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@Mikalzet @MarcusAure221 @Mylovanov Not sure what conclusion from these two articles I'm supposed to make. If you want to make a point, please make it concisely and also include a specific citation from the article you reference that supports it.

@msiguc @MarcusAure221 @Mylovanov theguardian.com/world/2013/nov…

Russia declares ultimatum to Armenia. Putin [to Armenian PM]: You can’t trade with both EU and EEU. You have to choose. In the last few years, Armenia started exporting to EU 10 times more goods. We are fine with that. It’s your choice, who you will trade with. 1/

@Septante12 @MarcusAure221 @Mylovanov There was no Azerbaijani attach on Armenia in 2020, at all. Karabakh, which Azerbaijan captured back then was part of Azerbaijan, *per Armenia*, because Armenia never recognized even the independence of Karabakh from Azerbaijan, let alone annexed it.

@MarcusAure221 @Mylovanov Sauf que la Russie n’a pas du tout honoré son obligation d’assistance militaire en cas d’attaque azerbaïdjanaise selon le traité de l’OTSC

@Mikalzet @MarcusAure221 @Mylovanov Michele, Foreign investment into RU's economy back in 2013 was driven by import tariffs. RU was totally OK with UA entering a free trade agreement with EU, but in response to that RU would have imposed tariffs on UA imports. That was really the choice for UA.

@MarcusAure221 @Mylovanov Yanukovych campaigned on balancing EU integration & Russian ties, calling EU ties a 'key priority.' The EU offered an Association Agreement. Russia (Putin) applied heavy pressure; Yanukovych suspended signing in Nov 2013. This sparked Euromaidan protests. That's history

@Tazerface16 @CDS949 @Tazerface16, qq for you: I know a bit (but not much) about rockets and was wondering, is there a back-of-the-envelope calculation that proves that landing back the rocket+refurbishing it is so much cheaper than alternatives (parachuting down just the engine block, etc)? Thanks!

@CDS949 Too heavy. Both stages can't be reusable and still be able to put an appreciable payload into LEO.

I'm an aerospace engineer. I made this prediction over five years ago, and I'm still correct. I'm not interested in non-engineers trying to explain to me how I'm wrong somehow. Elon Musk is not an engineer.

@sheilatebra > everything they ordered Been to Italy several times. Wouldn’t feel comfortable ordering unless I see a menu with prices in it.

Anonymous My mom and her friend were on vacation in Italy and went looking for a place to have lunch in this small village. They found what looked like a cute little café with a patio and sat down. This old man comes out, brings them pasta, coffee, juice, everything they ordered, and then just sits down to chat with them. When they asked for the bill the man looked genuinely confused. Turns out it wasn’t a café. They had walked into some random guy’s private home and asked him to feed them 😭😭😭 And he just… did it. Italy I love you.

@Mercfan3Mercfan @chinafutureclub Then I’m not surprised you spent $24K/60K km on your other cars. I was wrong, I admit. I assumed people know how to release the hand break before driving. Your example demonstrates that some people don’t.

@msiguc @chinafutureclub Consumables are not fixed service items, they are checked and replacement recommended if required. All my ice cars required discs and pads before 60 kays.

The biggest concern with EVs, the battery, is a non-issue. I’ve driven 60,000km and the battery health is 94%! The battery warranty is 8 years. In that time I will save about $24,000 in fuel and servicing costs.

@akafaceUS Great idea! Prepare to see folks parking in front of that door blocking the garage.

A homeowner in the Netherlands designed a garage door that cleverly blends in by looking just like a regular entry door.

@vlasta_blaha @RepLuna This is a different topic. Meanwhile, maybe you stop spreading this lie: > 32 years, 3 months, and 21 days since the Budapest Memorandum have passed, and many of the security assurances it promised to Ukraine have not been upheld in practice.

@msiguc @RepLuna It always makes sense to support democracy, human rights, and international law in the face of russia's daily brutal violations. Peace, accountability, and justice are more than welcome. Crimea has been under russian occupation since 2014.

Today, for the first time in close to a 1/4 century, 5 members of Congress (bipartisan) met with 5 members of the Russian Duma to discuss peace and bilateral relations. As representatives of the world’s two greatest nuclear super powers, we owe our citizens open dialogue, ideas, and open lines of communication. We will continue to foster this dialogue and push for peace in support of this admins push for peace, as well as economic opportunity. 🕊️

@Mercfan3Mercfan @chinafutureclub Look at the service schedule I attached above for a Honda Accord. Breaks go further than 60K km typically.

