Clearly, #Ukraine is holding cardsβ β political economist on why US pressure wonβt force Kyiv to concede
A combination of rapid state expansion, prudent monetary policy, active civil society in Ukraine, and crucial external funding from foreign partners since 2022 have helped #Kyiv avoid the kind of catastrophic state collapse a war can trigger.
As a result, Ukraine is far from βdoomed to defeatβ β even if the U.S. under President Donald Trump pulls out of the peace process as it has recently signaled it could, says Dr. Luke Cooper,
If Ukraineβs military resistance to Russiaβs full-scale invasion stunned the world, its economic resilience in the face of a larger, better-equipped enemy is a lesser-known story of the war.
fosstodon.org/@libreoffice/114β¦ libreoffice@fosstodon.org - Hi everyone! π We still see people on the fediverse recommending OpenOffice, despite it having year-old unfixed security issues: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Oβ¦ β So if you see someone recommending it, please inform them about the risks β but also that there are actively maintained successor projects (like LibreOffice). #foss #OpenSource
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are not a privacy panacea, but they do empower Internet users in important ways. Proof of that can be found in the constant attempts by governments around the world β¦
Passwords that felt secure a year ago might not hold up in 2025. Hive Systemsβ updated Password Table reveals just how much faster hackers can break into accounts today.
Salt Lake City adopted three new city flags, an effort to circumvent a new state law that effectively banned flying LGBTQ Pride and other identity flags at public buildings in the state.
When youβre using your phone to take photos of a car, you probably wouldnβt expect anything bad to happen to the camera. Not unless you dropped it, anyway.
Check out the timelapse drawing video for this cartoon! TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON The cartoon shows a giant Donald Trump stomping through a ruined landscape, holding a giant axe. Elon Musk grows from Tβ¦
An internal email obtained by ProPublica said the agency made the change to be βconsistentβ with a Trump executive order. But at least two other federal law enforcement agencies are still requiring body cameras.
Sarah Jane Smith eats oranges by directly biting them?
Am I just culturally ignorant or is this an odd way to eat an orange?
In 1976, the Doctor Who serial The Masque of Mandragora shows Sarah Jane Smith eating an orange by directly biting it, and then removing the peel from her mouth.
I used to work for a Hong Kong Chinese family. One of the sons ate oranges and apples like that. Spit out the skins. Only person I have met that did that, except as a joke or for shock value.
Terry Moore
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