I'm a 7 minute drive from downtown and my options are satellite, cellular, or fixed wireless. Everyone around me has gigabit ethernet, but due to costs involved in running fiber and the fact my little community is mostly old folks (and thus likely not going to buy in) ISPs don't want to "invest" in us.
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Before any tankies claim the word is a blanket slur against communists: "tankie" was coined by British communists that were disgusted by the attitudes of some of their so-called "fellows".
"My pronouns might be they/them, but yours are about to be were/was."
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Oh, is it because decades of incompetence and corruption weakened their already crumbling military? Their lack of a strong economy to support the war effort? Is it because they're relying on Soviet leftovers instead of modern equipment? The fact their enemy is a motivated, supplied with actually decent munitions by modern/rich countries, and has a competent chain of command?
What do I win?
They're not insane: everything they've done are things they sincerely thought they could get away with, and up until Ukraine Putin has been correct in that regard.
Pretending to be crazy is an effective strategy: ironically Nixon popularized it during the cold war.
Attacking targets in NATO countries (even if "justified") is going to drastically increase the odds NATO gets directly involved in Ukraine -- something Putin absolutely doesn't want.
Clearly we need to spam pictures like this on social media. It's a totally normal thing to do when your preferred political candidate is convicted of a crime.
It's a great question that reinforces critical thinking.
Having the tools is one thing, learning to apply them correctly to a problem is another.
I prefer "living a dream".
Am I living someone else's dream? Is it a nightmare? Am I disassociating? -- the answer is "yes".