Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region and are expanding a wedge toward the strategic town of Tokmak, while stepping up attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea....
Ukrainian forces advanced closer to the Russian second line of defense in the Robotyne area in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 24, further widening their breach of Russian defensive lines in the area. Geolocated footage published on August 24 shows that Ukrainian forces advanced further towards the Russian defensive lines west of Verbove (18km southeast of Orikhiv) and into southern Robotyne (10km south of Orikhiv).[30] Some Russian milbloggers indicated that Russian forces maintain limited if any, positions in southern Robotyne and that fighting continues east of Robotyne.[31] A prominent Russian milblogger expressed concern at the Ukrainian breach of Russian defensive lines in western Zaporizhia Oblast and stated that this is a critical moment on the battlefield.[32] The milblogger stated that Russian forces need to hold their positions for at least another month and a half to try to make gains in another area of the frontline and attempt to shift the battlefield situation in favor of Russian forces.[33] Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valeri Zaluzhnyi responded to criticisms about the Ukrainian counteroffensive by stating that it was not a counterinsurgency but the Battle of Kursk, referencing a weeks-long World War II battle that ultimately allowed the Soviet army to regain the battlefield initiative and recapture significant swaths of territory.[34]
Yeah that’s absolutely a thing all over warm weather states in America. It drives me crazy that I try to acclimate to the higher heat and just end up inside with 68° air conditioner settings. Absolutely freezing my ass off. But the reality is that is more middle/ upper class living. If you’re doing manual labor or living in poverty, you know what the heat is actually like.
Retro computing love is lonely irl but thriving online. So yeah definitely a topic we don’t really bring unless you want to get a slice “back in my day” geezer action. Which honestly I’m leaning into these days.
I’m currently considering upgrading from my current electric guitar, a dirt cheap beginner’s Epiphone Les Paul (it’s the next model up from the Model 100)....
I’m going to add on that it’s important to just go out and try as many different guitars as you can. Try to use the amp closest to yours if not exactly yours. It’s very easy to lust after a certain guitar from historical vibes and online reviews only to get it in your hands and find out that you just cannot click with it.
The most direct way to start experimenting is getting a free DAW, an audio interface (for the guitar to go into), and download a bunch of synth VSTs and guitar rig simulators. It’s too easy to fall into the “hardware” trap and then figure out after spending a bunch of cash that you didn’t get the right “thing”.
There are a lot of news articles about “back to the office”, but they recirculate the same bad ideas. Let’s provide some new ideas for the media to circulate. It may also have the effect of making the office less terrible....
With regard to point 1 I’ve personally found that my work relationships have not been impacted by remote work. I still can have honest and hard conversations when needed but also able to just shoot the shit and connect with people all over the globe. I have friends in Spain, Brazil, Scotland and Italy now. However I think there’s a real component of playing politics that’s lost when there is no office to roam around in and jump people but in my eyes that’s a good thing. And honestly that’s what really bothers middle management. They’ve built up a career playing that game of in person politics but once they had to survive in a remote working world where ad-hoc discussions get thrown out of the window they find their usual toolbox is empty. And it drives them crazy.
I’ve been hearing number 3 for about 20 years. It never works out that way and if they could split the job between cheap overseas contractors and limited on site employees then most businesses would have already done so. International hiring is a good thing and great talent can be found but it’s usually not the “savings” people expect it to be because the market will always adjust to demand.
I was 2006 adopter when Paul Graham dropped a link to it on his website. I was there before the original programming subdomain Reddit and even before they supported picture thumbnails. I’ve seen its wild mutations over the years. Bacon, narwhal, Mr Splashypants, Colbert name dropping, the original video IAMAs, the jailbait fiasco, spacedicks, random celebrity users, the redesign from hell, etc etc.
I left.
It was a good site for a long time but after being on Lemmy for a while I can see a clear difference in experience and now I realize Reddit has been bad for a while. Terrible discourse, lowest common denominator posts, and falling into the trap of continuous engagement just to get the next hit of dopamine. Honestly, spez ruining the site has been good for me personally.
I’m proud of our rejection of a commercial online experience. This is the thoughtful community I want to be a part of. This feels like the Internet of the late 90s in terms of authenticity. With its revival with the Fediverse I’m hopeful that these types of communities will forever be part of our digital experience.
Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated (phys.org)
He awaits (startrek.website)
Follow up. They fixed the light bulb (i.imgur.com)
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me💤irl (startrek.website)
Pour one out for the youtubers that chased the algorithm away from what you enjoy. (lemmy.world)
Eek! the Cat (1992) (youtu.be)
2023 Dutch Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 Classification (lemmy.world)
Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines (edition.cnn.com)
Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region and are expanding a wedge toward the strategic town of Tokmak, while stepping up attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea....
Freedom units 💯 (lemmy.ml)
What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?
Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.
Electric suggestions between US$750 and US$1500ish
I’m currently considering upgrading from my current electric guitar, a dirt cheap beginner’s Epiphone Les Paul (it’s the next model up from the Model 100)....
Synthesizers with Guitar
This is probably a dumb question but I am new to the guitar (about a year in to my learnings with a teacher)....
Work in progress: Cowley Road, Oxford. (feddit.uk)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/1259220...
What would get you "back to the office"?
There are a lot of news articles about “back to the office”, but they recirculate the same bad ideas. Let’s provide some new ideas for the media to circulate. It may also have the effect of making the office less terrible....
Biden calls China a 'ticking time bomb' due to economic troubles (ground.news)
@F1 Twitter: Most positions gained so far in 2023 (i.postimg.cc)
Anyone find these stats a little silly sometimes? Checo wins because he sucks at qualifying lol.
I have never seen ”/s” on lemmy (feddit.de)
Sound Off: How many 10+ year redditors have left the site?
I was just browsing a thread on c/nfl looking for new mods. There were multiple 12+ year Redditors there offering to help....
looking forward to the comments (lemmy.world)
Brutal New Poll Shows Trump Losing Big to Biden, Even With Third Party Spoiler (www.mediaite.com)
Just why (lemmy.sdf.org)