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Ukrainian intelligence intercepts Russian soldier telling his wife Russia bombed their own people
Two telling parts in the article. "“That was ours fucking stuff up,” the purported soldier quickly responds. “It’s necessary. They do that to provoke the [Ukrainians]. And that’s why they hit it,” he said. “We talked to the bosses and they said that’s how it is. The same shit was happening in the Chechen War, they blew up apartments in Moscow, as ( Read more... ) -
Ukraine Notes
Russia loses their flag ship of the Black Sea fleet! A prisoner swap, talk about trucks and anti-tank rockets. Canon DSLRs and drones? And lots of other stuff.
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We may be losing The Dead, but we can be Grateful for a new Pink Floyd song!
In support of Ukraine, David Gilmour teamed up with Nick Mason to record Hey Hey Rise Up with Ukrainian rocker Andriy Khlyvnyuk, front man for the Ukrainian band Boombox (there is also an American band of the same name) who were on tour when the war broke out. He headed back to his country to defend it and released a video of him singing The Red ( Read more... ) -
Some interesting recent library finds
While straightening books today, I came across a very interesting title that I wanted to share. Coming of Age In Second Life, An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human, by Tom Boellstorff. This guy is an actual anthropology prof and teaches it. He spent two years studying the people who populate Second Life, embedding himself there by ( Read more... ) -
Ukraine Notes
Nukes and chemical/biological weapons aside, no wonder Putin doesn't want NATO involved! Things look really bleak for the Russians.
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Restaurant Silliness
A friend on LJ, Howlin' Wolf, posted a question if you'd ever sent a meal back at a restaurant. I have on a few occasions. Wrong food, or badly done. One time at an Asian restaurant I ordered my regular dish and the kitchen put the absolute wrong spice on it for whatever reason, completely incompatible. And yes, I sent it back as it was ( Read more... ) -
An international 40 ebook cookbook bundle, all proceeds go to Ukrainian charity!
This is a heck of a bundle! As usual, the books are DRM-free and in this bundle are provided in PDF format, which is not my favorite as they're so much bigger than epub, but it is what it is ( Read more... )