shmobot

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by shmobot 6mo ago
Lately I also wonder about the geopolitical lock-in and balkanization of the internet. US won't have this problem I guess. But with all that's happening in the world right now and the current trends, for the rest of us we need to
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by shmobot 7mo ago
Exactly, this type of economy feels like it's built for the peace and globalization times. Sadly, lately it seems like those times are over.
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by shmobot 1y ago
This NewsGuard's Reality Check website [0] claims it is currently being done by Moscow. I think it's only a matter of time before we see the internet flooded with this kind of activity. [0] https://www.newsguardrealityc
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by shmobot 2y ago
Sure, you can tell now when looking back. But at the time, it tremendously surprised everyone, both inside and outside. The country could have continued like this for years, if not decades, were it not for a few men and coincidental events.
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by shmobot 2y ago
Such resets are sometimes followed by civil wars, economy crashes style "there is no food for tomorrow" and a generational trauma. As the one who has been through it, be careful what you wish for.
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by shmobot 2y ago
Just be careful when using analogies. The massive ship named USSR sank in a matter of months.
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by shmobot 2y ago
I don't think there are many people who believe the state shouldn't intervene at all and that humanity will blossom without it. I'm sure most people strive for some kind of balance. For those of us who are old enough and were
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by shmobot 2y ago
If you read the full report by The Insider, it's not just the new eyewitness testimony: https://theins.ru/en/politics/270425 More discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39889517
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by shmobot 2y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39889517
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by shmobot 2y ago
The tactics of Russian operatives have always been more nuanced than simply "eliminating the adversary". Typically, such extreme measures are reserved for traitors, like Sergei Skripal or the helicopter pilot who defected to Ukrai
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by shmobot 3y ago
Russia doesn't allow ukrainians back to the occupied territories, they deport the non-complicit ones and the remaining ones are heavily oppressed. That should be the excuse for Poland or the rest of EU to not let the refugees in?
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by shmobot 4y ago
Let's assume Russia indeed felt threaten by NATO and US and it somehow justifies taking a military action against. Then why Putin instead of dealing with NATO and US bombs women and children of Ukraine? Sieges and shells Mariupol for a
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by shmobot 5y ago
Oh, don't worry, it has been the shibboleth word for many years way before this invasion. The beauty here that even if you know the word it is somewhat hard for a person to learn and remember how to pronounce it. I've tried to tea
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by shmobot 5y ago
I genuinely wonder if such kumbaya rhetoric stays the same once the person actually experiences the bombing of his own house and see people around him heart or dead. Or just forced to leave his own home abandoning everything behind. Watchin
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by shmobot 5y ago
I think it's the lack of transparency, claims that Telegram is the most secure messenger despite the fact that e2e encryption is off by default and therefore hardly used, unclear source of funds used to run the whole operation. There a
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by shmobot 5y ago
I don't consider myself super smart, but i read a lot of news on the non government controlled websites (vc.ru, tjournal.ru, exler.ru for instance), that usually have an audience that is more intelligent than the average population. Th
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by shmobot 5y ago
What a pity, such a beautiful bird, my dad used to work in Antonov Bureau and she was a great pride for him and for all the ukrainian people. Her Ukrainian name is "Dream" btw.
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by shmobot 5y ago
I think they've counted on the Ukrainian government (especially Zelensky and his closest circle) to give up the fighting and surrender early in the operation. Or have Ukrainian army overthrow him, Putin already suggested they don'
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by shmobot 5y ago
Yes, it's an age-old dilemma, to try to soften the aggressor or to stand up to him. Delaying the confrontation hoping something will change for the best vs standing the ground and fighting back. Some lessons from the not that recent h
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by shmobot 5y ago
In Russia they've been preparing for this and were slowly moving to use their inside systems at least for the transactions inside the country. As well as they've been preparing for the moment their internet infrastructure might be
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by shmobot 5y ago
Many of them have kids and other relatives in the West, living off their money. Releasing the information who they are and cutting them off can be the next step.
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by shmobot 5y ago
In any case it won't stop him from continuing his anschluss of Ukraine at this very moment.