323

65 ms·

781.
by 323 5y ago
Sorry, I don't know the exact episode. When the lab leak theory started being taken seriously by the media - end of 2020 start of 2021.
782.
by 323 5y ago
On the TWiV (This Week in Virology) podcast at one point they discussed what would be some of the consequences if the lab leak theory were to be proven. One aspect mentioned was that all the virology labs doing dangerous research would be m
783.
by 323 5y ago
> Payments companies Wise, Remitly suspend money transfer businesses in Russia https://www.reuters.com/technology/payments-company-wise-sus...
784.
by 323 5y ago
Yes, in a few days Putin created a cartoonish evil villain image for himself like in B-category movies: invading a country, threatening the world with nuclear war, shooting at nuclear power plants, threatening prison for anyone of his subje
785.
by 323 5y ago
An article from yesterday regarding SWIFT explained this. The western govs issued a "commander's intent" to sanction Russia. That's basically a direction that every financial entity which does transactions with Russia mu
786.
by 323 5y ago
Do the providers accept ruble? My understanding is that foreign currency transfers to outside was banned (capital control).
787.
by 323 5y ago
The MastarCard statement suggests that Russian cards will not work in Russia. > we have decided to suspend our network services in Russia.
788.
by 323 5y ago
Visa too: > Visa Suspends All Russia Operations https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.rele... MasterCard/Visa cards issued in Russia will not work abroad, cards issued abroad will not w
789.
by 323 5y ago
Russia has subs, ships and bombers too, they don't need to launch from land. AGM-86 ALCM is with a nuclear warhead. Russia has nuclear ICBMs with 11000 miles range
790.
by 323 5y ago
It's not that simple. If the Tomahawks are launched from a US ship, then Russia could fire it's own missiles at the ship.
791.
by 323 5y ago
Rogozin is famous for this kind of talk. In 2014, after an airplane with him on board was denied entry to Romania due to EU sanctions, he threatened that he will return in a strategic bomber. https://www.reuters.com/article&
792.
by 323 5y ago
A number of analysts correctly predicted before the invasion that the mud thing is overblown. As we can see, most Russian armor movement happens on roads, not on land.
793.
by 323 5y ago
WhatsApp it's probably a more convenient choice than Signal which can be so obnoxious to use. On a somewhat related note, it seems that quite a few of the russian army uses unencrypted analog radios, including civilian walkie talkies:
794.
by 323 5y ago
They can remotely disable store apps. Maybe they can also disable system apps or specific functionality. Maybe they can also disable the whole phone until you update it, and the update will brick it. All of these capabilities are nice to ha
795.
by 323 5y ago
> Putin’s public approval is soaring during the Russia-Ukraine crisis, but it’s unlikely to last > Approximately 69% of Russians now approve of Putin, compared to the 61% who approved of him in August 2021 https://theco
796.
by 323 5y ago
Most registers accept other currencies too, like GBP, CAD or AUD which you didn't mention as being blocked.
797.
by 323 5y ago
They have 20% of reserves in gold. Gold can easily be used as collateral to get dollars.
798.
by 323 5y ago
Where do you buy the rubles from, all forex brokers announced that they are suspending ruble trading for the moment.
799.
by 323 5y ago
This is a unique situation. Spot is closed, you are looking at CME futures, which would not usually move since the underlying spot market is closed. So few people capable of doing this arbitrage would bother.
800.
by 323 5y ago
It's a bit premature to judge, you need to wait until the Moscow market opens, when the Central Bank of Russia is active.
801.
by 323 5y ago
The liquidity in this market is tiny: volume of $10 million in the last 24 hour.
802.
by 323 5y ago
No offense, but there is not much to hit in Norway :) No reason to waste nukes there.
803.
by 323 5y ago
Did you read regular press, or professionals? As in military experts, intelligence, ... Because I've seen quite a few experts warn since at least December that an invasion will happen. The main reason being the one you didn't list
804.
by 323 5y ago
Take a vacantion to Bora Bora. Unless there is full world-wide nuclear exchange you'll be safe there, end enjoy the sun. Win-win.
805.
EU closes airspace for Russian owned, registered or controlled aircraft(twitter.com)
5 points by 323 5y ago|0 comments
806.
by 323 5y ago
Their Putin table is pretty nice - https://9gag.com/gag/aE88A5n
807.
by 323 5y ago
That's not true. There are more options available to US than just "fire all the missiles".
808.
by 323 5y ago
Makes sense, software is not their core competency - obtaining contracts. Everything non-core, like engineering or software should be outsourced to the lowest bidder.
809.
by 323 5y ago
FYI: Lex Fridman mentioned on multiple podcasts how much he admires Putin, and how one of his life goals is to interview him. Which apparently will happen soon. He also didn't condemn the invasion, just basically said that "war is
810.
by 323 5y ago
People don't read the article, especially when it's a PDF.

More ›