Russian Invasion of Ukraine
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Yep. The funny thing is that on one hand he believes we are war mongeres for supporting Ukraine’s right to self defence and on the other hand he is angry with us for not sending weapons to Armenia.
And that Putin is not so bad because the west contributed to “creating Hitler” 100 years ago, which ought to give Putin the moral right to invade and occupy his neighbours the same way Hitler did and none of us should protest because nobody acted against Hitler until they were themselves attacked, at least if we completely ignore the fact that Great Britain declared war on Germany upon the invasion of Poland and that the US supplied weapons to Britain long before the US joined the war themselves.
Roosevelt on the importance of supplying Great Britain with the means to fight Hitler:
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The only way to do so is if they all, the fighting Russian men and women, do as they did in 1917, and revolt against the leadership of Russia. That would end the war in peace and give the opportunity to have a negotiated withdrawal from all of Ukraine
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WhatThreeWords is a site which uses random combinations of 3 words for every 3m x 3m plot on Earth. "cringe.defeat.clown" is within the walls of the Kremlin, about 600m away from the "Children Are the Victims of Adult Vices" exhibit, which represent 13 vices including theft, propaganda of violence, sadism, repression and war.
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New Technology Can Now Pinpoint Emergency Calls In Seconds Via App Or Text
It can be terrifying calling 911 in an emergency, especially when you don't have an address to give.
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They say the app will help save lives, time and resources | what3words
Discover how US public safety teams are raising awareness of what3words and how it can be used to save lives and resources in an emergency.
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what3words for emergencies: real-life stories | what3words
See real instances of what3words being used to save lives in emergency situations in the USA and Canada.
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Many 911 dispatch centers in the US use what3words to help pinpoint callers. If the caller isn't able to connect via voice, they can text 911 their what3words and dispatch has the integrated software so they can relay the info to the emergency services.
As part of the training program I'm going through at the moment, we got to sit in with local 911 dispatch center and they showed us the what3words thing. Per the dispatcher I was sitting with, they've used it a few times during domestics where the caller couldn't make a phone call but was able to give them their what3words.
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It's certainly used for that, but given W3W's insistence on using homophonous words and plurals, its randomisation leading to no logical patterns, and a relatively small dictionary, resulting in some locations having the same words but in a different order, "very helpful" is entirely questionable:New Technology Can Now Pinpoint Emergency Calls In Seconds Via App Or Text
It can be terrifying calling 911 in an emergency, especially when you don't have an address to give.They say the app will help save lives, time and resources | what3words
Discover how US public safety teams are raising awareness of what3words and how it can be used to save lives and resources in an emergency.what3words.comwhat3words for emergencies: real-life stories | what3words
See real instances of what3words being used to save lives in emergency situations in the USA and Canada.what3words.com
Many 911 dispatch centers in the US use what3words to help pinpoint callers. If the caller isn't able to connect via voice, they can text 911 their what3words and dispatch has the integrated software so they can relay the info to the emergency services.
As part of the training program I'm going through at the moment, we got to sit in with local 911 dispatch center and they showed us the what3words thing. Per the dispatcher I was sitting with, they've used it a few times during domestics where the caller couldn't make a phone call but was able to give them their what3words.
App used by emergency services under scrutiny
What3Words is used by 100 emergency services but one security researcher has found potential issues.
www.bbc.co.uk
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I'm just going on what the 911 dispatchers showed us and the examples he gave us. I'm sure there are problems, but it's a tool that is beneficial to them and very helpful, especially when combined with RapidSOS, which can use breadcrumbs.It's certainly used for that, but given W3W's insistence on using homophonous words and plurals, its randomisation leading to no logical patterns, and a relatively small dictionary, resulting in some locations having the same words but in a different order, "very helpful" is entirely questionable:
App used by emergency services under scrutiny
What3Words is used by 100 emergency services but one security researcher has found potential issues.www.bbc.co.uk
I have no idea how emergency services work in the UK though or what technology they use, so it might be completely useless there.
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It's definitely flawed though because it's massively exposed to human error
For a simple example, emergency call in the UK
cringes.defeat.clown Help i'm trapped down a well in Lincolnshire, England and the water is rising
Whereas cringe.defeat.clown ...
Help I'm trapped down a well in Moscow and the water is rising.
By the time Lassie got to you, you'd be long dead! Not to mention the fact that Ukraine would be sending drones to attack Lincolnshire, which wouldn't be very popular...
And cringe.defeats.clown is in Minnesota, so one extra s can put you in the US, UK or Russia. And you probably wouldn't want Ukraine drones attacking Minnesota either.
I guess you can get a computer to search all similar word sequences though and you'll get to Lincolnshire eventually.
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It's not perfect (what technology is?) but combining the three given words with a quick visual check that its showing a location in the general area that's being described should work fine. It's certainly better then giving a postcode for directions (obviously not in emergency situations). I've used it to give friends/family directions to beach carparks which would have been nearly impossible to find using car or phone satnavs.
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They are trying again today.
It was an absolute slaughterfest on the orc side. More than 70 tanks gone. 1800 orc dead.
They're still doing the column assault, but this time with hardly any air or artillery support.
The vehicles are lightly armored MT-LB with makeshift troop compartments, some tanks are also visible.
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Just noticed that the map is from the Russian "Rybar" Telegram channel, but the stats pictures are from Ukraine armed forces HQ.
It was an absolute slaughterfest on the orc side. More than 70 tanks gone. 1800 orc dead.
They're still doing the column assault, but this time with hardly any air or artillery support.
The "Rybar's" map shows that RF forces passed the railroad in the north part, but judging from the videos that's not true.
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I have to wonder how much of it is their own decision and how much of it is the Kremlin telling them "we want this position and you will take it regardless of cost". Some of these decisions being made really feel like micromanagement from someone who's not fully comprehending the full scope of things.
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