One of the terms of Ukraine's independance was that they give up the nukes they had left over from the break up of the USSR, but their supposed pay back from that would be protection from NATO if Russia were to invade.
This is not correct. Commitments and warranties were set by the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.
And now one of the parties has blatantly annexed one chunk of territory, and sets "dispute" arena for several others.
... quickly climb the rungs of power in what is most certainly a very corrupt country.
Well, he rather established himself after getting chance of power, than got it because of achievements. Boy, did he stick to that! And, of course, nobody orchestrates corruption and sins better, than KGB does.
There must have be someone smart enough to stick a phone up his ass or something. You know what I mean. No one runs away, no one throws a paper plane with a message to those mothers waiting in front of the gates,...
Yes, guys find their ways to sneak information where they are, when possible. As said before, Soldier Mothers committee has collected their data this way. You intentionally skip considering this known source of data, and that shows pretty well what you are after right here. OTOH, if you go to military trainings, and your commandment is taking task of isolating from phones seriously, you will have really hard time to avoid leaving it where demanded to leave, and not passing with it where you are not supposed to. Try sticking a phone up your ass before giving that particular example, besides.
I am off from reading you thoroughly further on, as I see too little traction with reality, as delivered per my perception. As a product of Soviet history period, Baltic countries are stuffed with Russian spoken population, you must be aware. It is anytime Russia wants to pull strings back inventive ways and cause havoc pretty close to that, it achieved in Ukraine. Where, I remember, after Crimea annexing completed, pretty loud urges for South-East were heard: why are you asleep, why you wait, why you don't act. People were living very lightly disturbed lives yet back then, were going to work and back home to family as usual. Until they succeeded urging. I remember pictures of those first blocking posts, low-numbered people of lowest intelligence gathering around them and screaming something they thought, they have to, or were told they have. It was still wasn't full-on civil war with the weapons on the level, only whole countries are armored with. But then there appeared those heavy arms and "separatists" speaking in recognizable Leningrad dialect. And it took off. What government had to do? Fight back, of course - only choice. Speaking about "contemporary economic peace", or such - Ukraine already lost good chunk of its land illegitimate ways, and is fighting back mighty neighbor to not allow further progress of territorial integrity losses. Thus, admit, you are just one nonsense delivering type with a sympathy to Putin, now operating from Germany. That's it.
Have you seen pictures from battlefields? Did you completely miss military in them? Signs of destruction from military activities? Can you differ separatist with weapons and machines from Russian soldier dressed somewhat more loosely as separatist with weapons and machines? All recognition signs are purposefully removed and replaced (white circles, bands on arms, legs), before entering area.
According to the committee of soldier mothers of Russia, their data (about their sons) show 10.000 - 15.000 soldiers being involved, not a 1000. Please, google it.
Do you know? Do all these soldiers miraculously also loose their cell phones?
These, and their documents, are promptly collected and stored in safe yet at Rostov base.
Why you emphasize something unimportant and rather distracting as "gallery dealer and art-manager"? I don't get your reading habits. It is about conversation with the Putin surrounding insider, who presents answers to more interesting aspects of the matter, pretty soundly threading what is happening and what expectations are. Can't get how it turns into "told him everything he knew"
Seriously, did the thousands of soldiers, tanks and other heavy machinery move through underground tunnels over the border, or why is it so hard to find satellite imagery that unambiguously, conclusively proves troop movements?
So, you didn't see no satellite images with troops moving? Or they did not impress you? Are you able in general to envision what those borders are, and surrounding situation is? Where are you lacking tunnels? There are stationary and moving troops on both sides of border. There are activities going on around all the time. There is no fence nor anything to limit moving trough forests or fields, being at some point several kilometers deep in the other country, being met there immediately by those, whom to support you came. Have you looked at the map, that separatists concentrate along the border with Russia? Putin himself explained, when caught, that his troopers "got somewhat lost" (in Ukraine by coincidence). There is desire of Russia to keep military activities as sporadic and atomic, as to prevent from stating that they are indeed involved in war. Did you know, key figures of separatists were actually Russian citizen, some removed by Russia just recently to cleanup that mess, and fled back, of course? If you still did not get, that you are observing principally new kind of hybrid war, what were you observing? You missed Crimea action, for some reason put it into tight other box? Only wait for undeniable proof now? Then mister Putin has got your balls very well, since he is acting much more dispersed, than you can imagine or notice. Or are you only playing fool, actually being one of his plot?
