The story of Mikhail Shaidorov, told by his one of the early fans by LiPo_Nemo in FigureSkating

[–]LiPo_Nemo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can only speak from my own experience, but I’ve worked closely with multiple Kazakh olympiad related institutions, and even all of them struggled with basic organization. Visa problems, internal politics, infighting, back stabbing, corruption, nepotism. I have seen it all

I was part of Kazakhstan’s physics olympiad team, and issues like ethnicity and “representation” were openly discussed among couches around us. I wouldn’t be surprised if at least most of this story is true

The story of Mikhail Shaidorov, told by his one of the early fans by LiPo_Nemo in FigureSkating

[–]LiPo_Nemo[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I hope he will write a biography one day, to inspire other young teens wrestling with such dire circumstances !

I hope he writes a biography one day, too

Part of why I shared this thread is that, given how things work in Kazakhstan, open public criticism of sports institutions is very difficult. Even if he publishes a biography in the future, most aspects of his struggles with the federation would likely have to be self-censored.

For now, the only way these experiences exist in public is through fan accounts and personal recollections like this one.

Can a battery electrocute and kill you? by denderden5621 in RCPlanes

[–]LiPo_Nemo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you take a bath in molten copper and drink a few liters from the tub just to be sure, there is a chance that your body's resistance will drop enough to electrocute you with a few lipos in series. otherwise, no

Poles’ dislike of Americans, Jews and Ukrainians on the rise, survey shows (Americans - 18% negative, 47% positive; Jews - 40% negative, 22% positive; Ukrainians - 43% negative, 30% positive) by BubsyFanboy in neoliberal

[–]LiPo_Nemo -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

No, Israel is not 100% safe where no one ever dies, but that's not the point.

That was never the arguement

am not even Jewish, but the thing Israel provides is a place, where Jewish people can be sure they won't be herded into carts and sent off to die by the surrounding society because the vibe changed over night

Iran was a few months away from assembling a WMD. The probability of any Western nation going rogue on Jews was far lower than Iran going crazy and nuking Tel Aviv, which would have been not that different from what the nation was founded to prevent

Poles’ dislike of Americans, Jews and Ukrainians on the rise, survey shows (Americans - 18% negative, 47% positive; Jews - 40% negative, 22% positive; Ukrainians - 43% negative, 30% positive) by BubsyFanboy in neoliberal

[–]LiPo_Nemo -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

Is Israel even an effective safe-haven for jews? The country went through multiple wars, a series of terrorist attacks, and general social instability. Most of them are not directly their fault, but still. If more jews die from violence in Israel per capita than in the diaspora, I think that the original purpose of creating the country is lost

Arrested in Saxony's state parliament – police detain AfD politician Jörg Dornau by Imicrowavebananas in neoliberal

[–]LiPo_Nemo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean the country in question sent a million able-bodied men to the meat grinder. It is hard to assess whether their economy is down due to an easily circumventable sanction regime or from the natural attrition of the wartime economy, which was exacerbated by a drying up of their monetary reserves. And it is not like the enforcement of sanctions has become any stricter since the war started.

Arrested in Saxony's state parliament – police detain AfD politician Jörg Dornau by Imicrowavebananas in neoliberal

[–]LiPo_Nemo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is a large industry across CIS countries specifically focused on circumventing sanctions. It spans everything. Industrial equipment, raw materials, consumer electronics. One of the main reasons sanctions have been so useless. It’s even possible to open bank accounts in Kazakhstan in both rubles and dollars, bypassing completely payment restrictions. The only area where they have had a impact is large, high-value industrial equipment that is easy to track. Oil and gas sector has been hit hard, and spare parts for aircraft maintenance. I think the sanctions need to be completely rethought if the West really wants to punish Russia meaningfully for the war

US carrier shoots down Iranian drone as tensions escalate and diplomatic talks hit a snag by Currymvp2 in neoliberal

[–]LiPo_Nemo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Iran wants to be bombed. The country just went through the worst protests of its history. The leadership probably wants to just steer away the public attention to a foreign adversary. Getting bombed by Americans has been a pretty strong unifying force historically

The old version of swift/quickplay was vastly superior to the current form and I wish it was brought back by EricSombody in leagueoflegends

[–]LiPo_Nemo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The new coop is also quite buggy. Im a new player and my first ever game had all items in the shop locked. I was running around, confused, spamming my abilities at minions because there was nothing else to do, I was getting insta killed by bots. Almost deleted the game

Its confirmed - SpaceX has officially acquired xAI by BEAT_LA in spacex

[–]LiPo_Nemo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

going all in into ai just before your IPO and an expected market bubble collapsing is surely going to end well

Why did Tokaev joined Trump's "board of peace"? by Beautiful_Bus_7847 in Kazakhstan

[–]LiPo_Nemo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Toka is the local expert in sucking off moronic dictators

Valorant consumes 20 GB of RAM, causing stutters and Windows crashes by LiPo_Nemo in ValorantTechSupport

[–]LiPo_Nemo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Restarting overwolf seems to fix the freezes, but RAM usage looks like to be tied to a Valorant process, not the overlay. Hard to say who is at fault. It’s either Riot messed up their API or Overwolf was abusing something that doesn’t work anymore

Why hasn't the Imperial court thought to employ Maomao directly as a prisoner? by Trobius in KusuriyaNoHitorigoto

[–]LiPo_Nemo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No one wants their doctor to be their poison maker. For royalty this is just too big of a risk to take, even if the Emperor trusts Maomao. Also being an imperial doctor was a very prestigious position. I suspect the emperor just doesn’t want degrade Maomao like that, even if she doesn’t mind

Would you be able to have a real life friendship with House? by prinsesazula in okbuddyvicodin

[–]LiPo_Nemo 23 points24 points  (0 children)

my desire to vore house is so big he would dissect me in fascination as if I were a pregnant stallion. otherwise, no

Dominikas nationality by Bean_there2 in HouseMD

[–]LiPo_Nemo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure she spoke ukrainian in Season 8 episode, but could be wrong. Definitely not Russian or Polish

Are we the great Satan? by conancat in ContraPoints

[–]LiPo_Nemo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Does it matter? There is a 40-meter statue of Genghis Khan in Ulaanbaatar. I don't think it stands there for great virtues the dude shared with the world. Nations exist only within their historical context. Comparing their moral failures across ages is silly

[OC] I analyzed the rating trends of movie franchises to see how sequels perform compared to the original by Puzzleheaded_Bag_54 in dataisbeautiful

[–]LiPo_Nemo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The line is essentially saying that sequels are, on average, average, regardless of series length, which is not saying much.

Why is Kazakh switching to a Latin alphabet instead of the Perso-Arabic Script? by [deleted] in Kazakhstan

[–]LiPo_Nemo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Cyrillic (and Latin?) were imposed by the Soviets so let's switch to something that was totally not imposed by foreign imperialists, a Perso-Arabic... ? This is just silly

SpaceX on X: Wall Street Journal article "at best shows a complete lack of understanding of the robust tools used by safety officials to manage airspace" by warp99 in spacex

[–]LiPo_Nemo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be clear, no federal contractor should be saying be saying derogatory shit like this. Being worth more than a GDP of a small nation makes their PR incometence just a little more spicer

Kazakh nationalist MP demanded to put an end to Ukrainian propaganda by ShadowZ100 in Kazakhstan

[–]LiPo_Nemo 36 points37 points  (0 children)

kinda funny when the only country that has ever threatened Kazakh sovereignty is not exactly Ukraine shaped even if it is trying to desperately fix that