianMorrison 12y ago
      Avoid anywhere too close to Russia, it might not stay "in Europe". Instead it will "always have been part of Russia".
      - jessaustin 12y ago
        The Russian government probably wants disgruntled Russians to move to places like that. The Russian fertility rate isn't high, but it's higher than all its nearest neighbors, and Empire is a long-term game.
        mtrimpe 12y ago
        And as Kasparov likes to say: You don't need smart people to run a petrol state. Brain-drain is bad for Russia but good for Putin.
      - huhtenberg 12y ago
        You should really cut down on your TV time. Parroting stuff that comes out of that box makes you look .. I don't know .. lacking your own basic intelligence? Do you seriously think Russia will invade Ukraine or Baltic republics? What f#cking for? Who needs to annex countries that are already knee deep in debt, while pissing off the rest of the world? This makes no sense. Just use your gray matter a bit.
        stephenr 12y ago
        > Do you seriously think Russia will invade Ukraine or Baltic republics Have you not been paying attention? This has already happened.
        huhtenberg 12y ago
        Way to quote by stripping away the context. Have you not been paying attention too? To things like history of Crimea or its geographical location, for example? The question remains - what will invading Ukraine, strapped in debt and with nothing to offer, give the invaders to be? The brainless hysteria surrounding this situation is absolutely ridiculous. It's twice as ridiculous if you'd remember that Russians and Ukrainians generally treat each other as close relatives. Annoying at times, but still same blood basically. There are radical nationalists on both sides, but that's marginal. Just look at how Ukrainian team was welcomed at the Olympics - with an ovation. And how things were unfolding in Crimea - with flash-bang grenades and blanks. It's not about Russia threatening Ukraine. It's about Russia paying back US and EU for stirring shit in Ukraine to drive it away from Russia. This is all macro-political. Ukraine is just a casualty caught in a cross-fire. -- Have I been paying attention? Yes, I have been. Have you though?
        stephenr 12y ago
        > To things like history of Crimea or its geographical location, for example? If history and geography trump the current citizens and laws, then the yanks should all fuck off back where they came from and leave it to the native americans and the mexicans, no? > Have you though? Enough to realise that something is fishy. Russian troops invaded crimea, surrounded the Ukrainian military bases, and then declared it was all "legit" because a referendum had 96% voting in favour of joining Russia, despite polls from previous years showing 34% support. All but 2 members of the UN Security Council voted to declare the referendum invalid - it was only defeated because Russia has veto power. Your argument is that Russia doesn't get anything out of this. Like Putin is a completely rational guy who does shit because it makes sense, rather than because he's a whack job who pines for the "glory" of the USSR.
- joelthelion 12y ago
  You might as well skip the US who is not very hacker friendly either and come directly to western Europe :)
- kovrik 12y ago
  Well, I'm a java developer from Russia and I want to emigrate. But don't know how. A lot of people here want to leave Russia. But it's not as easy as going from one state to another (USA) or going from one EU country to another.
  - mtrimpe 12y ago
    The Netherlands is very welcoming to knowledge migrants and offers lucrative tax benefits on top, so just apply to one of the companies that are subscribed to the ruling and you should do just fine. You can find all companies that offer the ruling at https://ind.nl/zakelijk/openbaar-register https://ind.nl/zakelijk/openbaar-register under the heading 'Erkende referenten Arbeid Regulier en Kennismigranten' Do keep in mind that homophobia is both not acceptable and that you'll meet actual openly gay people here, so if you have a problem with that you'd probably be better off elsewhere.
    - krbbltr 12y ago
      You have a funny way of making someone feel welcome, regurgitating memes and stereotypes propagated by Western media. Really, that last line in your post wasn't necessary. Also, as the immigrant he will eventually be at the receiving end of at least some minor racism or xenophobia, no matter how progressive and open you think your society is. So lecturing him on that is kind of pointless as well.
      - mtrimpe 12y ago
        It's actually based on a real life example that happened to me personally which cost myself and several other people their jobs. In my experience there are some Russians who come here expecting to be able to be openly homophobic which, as I can personally attest to, is a recipe for disaster. I've worked with lots of Eastern Europeans and many of them have been perfectly accepting of my orientation and the vast majority treated me respectfully though. Unfortunately, when you move from a society where being gay is still considered a mental illness by 70+% of the population, you can't assume that everyone is just able to leave that behind when they move.
- hotwatermusic 12y ago
  Sound like a sweet invitation and not a bad idea, thank you! :)
kordless 12y ago
Sounds like a good use for Namecoin and .bit domains.
- olegkikin 12y ago
  That wouldn't stop them from banning CloudFlare's IPs.
trurl123 12y ago
This is a plan only that probably will not be accepted

pistle 12y ago

Emigrate. We appreciate the intelligence and skill of our Russian hacker friends. Let's not lose a generation of highly-skilled talent due to psycho-nostalgic policies. You guys have come too far for all this.