@msiguc @chinafutureclub Im talking servicing not just replacing air filters Einstein. No ice car is making it through servicing without further work ie brakes etc.

@Mercfan3Mercfan @chinafutureclub Replacing air filter is easier and cleaner than changing oil. If you want to do it at a shop, it's under $50, incl parts. And no, of course replacing air filter doesn't void warranty in the US, assuming you don't do anything real stupid.

@msiguc @chinafutureclub We’re doing our own oil changes now? The vast majority don’t, and your warranty will be void.

@RealRGTV @chinafutureclub I agree. I’m not sure how it works in a “real city”, eg in Europe, as opposed to US suburbia. Its hard to find *an* overnight street parking spot there, let alone any kind of an overnight charging point. I don’t think your average guy in eg Milano owns a charger in a garage.

@msiguc @chinafutureclub Small cars are mostly for greater city use. If you install a charger at home, there is no need for finding gas as well. This is one of many huge pluses for ev

@brainbootcamp @chinafutureclub That makes total sense, if you commute around only and especially so if you can install solar at home. But even a 2hr away ski trip requires a charging stop for a Tesla.

@msiguc @chinafutureclub Do you not have a spare plug at home in your garage? Why do you bother with the "find a gas station” hustle, when you can fill up at home overnight for much less?

@Mercfan3Mercfan @chinafutureclub Not sure about other countries. Besides oil changes, first 60K km require just an engine filter replacement (a 15 min easy and clean DIY), that’s it. The rest (tire rotation, etc) are the same for gas and ev cars.

@msiguc @chinafutureclub The cost of the oil is greater than that in many countries. Servicing schedule is not just an oil change buddy.

@FUZxxl @ChesshirCasey @maxliani I think the reason for making [] behavior non-checking is that C++ attempts to be as efficient as C under default use. In other words, standard library would like to claim “you cannot implement this functionality on this hardware more efficiently”.

@ChesshirCasey @maxliani So ...?

Actually, no. You can totally dereference a std::vector out of bound, write outside of the memory boundary, corrupt memory. You can remove from a container in a way that corrupts iterators. You can easily enter a bad state from exceptions. No, the std library doesn’t give safety

@ajjaksbkzks @joni_askola I don't think they were stupid back then, I think that was the right decision on their part. An important aspect is that Ukraine was supposed to stay permanently neutral, as stated in its Declaration of State Sovereignty, its founding document.

@joni_askola Just goes to show how stupid Ukrainian leadership is. Imagine giving up your nuclear arsenal for 0 binding security guarantees.

Americans, Brits, and Russians need to remember the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. Ukraine voluntarily surrendered the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world. In exchange, Washington, London, and Moscow pledged to respect Ukraine’s borders

@bozzb13 @chinafutureclub Yes, I think so too. Not sure about AU, but US costs are much lower.

@msiguc @chinafutureclub His numbers are bullshit $24000 to drive 60,000 km would make owing a car unaffordable, there is no logic to it , it's literal retardation

@Mercfan3Mercfan @chinafutureclub Yes, oil changes in even a 6-cyl car are <$100. First 60K km don't require maintenance beyond oil changes in a descent car. The attached coupon is for an oil change at a NYSE-traded station; synthetics are about 1.5-2x more expensive, still under $100.

@msiguc @chinafutureclub 4 oil changes for $300? 😂 you also forgot maintenance and repairs

@GulledgeKurt @ehsanjoarder @RepLuna For a politician, being on a payroll of a lobby of *any* foreign county, even the most friendly one, is in fact a problem.

@ehsanjoarder @RepLuna If being pro-Israel is "the problem." Then I'm a mf-ing problem, you liberal beta male!

At this rate, it’s not even about being a Democrat or Republican anymore. It’s literally the American people versus a uniparty establishment that is corrupt to the core. It’s time for voters to wake up when they go to vote on Election Day. Stop sending the same garbage to the Senate.

@hispanicnomad Weird conclusion. Why does a waiter working in a private restaurant “support” a public school teacher? Both add value to the society and I’d argue the teacher likely adds more value.

37% of the population in Spain 🇪🇸 works to support everyone else Literally only 37% of Spaniards work in the private sector The other 63%? - Public workers - Retirees - Politicians & their consultants - People who don’t work and receive some sort of state help This is why taxes are so high btw