Slow Motion Trainwreck to the Ukraine War

Submitted by Xilodyne on Mon, 09/01/2025 - 01:04

An interesting, and long, article explaining in detail the US actions that led to the Ukraine war.

How Decades of Folly Led to War in Ukraine

https://www.compactmag.com/article/how-decades-of-folly-led-to-war-in-ukraine/

By Michael A. Reynolds

 

ChatGPT Summary

Here’s a summary of the major U.S. policy decisions described in the text and their consequences:

Quick & Dirty: Docker Anaconda Flask Hello World

Submitted by Xilodyne on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 15:26

Dockerfile "Hello World" (using Anaconda & Flask)

Using docker build to run a Flask application as described in the Docker Build documentation, https://docs.docker.com/build .

This example uses the Anaconda (Miniconda) Python environment, https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py310_23.11.0-2-Linux-x86_64.sh

Browser Crypto Wallets - No Security, Just Your Trust

Submitted by Xilodyne on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 10:53

After a seven year crypto hiatus I needed to exchange some BTC for crypto via IBC on a DEX.  Things have certainly changed since the last time I did anything in the crypto realm.  IBC?  DEX?  Staking?  Another learning curve to tackle.  One big change is that I'm not able to use desktop wallets in which I have total control over the environment.  Rather the wallets are browser extensions accessing Decentralized Exchanges (DEXs).  For instance Osmosis needs two Chrome extension wallets (Metamask and Keplr) open at the same time to perform my exchanges. 

Atlas Ascension

Submitted by Xilodyne on Sat, 08/21/2021 - 23:30

Boston Dynamics seems like some sort of fictional tech company that one sees in movies.  Since their start in the 1990's they've produced innovative technology and have managed to stay as a working entity, still alive and kicking 30 years later.  Their Atlas robot, which I first saw in action at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals in 2015 (link), was akin to some sort of bad nightmare of what a robot should look like.  Of course the DARPA challenges are about pushing the envelope and getting these Atlas robots (among other