tgw

From my experience, face in Thailand is all about appearances, superficial image, the egoistic need to "win" or the need to not publicly lose. Totally different from Japan.

https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/washington-post-ukraine-lures-russian-missiles-with-wooden-decoys-resembling-himars ???????????? now we know why the Ruzzians reported destroying more HIMARS than were actually delivered to Ukraine ! USA and Ukraine say the Ruzzians destroyed zero ( 0 ) HIMARS.

good hunting !

War crime or not ... I'm pretty sure Ruzzia doesn't care at all. Instead, their media are busy doing this pathetic kind of thing: https://www.facebook.com/ukraineworld.org/videos/622485665992961/

We have to put the Ruzzian Orcs' actions in perspective with other things we consider crimes. For example, some reckless drivers have been charged with murder in Western Europe, and driving recklessly isn't even the same thing as recklessly using weapons that were designed to kill. If we charge reckless drivers causing deadly accidents with murder, what should we charge the Ruzzians with ? Is anyone still in doubt that Ruzzian soldiers firing missiles that can't be properly aimed shouldn't be charged at least with attempted multiple homicide ? We can add aggravating factors, since Ruzzians are informed by their media that the goal is to commit genocide. Also add acting from base motives, since many Ruzzians fight with the goal to pillage, but since the Ruzzians upped military pay, money also a motive. To summarize, premeditated murder charges with aggravating factors and base motives seem perfectly justified.

I'm this kind of programmer: * full stack web developer and unix webserver admin

I'm a programmer. No chance in hell I would get in a self-driving car in real traffic.

the power of any magic lies in the mind of people who believe in it.

corruption is one thing, murder, torture, war crimes are another entirely.

I recently bought a used i7-8700k desktop from a company (a steal, for 180 CHF considering 32GB and SSD, mobo, PSU, case, etc.) and swapped mobo and cpu in an older computer of which I liked the case and was unable to make the installed windows' key work. I was about to call Microsoft support to get my older key re-activated (that always worked before), but then I saw Windows Pro keys being sold for 3 CHF, which was cheaper than making a call. Bought one and it's working. These keys aren't stolen, they are recycled from older systems. This is Switzerland, after all.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-21/russia-probes-car-bomb-that-killed-daughter-of-putin-ideologist interesting snippets: "the vehicle belonged to Dugin, who had intended to travel home with his daughter from an event but “went in a different way.” " "If evidence emerged to show Ukraine was behind a plot to kill Dugina, “then we should talk about the policy of state terrorism implemented by the Kyiv regime,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. " "the murder of Dugina may lead to further radicalization of Russian society, she said. " Other things with interesting timing : * Ukraine's national holiday, the Independance Day, is 24th August. * The personnel of Zaporizhzhia NPP is still on Ruzzian-ordered leave (https://gur.gov.ua/content/na-zaes-prodovzhyly-vykhidni-dlia-ukrainskoho-personalu.html /Ukrainian) * Zelenskiy warned that Ruzzia might do something "especially nasty" to Ukraine around the date of Ukrainian Independance Day celebrations. it seems (speculation on my part) the car bomb was set to detonate when a certain speed would be reached by the car, as it exploded just after Dugina entered the highway. it would be interesting to know which groups are familiar with using that kind of device. as for the reasons for the assassination, we can do some "what if" thinking. what if Dugin had decided to call for the war to end and prepared to publicly come out with this message ?

true, yet when someone doesn't pay what the business wants, and he's already got what he had ordered, the business is obligated by law to accept legal tender, because it's the official way to settle debts. the only way for businesses to force people to pay using non-money is by making customers pay in advance.

people who have money, regardless of their age or nationality, will hold back the tide. lack of data protection is also why central bank issued crypto currencies will not be able to achieve total adoption.

the best thing is to boycott places that don't accept cash, or to not pay and let them sue you, because legal tender is legal tender. the forced use of electronic payments will curtail personal freedoms even more, don't let businesses and governments do that to you.

badass grandpa deserves a meme

my respects, Filatyev. More like him are needed.

doesn't look like a tank. looks more like an IFV or an amphibious troop transporter.

very good news if true ! about the other story about 20.000 Ruzzian soldiers stranded near Kherson and their commanders fleeing, I wouldn't take it at face value, since it could be part of a plan to make these soldiers panic, a sort of self-fulfilling news story.

McD and other junk food outlets in Thailand have dramatically increased their prices over the last 5 years or so. And since they re-opened after the pandemic lockdown, the quality is miserable.

nice work, Bellingcat ! so it's really him.

the error in the thought process is considering bitcoin as an asset. the idea bitcoin is built on is in its core frivolous: people with computers "mine" money. it makes no sense at all. the crypto technology though, the blockchain, does make sense and opens the path to real crypto currencies. but these will be privately issued and backed with commodities and real wealth assets such as real estate, in the same manner as a fund.

spot on. as a private linux user you have little to worry about indiscriminate random viruses/attacks. things are different when you make yourself a valuable target, for example when you are an organization or using specialized software targeted by hackers. linux is as vulnerable as other OS, it's just seldom the target of viruses.

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-bar-entry-major-british-personalitie/ Russia blacklists 39 Brits, including Keir Starmer, David Cameron and Piers Morgan Moscow has banned 39 British politicians, business people and journalists from entering Russian territory, in response to the U.K.’s support of Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Monday. The list includes Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, former Prime Minister David Cameron, and journalists Piers Morgan and Robert Peston. The names were added to a list of over 200 British citizens, including Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab and Liz Truss, who are already banned from entering Russia. Wow, these Russian sanctions must really be hard. Sanctioned persons must be desperate ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Kazakh_unrest Look at the timing. Putin sent troops in, to "maintain order". But after that intervention, the Kazakh government, instead of being grateful to Putin, instead multiplied affronts, such as refusing Ruzzian honors (medals), refusing talks with Lavrov, publicly announcing they would not support Russia against Ukraine, and also announcing they were ready to supply gas to Europe if transport was solved. quotes from the aforementioned Wikipedia page: " Putin described the intervention as a concerted effort to protect regional allies from what he described as colour revolutions instigated by foreign interference in allies' internal affairs." "3,000 Russian paratroopers arrived in Kazakhstan on the morning of 6 January, " "On 7 January, Tokayev (president of Kazakhstan) said in a statement that constitutional order had "largely been restored in all regions of the country." "On 10 January, military general and politician Zhanat Suleimenov committed suicide" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhanat_Suleimenov"He and many Kazakh politicians have been accused of treason during the unrest, including the former head of Kazakhstan's national security committee, Karim Masimov." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Massimov "On 11 January, Tokayev said that order had been restored in Kazakhstan in what he described as an attempted coup d'état. The government also stated that "foreign-trained Islamist radicals" were among those who had attacked government buildings and security forces" => connect the dots. The military general and Kasim Masimov can't be suspected of being islamist radicals. So it was an attempted coup d'état by who ?

never seen the NEXT branding before either. but google search only yields Thai hits. So my guess is that it is a boxed OEM CPU. the NEXT brand company probably buys them as a Thai OEM vendor and sells them boxed. oh well...