My understanding is VK group is developing something on their engine.
Gaijin founders are Russian, they have major investors which are Russian, developers which are Russian.
While I'm not going to bet on it one way or another I would not be surprised if it was to avoid sanctions in order to keep contractual obligations / make Russian investors happy.
Lol no it wasn't clear. And you're forgetting about the entire Pacific.
Russians trying to rewrite history, forgetting who supplied half their army while also joining a war against their enemy on another front (at great cost to western lives), overall saving lives as the Germans had to divert resources and ending the war in Europe sooner.
Japan was not closer to conditionally surrendering to the USSR instead of the US. Even if they were that doesn't magically make their war with the US end.
The reason for the bombs being dropped is very clear and you're free to read countless books, articles, papers on it.
The Cold War started even before WWII ended.
Yes but not every choice during WW2 was about countering communism. We supplied them with an absolute ton of weapons and cutting edge vehicles, planes during the war. The threat of the axis/fascism far outweighed the threat of communism spreading at the time.
It's been a very common thing recently with Russian to claim the West basically did nothing in WW2.
They are quite literally rewriting history in their classrooms.
Now I won't deny they took the brunt of the force and paid an absolutely huge price in lives.
But op is trying to use WW2 as a way to say the US is bad. That we did nothing and only joined when it was basically over. It's a super common Russian nationalist talking point right now.
And I'm not trying to argue that they didn't. I do believe Russia paid the biggest price and contributed the most. Especially in regard to the lives given to defeat the Axis. And I don't really want to down play that.
But op is using WW2 to attack the US which is dumb. They also paid a large price in the war on both fronts, contributed a ton to allies through lend lease / material goods and were on the correct side of history in this instance.
Not to mention post WW2 was the one time we got nation building done correctly.
A new housing development outside Phoenix is looking towards European cities for inspiration and shutting out the cars. So far residents love it - The Guardian
You can actually fix shit. For example, I have electric heating at the moment. Power bill in winter fucking sucks. If I owned the place I would have installed split air.
Hamas is out there beheading kids and laughing about it on camera. They are slaughtering civilians and kidnapping others.
It was never about the occupation, all they care about is killing Jews. This isn't about Palestine rights. Hamas never cared about Palestinians which is why they love to store ammo at the bottom of important buildings and launch rockets from apartment complexes.
Go read about the organizations history before you defend these actions. They violently took power of Gaza strip after losing an election.
Edit: Fediverse Nazis are out in full force today lol.
Hamas is not the pro Palestinian organization that you think it is. They are religious fanatics that only care about killing Jews. Hamas never cared about Palestinians which is why they love to store ammo at the bottom of important buildings and launch rockets from apartment complexes.
They were out there beheading kids, shooting entire families and kidnapping people today. Commit pure acts of terror.
They came to power through violence after they lost an election. You should maybe go visit their wiki page and educate yourself on them.
Let me be very clear. Hamas is ISIS level bad. They are not slightly bad, Israel level bad, Russia/Iran level bad. They are religious fanatics who only care about genociding the Jews in the most violent and terrifying way possible.
Idk why you keep making excuses and bringing up Israels occupation. An occupation which is happening (for the most part) on an entirely different side of the country that has a completely different Palestine government, groups and organizations behind it.
Gaza is embargoed and walled up due to Israels fear of violence from Hamas which exactly what happened today. And it wasn't always like that, the walls and the embargo were built due previous violent actions from Hamas.
Justify this you cunt. Sorry I should call people cunts but the news coming out of Israel isn't good. A ton of Israeli's are dead and a ton of Palestinians are dead/going to die over this. Hamas achieved nothing but get scores of Palestinian and Israelis killed.
FAIR WARNING THIS IS EXTREMELY NSFW. IT IS THE RESULTS OF AN ATTACK ON A BOMB BUNKER. FILMED BY HAMAS THEMSELVES.
They started off the attack by launching thousands of rockets then they purposely attacked bomb bunkers where tons of civilians were grouped together and hiding. This is what you and the others are currently justifying.
HAMAS was always this violence this is not some sort of revolation or response to occupation. They want to genocide Jews not make Palestinian lives better. They came to power in Gaza strip through violence (against Palestinians and the people they elected).
