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by sharken 5y ago
Perhaps it is Russian influence on those posting ? I also don't get it, this is an extraordinary situation that requires extraordinary measures. Anything Russian will be boycotted and sanctioned until Putin withdraws all troops. I have
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by sharken 5y ago
Key quote from the story: "I don’t think Russia is blind to what is going on and it must indicate to them that the West does not really have the stomach for a painful fight over Ukraine.” The West will help Ukraine but not too much. As
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by sharken 5y ago
Well put, it's all about making China see how serious the situation is. And this description is closer to how things work in reality. It's probably not the best way to treat China like Belarus, a middle ground is better for all.
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by sharken 5y ago
Except the fact that the Russian economy will collapse first. Having a new country is not worth anything when you cannot feed your population.
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by sharken 5y ago
Very soon I'll expect to see China put to the test, are they siding with Ukraine or not. That means cutting off Russia from CIPS, the Chinese payment system akin to SWIFT. Failure to do so will make China an accomplice and could thus f
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by sharken 5y ago
Trump would be the closest to do that, just look at the rhetoric from the North Korea crisis in 2017: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%932018_North_Kore...
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by sharken 5y ago
It's not just the wages, it's also the extra cost of handling a considerable part of the mods who will develop PTSD. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52642633 So you now have a situation where you are maki
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by sharken 5y ago
You are probably right, but with enough pressure even China might see there is only one side to support here.
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by sharken 5y ago
Germany is onboard it seems: https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/russia-b... To really be effective, all efforts must now go to cut off Russia from the Chinese controlled CIPS payment system.
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by sharken 5y ago
Which will make it harder for Germany and Italy to enforce effective sanctions towards Russia. Hopefully they will do the right thing and support Ukraine anyway they can. A good indication is going to be if Germany will support the exclusio
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by sharken 5y ago
What expansion is that exactly, there are talks but no concrete plans although Putin would like us to think so. And besides that, NATO or the west should not refrain from having these talks no matter what Putin says. If Finland or Sweden wa
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by sharken 5y ago
If you live near the Ukrainian borders, then you can help refugees who are seeking shelter, though i hope that the bordering countries is organizing right now. Military aid as an individual makes no sense and going to Ukraine to fight a sup
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by sharken 5y ago
Let's hope peace talks can resolve the situation, even though it could very well be another Putin tactic to stall for time. Another question, what happens if Putin is killed ?
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by sharken 5y ago
Same here, but in Denmark many house owners are already struggling with prices on electricity going from DKK 2.000/month to 5.000/month. And this is before Putin invaded Ukraine. And now gas and oil prices seem to be rising, trigg
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by sharken 5y ago
In theory the laws of the country also apply for Muslim quarters. But i will suggest that living openly as a gay person in said quarters is just not possible. Threats and harassment at a level much greater than you would find in e.g. Hungar
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by sharken 5y ago
It's also hard not to interpret China's inability to demonstrate decisive support for Ukraine the following way. China would like to reserve the possibility that it can invade a neighboring country if it wants to. I do hope that i
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by sharken 5y ago
Nothing per se, except the fact that Corona was an unknown virus that challenged leaders in the EU and US. And now there is a new challenge of a very different kind, one that won't go away as easily. That challenge is what we fear that
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by sharken 5y ago
This is an empty threat from Putin, he may be close to a madman but he is not stupid. Attacking NATO will mean his removal from power, most likely by someone within his own ranks. If Sweden or Finland wants in, then NATO should comply as fa
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by sharken 5y ago
Yes, this is a very abrupt awakening from the general idea that Corona was handled well and thinking we can do everything. Here is Putin with the might of Russia at his disposal, a very different challenge altogether. As you, i fear that th
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by sharken 5y ago
It's safe to say that Russian state-sponsored hacker groups have become more skilled since 2017 where NotPetya struck: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/russian-military-almost-certain... It's not farfetched to th
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by sharken 5y ago
Here in Europe we hope that the Russian people will make this right, but Putin has grown so strong that even the old Politburo can not stop him. And i think Ukraine has regrets about removing nuclear weapons some 30 years ago: https:/
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by sharken 5y ago
A better link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/twitter-admits-i... From the sound of it, it seems that the Russian botnet is busy gaming all major social media sites. YouTube/Google have a si
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by sharken 5y ago
YouTube, where oppressive regimes decide what you can watch. I'm sure this is top priority right now for Google to fix. But perhaps everything is automated to an extent that this has no good countermove. We shall see.
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by sharken 5y ago
Likely outcome yes, good idea no. Sadly the Middle East culture and religion is incompatible with the one in Europe. So if this scenario should play out, we will see middle east conditions with unrest everywhere. Better to let the migration
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by sharken 5y ago
For sure Putin has thought most scenarios through and have guessed correctly that the West will not intervene. The West however cannot be seen to do nothing, so sanctions are the logical next step. A part of me thinks that Putin at 69 years
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by sharken 5y ago
Getting things done is a badge of honor for me, i don't care much for the concept "imposter syndrome". But i will acknowledge that confidence needs to be built up, and doing so can trigger thoughts related to the imposter syn
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by sharken 5y ago
As a layman i have no experience in the matter, but the advice about not involving the police seems like good advice. It's not hard to imagine as you state, that the police is an unknown risk that it's best to avoid in these cases
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by sharken 5y ago
Indeed, so the only good option would be to only search public records. Everything else should not be searchable.
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by sharken 5y ago
Cool project, it led me to a patent filing which is also a part of court cases i guess. Anyway, now i know someone have tried to patent a scooter that looks like a firetruck. https://insight.rpxcorp.com/patent/USD552186
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by sharken 5y ago
Yeah, this says more about New York Times than the topic at hand. Hating your job will never be considered cool in my book. But i have to say the article has an impressive amount of words, the topic is just not very interesting.

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