Not to mention a large part of the voter ase has fled the country and are living abroad as refugees. Also the logistics of having soldiers rotate off the front to be able to vote would be mindboggling and very dangerous for all involved.
A sympathetic explosion of one of the Iskanders in the vls would have been nice though. But the location of the strike is baffling, < 2 km from the kerch bridge… air defense central.
Can only imagine the pressure this puts all the assets abroad under for the Russians. This means they all have to be on high alert all the time, that also costs a lot in terms of vigilance, money and mental stress.
Japan came in last in a global ranking of employees’ well being, measured by assessing physical, mental, social and spiritual health, the results of a survey conducted by McKinsey Health Institute showed.
Ad free Facebook and Instagram is officially on. I’m trying to stay open minded but honestly it’s too expensive especially with this sneaky account center rule unless you’re in an unfortunate position where you need to spend a lot of time on these platforms....
Highlights: [P]aid clout-chasers on X, formerly Twitter, are using the conflict to boost their profiles — and a few who have successfully pivoted to pro-Palestine content were formerly known for hate speech, extremism, and conspiracy theories....
Look what Israël is doing in Gaza needs to stop. Palestine and LGBTQ rights seem to be at odds.
2 state, or one state with actual Citizenship for Palestinians, actual elections… it should be up to them (all inhabitants). But the wholesale bombing, missile attacks, murder of civilians etc need to stop.
Recently a European Court has judged that Meta’s way of collecting and using people’s data in Europe has been in violation of privacy regulations between 2018 and 2023. Now Meta announced an option of Facebook and Instagram without personalized ads for 120 euros per year. European users would have the option to pay or agree...
Well, the first question would be if the revenues that meta makes are comparable. Because if they are not an argument can be made it is not a real alternative.
Second, the data COLLECTION, storage and processing is the issue. And all info on the subscription seems to suggest that does not change. Just the ad serving.
Lastly what about all users that don’t have a Facebook account but are tracked regardless. Meta and the other privacy-invasion companies should not be allowed too track me wholesale without my explicit consent, and luckily the law is on my side.
I think this argument is silly. It’s like if you went Out in public and paparazzi started haunting everyone out on the street, all the time, even though you are no-one famous.
There is such a thing as privacy, and the fact that I uploaded a picture does not give some other random company the right to wholesale process my images.
We can disagree here. But if I upload a picture with a specific intent (sharing it in my insta feed for example) why do other companies then have the right to wholesale take these images and use them for other purposes? I think they don’t.
And there is a serious constraint on privacy violations like taking my picture when I’m out and about, since the photographer can only be on one place at a time.
What we see here is privacy violations by automated systems on a scale never before seen. Just by taking the photos and processing them.
But not to be harvested by third parties to be used for God knows what. Sure the occasional meme is one thing (and can have an impact) but this impacts everyone, everywhere, all the time. It’s not just that one photo, it’s all photos of everyone and also other info like metadata, text posts etc. The fact we don’t even know how what and where the data is collected we don’t even know what they have combined into profiles.
And this does not even speak to potential harm that could come from incorrectly associated info in your profile.
You don’t need permission for essentials. If your side requires a JavaScript to open a window it is fine, same as css, login scripts,etc etc. Even some cookies are fine.
But there already have been rulings by EU courts in the that a script to detect adblockers is not essential. Also GDPR and the cookie regs forbid negative consequences for refusal.
I don’t think a very portable laptop would be the go to choice for video editing.
I would imagine checking that the notebook actually uses SoDimm memory and not memory that is soldered I to the device.
processor wise you can also look for a notebook with a desktop processor. Although this makes the device bulky.
the IdeaPad is the home user quality and does not compare to ThinkPads in therms of build quality. So if you will be taking this everywhere, it will probably not live as long as a Thinkpad.
Also keep in mind with the office 365. The home versions are not for business use.
Healthy choice, I’ll join you in not reading about all of the filth on these platforms. No need for dead baby video’s, no need for psycho’s laughing at other people’s horrors.
