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by awb 5y ago
I’m not quite sure what to make of your comment. It’s broad criticisms and ambiguous as to who you’re referring to. As far as children go, they nearly universally want peace. I saw a quote from one kid finding the countries on a map: “Russi
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Facebook removes ‘deepfake’ of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy(theverge.com)
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Putin: “A Natural and Necessary Self-Purification of Society”(twitter.com)
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by awb 5y ago
It’s also not clear which businesses are mandated: > The current impact of the legislation also remains unclear due to lack of definition over exactly which companies will fall under the reporting requirements, which will be clarified in
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Ukraine vs. Russian Federation ICJ Ruling [pdf](icj-cij.org)
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by awb 5y ago
Sorry, I still don’t understand what you’re getting at. I think the government was fully aware of the tradeoffs of the sanctions and potential Russian default.
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by awb 5y ago
Governments imposed the sanctions, not the banks. And no bank that withdrew from Russia voluntarily is complaining to my knowledge. It sounds like you’re accusing someone of being hypocritical, but I don’t know who specifically. Do you have
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by awb 5y ago
Who is “your” in this scenario?
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by awb 5y ago
This is a really big misunderstanding of the situation. Governments sanctioned Russia. The banks that withdrew voluntarily were fully aware of the financial consequences.
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by awb 5y ago
> a potential default that could cost investors billions and shut the country out of most funding markets. Nightmare for two groups: 1) current creditors 2) Russia, because of the difficulty in finding future creditors with reasonable te
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Russia is spiraling toward a $150B default nightmare(stocks.apple.com)
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by awb 5y ago
This might also affect northern non-tech businesses like ski resorts. They’ll either have to open an hour later (and possibly stay open an hour later), or install lighting. It might also affect things like outdoor after-school activities th
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by awb 5y ago
I’d argue you should always design for yourself and build products you want. When your needs aren’t in alignment with your user’s needs then you’re the wrong person for the job anyway. User feedback is important for getting additional insig
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by awb 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ovsyannikova#Aftermath > It was reported that Ovsyannikova pleaded guilty to flouting the law and was fined ₽30,000 or $280. https://twitter.com/jason_corcoran&#x
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Russian TV news editor interrupts live broadcast with ‘No War’ sign(theguardian.com)
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by awb 5y ago
There are a few steps between an accusation and an action, namely the agency of the person being accused. I certainly haven’t become every word I’ve been accused of. I agree there is certainly harm in false accusations though. I just don’t
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Meta narrows guidance to prohibit calls for death of a head of state(reuters.com)
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by awb 5y ago
What is your business model? Are you selling seeds? Growing forests and selling wood? A nonprofit?
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Rainbow Encryption meant to protect against quantum hackers is easily cracked(newscientist.com)
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by awb 5y ago
This post is about DDG
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Everyone has a bias, yes. But there’s a huge difference between the Western perspective of a free press or independent journalist and state run propaganda. Judges make decisions about ambiguous cases all the time. Rarely are things absolute
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by awb 5y ago
“RT putin speech” works as expected: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=rt+putin+speech&ia=web
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by awb 5y ago
> I suspect the only places Snowden can avoid US prosecution are Russia, China, and North Korea Those countries could still exert pressure: work for us, give us secrets, etc. or we’ll send you back. He presumably could also be used as a
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Russia Is Now Claiming the US Trained Birds to Deliver Ukrainian Bioweapons(vice.com)
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by awb 5y ago
If you’re looking for a high-level, fast-paced overview of some of the major points, Crash Course has some entertaining content. European history: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMsMTfmRomkVQG8... World histor
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Ballistic missiles hit Iraq's Kurdish capital, no casualties – officials(reuters.com)
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Jailed Navalny calls for anti-war protests across Russia on Sunday(reuters.com)
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Putin's agents reportedly threaten top Google exec in Moscow with 24hr ultimatum(businessinsider.com)
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Russian central bank decides not to reopen stock market trading next week(financialpost.com)
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Two Weeks into War, Russia’s Economy Has Rarely Fared Worse Than Now(uk.news.yahoo.com)
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