This will escalate as well.
I truly hope that they’ll fight back, and that the world will notice, but honestly I’m not so sure. How long did it take for Gaza to become a household name? How much does it take to break a people? How many Palestinians are even left anymore?
Aah, I did not consider Netflix & Spotify. yeah that makes sense. I never paid for those either. But of course you can only self-host media if you first get it from somewhere*.
I do wonder who takes money separately/only for calendar hosting.
But yeah, all in all that amounts to a lot, and considering you can have a VPS with decent storage for under €10/mo. - it’s really the best solution.
That’s interesting. Can you elaborate?
I was going to think up something more elaborate, but this is enough.
I’m also a bit of an electronics hoarder recycler, which probably got me into Linux in the first place. And Linux proved me right: old hardware is still good. My first server was a 32 bit laptop.
I also work in the social sector btw.
have begun exploring new ways
This is the salient part. Meaning fuck all. But I’m sure they’ll try to unleash it on customers way too early as always with AI.
It should be restricted to science labs for at least another decade.
“Quietly” meaning that Western media are currently tired of the conflict and busy with something else. A cycle that has repeated countless times.
it is a mistake that will become expensive, bloody, and self-destructive as it accelerates the cycles of resentment and violence
Totally agree. Look back at the past 8 decades of this conflict and all the other horrors unleashed at least partly through America’s attempts to “stabilize” the area. The only thing they seem to have learned is “we need more guns”.
PS: “Quietly” also means that most Palestinian journalists are - dead.
At this point I’m convinced they’re inventing shiny stuff to keep the drooling senior happy until it’s time to replace him.
You simply can’t criticize your own team.
And that attitude has metastacized into something even worse in the last decade or so.
This is a yearly report of a national agency, not just opinion.
The Baltic states were part of the Soviet Union until its collapse. All three are fiercely dedicated to never become part of that empire again.
Whenever they say things about Russia, you better listen. They have the experience, they recognize the patterns.
Also to Meduza, it’s a great outlet. I listen to their podcast.
That’s how China exerts influence over dissidents abroad. Certainly more subtle than poisoning, but not better.
And even then. Sure, there’s cunning, and an unshakable will to be the boss, but “conviction and leadership”? I wouldn’t go that far. Esp. conviction - it depends very much on what you are convinced of, and the past years have shown us that Putin is no better than Trump in that respect. Delusional.
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And I’m pretty sure he’s been doing that for a while already.
It’s weird to see this essentially American scandal have actual, real impact in practically all countries except the States.
Thanks for you reply! It’s good to hear that.
As I said (maybe here or elsewhere), I can understand that China can feel like the better alternative considering where the USA are at (and going).
No you didn’t. It’s not going anywhere, but it will always be a minority compared to SAAS.
It is. But now I want cooking-related metaphors for the relentless attacks coming in from everywhere, the need for encryption etc. Please.
Yeah despite having lots of neoliberals (pro business basically) and other forms of *cough* conservatism, people still believe in the democratic process and regulations. It’s not getting better though, there’s a plague going 'round the globe…
But I can’t blame SA.
Despite all his China hate, Trump is helping them along to become the next global empire.
Being fried in a pan, the fire is starting to look comfortable?
Not only her. The infighting became very apparent at some point before the '24 election when it looked like The Don might have to go to prison, or otherwise be unable to run. For a few weeks, they were all at each other’s throats.
And it’s getting hotter under the surface as Trump is getting too frail/senile to govern.