groot2581
Re:ICC judges issue arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin and Maria L...
on Friday March 17, 2023 @12:51PM (#35199625)
Applying maximum pressure to Russia requires issuing these warrants even if they’re unlikely to successfully bring him personally to justice. The relative sway doesn’t matter, I’m just doing what I can to send a message that these actions are not okay.
Re:ICC judges issue arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin and Maria L...
on Friday March 17, 2023 @12:33PM (#35199344)
As a https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_citizen_movement I, king of my sovereign, also issue an arrest warrant for war criminal Putin. Of course, upon capture I will consider cooperating with these ICC people (if I determine them to be legitimate — seems like they have a questionable history) but the criminal will of course have to go through my courts first.
Hopefully this gives some comfort to victims of the invasion.
Re:How to make sense of intelligence leaks
on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:27AM (#35094067)
The Economist f'ed up completely on the Nord Stream explosion. They reported as though there was no doubt Russia did it, and told a story of Russia wanting to more permanently cut off Russian gas to Europe, which didn't make sense. They wrote off doubters as unpatriotic.
Re:Texas Is Coming for 'Woke' Insurance Companies Next
on Thursday March 09, 2023 @01:16PM (#35084625)
Err, I mean, I guess. But that only works if the author actually cares about the well-being of insurance companies. Not what I was primed to read.
Re:The 24 Hour “Do Nothing” Challenge
on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:30PM (#35083890)
Not the parent, but this article might be instructive
Re:Texas Is Coming for 'Woke' Insurance Companies Next
on Thursday March 09, 2023 @11:42AM (#35083252)
> insurance companies: the Texas Legislature is here to protect you...
> ...rolling out legislation this year to punish insurance companies
I get you want to have a compelling lead but seriously did anyone proof read this? It's contradictory in the same breath.
Re:Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time
on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @04:42PM (#35061650)
Worse things have happened than a $4 rate increase. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine
Re:Twitter's own internal url shortener ran out of API credits
on Monday March 06, 2023 @12:29PM (#35044076)
Twitter itself is entirely down for me,
> Your current API plan does not include access to this endpoint, please see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api for more information
This is just going to https://twitter.com/
Re:Leaked audio reveals US rail workers were told to skip inspections
on Friday March 03, 2023 @02:23PM (#35013864)
This only works if execs have the company's best interests at heart, which they don't. They reap the benefits when things go well but jump ship as the company files bankruptcy when things go south.
You need Unions. Blue collar workers care about safety and can pressure execs into doing the safe thing when the incentives aren't there higher up.
Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Agency Now Says
on Sunday February 26, 2023 @10:31AM (#34946273)
The human designed blame game is different from the “bio weapons” blame game mentioned in the parent. I get people are discussing human designed but that’s different from bioweapon.
Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Agency Now Says
on Sunday February 26, 2023 @09:54AM (#34945988)
Re:Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder letter 2022 [pdf]
on Saturday February 25, 2023 @11:07AM (#34937668)
I don't get the enthusiasm for raising money from corporate income taxes versus individual income tax. Mr. Rich Moneybags pays the same corporate income taxes per share of Berkshire as Joe Schmoe, whose entire retirement pot might be a single BRK.A.
Re:Apple is convinced my dog is stalking me
on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @10:33AM (#34897169)
This happens to me on car rides as well. I’ve made my friends pull over so I could check that I indeed packed the backpack with my AirPods.