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Cake day: October 14th, 2023

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  • Nero is now training to be an FPV drone pilot.

    Yeah, that’s horseshit. I have a close friend that is a retired drone firmware/software engineer from Boing. He went to Ukraine for several years (23-25) and is heading back next year.

    He both offered and presented his credentials as a volunteer for drone work. He got politely denied and sent to help weave ghillie netting, lol.

    He told me that the Ukraine Drone teams will not accept ANYONE, particularly with coding, unless they are Ukrainian born or have relatives in the country.

    Regardless, he was happy to contribute and has made some deep connections with some of people there. We’re all thinking he’s crazy, but he’s super into his volunteer work.

    I understand the Chinese dude’s drive in this report to volunteer there, but I can complete see the Ukrainians being at the very least suspicious and at most considering it to be counter intelligence.


  • You’re right that crime (“side of things” I think) is a problem. It’s a problem everywhere.

    You’re wrong about it being a necessary step. It’s political pantomime at best, it’s racial dog whistling at worst. Adding extra rules won’t solve crime as you pointed out there a potential of being misused.

    It takes a large effort from politicians and a native population open to identifying what are the causes of crimes from the immigrant sector. Lastly, it takes money and resources, which no one wants to foot the bill for.

    I don’t know what the solution is, but this isn’t it.








  • Huh. I’m curious why they are focusing on the ink as the vector for this pathogen, but no mention of the shop’s sterile procedures (although given that one of the four patients had the tattoo as far back as 35 years ago, a proper investigation might have been tough.)

    I think the PSA here is:

    If you want to get a tattoo, check and research both the shop and artists on your own before committing. Make sure that they are following all possible health care practices, including their use of legit sourced tools and equipment. And please, please, follow the shop’s post-care instructions to avoid any infections.