#Russia is using a new & extraordinarily dangerous mine in #Ukraine — the parachute-dropped POM-3 uses seismic sensors to detect approaching *human* footsteps, then launches a warhead 4-6ft into the air, firing projectiles 360°, lethal to 50ft away.https://t.co/mw4wSKhVu6 pic.twitter.com/GlkIJzsLjR
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) April 7, 2022
Well that’s evil on another level.
This sounds like no big deal but it is in AD 2003 and Exchange 5.5
— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) April 7, 2022
Dang. Have to restore all of AD and the whole Exchange DB. Assuming you have a good backup. And if you don’t, have to recreate everything while all of management fumes.
I’ve never made that exact mistake, but a new helpdesk employee that I was team lead of did during the same era, except it was a senior executive’s entire account she nuked. She was terrified and she thought she was going to be fired. I laughed and said, “Evelyn, today you are going to learn more than you’ve learned in your whole IT career so far.” (She was very new.) I took the wrath for my minion because that’s what good managers do and the exec was mollified after much whining.
So we spent that entire day prepping, and most of the night doing the requisite restores. All was well by morning and she learned in one night what takes most junior people 2-3 years to pick up.
She turned out to be the best help desk person who worked there by far.
Why Russia is losing this war?
First I'll discuss why Russia *is* losing. Then I'll give my version of how it could happen. The key to understanding lies in the Soviet/Russian military doctrine. It gives context for current events and helps to predict further Russian actions🧵 pic.twitter.com/uQqYVLENwe
— Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani) April 6, 2022
Good thread. Ignore Ian Welsh, pay attention to people who know what the fuck they are talking about.
Kherson Oblast, Russian artillery battery takes fire while setting up. Ukrainian fire looks to be spotted by a drone. pic.twitter.com/PZX7pFPj4z
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 7, 2022
First thought I had, too: what kind of goofus sets up artillery in an open field? There’s a treeline right back there. It’s just right there, behind you 200 meters.
Cannot understand.
One of the saddest wasted opportunities to me is that rather than using covid to unite people around things like paid sick leave and affordable healthcare, Democrats used it for a hugely divisive culture war over cloth masks in preschools.
— Zac Bissonnette (@ZacBissonnette) April 6, 2022
In the history of stupid mistakes, that does rank right up there.
I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop whenever the Covid news looks good as much as the next guy, but the amount of people yelling in replies as if he's saying anything more conclusive than, "So far, so good," is nuts. https://t.co/gCUXF4jT4W
— Schooley (@Rschooley) April 6, 2022
Covid has become a deep and meaningful religion for many people. Will be nearly impossible to detach them from that.
Am I crazy for thinking 8th graders should be able to solve y = mx + b?
— Darrell Owens (@IDoTheThinking) April 6, 2022
I cannot solve y = mx + b and was not able to consistently do so despite years of attempts.
Welcome to 2022! pic.twitter.com/DgubRzoRdN
— Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 (@Noahpinion) April 7, 2022
So 2022 is also going to suck. Great.
It’s been weird to see Ian Welsh become a defender of Putin and of Chinese autocracy. I mean, sure, be a contrarian. I generally am one too. But draw the line before becoming an insufferable dumbass.
It's hard to beat a Friday morning jump!
What was your favorite jump while in the 82nd Airborne Division?#AATW #unbeatableLGOP pic.twitter.com/PrENqH6avP
— All American Division (@82ndABNDiv) April 1, 2022
It was a night jump in 1997. No gear, just an M-16A2. I stepped out of the C-130 and the air was dead calm. Looked over to my right side as I was falling and I saw the comet Hale-Bopp just brilliant and refulgent in the sky. It was icily beautiful and seemed like I could reach up and touch it; we were far enough away from civlization that there was little light pollution. I watched the comet all the way to the ground and had a nice, soft landing in some sand where I stayed for longer than normal to take it in a bit more.
As we all made it to the rally point the spirit was hushed, much quieter than paratroopers usually are when together. Everyone had been awed by the sight of Hale-Bopp ablaze above us and I think we all felt smaller than usual. The typical paratrooper bravado had been tamped down a little and the conversations were deeper as we waited to head back to base proper.
That was a good fucking night. I miss that life sometimes.