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really surprised to see all this traction around #bluesky right now. not sure what to make of it WRT fediverse and mastodon. kind of bums me out that people are not migrating here.

About 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.

Since my answer went up from 1 to 2 these days after giving in to a sales offer: Do you have a #MechanicalKeyboard at hand for use? If yes, how many #MechanicalKeyboards are available to you (bought or shared)?
Definitely one of my favorite categories of luxury tech gadg…

[ May 2, 2025 - May 3, 2025] Conference or similar: 2025 Mountain-Pacific Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers https://philevents.org/event/show/129066

2025 Mountain-Pacific Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers
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Music at night at the Central Post Office. #Algiers #Algeria #DZ

Ahh something you can casually send to your friends who are looking to finally move off WP
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You 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.

Ukrainian Artillery Rained Cluster Shells On Exposed North Korean Troops
A single Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition dispenses 88 submunitions.

I 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!

One 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.