Sorry to be rude, but you talk playful, yet cheap. NATO disbanded, when our countries here have it as only realistic hope to find protection from KGB-legacy politicians, reviving friendships-as-usual? You are at a comfortable distance from that mad creature, most likely you never even got whole sense of that KGB-as-the-core architecture in the past. I see only one good cure for you - being German (supposedly), if you are ashamed of Hitler and heritage of related madness, you may succeed being ashamed of that mister smartass of today.
statements of foreign ministries, etc.
- these are superficial, made up statements, they are not even direct reflections of reality events, they are positions. Russia's official position is lie - so what do you do with that?!
You must be talking about RT, because I don't see pictures of the war zone in any western outlets.
No, based on observations, I treat RT as a shame to the media. If they show "pictures of the war zone", it is only to deliver horror of consequences to your eyes, actually hiding, that it was caused by Russian support to people (with key people being exactly Russian citizen) operating in another sovereign state. I can't judge your selection of western media to check with poor results, but I happen to live in the country, expressing strong support to Ukraine due to own historical lessons, received from the same imperial aggressor. We have no lack of reports, some bias can be observable, but it is not big deal to shave off, while there are also occasional media of those Russian, who feel slightly more, than unquestionable support to the "smartest Russia president ever".
You do know, that it is routine now in Russia to call military for "urgent trainings", transfer them to Rostov bases, change clothing and delete all recognition signs from machines and uniforms, paint white circles on top and have bands on clothing instead (explanation: to mark competing teams), then proceed to "train" into the depth of Ukraine? For, say 3 days or whatever. If you do not yet know, you can search for "soldier mothers", this is now source, that has accumulated plenty of actual information about where their sons are. Or are no longer, in worst sense.
There was amazing piece of primary information afloat recently on subject, if you can translate it well: http://nvua.net/opinion/gelman...
In short, if to believe literally, goal of Putin clique is to prove to Ukrainian President, that he can't win this secreted war. To make him sit down, and negotiate with those terrorists, that are supplied with arms and all kind of vaguely masqueraded support from Russia. Then they will tell what they want it to be resolved like, what they would be happy with. However, this is crippled plan, as you have KGB professional of neighboring "hyperfriendly" country negotiating with the President of sovereign state. Shocking blatancy is easy recognizable. It is also horrible to observe similarity in the thinking, moving, massive local support of rising Hitler. From now on we are all kidnapped by KGB agent - stability, economies, as you can observe, everything is now challenged.
I am observing media of both sides. This can be told: it is only one side, that is eager to deliver picture, for money or for ideals, this varies trough the media. However, you also have only one side, where at least 90% of media is controlled in the manner, that suits "vertical of power", where interviewed person will be beaten very soon after uncovering disagreements with mainstream position, where editors would be fired quickly after similar incidents. You can play if everything is the same both sides, but it isn't. Somebody strives to meet some values, and somebody doesn't bloody care.
You will be waiting yet, as Putin's denial and conspiracy is the way he invents this war. There are massive amounts of messages about weapons both moving into Ukraine, shooting from Russia side, troopers from Kostroma captured on territory of Ukraine or those from Pskov buried after killed in this war. It is obvious how almost settled war has turned over end of August after Russia activated its involvement. There's even Malaysia airliner, shot down from BUK-M system, that was supplied to terrorists by nobody else, but helpful Russia - you still don't believe all those dead dutch? It all goes on, has no stop, but you are still "waiting for evidence". I hope you at least have registered unidentified "green people" of Crimea now, that this land has "suddenly decided to proceed with Russia" after them visiting and helping with things. This is dirty war, and major supply of its dirtiness comes from particular source, which makes problem somewhat better solvable.
I found, that when moving to countryside during summer, even if for several days, I quickly shift to natural following of daylight cycle. Not necessary that good with morning part, but definitely getting into bed soon after light is out. Which changes the quality of rest significantly. Being there, I tend to use electricity only in utmost necessity. Radio before the night has way different effect, than usual check-in into computer and hours burned at it. I believe, that major cut from electric devices would have very similar effect, as camping is said to do.
