realitista

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The trigger for the November plunge was U.S. sanctions on Russian lenders, including state-owned Gazprombank. Up until now, Gazprombank, through which payments for Russian gas were made, was the only major Russian state bank not to have been sanctioned by Washington. The U.S. move means there will be less foreign currency entering Russia as payment for gas exports (until a workaround is found). When the news filtered through, everyone rushed to buy foreign currency and, as Western sanctions have already hollowed out Russian currency markets, any sudden change leads to exchange rate fluctuations.

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Pools PSVR2 trailer (www.youtube.com)
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A 26-year-old man identified as Luigi Mangione arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania has been identified as the person of interest in the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to the New York Times. Mangione was arrested with what police have described as a “manifesto,” according to the Times, as well as a firearm described as a ghost gun, a weapon assembled from parts either purchased individually or sometimes 3D printed.

Mangione was arrested, roughly 400 miles west of New York City, on firearms charges but has not been charged with the death of Thompson, according to the Times. He was reportedly carrying “multiple” fake IDs.

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There were a good few in this list I hadn't heard about yet.

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[–] realitista 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You're meaning to tell me that you think that somehow just the police having a photo is enough to catch the guy? You don't think they need the help of other people for tips in finding him? Kindly explain the reward then..

Why make their job any easier than it needs to be?

[–] realitista -4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I wish people would stop posting his photo. This is just helping the police to find him. I'm downvoting all posts with his face.

[–] realitista 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I chose the headline because there are serious issues in the current game and wanted to warn people. It's not the headline of the video, nor am I the content creator of that video.

But I really couldn't give a shit whether you watch it or not. That's up to you, we don't all need to hear about everyone who does or doesn't watch something.

 

"We’ve had several incidents in the Baltic Sea that escalated to warning shots being fired into the air and water," Pistorius explained.

 
[–] realitista 34 points 1 month ago (9 children)

No, comics are the primary legitimate source of facts so I'm sure it's true.

[–] realitista 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm sure TSMC would become untenable if either the US stopped buying or selling to them, though I tend to disagree and think that not licensing US tech would kill them faster. I'm pretty sure that much of that tech is not available from anywhere else and would just cause a full stop of their business, at least for some time. It's easier to survive on lower revenue than it is on a fully shuttered assembly line.

[–] realitista 15 points 1 month ago (6 children)

There is likely a lot of US tech in that chip. TSMC is just a fab, they don't have a lot of their own technology, they buy thousands of pieces of tech from all over the world to make their chips. A lot of that comes from the US.

[–] realitista 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A smart businessman would make sure to tell them they need to leave anything pointy on the ground.

[–] realitista 1 points 3 months ago

I am curious how you decide to make the leap from pianos to automobiles, though..

[–] realitista -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I know :-(. Let the enshittification proceed.

[–] realitista 49 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I'd much rather have upgradeable RAM and SSD thanks.

[–] realitista 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] realitista 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Well done, you are a better internet sleuth than me!

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