Sure it's a recruitment driver but that doesn't change the fact that Hamas doesn't care about Palestinians and is a terrorist organization. Their behavior is inexcusable and the current state of Gaza is a direct result of their violence (against both Palestinians and Israelis). They are not some sort of organization to be defended and right now isn't the time to try to do that while they are literally killing scores and scores of civilians.
It's like defending ISIS during one of their worst atrocities because they are Sunni and used Shia on Sunni violence to recruit.
Also if you scroll further in this thread you will see a lot of people celebrating the attacks.
Firstly, I have yet to see anyone say that they support Hamas’ actions. What they’ve recognized is that this was an entirely anticipated outcome from Israeli policy.
Just look around in this thread... https://i.imgur.com/T9GowBS.png and it's growing getting some pretty crazy straight up Nazi race shit also.
Now I'm sorta tired arguing the chicken or the egg with other people but now is a terrible time to try and justify this kind of behavior.
Okay, instead of posting rage bait can you show me that more people are dying in/from Tesla's then other vehicles per mile driven?
And just to be clear, I don't own a car. Nor do I care for Teslas. But you can't claim it's a dangerous car while not comparing it to the rest of the industry. Cars in general are really fucking unsafe.
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk has agreed to sell a portion of Starlink assets to the U.S. Department of Defense, removing himself from decision-making regarding geofencing Ukraine’s access to the satellite internet service
They have also released a ton of sectors back to being private over the years which has enabled them to compete on the global field, fix their economy and raise their QOL.
US is a big place, plenty of areas that they can move which the majority speak the same language and have the same culture.
Also as for cartel stuff, if the people are able to make good livings not doing drug stuff then they will. So hopefully their economy keeps improving along with their quality of life.
After his first game venture failed, Peter Molyneux started a baked bean export business. Commodore International mistakenly offered him ten free Amiga systems because they confused the baked bean company’s name “Taurus” with a software company “Torus”, and he used the hardware to create a database system for the...
Honestly I don't trust any game info that comes from creators anymore since cyberpunk. Until I see a review video I take everything with a massive grain of salt.
The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.
The amount of Ukrainians dying right now will pale in comparison to those effected by the munitions.
The controversy around depleted uranium rounds is way overblown.
Even in Iraq the evidence is super inconclusive. And yes birth defects rose however the entire country basically collapsed for years and nothing clearly indicates it was the DU used.
Don't get me wrong, it's nasty stuff. But this is war, more people are getting killed by bombs then any DU related cancer can cause.
Amateur mushroom pickers have been urged to avoid foraging books sold on Amazon that appear to have been written by artificial intelligence chatbots....
You’re equating the people who built Auschwitz with those who liberated it
And then went on to commit a ton of their own genocide. I can't believe you actually used this as an excuse to not call them facists. You're just another tankie who is in complete denial about history and reality.
Only one who should eat shit and die is stupid ignorant facists tankies like you.
Ahh thanks for the great reminder for all the tankies about communism failing for China and all these nations so they had to incorporate capitalism and allowed privatization of industries.
USSR did it, China did it, Vietnam did it, Cuba is doing it.
I'm just gonna talk about your first paragraph. No they are not right wingers lmao. I fucking hate that you can't be centrist or democratic socialist without some asshole (not you, you're just asking) saying you're a right winger.
I believe the west has better equality, stability, quality of life, rights, morals, so and and so forth.
And I think we need to greatly expand our social programs.
However if I defend the west then suddenly I'm a right winger? Fuck off with that classification shit. I just don't subscribe to Russia and China somehow being better then the US or the west in any sort of way.
This is why these social movements never get any movement in the US. They're too busy self hating and worshipping facists in the East.
I think the fact he was a cop doesn't have much to do with it.
This country just really doesn't seem to care if someones shitty, aggressive, dangerous driving kills someone (unless they are under the influence then throw the book at them!).
A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case charging former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with molesting a 16-year-old boy in 1974, saying the 93-year-old was not competent to stand trial after psychological experts found he had dementia....
There is no justice to be had now. He is a senile old man and probably wouldn't even know if he was in a jail cell. The time for justice was 30 years ago.
According to a new report from Rentals, In July, the Canadian rental market hit a record high with an average asking rent of $2,078, marking an 8.9 per cent annual increase.
While I don't completely agree with an outright ban imo there should be strict limits to the amount of residential property a person or corporation can own.
No one should be making significant profit off of something so essential.
