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DM_Ronin

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:blobcatcode: embedded engineer // reverse engineering, wireless comms, hardware & firmware hobbyist // electronics amateur

:pirate: social democratic pirate // anti-communist, anti-fascist // secular Muslim opposing populism & radicalism // he/him

✍️ privacy, hardware, electronics, coding, FOSS, tech policy, food, gaming, reading & other things of interest

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"technologies are invented to make our lives easier, not our choices."

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@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us avatar ChrisMayLA6 , to random

There's a growing realisation that the Ukraine invasion has not only re-shaped the Russian economy, but the 'war economy' has so distorted the rest of Russia's political economy that a major collapse now looks likely; Could Russia collapse into a(nother) major internal crisis in the near future?

If so, the urgent Q.s must be:

what would such a collapse look like?

How would the Russian population react and;

what would be the impact on both regional & global politics?

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"what would such a collapse look like?" - hopefully like USSR collapsed, with russian state ceasing to exits in its current borders. the rest depends on specifics, I'd prefer Japan-like demilitarization & denuclearisation.

"How would the Russian population react" - please define "Russians". Ethnic Russians? Chechens? Tatars? Kalmyks? Circassians? Yakuts?

"what would be the impact on both regional & global politics?" - depends on answer to Q1.

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@ChrisMayLA6 here's a very simple answer - and the only one that is long-term, safe, and stable for the rest of the world (on top of demilitarisation & denuclearisation of russian state): https://www.freenationsrf.org/en

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

holy shit I just saw the ad video for AI microwave (yes, you read that right!) made by Chinese tech company and presented at CES 2026, and it's already a strong candidate for the best Internet of Shit tech of 2026

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

that's an excellent idea and IMO every single software project - especially FOSS ones - should do this.

on mobile OS platforms, it has to be the same.

Codelita account tweet: In solidarity with the people of #Iran, we have updated the flag to the historic Sun and Lion emblem across codelita.com and our iOS and Android mobile apps. Honoring Iran’s heritage and the voice of its people. #FreeIran
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@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

going with a "great" start of the year by being laid off, so looking for new job

I'm an embedded engineer with 6 year experience in complex bare-metal & RTOS development and wireless comms (Bluetooth but also learning others)

also worked on customising open-source projects for internal use (e.g modifying BlueZ & writing custom Wireshark dissector), and have experience with Python software development

ideally remote, otherwise preferably located in UK

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

tired: "post-American, enshittification-resistant internet"

wired: "anti-totalitarian, corpo-resistant internet"

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(because of course it's so typical and simple to think that only American gov't and big tech are a threat)

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

looks like Mozilla has officially completed its turn to a Slopzilla 🫡

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

probably going to be an unpopular opinion wrt spotify, but I stand by it fully

of all the reasons to boycott – and totally valid ones! – doing it because of Daniel Ek's investments in tech company Helsing is actually one of the most idiotic, misinformed and dumb reasons, if not the most. especially when Helsing's tech saves lives in & de-risking from US defence companies is imperative for and now

signed, someone who never used and won't use spotify

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

hey vim experts, how's that for a challenge to exit from it :angry_laugh:

Retro arcade machine with two joysticks and set of buttons (red-yellow-blue in 2 rows) per player. Screen shows Vim intro
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(big brain take: use Flipper Zero with a rubber ducky script 😅)

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

me working on a task to add BLOB mesh client model that is detached from Mesh DFU and used to transfer data stored in files within LittleFS

"finally, some good fucking challenge"

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whoa it's getting more and more tricky and interesting. I have to ensure that I don't open/close the same file constantly for reading while I memcpy data from it, at the same time it has to be fast and efficient because BT Mesh has to work in a cooperative thread and there are plenty of things within cooperative thread already

starting to remember that "frustrating but exciting" I had during my first year working as embedded engineer

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

fascinating interview that reveals - just on example of Sheffield Hallam - how much UK universities are pretty much hostage of CCP money & influence

"I’m fighting for my academic freedom,” says Murphy, “I’m tired but it’s worth it because this is part of a larger Chinese government campaign to silence what’s happening to the Uighur people.” https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/laura-murphy-china-sheffield-hallam-uighur-h7zflsgsc (unpaywalled https://archive.is/EmI91)

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@peribotsarah ah, it's the same UN rapporteur that said "those who uphold sharia laws must protect women and girls"? (as if sharia people actually care about womens rights)

she's such a good pair for another well-known terrorist justifying UN rapporteur.

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@peribotsarah it certainly is used unfairly to villify us. I've faced enough Islamophobia myself.

at the same time, inability or fear to call out fundamentalists and mullahs - or even worse, giving them platform - who preach about sharia law, or unbelievers, or whatever else they come up, hurts us as much.

not just because of Islamophobia, but because these fundamentalists have the platform to call those Muslims who disagree with them as traitors, or "kafirs".

