@KraftTea@mastodon.socialYou know the North Koreans are getting owned when I can share a new, 4 minute long video of them getting owned and owned and owned by a plethora of drone strikes, AND share an article about how they are getting owned and owned and owned by cluster munitions, to what appears to be an even greater degree.
@n8foo@macaw.socialOK, that was a lot of soldering #diysynth
@isewvinyl@sunny.gardenDon’t be a sucker!
I love the National Archives
https://youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4
@dde@social.tchncs.deBZ100 Podcast – https://buzzzoom.de/100/
Was bedeutet eigentlich Podcast?
@mszll@datasci.socialToday I'll give a talk about our #datascience research on bicycle networks at #eurosdr ..with a lump in my throat due to the us news - Now more than ever, we need more research for the interests of *people*, not for states or corporations.
Slides [pdf]:
@luana@wetdry.worldSpace train!!
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialJoin us for an exciting episode of Tech Odyssey where we dive into stock market mastery using AI &proven strategies!
✅ Master Stocks Using AI & Proven Strategies w/ Ryan Metcalf - 9 Dec, 2024 | 9:00AM-9:40AM PST
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@KraftTea@mastodon.socialThe head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, Anatoly Aksakov, is urging the widespread adoption of food ration cards for the poor, who are judged not to have pensions large enough to support themselves, due to inflation.
As has been the norm lately, the central government wants to push the cost of ration cards on to both shopkeepers and local governments, as much as is possible.
@n8foo@macaw.socialStill up? Go check out the moon. 🌕 The bright object nearby is Jupiter, a gas giant planet 385,650,657 miles away from Earth (as of 10 minutes ago). #lookUp
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries D, Episode 06 - Headhunter
TARRANT: Vila, no! [Vila approaches the box. As he touches it, the same electrical power surge occurs again. Vila tries again with the same result.]
TARRANT: Slave?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/406/202 B7B4
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialRussians charge in without a lot of support from tanks, APVs, and artillery...
get torn to pieces.
(good.)
@relcfp@mastodon.social[ July 30, 2025] CFP for publication or other deadline: null https://philevents.org/event/show/9587
@luana@wetdry.worldI remember someone mentioning a software that could read a Mastodon export archive and host your toots and stuff in a webpage
Does anyone know the name or something?
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialI had mentioned that Russian freight trucks weren't doing well, but... things are getting uglier.
Large numbers of them are getting out of the business entirely, or trying to downsize their truck fleets due, in part, to the high key rate and general unprofitability of trucking in Russia under current circumstances.
They're even facing high incidences of non-payment by their clients!
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialRussian had his unit owned by a baba yaga.
Bugging out.
h/t: wartranslated
@cfo@tooting.chPlus de monde que je ne le pensait.
Et de belles images.
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialAbout those massive Russian losses of equipment near Kursk... looks like Ukraine released video of it.
Considering that Russia only has about 5-2 odds on that front, well... I don't think things are going all that well. Whatever gains they are making are just too expensive.
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialUkrainian drone units near Kursk have inflicted huge losses to Russian vehicles and equipment on the roads approaching the conflict zone, while Ukrainian soldiers successfully fend off human wave attacks.
@GroupNebula563@mastodon.socialI know your IP: 127.0.0.1
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialWishing the Russians and North Koreans a very merry season's defeatings!
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"Fighters from the UA_REG Team unit of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck almost a company of Russian army personnel, as well as their North Korean mercenaries.
A video of the combat operation was released on December 17 on the unit's channel.
In total, special forces drones destroyed 50 enemies and wounded 47."
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialRussian arms warehouse near Markino, Donetsk goes up rather convincingly.
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialAs of today, Ukraine has supplied more than 1.3M drones to its soldiers this year... 30% more than its aggressive drone expansion plans.
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialSure, it might look like Air Force One, but I'm pretty sure it's an alien invasion mothership...
Better safe than sorry!
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialUseful #shakespeare quote to squirrel away and use over the next four years...
*"What cracker is this same that deafs our ears with this abundance of superfluous breath?"*
The Life & Death of King John, Act 2, scene one.
@KraftTea@mastodon.social(Yup.)
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialAfter discussing the possibility for several months, European nations are finally forming a unified barrier of insurance checks and enforcement around areas where Russia's shadow fleet operate... a very important development, as it either will deprive them from the ability to keep evading sanctions, or significantly increase the costs and risks of doing so.
Big ramifications. This could have a major impact on Russia's recent long term oil delivery deal with India, i.e.
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialSounds like Russia's tech industry - including internet, software, etc. - is seeing sharp declines in revenue, with widespread, major layoffs.
"The economy is in s***. It seems like everyone really needed IT specialists, there was a shortage of personnel, and all that. But the market has no money for development, the marketing tools have collapsed. Although both marketers and IT specialists are needed, there is no money. But everyone is hiding this."
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialThe ruble has lost 1/3rd of its value vs. the yuan, but if you factor in OTHER extra costs...
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China strongly limits Russian access to tech in mech. engineering, aviation, and microelectronics.
"...they openly tell us: if you want to get some technologies, buy the product as a whole. We say: no, at best we need components that we'll replace soon. They tell us: we understand this, but aren't going to do it at normal prices. Here is double the price - please.&…
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialDrawing attention to this thread of comments of mine from a few days ago, as it goes deeper into apparent efforts from European nations to Trump-proof Ukraine, which is actually VERY important for European security.
It's nice seeing news articles pointing out Ukrainian funding & Russian appeasement isn't something Trump gets to dictate, but rather, a situation where Europe is trying to diplomatically push back against Trump to defend their legitimate security interests.
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialTo paraphrase John Gilmore,
*"Europe interprets Trump as damage and routes around him".*
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialThis situation actually reminds me a bit of the dotcom bubble collapse in the late '90s / early '00s, with slight differences.
Declining stocks & VC led to a bunch of startups initially being unable to obtain additional funding. To make matters worse, ad demand started falling, leading to lower revenues for ad-based internet services.
In this case, a decline of ad demand is trailing dotcom revenue shortages. I suspect currency & stock weakness & a slowing econ…
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialOne obvious reason this could be the case, despite the stimulus impact of the war, is that a lot of dotcoms / tech companies are highly sensitive to the stock market, VC funding, etc.
IOW, revenue from the stock market & VC funding suddenly disappeared, leaving them at the mercy of high rate loans, due to the historically high Russian central bank key rate.
And so, huge swathes of high tech are at risk of debt spirals and ever-increasing rates on loans.
@KraftTea@mastodon.socialRussia is intentionally humiliating Trump, and blowing holes in his proposed ceasefire...
The sooner Trump gets righteously angry and tired of being a sap, the better.
