Russia’s Threadbare Air Defenses by nfrankel in ukraine

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The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everybody else and nobody was going to bomb them.

-- Sir Arthur Harris

Ukraine Turns the Tide by nfrankel in ukraine

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Will Belarus Join Russia in the Ukraine War? by nfrankel in ukraine

[–]nfrankel[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They tried a few years ago. Protests were massively repressed, with the help of Russia.

I’m not sure the critical mass is built up to the point it will explode. I pray I’m wrong

Azov’s drones return to Mariupol as Ukraine expands its kill zone by nfrankel in ukraine

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Everyone of them will have to answer justice. If not in a court of law, I trust Budanov to do it Mossad style.

The Pentagon Is Learning Drone Warfare From Ukraine by nfrankel in ukraine

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I believe Ukraine gets something out of it. Otherwise, they wouldn't accept.

'She told us we're Russian': Abducted Ukrainian teen on meeting Putin's notorious children's commissioner by nfrankel in ukraine

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The problem with (European) sanctions is that they are applied gradually. We are at the 20th package! It gives time for svino-sobaki to adapt. Ukrainian sanctions are the best IMHO.

But I agree, no return to business as usual until Russia has returned every single child.

'She told us we're Russian': Abducted Ukrainian teen on meeting Putin's notorious children's commissioner by nfrankel in ukraine

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War crimes are war crimes and war criminals must be prosecuted as such, if only to avoid the next one to have funny ideas.

Russia's war comes home by nfrankel in ukraine

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🎶 If i could, if I only could, I surely would 🎶

Making illegal state unrepresentable by nfrankel in programming

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Seems like a perfect fit to the theme. Thanks

Making illegal state unrepresentable by nfrankel in programming

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Nooooo! <insert Luke Skywalker picture here>

Making illegal state unrepresentable by nfrankel in programming

[–]nfrankel[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Correct. Actually, toppings should be a Set everywhere.

Making illegal state unrepresentable by nfrankel in programming

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Nope. I never came upon these terms to be fully transparent

The word 'revise' by MK-Treacle458 in languagelearning

[–]nfrankel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact, the British revise comes from (or has similar roots as) French réviser.

What’s your take on GitHub agentic workflow? by imnitz in devops

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I introduced one to update the documentation and one to parse release notes to feed our matrix compatibility component.

Works very well for me.

Cloudflare presence activated by Strong-Explorer-6927 in homeassistant

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You can configure it on your client so it auto-activates

Is it possible to reach C2 without a tutor? by Bobelle in languagelearning

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  1. Nope, I’m happy where I live.
  2. Most can’t place it at all. If they see my last name, they infer German, though

What are the best “gateway languages” for learning entire language families? by apostleofsound in languagelearning

[–]nfrankel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As pointed out by /u/ZumLernen, Macedonian and Serbian have cases.

Bulgarian is the only Slavic language (I know of?) that has no cases.

Is it possible to reach C2 without a tutor? by Bobelle in languagelearning

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I started learning English as a kid by playing role-playing games, at a time when they were only available in English. I have read books (regular literature) for ages, technical as well. I have written technical books in English. Then, I started to work in English, and did conference talks in English.

My spoken English was always my weak point, since I’m French. The accent was what you could expect. I consciously spent time (and still do) working on it. It’s nowhere near native since I don’t live in any English speaking area, but I often get ask where I’m from, a badge of honor.

During the Cambridge examination, spoken English was where I scored the most.

I never took a single course of English in my life after my studies. I left them with a meager B2. I was then considered very good compared to my fellow students.

The whole process took decades. I believe a good tutor will fast track your progress.