Neocities

scarbyte

3 years ago

Thanks for 200 followers 🎉

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lhfm 3 years ago

Congrats!

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techromancy

3 years ago

Also one of the resources I have found to be very useful in understanding the history and implications of the conflict in Ukraine: https://www.democracynow.org/appearances/stephen_cohen

techromancy 3 years ago

Another that isn't directly related, but that I've found myself revisiting recently: https://blowback.show/

techromancy 3 years ago

A specific, crucial clip: https://www.democracynow.org/2015/2/3/is_ukraine_a_proxy_western_russia

jia updated JARK Inc Apps

3 years ago

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techromancy

3 years ago

I've been asked a very important question on my guestbook, and I feel like it deserves attention, so I'll address it here and probably post my reply there as well for posterity.

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techromancy 3 years ago

First off: No, I do not support the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. It is a terrible tragedy that has caused untold amounts of suffering for millions of innocent people already. War is nightmarish. Full stop.

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techromancy 3 years ago

I am not versed well enough on the history of the conflict to say anything intelligent on the matter aside from this simple truth, really, and do not want to play armchair political analyst because I feel like it’s in very poor taste. I think, though, that it is well within reason to approach the narrative that comes from the same machine that brought you the war in Iraq (among others) with a degree of skepticism.

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techromancy 3 years ago

Likewise, I am not immune to propaganda, as the old saying goes. I think that’s all there is to say here. Here’s a 2015 Chomsky interview that I think is useful in navigating this now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ni3j1mhU5M

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techromancy 3 years ago

In closing: I don't agree with every word ever penned by the user in question, but it's pretty normal and healthy to talk to people you disagree with. My interactions with a total stranger do not compromise my own beliefs. Нет войне.

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brennholz updated Brennholzbude

3 years ago

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saint-images 3 years ago

"Mr. Uncompetitive in the flesh" - yes hello that's me I'm listening. But the real question is, have you actually *learned* any Swedish in the app? I'm just wondering about the course quality of an app that makes even the best minds of Neocities go mad.

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brennholz 3 years ago

@saint-images Ja, hehehe. Svarar detta på din fråga? Dessutom, "de bästa hjärnorna inom neocities"...? Jag vet inte om det.

brennholz 3 years ago

jk, that's just a deepl translated sentence lol. Though I am able to read and understand about 50% of it. That's about the level I'm at. If it was said by an actual swede though? 0%. No chance.

pikemalarkey 3 years ago

Congratulations, this definitely beats my own language learning effort, I don't think I've signed into Anki for a year or so : D Mais j'ecoute de Jacques Brel? C'est bon, non? Anyway, it's not about how many times you drop it, it's about how many times you pick it up again.

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brennholz 3 years ago

@pikemalarky sorry for the late reply... (°-°;) Thanks for the encouragement! (And, after translating your sentence, music recommendation<3) So you're learning french? I could've done French in school, but instead I chose latin, wich was - in retrospect - a dumbass move. It's a dead language, everything ever written in it HAS already been translated. Could have learnt French and still read the roman classics. Oops!

uncannyvalley updated uncanny valley

3 years ago