Overzeetop

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[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago

Russia is one of the largest exporter of gasoline.

At the risk of linking an un-cited web page, they look to be a distant 12th in gasoline.
https://www.indexmundi.com/energy/?product=gasoline&graph=exports&display=rank
The source is supposedly https://www.eia.gov/ but I can't find the original data there in any usable format.

Russia comes in a distant second for general refined petroleum (not just gasoline) according to https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/refined-petroleum-products-exports/country-comparison/

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It's South Fucking Dakota, who the fuck else is there to vote and to vote for? And he's a senior senator - he could just drop out and sit on his cushy retirement on his ranch (I'm assuming he has a ranch because, well, don't they all?)

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It faces death at about the same rate as Facebook. Just like facebook, it has a huge database of information and a still-active userbase that just doesn't care that Spez is trash or that Reddit is wringing their content and eyeballs for money. It will still be around 20 years from now, just like aol email addresses.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

To late now. Without an account there's no way to avert comment necromancy by reddit. It's why I kept my login; so I could clean up stragglers.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 5 points 6 months ago (29 children)

Make sure you read to the end of that article. Nevalny himself (NPR interview, maybe?) admitted that he has courted the far right as well as the left in his bid to expose corruption within the Russian system and gain enough support to attempt to topple the Putin regime. He is unapologetic about it as he feels his intent (to clean up Russia and push for democracy) justifies his acceptance of all Russians as fellow countrymen. Like most people seeking power, his path is not pure and his antagonists will use that to poison any positive message he presents.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

For a second there I though you were referring to Netanyahu.

I should clarify: the article makes no mention whatever about any politicians - not even Trump - thinks of Nevalny or his platform. Your comment is out in left field.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 13 points 6 months ago

Sounds pretty presidential to me.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 8 points 6 months ago

Don't even need that. Meta crosses multiple platforms now - Instagram, FB, WhatsApp, etc. All you need is for someone you know to have you in their contacts list, and the hit the "allow access" a single time. All of that data is then scraped, cataloged, and cross referenced with everyone else. Name, address, phone numbers, birthday, work address - anything your contact felt it convenient to add about you in their phone. From there it's just a matter of time until data mining of second and third level contact - or outright data leaks - fill in the rest of your profile and demographic information.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 25 points 6 months ago

See Also: Apple Vision users after playing Fruit Ninja for the first time.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 13 points 6 months ago

Oh yeah, my state has one boob on the flag and one in the Governor's mansion. Livin' the dream.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

More of a boil situation. Nothing's getting golden brown and delicious in this scenario.

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's magic and we don't know how it works*.

* as of my latest coursework in Biology; IDK if anything has been discovered since the 80s.

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