I've been running it for about a year and it's been great. I've discovered many Open Source applications that make my life easier and I don't even need big tech any more. I don't even have the Google service compatibility layer(or anything related to it) installed.
AntennaPod is a podcast player that is completely open. The app is open-source and you can subscribe to any RSS feed. AntennaPod is built by volunteers without commercial interest, so it respects your privacy while giving you full control.
I was using MP3s way before they were mainstream, my friends were asking me where did the music come from...
I was also doing my first web ads when CDNOW was a thing, I was getting many free CDs from them and lots of credits, Amazon bought them soon after:
In April 1998, during the dot-com bubble, the company was valued at over $1 billion. In July 2000, it was acquired by Bertelsmann Music Group for $117 million; shortly thereafter Amazon was contracted to operate the website.
MP3. I had Winamp running in early 1999, blew people's minds. Had a 2nd Gen iPod too, I remember being told how dumb I was for spending that much on a music player.
Avoiding seed oils and sugar is another. I made the switch 10 years ago. I have maintained a weight loss of 40% over that timeframe, so I think it works.
And now bitcoin! I get a lot of the same feeling from bitcoin & Nostr. It's why I'm so bullish.
Some trends I was in on before it was cool: libertarianism, Austrian economics, anarcho-capitalism, peaceful parenting, anti-IP, stoicism, veganism, decentralized networks.
I'd say the odds are small that Russia will invade either Poland or the Baltics, as it would trigger Article 5 and NATO would step in. What I expect is that Russia will hold on to the territory they have now in the Donbas, Kherson and Zaporizhia (plus Crimea) and possibly conquer the parts of these regions they don't possess yet.
I see Poland taking part of north-western Ukraine (Lviv oblast, Volyn Oblast and possibly more) and Hungary the part of Ukraine with a large Hungarian minority (mainly Zakarpattia Oblast). Romania will probably take (part of) Odessa Oblast. What's left will be the new post-war Ukraine, if there's an Ukraine at all.
odds are small that Russia will invade either Poland or the Baltics, as it would trigger Article 5 and NATO would step in.
Russia don't have enough available troops and equipment currently to even try to have a fight with Poland currently. Unless you are talking about nuclear war.
I see Poland taking part of north-western Ukraine (Lviv oblast, Volyn Oblast and possibly more)
I think you see it totally wrong. Every nation in region have had past conflicts. Even Baltic states between themselves. But things have changed. Currently Poland is one of biggest supporters of Ukraine in this war against Russian aggression.
As to your first point, we both say exactly the same thing, I just gave a different reason as to why Russia would not invade, so there's no disagreement there.
As to your second point, you're right that every nation in the region has had conflicts with neighbors. What you seem to forget, however, is that the borders have changed after almost every conflict throughout history and to think that we are special is, in my view, naive.
It was before Helsinki Accords that most of the signatories try to follow, as it's not worth having small regional teritorial gain at a risk of losing some territory elsewhere. Border changes in Europe afterwards has happened by either countries uniting (Germany) or splitting apart (Yugoslavia, Soviet Union). Except for what Russians do.
I think so because of the historical ties these countries have to the mentioned regions and the respective minorities (Hungarian, Polish etc.) that live in these regions. Apart from that, I think it's just a matter of opportunism and the fact that almost any war in history has ended in a similar fashion.
Where's my data uploaded? It's Centralised or Decentralized, Question that? And you will see thatsygone be a trends next year. #nostr is just the beginning