Posts by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
(DIR) Post #Akm1nF4t9zaPFFIr1k by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-08-08T23:34:31Z
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@freemo @randahlI definitely think there's a lot more that fediverse sites could be doing to give people more control over their feed, and at the same time make their feed smarter.
(DIR) Post #AlEwNJI80U1mb59IO0 by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-08-19T06:08:50Z
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@fnordius @ghostdancer @Alon @saxicola @isaackuo @strypeyThis whole discussion reminds me of Space Quest, where you play a lowly janitor on board a large space ship. I think eventually you do acquire your own ship, but that takes a while.(Why am I only seeing this discussion now, and not when it started?)
(DIR) Post #AnIV5yZIvXqNGApcJ6 by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-23T11:53:02Z
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@nanookWell, that would be unacceptable. Ukraine wants to be able to chart its own course, and not be forced to follow Moscow's lead.And that's what this war is really about: Ukraine refusing to act as a Russian vassal state like Belarus.
(DIR) Post #AnJmlQgBD1MEhDMMcq by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-23T15:10:45Z
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@nanookYou're living in Putin's fantasy land. Nobody is intent on putting missiles on Russia's border except Russia. And the only one abusing Ukrainian citizens is Putin.Russian-speaking Ukrainians, like Zelensky, were fine before Russia invaded. Same with the missiles. These are just excuses that Putin has made to justify his war. And you're spreading his propaganda on his behalf.
(DIR) Post #AnK2wW8WrFq24bveaW by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-24T05:34:38Z
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@nanookAnd your conclusion is to regurgitate Putin's propaganda instead of looking at what's actually going on?
(DIR) Post #AnSWnd4kpCgfx3ymrw by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-28T08:09:21Z
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@toiletpaper @strypey @wjmaggosThe main blame the West has in regards to the situation in Ukraine, is that they didn't commit to the defence of Ukraine's independence. Putin thought he had a window of opportunity and took it.I'm not going to watch yet another hour long boring lecture, but Mearsheimer has said explicitly that he's arguing from a 19th century imperialist balance of powers perspective, and that perspective is woefully outdated. The world now cares about each country's right to self-determination, a right that Putin clearly denies his neighbours. Ukraine should have the right to choose its own future, and Russia did confirm that right in 1993. It's just Putin who doesn't give a shit about other countries.
(DIR) Post #AnSyXogagi6w2kvRDM by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-28T10:46:06Z
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@toiletpaper @strypey @wjmaggosDo you really believe a referendum at gun point is fair? I'm all for referenda in those regions, but not the way Putin does them.Repeating that claim of ethnic cleansing exposes you as a Putin propagandist. The ethnic cleansing there is coming entirely from Russia.
(DIR) Post #AnT09LfD8khuzUjyJU by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-28T13:32:24Z
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@wjmaggos @strypey @toiletpaperHow do you think you're going to get a UN agreement when Russia has veto power?And there was an agreement. Russia and Ukraine agreed on independence. Russia and the US promised to respect and defend Ukraine's territorial integrity. Russia violated that. It's undeniable that Russia is completely in the wrong here. They are the aggressor. They had no reason to do any of this, other than to assert power over Ukraine and prevent Ukraine of choosing a future too independent from Russia.And I'm not denying that the US has been wrong in many, many cases in the past (as has Russia), but in this particular case, the only mistake the US has made is not committing early on to the defense of Ukraine.
(DIR) Post #AnT1OCKkDAcELsoPSa by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-28T13:48:47Z
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@wjmaggos @strypey @toiletpaperIt's good that you're aware of all of that, and yes, invasion was of course not Russia's first choice to control Ukraine. They tried politics and manipulation first, and resorted to violence only when the people of Ukraine didn't tolerate Russian meddling. That still doesn't justify their escalation to invasion. And neither does any of the other stuff you mention.
(DIR) Post #AnT9iGhkT8TpKjeZTU by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-28T15:31:09Z
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@wjmaggos @strypey @toiletpaperThe US is not determining the government in Ukraine. They're mere;y willing to do business with them. The real issue is that Ukraine wants to join the EU and NATO. That's the thing that Putin wants to prevent.And I don't think the US would invade Mexico if Mexico wanted to enter into any treaty with Russia. They're also not currently meddling with Mexican elections or demanding that Mexico does what the US wants (except for Trump and paying for that wall, I suppose).Now, if Russia was going to place nukes there, that might be a different issue, but that's a few steps beyond the situation in Ukraine.If you want to see what the US does with imagined threats in its back yard, Cuba might provide a good example. There the US did support an invasion (the Bay of Pigs) in support of Cuban exiles trying to take back the country after Castro ousted Batista. That might be considered somewhat comparable to Russia supporting Donbass separatists who disagreed with the ousting of Yanukovich (although the actual removal from office was done by an overwhelming majority of parliament, which was obviously not the case in Cuba). Still, the Bay of Pigs invasion did not lead to a years long campaign of destruction, and was generally considered to have been a stupid idea. Putin imprisons people for pointing out the stupidity of his idea.The Russian invasion of Ukraine is much more in line with the Soviet invasions of Hungary in 1956, Czechoslovakia in 1968, or the destruction of Chechnya at the start of Putin's reign: those were countries asserting or declaring their independence, and that's not something Russia tolerates.But Ukraine had been independent for 20 years when Russia took Crimea and the Donbass, and 30 when they launched the full scale invasion. The problem is that Putin expected them to not really exercise that independence, but behave as effectively a vassal state, like Belarus, and the Ukrainian people didn't want that. They very explicitly didn't want that, and had voted they didn't want that. The parliament had approved a treaty with the EU by a very large majority, but Yanukovich caved to Russian pressure instead.That's what happened there: Russia pressuring Yanukovich to ignore the explicit will of the people and seek closer ties with Russia instead, and then seeing the fruits of their manipulations pulled away when Yanukovich was removed from office, killing Putin's chances of controlling a puppet government in Ukraine.