It often returns to my mind lately, that we hardly ever before had that widespread operating systems and applications with that much of connectivity and environment capturing potential, we would be so poorly in control of. There is shift, we are not even properly aware of yet. This was confirmed with some report, seen just several days ago, mentioning malware in smartphones being present on close to half of units. Thus, discussed employers are doing their stuff pretty right.
Please, consider shipping some Medium sized unit(s) to those distant places, that are not covered by ThinkGeek neither. That's right, EU country may not necessary be on the list of civilized options, while you came with appealing shirts this season. Congratulations from afar!
Have been enjoying all kinds of computer or board games and toys - every form can be very successfully done, none can be put down as unsuitable. Of storytelling games, Shenmue for Dreamcast was one of the most impressive games to experience. It was epic thanks to the seriousness of approach to the story simulation and talented implementation.
For newcomer I would pass one of my netbooks with default OS, most likely Acer Aspire One variant of Linpus (actually growing to act so). It has best simplification of interface, I have seen so far. To be warned, on the harder side there are adding your own applications to interface (sadly, Skype was not there) and limited choice of international input methods built in (though main variants are supported out of the box, sure, my specific).
Also EeePC was not bad, at all, regarding interface of Linux variant - you have even choice of switching between simplified and not.
If not these, I would recommend Ubuntu today (effectively focused distro), though have preferred SuSE some time before, also to consider.
I would not want to work for a company, that can't stand that little bit of my creative punk attitude. Therefore there is geoCities address in my CV next to the solid list of known technologies - in fact, it proved to be more persistent, than one of current ISP.
There were also concerns about enormous possibilities for corrupt misuse of funds for that pretentious attempt. Personally, I am supporting expressed view and concerns of the Ministry.
OTOH, they have nothing against the benefits, that OSS can provide with - just within the mainstream of world development. Ideas of supporting national developers, creating central repository for national OSS are supported in general.
Ponomarev emphasizes, that Internet, Unix had roots in governmental programs, therefore market-only processes are insufficient, especially when such market in Russia is missing. He may be partially right, still - I would qualify his vision ungrounded.
Exactly the model, I was to suggest. Essentially, financial evaluation can effectively boil down to the market costs of such services - that is, them being outsourced. Additionally, you can incorporate into the view comfort of having employee always in "has arrived" state (most expensive reaction), as well as him being better informed of the specific environment of tasks, workflows and equipment, than any newcomer.
To justify as detailed picture, one would register jobs and time spent at them for a while, and compare that to market offers of outsourcing. At the very basic comparison, that could be assuming, that there is always something to do at workplace, thus comparison would be directly of employee costs versus outsourcing of similar quality per hour.
As noted elsewhere, there is quality thing, like possibility of more care and preventiveness or solving current users' problems by IT professional, rather than himself struggling, which would be not achievable on outsourced model, as calls on need basis tend to eliminate quite some of that.
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One of the terms of Ukraine's independance was that they give up the nukes they had left over from the break up of the USSR, but their supposed pay back from that would be protection from NATO if Russia were to invade.
This is not correct. Commitments and warranties were set by the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.
And now one of the parties has blatantly annexed one chunk of territory, and sets "dispute" arena for several others.
... quickly climb the rungs of power in what is most certainly a very corrupt country.
Well, he rather established himself after getting chance of power, than got it because of achievements. Boy, did he stick to that! And, of course, nobody orchestrates corruption and sins better, than KGB does.
There must have be someone smart enough to stick a phone up his ass or something. ...
You know what I mean. No one runs away, no one throws a paper plane with a message to those mothers waiting in front of the gates,
Yes, guys find their ways to sneak information where they are, when possible. As said before, Soldier Mothers committee has collected their data this way. You intentionally skip considering this known source of data, and that shows pretty well what you are after right here. OTOH, if you go to military trainings, and your commandment is taking task of isolating from phones seriously, you will have really hard time to avoid leaving it where demanded to leave, and not passing with it where you are not supposed to. Try sticking a phone up your ass before giving that particular example, besides.
That's my last reply here.
