The_Empty_Tuple

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[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Interesting. Seems like the DOD has been aware, but just can't do much about it. They can control how emails get sent from military/government accounts, but they can't influence or filter what others send to them. I imagine it would be diplomatically problematic for the US government to take control of certain sites under the .ml domain without negotiating with Mali.

Worth noting is that some entities are legally contesting the notion that a nation can have jurisdictional rights to a domain.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Reading russian cursive is a truly mind melting experience.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Putin is in a tight spot. He has everything to lose geopolitically in Africa and militarily in Ukraine by removing Prigozhin/Wagner from the equation. But I believe the current situation is untenable and will burst at the seams soon, one way or another. I wonder whether the loss of Wagner's influence would be a stabilizing or destabilizing event in Sub-Saharan Africa.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago

This is an excellent analogy. Language can be imprecise; the intent is what matters most.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

I'd be surprised if there was ever a time the admins cared about the opinions/rights of mods or users. It's always been about freedom until freedom threatened their 'bottom line'.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Glad to have you with us! This place feels more like a real community. I've commented more on kbin this past week than on reddit the past two years combined.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reddit admins aren't even pretending to try to explain their decisions. The gloves have come off and they don't care about justifying their actions to the mod communities they're wiping. It's a matter of time until every subreddit has either fallen in line or been 'reset' unfortunately.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

Reddit isn't the first online community I watched outgrow itself into the grave. I guess it's just the cycle of social media. Here's hoping this time's different.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I fully expected Reddit to fight dirty, but it's still surreal watching the iron hand come down against the community. Silver lining, I hope this helps accelerate the migration to the fediverse.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago

DeSantis' faltering popularity in the GOP race shows that whatever is popular in Florida isn't necessarily popular everywhere else. I don't think it's a guarantee Biden loses to DeSantis, if it comes to that.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Not at all; that's not something I can know. But if you struggle with the things outlined in this post to an unhealthy degree, it might be worth talking to somebody much more educated than me to figure out the source of your symptoms and learn how to handle them within that context.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

And here's another image of this guy!

It's a bit of a weird angle, but this is one of my favorites from that summer.

 
 

Black-legged Kittiwake (BLKI) on Middleton Island, AK - late July 2021

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