Taijk

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[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

let's hope it trains people to respond "NO" to such nonsense.

 

A lighthearted aussie's take on Russia's unprovoked war of agression against Ukraine.

[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

That is indeed unique.

[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Will this allow Lukashenko to draw in Wagner troops and give them a base of operations, allowing him to provide some sort of resistance against a hostile military takeover. Some sort of insurance/body guard type deal, since Prigozhin also would not want it to be annexed now he is "safe"?

Shoigu focusing more on Africa will allow him to rotate PMC Patriot in and Wagner out, giving him the ability to become even richer.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Taijk@feddit.nl to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
 

Not something about real world affairs other then it is a Ukrainian movie, about the Donbas conflict in 2014. Obviously it is not a documentary.

Has anyone seen it? What did you think?

IMDB:

After suffering a tragedy at the hand of invading soldiers in Donbas, an Ukrainian physics teacher seeks revenge. He sets his sights on an elite Russian sniper whose elimination could change the tide of the conflict.

[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Thought it was an interesting Video, but with the madness that is the previous week it seems underwhelming (with the lack of a better word).

 

Latest installment in their series on the Russian invasion:
Full playlist
Duration: 20:13

  • The beginning of the Ukranian offensive (June 1 - 15)
    -- Zaporizhzhia front
    -- Bakmut front
    -- Donbas/North Luhansk
    -- Kherson front
  • The destruction of the nova kakhovka dam
  • Belgorod Raids
  • Orc animosity & factional infighting
  • Updates:
    -- Summary on Military aid to Ukraine
    -- Losses

Support Kings and Generals on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals

[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

My build is special because I use a very old server case that I have remodeled the interior of and is so ugly i hide it behind my monitors.

It does the job. No LEDs, no bling. It seems to be the exception.

[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bla bla bla... Traitors... Bla bla bla ... Russia the greatest ... Bla bla bla ... We will win.

Not worth the airtime it was given.

[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I can't see Wagner beiing able to do this again. But then again, grab a chair, grab popcorn.

 

Video description:

Putin breaks the deal with Prigozhin and says that criminal charges will NOT be dropped. The Russian Government is falling apart and Putin desperately tries to salvage the situation. All flights leaving Moscow are booked and oligarchs are fleeing. Subscribe to the channel for more updates! Make sure to support us on Patreon so we can keep covering news like this! patreon.com/The_Enforcer

[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Yes, No way i knew that i needed to know all that info on detergent :P

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Taijk@feddit.nl to c/europa@lemmy.world
 

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[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Your sentiment though well placed seems to be incorrect, there is a big risk.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish

[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

According to Valve:

Over time, the battle pass grew into a massive operation that sucked up nearly all the time, ideas, and resources of staff working on the game. In the early days of Dota 2, content updates were more varied and frequent. But over time the battle pass began to consume every idea or feature, leading to a situation where for most of the year Dota 2 had little to no new content until the next big battle pass update.

and

While work is still in progress on future updates, the first of these has shipped: ‘New Frontiers’ and patch 7.33 couldn’t have shipped as they did if we were focusing all our efforts on producing Battle Pass content. The community response to ‘New Frontiers’ has helped us build confidence that working less on cosmetic content for the Battle Pass and more on a variety of exciting updates is the right long-term path for Dota as both a game and a community

Pretty wild, as this seems to describe the issue with most live service games and high end titles in general.

 

Most observers (Western and Russian) seem to have expected Ukraine to go over onto the offensive sometime in the 2023 campaign season. Such a move was well telegraphed and a natural extension of Ukraine's stated objectives of taking back occupied territories from the Russian Federation.

By mid-June, it was clear Ukraine had started an offensive effort, launching probing actions at multiple points along the front and finally showing some of the heavy Western equipment it had received over the last six months.

Those initial attacks ran into the teeth of heavy Russian defences, and progress since then has been slower than the Ukrainian High Command may have hoped.

Initially I had planned not to touch these developments for some time - but with the recent information environment extending the full range of takes from 'Ukraine has lost the war' to 'everything is according to plan' I thought it was worth making an effort to try and clearly interpret (as far as possible) the data as we have it now.

So I hope you find this examination of the campaign of the last few weeks useful, and I'll see you all again next week.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PerunAU

Caveats & Comments: As mentioned in the video - the confidence level when dealing with a developing offensive is always going to be very low so those and all usual caveats apply with an additional emphasis for this episode.

I'd also like to note this episode was mostly prepared before the recent Wagner mutiny in Russia - and as a result largely reflects a state of affairs as it existed before that incident.

Finally I'd like to note that when talking about equipment removed from the Arsenal discussed in this video, the stated figure applies to a wider area of the base than shown on screen (which I'm aware might be confusing).

Sources & reading: I will include a list of sources as usual tomorrow (incredibly tired at the moment and they are saved on another system) but in the interim let me extend the usual credit to those twitter accounts and aggregators that posted some of the content featured in this episode.

Timestamps: See video description

[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

TL/DR: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released its annual Global Liveability Index on Thursday, and Vienna came in at number one out of 173 cities analysed. What makes it such a great place to live? According to the report: its ‘winning combination of stability, good culture and entertainment, reliable infrastructure, and exemplary education and health services.’

  • Vienna, Austria
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[–] Taijk@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

thanks! i installed it using firemonkey

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