(DIR) Post #AnTTZhALocvckcNnHs by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-28T19:13:41Z
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@toiletpaper @strypey @wjmaggosThat's a lot of words to say "Slava Fascisti!"That's not me saying that, it's you. You're the one defending Russian fascist aggression and criticism those who oppose it. I'm with the antifascists.The idea that the EU is somehow the UK's butt boy is laughable. You must have missed a lot of news in the past 8 years. And the EU is also one of the few economic powers that can significantly push back against the US, and has done so many times.And for the EU, the goal is absolutely the liberation of Ukraine. You may have other goals, but this is what the EU cares about. Because many EU countries have been in a very similar position regarding Russia, and sympathize with the people of Ukraine. This is the primary drive of the support for Ukraine. The oil people are the ones who are hesitant, exactly because they liked having access to Russian oil. See Germany's hesitancy.So you can keep your fascist propaganda. You've got no idea of the real stakes here.
(DIR) Post #AnTUcjGoY3qI6GPt8y by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-28T19:25:28Z
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@phnt @strypey @wjmaggos @toiletpaperAre Slavic countries particularly known for constantly fighting each other? It's mostly been Russia oppressing Slavic countries. The others tend to get along fine.
(DIR) Post #AnTn9Iyd7qDlHfatVI by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-28T22:53:02Z
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@toiletpaper @strypey @wjmaggosAs to fascism, objectively Ukrainian nationalism is fascist by definition.How do you mean "objectively"? Ukrainian nationalism is rooted in wanting to be free from Russian oppression. What is fascist about that?Or are you equating all of Ukraine with this one guy from 85 years ago?Do I need to repeat again that there's nothing fascist about wanting to be free from oppression? That's all they want, and all I support. You trying to paint that as somehow fascist is a Putin tactic. You're doing Putin's work here. You're serving a fascist by painting Ukrainian independence as fascist.There's absolutely nothing left-wing about Russia. Putin presents himself as explicitly right wing and conservative, and his tactics are mostly fascist. He has the support of most of the fascists all over Europe. Including yours, apparently.
(DIR) Post #AnXHhYZbE2LjbG0xSi by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-10-30T15:19:25Z
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@phnt @strypey @wjmaggos @toiletpaperMongols and Turks aren't Slavs, though. Russians are, but they are the one big Slavic nation that's know for its aggression and oppression. Maybe Serbia too, but I don't think any of the others are known for their propensity for war.And referring to the Middle Ages is meaningless; western Europe also had plenty of wars, as did the entire rest of the world.Many modern Slavic countries completely despise their neighbors and did so throughout history. Bosna-Hercegovina and Serbia would be one such example of many.Yeah, but that's mostly because of recent Serbian aggression and genocide. It's not like they're always been at war. And like I said, it's Serbia, not all Slavic countries.MoldaviaWhat have they done?GeorgiaAre they Slavic? Or particularly warlike?When you look to Central Europe you find that many countries hate both their western and eastern neighbors the same, because of the shared history. If you asked a Czech, Slovak or a Pole before the Ukraine war how they feel about Germany, Ukraine and Russia most of them would probably say that don't really like any of them.They don't like their former oppressors, but most Slavic countries between Russia and Germany/Austria have mostly been the victims of other people's wars. And Germans aren't Slavs.It's still weird to single out Slavs as particularly warlike. Russia, yes. But the others not any more so than any other country.
(DIR) Post #AndaclzkN4MMYgNwvY by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-11-01T00:22:48Z
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@stfn @Mer__edithGoogle+ was never a ghost town for me. There was always tons going on. A bit too much drama perhaps, but plenty of cool projects and ideas. I still miss it. No other social network I've seen comes close to the value I got out of G+.
(DIR) Post #AneD7eXtugN4gsVolk by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-11-02T18:16:30Z
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@sun @cliveQuite a bit of postwar psychology was specifically trying to prove that humans were monsters underneath a thin veneer of civilization. I'd be surprised if Stanford Prison and Milgram were the only ones that were manipulated to confirm a bias.
(DIR) Post #AoTBx7XVHs8gjWO87E by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-11-27T07:02:53Z
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@evanIs follower-only a thing on ActivityPub? I thought everything was unencrypted and basically accessible to any server that receives it.
(DIR) Post #AoUJeaENNlkb0X4awq by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2024-11-27T16:26:21Z
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@strypey @evanSo it only works as intended if all your followers are on servers that obey the agreement. Accidentally following someone on a questionable server can create a leak.Is it completely out of the question to add some encryption to the protocol for this sort of situation?
(DIR) Post #B1ImUOidCBQPHsJjQO by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2025-12-16T09:31:40Z
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@icedquinnClaude seems to be the smartest when it comes to software engineering, but it's not smart enough to tackle complex problems. It's very fast, though. Very fast to produce a solution that doesn't quite solve the problem. Although it always superficially appears to. And definitely claims to.
(DIR) Post #B1wua6vf5aK2H6ncLQ by mcv@friendica.opensocial.space
2026-01-04T08:49:26Z
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@nazgulI wish. I don't have that kind of wealth or power.