When most people make their income in an area due to tourism then yes their QOL is directly tied to the industry.
Regardless of the issues it has the QOL is higher for residences due to it. You don't need to look far to see the effects of tourism on these places, just look at how these places fared during covid. Surprise, it was really fucking rough for most people in these high tourism areas.
There is also a reason the local government isn't working to prevent tourism. And it's because it generates a huge amount of money for the locals.
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god i hate people who vape/smoke so much
WarThunder Game Engine Open Sourced – GameFromScratch.com (gamefromscratch.com)
Android fixes Emergency SOS to prevent accidental 911 calls (9to5google.com)
iPhone 15's Record High Production Costs Could Push Up iPhone 16 Prices (www.macrumors.com)
US Vetoes UN Resolution for Ceasefire in Gaza (consortiumnews.com)
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)
A new housing development outside Phoenix is looking towards European cities for inspiration and shutting out the cars. So far residents love it - The Guardian
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Looks like Reddit is removing the ability to opt out of personalized advertisements. (reddit.com)
Counter-Strike 2 probably releases next week (www.pcgamer.com)
Valve hasn't announced the date outright, but its tease can't really be misinterpreted....
Elon Musk’s Neuralink begins accepting human patients for trials of its brain implant (venturebeat.com)
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Unity to Cap Runtime Fee to 4% of Revenue Over $1M, Users Will Self-Report Figures (wccftech.com)
The overhauled Runtime Fee policy plan being considered by Unity Technologies will cap the fee to 4% of the game's revenues over $1 million....
"First remove the closed source vendor lock in from your own codebase before checking for license issues in your neighbor's codebase" Engineerings 5:33 (lemmy.world)
Elon Musk Agrees to Sell a Portion of Starlink Assets to the U.S. Department of Defense (news.yahoo.com)
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk has agreed to sell a portion of Starlink assets to the U.S. Department of Defense, removing himself from decision-making regarding geofencing Ukraine’s access to the satellite internet service
Lyft’s new feature lets women and non-binary riders request their driver’s gender (www.cnn.com)
Lyft is introducing a new feature that lets women and non-binary riders choose a preference to match with drivers of the same gender....
Mexico’s Moment: The Biggest US Trading Partner Is No Longer China (www.bloomberg.com)
The new Cold War is a business opportunity, and Mexico looks better placed than almost any other country to seize it....
TIL Peter Molyneux failed his first game so badly he started a baked bean export company, which got confused with a software firm and kickstarted his development career (en.wikipedia.org)
After his first game venture failed, Peter Molyneux started a baked bean export business. Commodore International mistakenly offered him ten free Amiga systems because they confused the baked bean company’s name “Taurus” with a software company “Torus”, and he used the hardware to create a database system for the...
Peter Molyneux says he regrets over-promising his games (www.eurogamer.net)
Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.
Mushroom pickers urged to avoid foraging books on Amazon that appear to be written by AI (www.theguardian.com)
Amateur mushroom pickers have been urged to avoid foraging books sold on Amazon that appear to have been written by artificial intelligence chatbots....
fixed cyberghost's "meme" (thelemmy.club)
Fort Wayne police sergeant fined $35.50 for fatally striking pedestrian in crosswalk (apnews.com)
The officer was previously disciplined 4 times for other driving offenses, but killing someone - well - $35.50 oughta cover it.
Former US Cardinal McCarrick not competent to face sex abuse trial, judge says (www.reuters.com)
A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case charging former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with molesting a 16-year-old boy in 1974, saying the 93-year-old was not competent to stand trial after psychological experts found he had dementia....
“Communism doesn’t work” (i.imgur.com)
Canada's landlords now asking a record-breaking average of $2,078 per month: rental report (www.ctvnews.ca)
According to a new report from Rentals, In July, the Canadian rental market hit a record high with an average asking rent of $2,078, marking an 8.9 per cent annual increase.
Inside the AI Porn Marketplace Where Everything and Everyone Is for Sale (www.404media.co)
Each of these reads like an extremely horny and angry man yelling their basest desires at Pornhub’s search function.
Ai generated political ads in the wild (beehaw.org)
I watch a lot of progressive political content on youtube, and am still bombarded by far right ads, like “Epoch Time” etc....
A Summer Rite in Spain: Coping With the British Tourist Invasion (www.nytimes.com)
NYT gift article expires in 30 days....