Occasional posts in Dutch on @rop.nl and in German on @deutsch.rop.nl
Meeste mensen willen niet toegeven dat ze een kennelijk belangrijke entiteit niet kennen en knikken beleefd.
Meeste mensen willen niet toegeven dat ze een kennelijk belangrijke entiteit niet kennen en knikken beleefd.
Had some less-than-optimal experiences with Mastodon instance operators thinking they were God, which reminded me of FidoNet, which was a thing in the 1980s where the operators of nodes also felt they had to exert power over their users.
Had some less-than-optimal experiences with Mastodon instance operators thinking they were God, which reminded me of FidoNet, which was a thing in the 1980s where the operators of nodes also felt they had to exert power over their users.
It could also cause America to rally around the flag and decide that they are united in their imperialism after all. Which would suck, but would at least be clear. Might convince some holdout dumbass Europeans that they're not our allies anymore.
It could also cause America to rally around the flag and decide that they are united in their imperialism after all. Which would suck, but would at least be clear. Might convince some holdout dumbass Europeans that they're not our allies anymore.
See also navi.ion.org/content/72/1...
See also navi.ion.org/content/72/1...
Does anyone know what the internet-situation within Iran looks like?
Does anyone know what the internet-situation within Iran looks like?
(I mean, we're clearly past the era where governments were outright stupid about this stuff, but one never knows.)
(I mean, we're clearly past the era where governments were outright stupid about this stuff, but one never knows.)
This very much includes temporarily locking up the microphone's MEMS or membrane and codecs rejecting audio frames altogether.
This very much includes temporarily locking up the microphone's MEMS or membrane and codecs rejecting audio frames altogether.
The police quickly judged the radical-left claim letter to be "authentic"
I bet real large-following accounts are crashing self-hosted pages when they post a link.
I bet real large-following accounts are crashing self-hosted pages when they post a link.
And then there's the given names that are spelled in ways that make no sense. Unless you transliterate from Cyrillic.
Wer für Vance "Vans" schreibt, kennt den Namen (nur oder vorwiegend) aus der üblichen kyrillischen Schreibung. Ванс.
Und wer Giffey schreibt und gleich in der nächsten Zeile Giffay, kennt auch diesen Namen wohl nur aus der kyrillischen Umschrift. Гифай.
And then there's the given names that are spelled in ways that make no sense. Unless you transliterate from Cyrillic.
It's rare to read two words that form a complete sentence and paragraph. They turn what was almost a near-defeatist piece completely on its head. Well done!
It's rare to read two words that form a complete sentence and paragraph. They turn what was almost a near-defeatist piece completely on its head. Well done!