Publically funded & publically sourced, I like the sound of that.
Posts by Dasein
14 publicly visible posts • joined 22 Apr 2022
UK's National Health Service will roll existing Palantir work into patient data platform
USB-C to hit 80Gbps under updated USB4 v. 2.0 spec
Re: Oh good
Not that the 'standardized' colors mean anything anymore... :\
At this point it feels like the companies need to be taken off the board & replaced with people who use it, or they put it under the control of another entity like the Linux Foundation because it really should've just been:
1- An active USB 5 cable spec that's made in collab with whatever the Thunderbolt manufacturers/implementers had planned.
2- Mandates all previously proposed features (Like VirtualLink or Latest HDMI) in USB-C Hosts, Hubs, and peripherals.
If it's more expensive then so be it, as customers looking for a cheaper option could stick with USB 3.
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Even if they have to fit in an additional 2 pins on the side to make it only run USB 5.0 on the plug recepticles that have those added contacts.
Yandex speaks out from front line of Western sanctions against Russia
Re: Yandex: Misinformation & Censorship
Not the guy, the wider group/conglomerate. It's not just one company but multiple and those companies are also tied to multiple others.
I'm sure the founder is a decent person caught up in a mess with everything that's gone on and that many employees are good too, but again it's not about hating the people.
Boycotting and implementing Tariffs/Sanctions are pretty much all anybody can do now, we've tried all kinds of support to the people of Ukraine but pressuring Putin through proxies might prove itself useful by weakening his hand.
Re: Not Enough
This 100%
Let's not forget that people ...are actually like us, they have lives & families like us. Fears & hopes like us. Kindness & pain like us. It's always a shame that people immediately turn to hatred of an entire group of people. Millions just defined with a singular monolithic and fixed viewpoint.
Re: Not Enough
But do you really think the soldiers are the same as the *over* 5,000 Arrested Civilians? In the end, they'd have the best chance at making a change. Let's not close the door by forgetting who we're meant to be stopping.
Who even knows what's going on in Russia rn, I wouldn't put it past Putin to turn Kim-Jong Un on his own people. The Yandex scandal from the past month proves it. Which is frustrating because that company evaded sanctions despite having Western Divisions. It's like we want them to have leverage over us or something :/
Re: Not Enough
To be fair if they were actually serious about transitioning away from Old Energy then they would've mitigated this crisis. But they made an exception for Gas. Which now they can't kick even if they threw out the oil.
Nuclear Power can still be Green and if people really did care about the climate they'd accept it as a compromise. Just make it safer & more efficient. If they want another source of energy then they can just innovate till they beat it.
Re: Not Enough
Putin, his Cronies, and any spiteful bigots that should know better. Those one's are the people I hold responsible. The lies and hiding of alternative viewpoints can have a major impact on people. International Gaslighting effort from China's & Russia's Sphere of influence. (Belarus, HK*, Other Neighbouring Allies etc)
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying stop the sanctions, im just saying don't stagger them without going for the big targets. The more time we waste, the less worth it that they'll end up. Until eventually it's just useless and harmful because of Putin having God Knows however long he did to prepare for an Economic Skirmish with the west.
Other than that, I've met decent people who are Russian. Some protested, some speak out, some just straight up leave Russia & live on their own in another country. After the protests, and come on... Was over 5,000 arrests when I last checked and who knows what's happened since then inside Russia.
Like I said we wouldn't necessarily know if Putin has gone Kim Jong Un with his Yandex'ed Influence for assistance in marking Propaganda as a fact checked source + the Great Firewall of Russia & China.
Hence my call for sanctions on Yandex UK/Yandex Netherlands. It's good that The Register didn't forget about them getting let off after their issues of giving info to the Kremlin & Actively controlling the narrative online for Russian Dissenters. ...So props to the author on this article. Where others didn't. Free & Independent Press is important to determining biases aswell as truths.
It's interesting to think about the "I did what I was told to by the official authorities, too scared of not knowing what'd happen to everyone if I rebel against orders and instructions."
...Let's not assume it's as easy as protesting elsewhere without facing some major consequences or disappearing. Would everyone in this thread be able to do the same? Knowing it could change everything forever? Knowing it could impact the people you know & love? Knowing that your life could be put at risk by people who 'Just wanna talk.' Accuse you of being a danger to the state and do whatever. It's the stuff of movies & conspiracy theories but a real concern for them.
The only ones who have a chance at stopping Putin from trying anything in the future.
He wants us to push them into his arms. With how polarising politics has become, I'm not surprised that views which are obviously flawed get taken seriously. Fringe is the new normal these days and the overton window has shifted once more.
Re: Not Enough
@martinusher It's not about hating the Russian people, in fact in the majority of discussions of had on the topic. I always make it clear that any hatred shown to Russian Citizens is just more of the same problem. People ended up hating Ukranian Refugees because it was assumed they were 'the Russians' Insanity at its finest. At the end of the day. It's Putin & His Inner Circle that need to be stopped. We've come close to the limits of what can be done without starting a wider war and nobody wants that.
...I'll admit it too, your claim about the UK Prime Minister may very well be true. The way he just charged in with Liz Truss and suddenly had all scrutiny dropped with their "get on with the job" line is blatant distraction, **but that doesn't change the fact that now is a time to stay united.**
Innocents shouldn't suffer due to the censorship, misinformation, and hatred of one man. Many Russian civilians were arrested & hurt standing up against this invasion bc of that they will always have my respect, but make no mistake, this needs to be opposed in any way possible. Comments like yours aren't necessarily helpful to stopping dehumanization of anyone.
Re: Not Enough
Honestly they should've struck while the iron was hot instead of giving Putin so many warnings that he probably has a contingency plan for sanctions (esp on Energy) by now.
Whereas in the past he may have been more dependent on the sales, I just worry that now it wouldn't be as much of a deterrent and less pressure on Russia for more harm to the rest of Europe :/ It's just a shame really