It’s not vitriol. It’s questioning how this piece of the russian jigsaw puzzle fits in with everything else going on. Ukraine has has put Russia into a very desperate position, but the one card they kept trying to play throughout the conflict was "Don’t do that or we’ll get the nukes out. ". Repeatedly it’s been shown to be an empty threat (thankfully).

So why would that suggest a new START now when their situation is deteriorating? Surely they’d want to keep this card in their hand.

• Have they found that their nuclear arsenal is in the same kind of state as the rest of their military? I.e. broken under the weight of corruption in their society.

• Are they worried about a future breakup of the government or state, and don’t want to lose control of nuclear material? Better to decommission it first.

• is it a distraction from other events like the sanctions that are due in the US Congress? A delaying technique like the “Ukrainian peace plan”.

Whatever it is, this is part of a larger situation and we shouldn’t take it at face value. That doesn’t mean you ignore it, just understand it.

Translation: Our nukes have all been cannibalised for parts, most of which have been sold on the black market. Can you dismantle yours too please?

Arms dealers says world needs more weapons in it.

I think he can bog off.

The phone contracts are now all 24 or 36 months I stead of 18/24. Hence the average goes up

…but what am I going to do while it’s compiling?

“We’re basically holding the planet together — and it’s not untrue.”

So he admits that it’s a bubble set to burst.

I think that’s how the word is used across Europe. Not the American “do what the people want” way.

How about limiting numbers of tickets sold to corporations to some number? Many major sporting events are almost impossible to attend unless you’re invited by a corporate entity that has some allocation. Quite often the people who do go aren’t interested in the event and are just there to get drunk on free booze.

Kick the corporations out.

More fool you. There’s some damn good software in that list.

• It’s amazingly stable even though it’s a rolling release.
• Up to date.
• Maintained by many many knowledgeable people.
• Arch Wiki
• 99% of software you need is packaged, and then there’s AUR too.

That’s about it, but its my daily driver on desktop and laptop.

I certainly remember PS2 consoles being used like that. The cell processor was impressive.

I don’t think men need a protected category for most sports, so having both would just be duplication.

That explains it being like the 90s. That’s Australia in general. New Zealand is more like the 70s.

Depends on what stage of life you’re at.

I realise it’s a shot across the bow, but the intent seems to be to cause distress. Not to cause damage or steal secrets. Right now they seem to be achieving their goal.

That’s why you’re a random rube on the internet and not a member of the Joint Chiefs.

A fair point. They’ll be much better informed than me on what the real tangible threat is. All I’m saying is that it’s not clear to me what the threat is.

Just make the mens competition an “open” competition so that anybody can qualify if they can. A trans-woman competing in the “open” category would be no problem.

Other categories can then stay protected.

Wish they’d be more precise. Are they armed drones? If not…who cares. If we’re just talking DJI knockoffs then even if they are piloted by russians I think we’d be better off ignoring them.

Doesn’t interviewing a potential witness count as investigating Trump?

I’m assuming the duck’s on top

They probably are. They’re trying to make sure it hasn’t leaked onto archive.is.