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hkpack
2y ago
Telegram staff are all living in Russia, this is not even a secret.
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hkpack
2y ago
Because they don’t have public easily findable chats serving as marketplaces for illegal things?
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hkpack
2y ago
Of course, if you involved in crimes in free west, it is better to live outside of it. North Koreans doing crimes in US are also very safe. Free - doesn’t mean do whatever you want.
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2y ago
> I thought Reagan beat that with his war on drugs? Reagan in South Korea? Are you reading only half of the words in each sentence?
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2y ago
Why does it matter if staff with access to those servers are in Russia?
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2y ago
Of course it was bad. But the point was about starting wars. Stalin did start many wars, disastrous invasion of Finland, invasion of Poland, Molotov-Ribentrop pact with Germany and so on.
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2y ago
The topic is so complex that I don't think I can satisfy your curiosity. AI is just the next step of technology development, so it will just increase the rate of change we see for last couple of decades in the same direction. And while
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2y ago
> and AI will help them to be even more productive I admire your optimism. But from the datapoints we have, it is not the direction we're heading.
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2y ago
> I’m not sure the invention of nuclear weapons was a net positive for the world. It was never an option that nuclear weapons wouldn't be invented. The only question was who will invent and use it first.
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2y ago
> drive everyone else still dealing with Russia far far away It may be wishful thinking, because in reality in may drive these countries even closer, especially if using nukes will help Russia achieve its goals.
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> War between nuclear powers doesn't happen any more It didn't happen yet, but there are no is reasons for nuclear war to be avoided indefinitely.
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2y ago
> having to live in densely populated cities with no room for any activities. Depends on activities, I guess, but my experience is the opposite, densely populated areas has vastly more activities available within 20-30 minutes reach espe
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2y ago
People with power are happy to exploit other people for their own benefits if they can get away with it. We see a lot of exploitation outside of governments too. And to be fair, some government structures are specifically constructed to lim
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2y ago
Look, I don't live in the US and not obsessed with political wars there. Your comments accusing me of working hard to prove something about Epstein just make no sense to me. You found the last person on the internet worth talking about
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2y ago
> you were happy with over 20 years of war and all your government had to do was say "they hate us cuz we're free". I honestly cannot tell whether you're a bot, troll, or a mentally sick person. You have no idea who I
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2y ago
I guess we found the target of these AI-rewritten news stories in the wild. It definitely worked.
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2y ago
A lot of things at play. 1) We actually can sense "coldness" or "hotness" as separate tastes. Think about mint candies or pepper for example. 2) Our receptors have different sensitivity based on the temperature. For exam
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2y ago
> because his generation had a better general education in math than the people at 20s. Which we hear a lot these days but which is extremely difficult to prove. Formal education only helps you so far and only for some small percentage o
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hkpack
3y ago
And besides making you feeling good, how does it benefits anyone?
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3y ago
I think you're just using terms loosely. Also I think Wikipedia article on nationalism is pretty good and should remove any confusion. In my opinion there is nothing outdated in the term "nation". Also, if you're from th
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3y ago
> Should a nationalist seeking independence be pro Europe at the expense of their own nation? It is interesting, that from my point of view, what you're talking about has even no sense. What does "at the expense of their own na
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3y ago
To be honest, I saw a plenty of factory of factories in go on top of dependency injection systems with everything is an interfaces nightmares for simple libraries. Some people need to justify their salaries with the complexity for nothing.
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3y ago
A lot of go developers are coming from Java and so write in Java style. That’s a problem of itself. To understand idiomatic go, it is better to look at its own standard library source codes.
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Wow, I am not sure how anyone can seriously write this without doubting himself even once. I get it, you provably not their user, but you can at least appreciate that people are using Apple not only for the status. My parents are using iPho
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3y ago
Late USSR was not better at all in these countries.
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3y ago
I have the opposite experience. After a decade of backend work, I had to write an app for Windows, macOS and iOS. The latest SwiftUI is just the best with modern "reactive" approaches working really well. Good community and docum
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3y ago
It is obviously for those who want to have CI approach. You can build and deploy websites and services manually as well, however a lot of people choose to have CI/CD systems instead.
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3y ago
Contrary to what you are saying, it is documented that militia was controlled by russians, with curators from FSB. They were instigating violence for their benefit, but failed miserably and achieved the opposite of what was intended.
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> Poroshenko was the guy who signed the EU deal in 2014, immediately after the revolution. It was prepared, negotiated and ready to be signed before 2013 by previous president. The fact that he refused to do so in last minute was what st
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3y ago
We literally had world wars with millions dead because of the technological breakthroughs. You should be blind not to see how technological advancements driving the increasing gap between classes and put pressure on governments in developed
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