Nikas_Perchukis

«Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man.»
Hobbes, Leviathan, I.xiii (1651)

[Pepel Klaasa @pepel_klaasa]

A good litmus test that complete idiots have taken power is when current political challenges and future strategy are replaced with endless debates about events that happened fifty – or even a hundred – years ago.

If you hear this before an election, God help you if you vote for those people – unless, of course, you’d like to find yourself living through the events of eighty years ago.

Some people apparently do.

[Nate Mook @natemook]

I would posit that a country that invades its sovereign neighbor for no reason, bombs children and maternity wards, shares information and weapons with brutal dictators, and has an economy solely built around a war machine and smuggling oil, is already broken.

[Toni Mikkola 🏴‍☠️ @virtaava]

A country that beheads enemy soldiers has no place in the Olympics.

A country that rapes and tortures civilians and POWs has no place in the Olympics.

A country that bombs children’s hospitals, then strikes again when medics arrive, has no place in the Olympics.

A country that uses chemical weapons and banned munitions has no place in the Olympics.

A country whose troops drag POWs to death and shoot surrendering soldiers on camera has no place in the Olympics.

A country that is led by an individual wanted for child abductions and war crimes has no place in the Olympics.

A country that employs the Wagner Group, and is responsible for every massacre they commit, has no place in the Olympics.

Russia has no place in the Olympics.
Not under a flag. Not under “neutrality.” Not as individuals.

In 2022, 88% of Russia’s Olympic medals were won by soldiers. That’s not sport. That’s military propaganda.

If you see this, RT and like. Let the International Olympic Committee @iocmedia hear us.
Let the world hear us.
Let justice be louder than silence. #RussiaIsATerroristState

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

This is what Trump's done to the people's house:

A third of it is rubble.

Another third is a cage match.

What a metaphor.

[Matt Shumer @mattshumer_]

I underestimated the pace of progress.

[Nikas_Perchukis @NPerchukis]

In 4.7, the same phrase gets parsed as authorisation phrased politely, and it goes. Same with “could you check,” “feel free to verify.” When I want it to hold, I now say “don’t search yet, let’s scope first.”

[Nikas_Perchukis @NPerchukis]

I spent some time testing what that means in practice, and a few tips came out of it.
Soft hedges now read as permission. In 4.6, when I wrote “maybe search the web for pricing,” it was often read as me thinking out loud. It would wait.

[DG MEME 🇪🇺 @meme_ec]

Memes will soon become useless

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

This is the repugnant character of a man who has spent his entire life expecting others to clean up his mess. A person completely incapable of taking responsibility—even for the smallest gesture.

This is precisely what makes him so dangerous and unsuitable as president: Someone who treats everything like dirt and expects his subordinates to clean up after him will treat a country the same way. Without respect, without a sense of responsibility, without any consideration for those who will come after him.

This is not the kind of character one wishes upon the president of the United States. This is the character of a spoiled, ruthless egomaniac.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

PM Carney: "It started quietly. People choosing a wine from the Okanagan over one from California -- anyone had any bourbon recently? No, I didn't think so. Sorry."

[Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut]

This photo of Earth is EXTRA spectacular for a good reason... let me explain. Most images you see of Earth from space are the daylight side of the Earth, and it's obviously very bright (see my last image), this means stars are too dim to be seen with that bright exposure setting (low ISO, high shutter and / or stopped down aperture).

BUT this image taken by the Orion crew looks so incredible because you can see the sun is BEHIND the earth, meaning it's night time on the side of the earth facing the crew in this image.

So how do you expose a night time earth from space? Same way you do on Earth! A mixture of opening up the aperture (F4 in this case), cranking the ISO (51,200 here), and using a relatively long exposure (1/4 of a second). We can see the settings used by looking at the exif data from the camera. What this means is our camera is also sensitive enough to see stars in the background of Earth, leading to an extraordinary image!!! GREAT WORK!!! These are the kind of images I've been so excited to see!

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

1:1 scale recreation of the Titanic leaving Belfast docks using 1000 drones 🤯
https://t.co/HEId8Srweh

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

We need a moratorium on AI data centers NOW. Here’s why.

[Europe Defender 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @oroborous]

It's so creepy how the US keeps trying to attach itself to European civilization. Go away. Hush.

[Pepel Klaasa @pepel_klaasa]

German Greens be like:

[Rhys @RhysSullivan]

holy shit it’s real

[Pepel Klaasa @pepel_klaasa]

On 9 December 1425, Pope Martin V authorised the establishment of a university in Leuven. Happy 600th Birthday, alma mater, here’s to the next 600 years!
Proud to work here

[Pepel Klaasa @pepel_klaasa]

This is my flag.

It stands for unity, freedom, peace, democracy, equality, civilization, diversity, rule of law, science, beauty and strength.

There is nothing more important to fight for.