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

from now on I will always refer to Oracle as "One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison"

@stux@mstdn.social avatar stux , to random

This is so awesome! :blobpirate:

Even got a full on pirate party flag! Thank you all so much @Kletskous @Piratenpartij

Pirate Party stickers, buttons, pen, flag and much more!
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@stux welcome to the pirate club :D

@Kletskous @Piratenpartij

DM_Ronin ,
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@stux welcome to the pirate club :D

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

tech support "period" at work makes me miss coding so much more than any vacation I ever had lol

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

this is excellent news and likely that phone is going to be my next go-to smartphone to replace current Pixel

https://www.androidauthority.com/graphene-os-major-android-oem-partnership-3606853/

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and hopefully it won't be a chinese OEM otherwise... bruh :ameowblink:

I have reasons to believe it won't be them but ruling them out is also premature

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

utterly vile, disgusting and shameful.

to chant "long live the intifada", say "Palestinians have no other choice" (thus equating all Palestinians to hamas), booing and heckling people who say "free Palestine from hamas" – not even a week after terrorist attack on synagogue in Manchester, and at the 7/10 anniversary.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/07/pro-palestine-rallies-planned-universities-across-britain/

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DM_Ronin ,
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@soatok ofc it's fucking Blair who's nodding along with him

he's literally sitting on Ellison's donations & promotes Oracle https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2025/09/inside-the-tony-blair-institute

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

11 years ago, in my hometown of Kharkiv, monument of Lenin – tyrant, killer, monster and a symbol of totalitarian regime responsible for death of millions – was removed by the activists from the square ❤

this is the only fate Soviet symbols deserve

The monument of Lenin falling down
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@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

have been using Accrescent when possible for several months and it is such a great substitute to F-Droid, especially when it comes to projects that are released under F-Droid repository – which isn't private & secure

genuinely hoping more FOSS projects will be adding their apps to it

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@fdroidorg e.g

you could say that those are mostly security issues, and you may be right. but I hope you won't disagree that privacy and security are intertwined, and that one compliments another?

(btw I don't mean F-Droid the app itself, but your repository. and I say this as someone who genuinely hopes for F-Droid to be a great alternative for Google Play)

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

I see that NYTimes continues their tradition of excusing russian colonialism and their war crimes. this time by appropriating non-russian recipe as russian

this cake called "медовик" wasn't invented by russians. instead it was a common concept of many Eastern European cuisines - and is predated back to 12th century

even the first modern recipe of such cake was published in 1957 in Ukrainian cookbook

Webpage of "Russian Honey Cake" recipe from NYTimes Cooking website. IN the picture, a person holds a cake placed on a plate which has a slice cut out of it Recipe from Michelle Polzine Adapted by Samin Nosrat
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@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

no more music for U-18s in UK 🙃

Spotify age verification prompt: We need to check your age To access certain content and features on Spotify, we need to make sure you're 18 or older. This won't take long Green button: Confirm I'm 18+ Black button: Not now
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@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

warning signs we all need

DANGER Icon: person and Microsoft logo crossed out DO NOT CONNECT THIS MACHINE TO MICROSOFT ACCOUNT NO MATTER HOW MUCH IT ASKS
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@dukepaaron@babka.social avatar dukepaaron , to random

Irish were ridiculed for not wanting Higgins to speak at the holocaust memorial event because they said he would turn it into a referendum on . Then he turned it into a referendum on Israel, and they kicked the Jews who objected out. Can't make this stuff up!

Also:

"[ President Michael D. Higgins] says that world leaders should be made “acutely aware” of the “complicit actions of silence or the averted gaze of those who, by their indifference, allowed the to be planned, prepared and to occur.”

notably maintained an official policy of neutrality throughout the Second World War." :fozzie_wocka_wocka: WOCKA WOCKA :fozzie_wocka_wocka:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/irish-president-focuses-on-horrific-loss-of-life-in-gaza-during-holocaust-memorial-day-speech/

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@dukepaaron same president who, after the election of new president of Iran, sent a letter congratulating him and saying Iran has an important role in the "struggle for peace" (while killing young women who refuse to wear hijab and hanging anyone opposing Islamist regime)... that wasn't published on his website.

Then, after the letter was discovered because Iranian embassy posted it and he was ridiculed for it, his response was... "Israel leaked it".

Disgraceful little antisemitic man.

@nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

the audacity. lol.

Some sort of Microsoft event where the guy in a black dress announces that Windows is the most open operating system. This was first posted here https://x.com/thurrott/status/1861093298762301467
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@nixCraft "the most open [on how we spy on you] operating system"

@nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

How do you pronounce mysql?

DM_Ronin ,
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@nixCraft my sequel :blobcatbatupsidedown:

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

explaining pointers like you're 5

#C

Integer pointers explained Int *: anime girl pointing to "int" in the middle of an image Int **: anime girl pointing to anime girl pointing to "int" in the middle of an image
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explaining pointers like you're 5, part 2

#C

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social avatar DM_Ronin , to random

some hardware chips memes

Lawful good: TSSOP chip Neutral good: Dual in-line package Chaotic good: Leadless chip Lawful neutral: QFP package chip True neutral: ADF4355-3BCPZ analog device, LFCSP package Chaotic neutral: FAN65008B-GEVB PWM controller, PQFN package Lawful evil: Ball grid array on the bottom of a chip Neutral evil: Soviet spider microcontroller К1ЖГ 452 Chaotic evil: Chip on board
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