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#11

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by jimmy olsen - Today at 08:25:28 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/22/ukraine-zelenskyy-peace-deal-us-nato-meeting

Asked why Kyiv should be forced to give up territory in the east that Russian troops have been unable to capture for 11 years, a US official said the deal "was beneficial to Ukraine". They said they envisaged Trump and Zelenskyy sitting down together and signing a document "for peace".

That's the crust of it I think. The extent to which Trump and thus his lapdogs consider this - it's a great photo opportunity for Trump to sign the "peace deal". Who the hell cares what's in it.

That's always been true. He's never beleived in anything.

#12

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Threviel - Today at 08:04:16 AM

So, my team had a player in the national side for the first time in 50 years, Gustav Lundgren (making his debut at age 30). He scored the equaliser against Slovenia and by that he's scored 25% of all Swedish goals in this qualifying round.

Also, the youth teams are visiting some northern English team.

#13

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 07:03:08 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/22/ukraine-zelenskyy-peace-deal-us-nato-meeting

Asked why Kyiv should be forced to give up territory in the east that Russian troops have been unable to capture for 11 years, a US official said the deal "was beneficial to Ukraine". They said they envisaged Trump and Zelenskyy sitting down together and signing a document "for peace".

That's the crust of it I think. The extent to which Trump and thus his lapdogs consider this - it's a great photo opportunity for Trump to sign the "peace deal". Who the hell cares what's in it.

#14

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Josquius - Today at 06:34:31 AM

Look at the released epstein emails for yourself.

So much spam.

https://jmail.world/

#15

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Josquius - Today at 05:35:46 AM

Interesting this gets you so upset when it was dealt with quickly and doesn't seem to have led to anything.
All that Islamophobia out there which X just let's slide by must really annoy you. You're clearly just getting a giant mega post ready.

#16

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Josquius - Today at 05:16:46 AM

I'd rather not have any of it.
But the monopoly is in the same company controlling all this.

That's not what monopoly means.  Monopoly means they are the sole supplier in a given market and can therefore charge whatever they want.  Google as we're describing it is an example of horizontal integration.

That's a textbook definition. Regulators never apply monopoly as meaning literally the only supplier. More one that has massive dominance.
With over 90% of the search market for example Google absolutely fits the bill there.

But you seem to have missed the point of what I said here.
The horizontal integration isn't the problem. The problem is the vertical integration made possible by the horizontal integration.

#17

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Richard Hakluyt - Today at 04:37:07 AM

I don't think that we in the UK want to take the blame for everything unpleasant posted in English.

#18

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 04:36:30 AM

I'd rather not have any of it.
But the monopoly is in the same company controlling all this.

That's not what monopoly means.  Monopoly means they are the sole supplier in a given market and can therefore charge whatever they want.  Google as we're describing it is an example of horizontal integration.

#19

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Josquius - Today at 04:09:14 AM

It's not about how they operate. It's about the fact they're all interlinked and give very complete advertising profiles /advertising power.
It's not email or search or whatever where googles monopoly is the real problem. It's data and advertising.

So let me see if I've got it.  You don't mind youtube collecting data about your clip viewing habits, or google search collecting data about your search habits, it's that they share this data with each other.  Is that right?

I'd rather not have any of it.
But the monopoly is in the same company controlling all this.

#20

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 04:08:02 AM

It's not about how they operate. It's about the fact they're all interlinked and give very complete advertising profiles /advertising power.
It's not email or search or whatever where googles monopoly is the real problem. It's data and advertising.

So let me see if I've got it.  You don't mind youtube collecting data about your clip viewing habits, or google search collecting data about your search habits, it's that they share this data with each other.  Is that right?