Jeez, I think everyone should be happy this hardware returns to the military and not some group of criminal whackjobs that use them for God knows what.
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, called on the international community to cease funding the UN after Friday’s UN general assembly vote, which did not condemn Hamas....
The UN is not a legislative body, nor the international law. It was designed to give countries a place to keep talking, and for other countries to voice their opinions on global affairs.
And sometimes large groups of countries coalesce around a subject and actually decide to do something about it (regardless of if the others agree).
And then in an even smaller set of circumstances the majority (or all) decide a situation warrants collective action.
But the bottom line seems to be you are correct in that countries pick and choose their stance on the UN resolutions. But at least they have an avenue to keep talking.
“Europeans must take serious and sustained action against rampant sanctions evasion by European companies contributing to arms production in Russia,” writes Nico Lange is a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). “Sanctions need to be made watertight, and companies that continue to supply Russia...
Seems like they indeed are. And the diabolic dilemma for Ukraine is “beggars can’t be choosers”. We can only hope the system is mature enough and helps saves lives.
Well said! And it’s good that more experts in the field also start demanding the media do their job and stop being propaganda mouthpieces or regurgitation machines.
“that people are blaming Hamas for this attack happening”
What?! You consider it propaganda blaming people that actually perpetrated the attack/slaughter?
Whatever you mean to say about the right wing war mongers in the Israeli government “wanting this war to happen” might even be true, but trying to whitewash Hamas is a vile injustice to what happened.
*“Just say you support Palestinian genocide.”*Nope, I don’t.
How Israelis was handing the Palestinians was disgusting and not something any reasonable person could condone.
How the Palestinians where handling Israelis was disgusting and not something any reasonable person could condone.
What Hamas did is not something any reasonable person could condone.
How the Israeli government is responding is not something any reasonable person can condone.
All can be true at the same time. I’m not in any way able to see a way out of the conflict in that part of the world, unfortunately I can only see the horror that unfolds there.
COPENHAGEN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Denmark, the Netherlands and the United States will spearhead a new international coalition to help Ukraine establish a future air force based on F-16 fighter jets, the Danish ministry of defence said on Wednesday....
The Russian MOD kept the various pmc’s for one of several reasons, the most obvious would be:
Absorbing the soldiers completely takes time (keeping the command structure in place partially)
This way they can keep separate pay structures (via the companies that founded them, other pay scales etc)
Marketing (foreign countries would not want Russian military on their soil, but via a PMC there is some form of “deniability”)
The powers that be, have not come to an agreement on how to split up the carcass of the Wagner holdings across the world (apparently they hold gold mines and more).
But in the end all the various pmc’s fall under the MOD umbrella now.
Samsung details ‘Galaxy AI’ and a feature that can translate phone calls in real time (www.theverge.com)
Colorado funeral home owner arrested on charges linked to handling of 189 bodies (coloradosun.com)
They discovered the mismanagement by the smell. Apparently people were given fake ashes
Ukranian defender of food, vanquisher of mice (streamable.com)
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Zelensky refuses to hold elections in wartime Ukraine (www.newsweek.com)
Russian night assault is destroyed by the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade
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New satellite images show the Russian corvette "Askold" received a direct hit on the starboard side. (files.catbox.moe)
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Videos Show Ukrainian Special Forces ‘Cleaning Up’ Wagner Fighters in Sudan (www.kyivpost.com)
Ukraine confirms mass production of Ukrainian equivalent of Shahed attack drones (www.pravda.com.ua)
EU Tries To Slip In New Powers To Intercept Encrypted Web Traffic Without Anyone Noticing (www.techdirt.com)
What the engineers of the 14th OMBr invented and are doing brings a lot of trouble to the enemy. (streamable.com)
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Amazon made $1 billion through secret price raising algorithm -US FTC (www.reuters.com)
Japan Ranks Last in Global Survey of Employees’ Well Being (www.bloomberg.com)
Japan came in last in a global ranking of employees’ well being, measured by assessing physical, mental, social and spiritual health, the results of a survey conducted by McKinsey Health Institute showed.
