Like clockwork: As soon as your post related to Russia, Ukraine, the EU etc. reaches a threshold of around 100 likes / 1000 views, Russian bots appear: "EU BAD", "EU-NAZIS", "RUSSIA STRONK". At around 400 likes / 10K views, this intensifies.
Russian datacentres are apparently still much too operational..
It's kind of funny how the Russians don't even try and hide they have no intention to stick to any peace deal - and sad that people in the West still believe it...
One of the main reasons Russia doesn't take Europe seriously, is because Europeans play by arbitrary, high-trust rules only they themselves respect & others ignore.
Russia seizes European assets, Europe is too scared to do the same. Russia conducts sabotage in EU countries, Europe doesn't respond in kind.
There are still Russian tourists running around in Italy and Paris, Russia goes to sports events that Europeans still attend & fund.
The same with China: China massively funds industries defacto owned by the state, free to polute & exploit - while European industry has to compete fairly with massive disadvantages. We know China is spying & using dependency as leverage, yet we do little to stop it.
Developing nations vote against Europe at the UN, are uncooperative with migration or other issues. No problem, Europe still sends development aid. Morocco literally pushes migrants into out territory- our answer? We give them money to stop.
Europe acts like the "nice guy" of the world, who then cries at home becaude bullies don't respect him. Well, like in the school yard, somtimes instead of helping everyone with their homework, try kicking those who push you in the nuts for a change.
I don’t want to live in a world where my graphics shaders (using modern tensor cores) must be approved by the government. We don’t want to live in a dystopia, where goverments dictate what code our computers are allowed to run.
Unsung heroes.
Exactly 2 years ago today, on November 12, 2024, Thomas Eugene Kurtz passed away (96 years old). He was the co-inventor of BASIC.
BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) holds immense global significance.
Developed in 1964 at Dartmouth College by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz, it was designed to make programming easy for students and non-experts.
In the 1970s and 80s, BASIC exploded with home computers (Altair, Apple II, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, IBM PC). Millions worldwide, especially kids and hobbyists, learned to code, wrote games, and created software.
It was the gateway for many 80s and 90s game devs who had a massive impact on early gaming history.
@stepsenmccool ...kids today live largely recluse lives, mostly due to their parents and laws. This interferes with their ability to socialize and meet new people as adults because they didn't gain the necessary experiences, self-esteem and skills during childhood.
@stepsenmccool ...families obsess over them, controlling everything they do. They've grown so fearful that they don't even let their kids go out to socialize in the real world.
Thankfully, technology has helped keep them busy and allowed them to, at least, socialize online.
However, many...
My sources confirm what appears to be another deliberate throttling of Starlink Starshield. At speeds above 160kmh. They noticed it happening immediately after this week’s negotiations, which predictably went nowhere. “They are trying to train us,” says one source.