Vim's Creator Bram Moolenaar Dies at Age 62 - Bram Moolenaar was Vim's creator/maintainer/benevolent-dictator for life. Early th... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/08/05/1632219/vims-creator-bram-moolenaar-dies-at-age-62?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #opensource
nostr:npub14ax4rq370arvesf6urqrwv6kmwn8237gah2xl65peelvr9ns4m7scg4k97 Vim is the reason I still have a job
Western efforts to train Ukrainian pilots to fly advanced F-16 jets are being hampered by the service members’ poor English language skills, Politico reported on Friday, citing sources.
According to a US official and a person familiar with the matter interviewed by the outlet, an initial group of eight Ukrainian pilots who are proficient in English are ready to start training once a formal instruction plan is drawn up by several European countries and approved by the US.
However, “English proficiency remains a sticking point” with the rest of the 32 Ukrainian pilots earmarked for instruction on the F-16 fighter jets, Politico said. As a result, 20 personnel with basic English will reportedly start language courses in Britain this month.
Kiev has been asking its Western backers for F-16s for months, arguing that the fighters will help “win the war” with Russia. This sentiment, however, is not shared by Washington. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has suggested that the aircraft would have a limited impact due to the extensive use of air defense systems in Ukraine.
nostr:npub1egvswnt7kelt7x9wew3sakuavpq8a4kg9leyp59xqfj5rwnayq2qgk9zfr has it gone down in real terms, or has domestic holdings just been ramped up in comparison?
nostr:npub10tatyrd9pk4dwem62mev9ark2kzw7pywp2veujfaheejmnq9r0dqyksw7k Domestic holdings of USG debt have gone up. Foreigners are selling USG debt and using gold instead. Prices might be quoted in USD, but the net settlement will be done in gold. Central bank purchase of gold already proves this.
Foreign holders of US debt has declined https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/RS22331.pdf
This means by extension use of actual USD transfers in international commerce also have declined. USD debt is only needed for foreign holders as collateral used to hold excess foreign reserves from trade that banks cannot guarantee safely
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1670
Foreigners are lending less to USG now. Instead my employer’s internal numbers show central banks are buying a shit ton of gold.
USG is paying more as interest expense on their loans than to the military
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1670
Foreigners are lending less to USG now. Instead my employer’s internal numbers show central banks are buying a shit ton of gold.
nostr:npub1egvswnt7kelt7x9wew3sakuavpq8a4kg9leyp59xqfj5rwnayq2qgk9zfr sex change operations (as they were known back then?) Were very rare 50 years ago, weren't they? Like it seems more likely that someone who did it then actually had an actual condition like gender dysphoria?
Also, if the wife had him put in a home, she likely had the ability to make medical decisions for him, as he was unable to make them himself.
So, while I don't doubt the hypothetical likelihood of this, I am skeptical that this actually happened to a real 80 year old couple.
Hope he makes money from e-Sports sponsorships and Twitch streaming
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