I am off from reading you thoroughly further on, as I see too little traction with reality, as delivered per my perception. As a product of Soviet history period, Baltic countries are stuffed with Russian spoken population, you must be aware. It is anytime Russia wants to pull strings back inventive ways and cause havoc pretty close to that, it achieved in Ukraine. Where, I remember, after Crimea annexing completed, pretty loud urges for South-East were heard: why are you asleep, why you wait, why you don't act. People were living very lightly disturbed lives yet back then, were going to work and back home to family as usual. Until they succeeded urging. I remember pictures of those first blocking posts, low-numbered people of lowest intelligence gathering around them and screaming something they thought, they have to, or were told they have. It was still wasn't full-on civil war with the weapons on the level, only whole countries are armored with. But then there appeared those heavy arms and "separatists" speaking in recognizable Leningrad dialect. And it took off. What government had to do? Fight back, of course - only choice. Speaking about "contemporary economic peace", or such - Ukraine already lost good chunk of its land illegitimate ways, and is fighting back mighty neighbor to not allow further progress of territorial integrity losses. Thus, admit, you are just one nonsense delivering type with a sympathy to Putin, now operating from Germany. That's it.
Have you seen pictures from battlefields? Did you completely miss military in them? Signs of destruction from military activities? Can you differ separatist with weapons and machines from Russian soldier dressed somewhat more loosely as separatist with weapons and machines? All recognition signs are purposefully removed and replaced (white circles, bands on arms, legs), before entering area.
According to the committee of soldier mothers of Russia, their data (about their sons) show 10.000 - 15.000 soldiers being involved, not a 1000. Please, google it.
Do you know? Do all these soldiers miraculously also loose their cell phones?
These, and their documents, are promptly collected and stored in safe yet at Rostov base.
Why you emphasize something unimportant and rather distracting as "gallery dealer and art-manager"? I don't get your reading habits. It is about conversation with the Putin surrounding insider, who presents answers to more interesting aspects of the matter, pretty soundly threading what is happening and what expectations are. Can't get how it turns into "told him everything he knew"
Seriously, did the thousands of soldiers, tanks and other heavy machinery move through underground tunnels over the border, or why is it so hard to find satellite imagery that unambiguously, conclusively proves troop movements?
So, you didn't see no satellite images with troops moving? Or they did not impress you? Are you able in general to envision what those borders are, and surrounding situation is? Where are you lacking tunnels? There are stationary and moving troops on both sides of border. There are activities going on around all the time. There is no fence nor anything to limit moving trough forests or fields, being at some point several kilometers deep in the other country, being met there immediately by those, whom to support you came. Have you looked at the map, that separatists concentrate along the border with Russia? Putin himself explained, when caught, that his troopers "got somewhat lost" (in Ukraine by coincidence). There is desire of Russia to keep military activities as sporadic and atomic, as to prevent from stating that they are indeed involved in war. Did you know, key figures of separatists were actually Russian citizen, some removed by Russia just recently to cleanup that mess, and fled back, of course? If you still did not get, that you are observing principally new kind of hybrid war, what were you observing? You missed Crimea action, for some reason put it into tight other box? Only wait for undeniable proof now? Then mister Putin has got your balls very well, since he is acting much more dispersed, than you can imagine or notice. Or are you only playing fool, actually being one of his plot?
Sorry to be rude, but you talk playful, yet cheap. NATO disbanded, when our countries here have it as only realistic hope to find protection from KGB-legacy politicians, reviving friendships-as-usual? You are at a comfortable distance from that mad creature, most likely you never even got whole sense of that KGB-as-the-core architecture in the past. I see only one good cure for you - being German (supposedly), if you are ashamed of Hitler and heritage of related madness, you may succeed being ashamed of that mister smartass of today.
statements of foreign ministries, etc.
- these are superficial, made up statements, they are not even direct reflections of reality events, they are positions. Russia's official position is lie - so what do you do with that?!
You must be talking about RT, because I don't see pictures of the war zone in any western outlets.
No, based on observations, I treat RT as a shame to the media. If they show "pictures of the war zone", it is only to deliver horror of consequences to your eyes, actually hiding, that it was caused by Russian support to people (with key people being exactly Russian citizen) operating in another sovereign state. I can't judge your selection of western media to check with poor results, but I happen to live in the country, expressing strong support to Ukraine due to own historical lessons, received from the same imperial aggressor. We have no lack of reports, some bias can be observable, but it is not big deal to shave off, while there are also occasional media of those Russian, who feel slightly more, than unquestionable support to the "smartest Russia president ever".
