Tosti

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/11733521

It's long been understood that the war in Ukraine will likely be a long and hard one, determined as much by production, supply, economics and political will as well as the skill and sacrifice of those fighting it.

But despite that realisation, the transition of the war into its third year of full-scale fighting still represents a bitter milestone, and while the front has seen some movements recently and the year is likely to see a number of offensive actions - at a strategic level, the lines are moving at a glacial pace, and often only when the supply situation allows.

By popular vote - today we're going to look at where the war in Ukraine stands in 2024. We'll explore ammunition production and supply, the economic health of the countries involved, some of the trends in terms of the way the fighting is evolving and put together what predictions we can for the coming months.

Patreon: /perunau

 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/11732350

Italy plans to withdraw its air defense system, SAMP/T Mamba, from Slovakia, replacing the American Patriot air defense system. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico received a message from the Italian government about the withdrawal, citing the need to deploy it elsewhere.

Fico raised concerns about protecting nuclear power plants and other strategic targets in Slovakia. Previously, Slovakia provided military assistance to Ukraine, including a Russian S-300 missile defense system and temporary deployment of US Patriots.

However, under Fico's new government, Slovakia refused the 14th package of military aid to Ukraine, citing the need to maintain its defense capability. Fico emphasized not obstructing private defense companies' exports and affirmed military-technical cooperation with Ukraine during a meeting with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

 

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Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, is facing a significant challenge surrounding the Taurus missile, a 5-meter-long, 1.4-ton precision-guided cruise missile of the Bundeswehr. Initially, it was an internal political dispute within the coalition on whether to deliver the missiles to Ukraine. However, since Scholz broke his silence on Taurus last week, the issue has gained international attention, with accusations of indiscretion and a leaked conversation among Bundeswehr officers adding to the complexity.

In a conversation initiated by Luftwaffeninspekteur Ingo Gerhartz, details about Taurus were disclosed, including the potential quantity of missiles for delivery and their estimated cost. The situation has raised concerns about Germany's security, as the leaked information could pose risks given the country's vulnerability to Russian intelligence. Additionally, the controversy has strained relations with allies, particularly the UK, following Scholz's public explanation for rejecting Taurus delivery to Ukraine and allegations of Germany's inability to handle target guidance independently.

The British government denied Scholz's claims, but the leaked conversation indicated the UK's involvement in supporting Ukraine with missile guidance. The situation has heightened tensions, with some viewing Scholz's statements as an abuse of intelligence information. There are also accusations of the Chancellor providing false information regarding the necessity of German involvement in Taurus deployment.

Despite these challenges, Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius are adopting a defensive strategy, urging unity against Russian President Vladimir Putin's alleged eavesdropping. The government characterizes the situation as absurd Russian propaganda. While the opposition may exert pressure, Scholz appears unlikely to reverse his decision on Taurus delivery, fearing it would be seen as a response to the surveillance and potentially escalate the situation. Overall, the delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine seems increasingly improbable in the aftermath of recent events, aligning with Putin's interests.

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

A reasonable response with worries we also share. Thanks for that.

I'm from Europe and don't understand why this should not just be resolved with taxes on the companies.

The record profits of the companies are in my vision because the company does not have to do anything for the healthcare and pensions. So if the company does not have to care for it, but society requires it, this is where the government needs to act. Tax the companies and arrange healthcare and retirement stipends. This solves one issue by solving the other, allowing the company to keep doing what it's doing without having to think about healthcare.. that has been resolved.

Individuals then have retirement benefits and can use private retirement insurance to supplement this.

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, but with this change it's becoming harder to see the advantage of VMware over hyperV with full lintegration to azure, and azure stack edge. A single interface to manage cloud and on prem that includes monitoring etc.

Sunk cost or not, with this change the companies need to move anyway so the immediate question is why not all the way? but I might be wrong.

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Defense industry will make this happen if it's viable. War industry drives much of this. So we will see

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

A few hundred losing their jobs is kinda misrepresenting the situation isn't it. If you keep seeing each company by itself in terms of firings but then group the market as a whole in terms of people with money in the market.

It's either a few thousand with money in the company vs the people fired from that company... Or the market vs all people fired in the market during these waves.

Plus.. when you are one of the fired people the impact can be deeply impactful, in the US even as far as having no health insurance. While less profit does not have such an impact.

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Microsoft hyperV and azure will keep munching on their business.

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 22 points 1 year ago

Unity is firing people as a result of a failed monetization attempt by the chief executive. I would argue the employees should have a case against the company and the chief executive. As this was so poorly implemented, fault could be argued.

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have had all of them lugged against me in conversations, is there any source for the image, and more importantly sources that refute the nonsense claims?

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 16 points 1 year ago

That was the risk of remaining on the platform the moment musk took over. And if not then, when he started stripping it down and making it less reliable. And if not then, maybe when he started pursuing shadow banning again.

No government or news business has any business anymore being on Twitter. They should use the fedpub protocol and push out their messages there.

This will allow their readers/citizens to use a broad scala of apps to read them, allows more 3rd party apps to integrate them.

Governments and newspapers must hold the reigns over their own infra or risk this happening.

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It will be interesting to know if the cables for these things can handle the load. On an individual level probable, but on larger scale?

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. Hence my original call for a criminal investigation to see if they indeed accepted the risks knowingly as then they should be held accountable.

Like I think all upper management of big oil that knew what they where doing to the planet should be tried in the Hague for Crimes against humanity. I don't care if they are old and long retired, concentration camp guards are also still tried after all these years.

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe they can rent some production space in seattle :P

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is indeed what I meant. I don't think that someone was actively trying to make the plane unsafe, but in the eternal quest for more profit engineers, best practices and safety reports where ignored to make the plane as cheap as possible, resulting in the current ~~flying~~ grounded deathtrap.

 

Juzzie usually has a meme at the start of his video's, I though today's was very funny.

 

Opeens heeft iedereen het erover: PFAS. En dat ze schadelijk zijn voor onze gezondheid. Maar wat zijn het precies voor stoffen? En hoe komen we ervan af? Of kan dat helemaal niet? In deze video vertellen we meer over PFAS én over de rol van de chemische fabriek Chemours in Dordrecht.

Naast de milieuschade door de olieindustrie, blijkt nu dat Chemie reus Chemours/DuPont al 30 jaar weten dat ze hun omgeving vergiftigde en samen met andere PFAS fabrikanten zoals 3M verantwoordelijk zijn dat mensen wereldwijd PFAS in hun lijf hebben.

 

De nieuwe release van NOS op 3, vind ik altijd de moeite waard.
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Grote vervuilende industrieën zouden jaarlijks zo'n 37,5 miljard euro aan belastingvoordelen hebben. Dat berekenden milieuorganisaties in een nieuw rapport. Ofwel, tientallen miljarden aan 'fossiele subsidies'. Dat vraagt om een uitleg.

Geen sexy onderwerp, maar wel een belangrijke. Want eerlijk, de klimaataanpak en die hele energietransitie gaat voor een groot deel gewoon over geld. Een taai onderwerp over belastingen dus, maar Devran en Emil kunnen het wél leuker maken.

 

Hi everyone, I am looking for a smartwatch that offers continuous monitoring of my heart rate and preferably other vitals (Blood oxygen, blood pressure) as well.

I have been looking at the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, but I cannot find if it offers continuous monitoring functionality.

Can anyone give some insight, or maybe share their experience with a smartwatch that offers this functionality.

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