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There have been a few cases, of course. There have also been investigations and prosecutions. But it is NOTHING LIKE russia’s forced conscription in LPR / DPR.

The anti-Ukraine propaganda effort is very real, and organized. You can see the propaganda-boys/bots in the comments here - just look at the frequency and content of their posts and comments.

Pfft. That sounds like something a pocket calculator would say.

Looks neat, except for the rightmost column. Delete that and try again.

Hah. I was just playing a YT video of modem sounds for my son, after showing him some “history” videos about early PCs, BBS’s, text adventure and early commodore* and PC gaming.

History? I lived it, son.

Grey-stubble Gen-X’er here… The 80s and (moreso for me) 90s were a great time to get into tech. Amiga, DOS, Win3.11, OS/2, Linux… BBS’s and the start of the Internet, accompanied by special interest groups and regular in-person social events.

Everyone was learning at the same time, and the complexity arrived in consumable chunks.

Nowadays, details are hidden behind touchscreens and custom UXs, and the complexity must seem insurmountable to many. I guess courses have more value now.

Only in the US, and for mapping companies that now have to treat the US as a “sensitive” country.

The rest of the world can continue to call it by its internationally recognised name.

Don’t know about “happily”. “Readily” might be more accurate.

Not sure it’s essential, but it seems the norm.

Anything that helps breaks the twit’s influence is useful for now, though.

Nokia Jaws was the best.