kordless 12y ago
Did you see this? http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/305590/general+immigration/H1B+Cap+Reached+for+FY+2015 http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/305590/general+immigrat...
- pawelkomarnicki 12y ago
  World != USA only. Just move somewhere in Europe, you have like dozens of different flavours ;)
  - JulianMorrison 12y ago
    Avoid anywhere too close to Russia, it might not stay "in Europe". Instead it will "always have been part of Russia".
    - jessaustin 12y ago
      The Russian government probably wants disgruntled Russians to move to places like that. The Russian fertility rate isn't high, but it's higher than all its nearest neighbors, and Empire is a long-term game.
      - mtrimpe 12y ago
        And as Kasparov likes to say: You don't need smart people to run a petrol state. Brain-drain is bad for Russia but good for Putin.
    - huhtenberg 12y ago
      You should really cut down on your TV time. Parroting stuff that comes out of that box makes you look .. I don't know .. lacking your own basic intelligence? Do you seriously think Russia will invade Ukraine or Baltic republics? What f#cking for? Who needs to annex countries that are already knee deep in debt, while pissing off the rest of the world? This makes no sense. Just use your gray matter a bit.
      - stephenr 12y ago
        > Do you seriously think Russia will invade Ukraine or Baltic republics Have you not been paying attention? This has already happened.
        huhtenberg 12y ago
        Way to quote by stripping away the context. Have you not been paying attention too? To things like history of Crimea or its geographical location, for example? The question remains - what will invading Ukraine, strapped in debt and with nothing to offer, give the invaders to be? The brainless hysteria surrounding this situation is absolutely ridiculous. It's twice as ridiculous if you'd remember that Russians and Ukrainians generally treat each other as close relatives. Annoying at times, but still same blood basically. There are radical nationalists on both sides, but that's marginal. Just look at how Ukrainian team was welcomed at the Olympics - with an ovation. And how things were unfolding in Crimea - with flash-bang grenades and blanks. It's not about Russia threatening Ukraine. It's about Russia paying back US and EU for stirring shit in Ukraine to drive it away from Russia. This is all macro-political. Ukraine is just a casualty caught in a cross-fire. -- Have I been paying attention? Yes, I have been. Have you though?
        stephenr 12y ago
        > To things like history of Crimea or its geographical location, for example? If history and geography trump the current citizens and laws, then the yanks should all fuck off back where they came from and leave it to the native americans and the mexicans, no? > Have you though? Enough to realise that something is fishy. Russian troops invaded crimea, surrounded the Ukrainian military bases, and then declared it was all "legit" because a referendum had 96% voting in favour of joining Russia, despite polls from previous years showing 34% support. All but 2 members of the UN Security Council voted to declare the referendum invalid - it was only defeated because Russia has veto power. Your argument is that Russia doesn't get anything out of this. Like Putin is a completely rational guy who does shit because it makes sense, rather than because he's a whack job who pines for the "glory" of the USSR.
joelthelion 12y ago
You might as well skip the US who is not very hacker friendly either and come directly to western Europe :)
kovrik 12y ago
Well, I'm a java developer from Russia and I want to emigrate. But don't know how. A lot of people here want to leave Russia. But it's not as easy as going from one state to another (USA) or going from one EU country to another.
- mtrimpe 12y ago
  The Netherlands is very welcoming to knowledge migrants and offers lucrative tax benefits on top, so just apply to one of the companies that are subscribed to the ruling and you should do just fine. You can find all companies that offer the ruling at https://ind.nl/zakelijk/openbaar-register https://ind.nl/zakelijk/openbaar-register under the heading 'Erkende referenten Arbeid Regulier en Kennismigranten' Do keep in mind that homophobia is both not acceptable and that you'll meet actual openly gay people here, so if you have a problem with that you'd probably be better off elsewhere.
  - krbbltr 12y ago
    You have a funny way of making someone feel welcome, regurgitating memes and stereotypes propagated by Western media. Really, that last line in your post wasn't necessary. Also, as the immigrant he will eventually be at the receiving end of at least some minor racism or xenophobia, no matter how progressive and open you think your society is. So lecturing him on that is kind of pointless as well.
    - mtrimpe 12y ago
      It's actually based on a real life example that happened to me personally which cost myself and several other people their jobs. In my experience there are some Russians who come here expecting to be able to be openly homophobic which, as I can personally attest to, is a recipe for disaster. I've worked with lots of Eastern Europeans and many of them have been perfectly accepting of my orientation and the vast majority treated me respectfully though. Unfortunately, when you move from a society where being gay is still considered a mental illness by 70+% of the population, you can't assume that everyone is just able to leave that behind when they move.
hotwatermusic 12y ago
Sound like a sweet invitation and not a bad idea, thank you! :)

kordless 12y ago

Sounds like a good use for Namecoin and .bit domains.

olegkikin 12y ago
That wouldn't stop them from banning CloudFlare's IPs.

trurl123 12y ago

This is a plan only that probably will not be accepted