Yeah wtf, the OP is just an asshole Thanks for catching that, and kudos for the “power drunk mod” for not bending

Might be because of Threads, and Meta seeking to use ActivityPub themselves.

I don’t disagree with you though; I don’t think the fedi is big enough at the moment to register as more than a blip on their radar, as you said.

Fuck around and find out, as they say

If the west needs any more encouragement to assist Ukraine, here it is.

The choice is help Ukraine now, or kick the can down the road and lament when Russia is at your borders.

Oh that’s one hell of a one-liner, I like it!

It’s why I imagine the Russian government has been trying to frame this as “self-defense” to its own people, when it’s clearly the opposite.

They know that people will go to extreme lengths to fight when they believe they’re fighting defensively, for their own people, sovereignty, safety, etc. To that end, it won’t matter if they can realistically defeat NATO- they just want their own people to die trying.

That’s literally what it comes down to. I don’t think it requires clean language or flowery etiquette. A country is at risk of losing their freedom and independence because another country wants to conquer it for the sake of land, wealth, and perceived glory.

There is no simpler way to explain Ukraine’s justification in continuing the fight than how Zelenskyy put it. The reasoning is sound. And it’s a much-needed reminder for anybody who forgot amidst the politics surrounding the war.

If I was in that scenario, I would be more emotionally charged about the subject and rightfully so. But that doesn’t rewrite the facts of the situation- that this distinction is correct.

Misunderstanding your enemy is never a good idea, as it’s important to know what makes them tick. If they were all compliant fascists, that changes what kind of tactics are used to break their morale and even have a portion surrender, compared to being conscripts who don’t even believe in what they’re fighting for.

LMAO

I work with C# daily and even I didn’t realize I made a pun there xD

Maybe it’s just embedded in my subconscious at this point…

I can’t express how much I respect that man’s mental fortitude. It’s so easy to succumb to rage and hatred when your own son passes away. Not only stifle those kneejerk reactions, but to still demonstrate humility to that degree is rare.

Godot is a good example of a free and well-developed open source game engine. It’ll probably see a sharp rise in adoption following this controversy from Unity.

It’s still bad for their profit margins when their stocks fall by 8% in one day, when major indie developers announce they’ll be moving their current projects off of Unity and future developers are deterred from using their software in the first place.

Whether they care about money or care about public relations, their shooting themselves in the foot on both counts.

Here’s an archive.org link to the article to get past the paywall

As cautious as I like to be, I think this seems like a reasonable response and approach. It benefits Ukraine, even if it’s marginal, and while Russia will argue it’s an attempt to meddle directly in their war (Putin will find a reason to whine anyways), most of the world will see it as Romania attempting to protect their own land.

How could Putin even argue against this? By claiming Romania has no right to shoot down a Russian missile that’s already violated international airspace? The rest of the world will just laugh and ignore yet another meaningless complaint- just one of many.

Thank you for advocating for the murder of volunteers from my country serving Ukraine and acting like a child when confronted about it. I’m sure me and other users’ opinion of your country has improved significantly and are more open to renegotiating embargoes.

On one hand, my interests and values couldn’t diverge from that of Russian nationalists any further

On the other hand, I love me some infighting among the Russians; the less they’re on the same page, the better

It’s a shame that most of the groups/people involved voted in favor of admitting Russian players back in, at least under the Russian flag.

I think the decision made by FIDE (International Chess Federation) for their sport is a fine compromise that this E-Sports federation should have adopted as well. In protest of the Ukraine invasion, FIDE banned any players from playing under the Russian or Belarusian flag, but allowed them to play anyways under a neutral, FIDE flag. And for players from Russia that were outspoken against Ukraine or in favor of Russia’s invasion (i.e. Sergey Karjakin), they were penalized and barred from play on an individual case-by-case basis.

It shows that this invasion won’t be tolerated, but at the same time, you as a player will only be punished if you choose to support it on your own volition, rather than by association.

Immense courage this must have taken, for 31 people to brave minefields knowing what was ahead of them.

Many non-violence figureheads have had counterparts who did engage in more drastic, even violent action. In Gandhi’s case, his counterpart would be Subhas Chandra Bose. In Martin Luther King’s case, it would be Malcolm X. Even Mandela, who agreed with the ideals of non-violence, became frustrated at the limitations it had when facing against an opposing force that could not be appeased.

Non-violence helps to win over the hearts of people, allowing your movement to gain traction when many fence-sitters might be turned off by acts of terrorism or wanton violence. Charisma goes a long way in opening people’s minds to your ideals, helping paint your movement in a positive light.

Ukraine’s plight, however, has already garnered the sympathy that it needs internationally. Perhaps not within Russia itself, but the support from countries around the world has been immense. I think this is the limit of non-violence in this case, and what remains is the need to take this momentum and support and translate it into a fight for said ideals.

Too little, too late Russia