There is much more probable disappointment awaiting, if agreements to keep present boundaries are discarded. Mind whole big picture, please.
You do know, that it is routine now in Russia to call military for "urgent trainings", transfer them to Rostov bases, change clothing and delete all recognition signs from machines and uniforms, paint white circles on top and have bands on clothing instead (explanation: to mark competing teams), then proceed to "train" into the depth of Ukraine? For, say 3 days or whatever. If you do not yet know, you can search for "soldier mothers", this is now source, that has accumulated plenty of actual information about where their sons are. Or are no longer, in worst sense.
There was amazing piece of primary information afloat recently on subject, if you can translate it well:
http://nvua.net/opinion/gelman...
In short, if to believe literally, goal of Putin clique is to prove to Ukrainian President, that he can't win this secreted war. To make him sit down, and negotiate with those terrorists, that are supplied with arms and all kind of vaguely masqueraded support from Russia. Then they will tell what they want it to be resolved like, what they would be happy with. However, this is crippled plan, as you have KGB professional of neighboring "hyperfriendly" country negotiating with the President of sovereign state. Shocking blatancy is easy recognizable. It is also horrible to observe similarity in the thinking, moving, massive local support of rising Hitler. From now on we are all kidnapped by KGB agent - stability, economies, as you can observe, everything is now challenged.
I am observing media of both sides. This can be told: it is only one side, that is eager to deliver picture, for money or for ideals, this varies trough the media. However, you also have only one side, where at least 90% of media is controlled in the manner, that suits "vertical of power", where interviewed person will be beaten very soon after uncovering disagreements with mainstream position, where editors would be fired quickly after similar incidents. You can play if everything is the same both sides, but it isn't. Somebody strives to meet some values, and somebody doesn't bloody care.
You will be waiting yet, as Putin's denial and conspiracy is the way he invents this war. There are massive amounts of messages about weapons both moving into Ukraine, shooting from Russia side, troopers from Kostroma captured on territory of Ukraine or those from Pskov buried after killed in this war. It is obvious how almost settled war has turned over end of August after Russia activated its involvement. There's even Malaysia airliner, shot down from BUK-M system, that was supplied to terrorists by nobody else, but helpful Russia - you still don't believe all those dead dutch? It all goes on, has no stop, but you are still "waiting for evidence". I hope you at least have registered unidentified "green people" of Crimea now, that this land has "suddenly decided to proceed with Russia" after them visiting and helping with things. This is dirty war, and major supply of its dirtiness comes from particular source, which makes problem somewhat better solvable.
Hi. I have opted to get DELL system with Ubuntu recently to be on safe side. Something to consider as well.
So, you are jobless now?
I found, that when moving to countryside during summer, even if for several days, I quickly shift to natural following of daylight cycle. Not necessary that good with morning part, but definitely getting into bed soon after light is out. Which changes the quality of rest significantly. Being there, I tend to use electricity only in utmost necessity. Radio before the night has way different effect, than usual check-in into computer and hours burned at it. I believe, that major cut from electric devices would have very similar effect, as camping is said to do.
I would want them to be introduced to things like media theory by Marshall McLuhan, so they could grab whole picture, not just load of detail.
It often returns to my mind lately, that we hardly ever before had that widespread operating systems and applications with that much of connectivity and environment capturing potential, we would be so poorly in control of. There is shift, we are not even properly aware of yet. This was confirmed with some report, seen just several days ago, mentioning malware in smartphones being present on close to half of units. Thus, discussed employers are doing their stuff pretty right.
Please, consider shipping some Medium sized unit(s) to those distant places, that are not covered by ThinkGeek neither. That's right, EU country may not necessary be on the list of civilized options, while you came with appealing shirts this season. Congratulations from afar!
Have been enjoying all kinds of computer or board games and toys - every form can be very successfully done, none can be put down as unsuitable. Of storytelling games, Shenmue for Dreamcast was one of the most impressive games to experience. It was epic thanks to the seriousness of approach to the story simulation and talented implementation.