Shell's Shareholder Pay-Outs Could Cover the Energy Bills of 6.3 Million UK Households in Fuel Poverty - and then Some (www.thecanary.co)
US imposes sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia over war in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Facebook Puts a Price on Privacy in EU, EEA and Switzerland: It’s 9.99€ a Month + 6€ for Each Extra Account (www.wired.com)
Ad free Facebook and Instagram is officially on. I’m trying to stay open minded but honestly it’s too expensive especially with this sneaky account center rule unless you’re in an unfortunate position where you need to spend a lot of time on these platforms....
Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts (phys.org)
Verified Hate Speech Accounts [on X] Are Pivoting to Palestine for Clout and Cash (www.rollingstone.com)
Highlights: [P]aid clout-chasers on X, formerly Twitter, are using the conflict to boost their profiles — and a few who have successfully pivoted to pro-Palestine content were formerly known for hate speech, extremism, and conspiracy theories....
Meta May Be Infringing on GDPR With Their New Paid-For Ad-Free Model (tutanota.com)
Recently a European Court has judged that Meta’s way of collecting and using people’s data in Europe has been in violation of privacy regulations between 2018 and 2023. Now Meta announced an option of Facebook and Instagram without personalized ads for 120 euros per year. European users would have the option to pay or agree...
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising (www.reuters.com)
Solar module prices dive to record low (www.pv-magazine.com)
An AI firm harvested billions of photos without consent. Britain is powerless to act (www.politico.eu)
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I'm tempted to get a Gaming Laptop but not for Gaming should I? (kbin.run)
Yes I am a gamer, no I don't want to use the Laptop for gaming....
Israeli Influencers Are Mocking Palestinians Suffering in Gaza (www.newsweek.com)
Billionaire Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, the biggest owner of commercial real estate says remote employees 'didn't work as hard' (fortune.com)
18+ A drone of the 30th Mechanized observed a Russian soldier trying to shoot it down, but the pilot was able to quickly drop a grenade into their hideout. (streamable.com)
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The SBU detained three more blackmarket gun dealers who wanted to sell Russian weapons. (files.catbox.moe)
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This is why we need to fight for Ad-blocks harder than ever.
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UAE calls emergency UN security council meeting to seek pause to Gaza fighting (www.theguardian.com)
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, called on the international community to cease funding the UN after Friday’s UN general assembly vote, which did not condemn Hamas....
Leak: Elon Musk said he wants X to be a dating app, too, in an all-hands meeting on the anniversary of his Twitter takeover (www.businessinsider.com)
Results of the ATACMS strike yesterday in Luhansk (streamable.com)
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Ukraine Draws Breath After Southern Successes, Defense Expert Says (cepa.org)
“Europeans must take serious and sustained action against rampant sanctions evasion by European companies contributing to arms production in Russia,” writes Nico Lange is a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). “Sanctions need to be made watertight, and companies that continue to supply Russia...
"One piece of good news will come from Germany tomorrow. I won't spoil it yet, but you will hear all about it." - Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba. (www.rbc.ua)
18+ Russian armored assault fails abruptly in Avdiivka (streamable.com)
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Kongsberg sending counter-drone network to Ukraine, pitching it to US (www.defensenews.com)
Ex-Israel Negotiator Hits Back At BBC Host ‘Warmongering’ Over Bombing of Gaza in Heated Exchange (www.mediaite.com)
Egypt warned Israel days before Hamas struck, US committee chairman says (www.bbc.com)
Bakhmut direction, the Russians are dropping phosphorus bombs on the positions of our soldiers. (streamable.com)
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Denmark, Netherlands, US spearhead creation of future Ukraine air force (www.reuters.com)
COPENHAGEN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Denmark, the Netherlands and the United States will spearhead a new international coalition to help Ukraine establish a future air force based on F-16 fighter jets, the Danish ministry of defence said on Wednesday....
Ukrainian special services fighting Wagner PMC in Sudan with snipers and drones (streamable.com)
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