Please don’t mistake my post for claiming that “might is right” is right. I agree it’s not the most efficient path, and in Mark Carney’s speech he acknowledges that this worldview will have a tremendous cost due to the risk-mitigation actions each country will have to take in response. However, he also seems optimistic when describing how middle powers can band together for common causes, while also working to advance their own individual interests. “If we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.” Cooperation with each other is encouraged, not blind subjugation to the world’s superpowers.

I believe this acceptance, and the risk mitigation that needs to be taken in response, is necessary. Of course it would be better for everyone to follow a common rule of law and submit to a rule-based world order; however, it’s ignorant to believe that matches our reality. If every country’s sovereignty was respected, Ukraine would never have been invaded, Venezuela wouldn’t have been attacked, and genocide wouldn’t be occurring in Palestine.

This week the UN Relief and Works Agency headquarters was bulldozed by Israel in complete defiance of international law. In response, the UN strongly condemned this in a tweet. The current international institutions are toothless or worse. We have a new “board of peace” being formed with two founding members being wanted on international war crime charges. But if only the experiment had worked, we could have solved climate change and eradicated world hunger.

This is the same complacent dialogue I railed against in my first post. Yet in the end of your comment you still seem to recognize that change is needed. Let’s not reminisce on the status-quo fondly. It’s time to create something new. I hope to see strong independent nations who can band together in a federation when needed. And no, I don’t think disarmament would be in our common interest. I look to Libya and Gaddafi’s fate when considering what would happen after giving up nuclear ambitions. And I doubt Ukraine would have been invaded if they still had their nuclear weapons.

For those who are talking about rules-based order and international law, please understand that those ideas are dead. You can’t pretend there is a morally-just world police while Gaza is being leveled, Venezuela was invaded, war in Ukraine has continued for years, and China bullies Taiwan and the Philippines.

If you haven’t listened to it yet, I highly recommend Mark Carney’s speech from earlier this week at Davos. World leaders are just now coming to terms with the new reality of “might makes right”.

Edit, just to be clear: along the lines of this new world order, France is entirely in the right here. They had the opportunity to seize this tanker and was powerful enough to do so. As far as motive, they aren’t happy with how Russia is treating Ukraine. That’s it. To make excusses such as “but international law” and “gotta follow the rules” is nothing short of pathetic drivel.

The rules-based order is dead, and there is no world police. Countries just take what they think they can get away with. Otherwise, there would be aid flowing into Palestine, Venezuela wouldn’t have been attacked by the US, and everyone wouldn’t be fighting over Greenland.

Best movie ever: Muppet Treasure Island

Your comment seems wildly innacurate considering all five political parties in Greenland just released a joint statement that included (article):

“We do not want to be Americans, we do not want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders”

You allow your TV to access the internet?

Same here! All original S9+, and I still get over a day’s worth of battery time.

Gaddafi was working on getting nukes, but then actually complied with pressure to disarm. What did he get as a reward for compliance?

Furthermore, what happened after Gaddafi gave up on Libya’s nukes?

Nukes are clearly a deterrent, and if you comply with disarmament you’re more likely to be backstabbed. Yet, the US won’t mess with those who remain nuclear armed like Israel and North Korea.

It’s stunning that you jump to “subservient” at the idea of someone going down on someone else. I know I’m melted pool of “yes please, I’m all yours” when someone is going down on me.

If you’re a horny hypersexual, and you see a stunning female figure like Bill Clinton in a magestic blue dress and red heels, is it that much of a stretch to think you might get all up in that?

I’d love to know the full story behind this painting from Epstein’s NYC residence.

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It’s already prohibited. This case is aiming to change that and permit marijuana users to own guns.

You are exactly right in how this law has been used. However, this case is looking to overturn that and set a precidedent for allowing marijuana users to own guns.

Extended security updates are available. This can be activated for free using Microsoft Activation Scripts.

Microsoft tech support has been repeatedly caught using these scripts to resolve support tickets for license issues. (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-support-cracks-windows-for-customer-after-activation-fails/) Also, the open source MAS code is hosted on Microsoft-owned Github, so they are appearantly not very concerned with people taking advantage of this exploit.

If you go this route, please also see the FAQ entry here. There is currently a glitch with commercial ESU keys (which this uses) and Windows Update will continue to claim that your device will no longer receive security updates. This is also effecting W10 LTSC systems. However, you can verify that the license key is active through Command Prompt and instructions are given in the FAQ.

It’s already illegal. This is a challenge to restore those rights.

It’s all the same option. It activates years 1-6 to the best of it’s ability, but admits the years 4-6 are not yet fully released

FYI, Microsoft Activation Scripts has a method to activate extended security updates on Windows 10 machines. This should give you at least another year of updates.

E: It appears that this gives an extra 3 years of updates. I’ll be trying it out tonight on my last W10 machine.

Edit2: If you go this route (as I just did), please also see the FAQ entry here. There is currently a glitch with commercial ESU keys (which this exploit uses) and Windows Update will continue to claim that your device will no longer receive security updates. This is also effecting W10 LTSC systems. However, you can verify that the license key is active through Command Prompt and instructions are given in the FAQ.

I don’t think this contradicts their point. Firstly, saying something is a concern is not the same as saying there are no other concerns. It’s not an exclusionary statement.

Secondly, I would expect that every country with these capabilities is tracking every satellite they can find. Of course this is going to include adverserial nations.

This is the first time I’ve heard of Scuttlebutt. Thank you for the introduction.

For your multiple-device problem, I would suggest trying Syncthing. It allows you keep folders synced between devices over a local network. I use it for a very similar application to what you are describing:

Logsec is a journal/note-taking software that stores each entry as it’s own markdown file. I use it on my phone, laptop and desktop, and want to have all my notes synced between devices. I could put the folder of markdown files on a cloud server, but choose not to. Instead, I setup a link between each device’s Logsec folder through Syncthing.

Now I can add or update notes on my phone when out in public, and when I return home and reconnect to my WiFi it automatically updates the other devices on the network. Also, when editing the markdown files on my desktop, the updates are synced to my phone nearly instantaneously.

I expect this method would work very well with Scuttlebutt due to it’s similar offline nature.