For newcomer I would pass one of my netbooks with default OS, most likely Acer Aspire One variant of Linpus (actually growing to act so).
It has best simplification of interface, I have seen so far. To be warned, on the harder side there are adding your own applications to interface (sadly, Skype was not there) and limited choice of international input methods built in (though main variants are supported out of the box, sure, my specific).
Also EeePC was not bad, at all, regarding interface of Linux variant - you have even choice of switching between simplified and not.
If not these, I would recommend Ubuntu today (effectively focused distro), though have preferred SuSE some time before, also to consider.
Isn't geocities down since October last year?
Yeah, it is.
Web community may be, mail handling - is not:
$ nslookup
> set type=MX
> geoCities.com
Server: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx#53
Non-authoritative answer:
geoCities.com mail exchanger = 1 a.mx.mail.yahoo.com.
geoCities.com mail exchanger = 1 b.mx.mail.yahoo.com.
geoCities.com mail exchanger = 1 c.mx.mail.yahoo.com.
geoCities.com mail exchanger = 1 e.mx.mail.yahoo.com.
geoCities.com mail exchanger = 1 f.mx.mail.yahoo.com.
geoCities.com mail exchanger = 1 g.mx.mail.yahoo.com.
Authoritative answers can be found from:
geoCities.com nameserver = ns3.yahoo.com.
geoCities.com nameserver = ns4.yahoo.com.
geoCities.com nameserver = ns5.yahoo.com.
geoCities.com nameserver = ns1.yahoo.com.
geoCities.com nameserver = ns2.yahoo.com.
a.mx.mail.yahoo.com internet address = 67.195.168.31
b.mx.mail.yahoo.com internet address = 66.196.82.7
b.mx.mail.yahoo.com internet address = 74.6.136.65
c.mx.mail.yahoo.com internet address = 206.190.54.127
c.mx.mail.yahoo.com internet address = 209.191.88.254
e.mx.mail.yahoo.com internet address = 67.195.168.230
f.mx.mail.yahoo.com internet address = 98.137.54.237
g.mx.mail.yahoo.com internet address = 98.137.54.238
ns1.yahoo.com internet address = 68.180.131.16
ns2.yahoo.com internet address = 68.142.255.16
ns3.yahoo.com internet address = 121.101.152.99
ns4.yahoo.com internet address = 68.142.196.63
ns5.yahoo.com internet address = 119.160.247.124
>
It takes sophistication and bravery to send message with such return address, doesn't it?
Pop quiz:
Did you pronounce it "Geo - Cities" or "Geocities", to rhyme with atrocities? I know based upon what I saw, it was always the latter.
Hey, that's where people of the world learned to code HTML, some even with embedded Java applets. That was web for the people time.
I would not want to work for a company, that can't stand that little bit of my creative punk attitude.
Therefore there is geoCities address in my CV next to the solid list of known technologies - in fact, it proved to be
more persistent, than one of current ISP.
Very correct summary.
There were also concerns about enormous possibilities for corrupt misuse of funds for that pretentious attempt. Personally, I am supporting expressed view and concerns of the Ministry.
OTOH, they have nothing against the benefits, that OSS can provide with - just within the mainstream of world development. Ideas of supporting national developers, creating central repository for national OSS are supported in general.
Ponomarev emphasizes, that Internet, Unix had roots in governmental programs, therefore market-only processes are insufficient, especially when such market in Russia is missing. He may be partially right, still - I would qualify his vision ungrounded.
Exactly the model, I was to suggest. Essentially, financial evaluation can effectively boil down to the market costs of such services - that is, them being outsourced. Additionally, you can incorporate into the view comfort of having employee always in "has arrived" state (most expensive reaction), as well as him being better informed of the specific environment of tasks, workflows and equipment, than any newcomer.
To justify as detailed picture, one would register jobs and time spent at them for a while, and compare that to market offers of outsourcing. At the very basic comparison, that could be assuming, that there is always something to do at workplace, thus comparison would be directly of employee costs versus outsourcing of similar quality per hour.
As noted elsewhere, there is quality thing, like possibility of more care and preventiveness or solving current users' problems by IT professional, rather than himself struggling, which would be not achievable on outsourced model, as calls on need basis tend to eliminate quite some of that.
inspiring person, engineer by heart - we do not get much better in the field.