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Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by jessaustin »

ant6n wrote: post #428
vinay427 wrote: post #396

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, but this quote leaves out the distinction they made. The GP goes on to note the difference caused by who the people in the region support. In real life, as far as I can tell, most people in that region ended up supporting independence or later accession to the US, which seems slightly more similar to the more complex Ukraine situation in the GP comment than Mexico simply wanting Texas back.

Most people in that region (Northern Mexico) were immigrants from the US.

Yeah we pulled that trick in Hawai'i too. Viewed a certain way, the whole nation was built through settler colonialism.

Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by rkuykendall-com »

Merem wrote: post #548
_joel wrote: post #539

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He pumped money into the seperatists for years, destabalising the region even further than it would have been. There is no excuse for what he's doing.

You mean like paying social benefits (pensions etc)? Possibly. After all, Ukraine was supposed to do that according to Minsk II but they violated the agreement in more than enough points. Personally, I see the NATO sending weapons and establishing bases...ah, they don't call them "bases" but "mission" instead to train military and the like as destabilizing factors. (Then there is also the interesting issue of America…

I love that HN has all sorts. To read a pro-dictator, pro-invasion, pro-authoritarianism argument is still a surprise, but at least it's something new to read.

Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by jessaustin »

rightbyte wrote: post #244
electroly wrote: post #88

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You can donate money to the Ukrainian military. It's not very convenient (no PayPal etc.) but the military is accepting foreign donations via wire transfers. https://ukraine.ua/news/support-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine/

It is pouring in money to the Ukraine state from other state's money printers. Donating to the government in this case seems extremely pointless. Ukraine does not need money they need AA and AT weapons a month ago. If you want to donate I would try to find some small scale relief effort that probably has no free Central bank money raining over it.

...they need AA and AT weapons a month ago.

Given the success of Turkish drones against older Russian weaponry during the recent conflict in Artsakh, maybe the Turks could be convinced to test the drones against more modern versions? Although your point is correct, that the time to have arranged this has passed.

Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by austinjp »

jonathanstrange wrote: post #504
austinjp wrote: post #501

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A lot of people in Europe and the UK are already struggling to pay bills. It's been described as "eat or heat", since some can't afford to do both. Rising cost of living, reduced job security, and lower wages are all killing tens-of-thousands of people already. https://www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/about-fuel-poverty/

You're treating an aggressive war in Europe like a minor calamity. It is an obvious responsibility of the state to help people pay for substitute heating and ease the negative impact of conflicts like that. In the worst case, even the military could step in. Helping citizens in times of conflict is one of the primary functions of governments and state institutions. It's much better to face these kind of negative cons…

> You're treating an aggressive war in Europe like a minor calamity

I have absolutely no idea why you say this, and I can assure you that I am not doing this.

Fuel poverty in Europe and the UK are among many reasons why those nations should take what's happening in the Ukraine very seriously. My concern is that the ruling parties don't take these things seriously enough.

To reassure you: I completely agree that states should look after their citizens who cannot eat or keep themselves warm. Unfortunately, this demonstrably does not happen.

The situation in Ukraine is dreadful, and I certainly do not think it is minor. Quite the opposite.

Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by lostmsu »

nevermind1337 wrote: post #422
neonsunset wrote: post #367

1: Small website with simple JS to ddos a list of russian gov and propaganda websites. Works anywhere where those are not blocked (e.g. Ukraine). Link - https://stop-russian-desinformation.near.page/ 2. Console tool for unplanned load testing Link - https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier/releases/tag/v1.2.... Example usage - ./bombardier-linux-amd64 --duration=240h --connections=1000 --latencies https://lenta.ru U…

Update the targets with the following please: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UndefinedProgramBehaviour/... then we can share as much as we can

Thanks for the list. I made a clone with your entries included + state railroad website: https://lostmsu.github.io/hack_russia/

BTW, the script is self-contained and pretty trivial, and can easily be modified to include more sites.

I will accept pull requests for any improvements: https://github.com/lostmsu/lostmsu.github.io/blob/master/hac...

Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by _joel »

Merem wrote: post #548
_joel wrote: post #539

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He pumped money into the seperatists for years, destabalising the region even further than it would have been. There is no excuse for what he's doing.

You mean like paying social benefits (pensions etc)? Possibly. After all, Ukraine was supposed to do that according to Minsk II but they violated the agreement in more than enough points. Personally, I see the NATO sending weapons and establishing bases...ah, they don't call them "bases" but "mission" instead to train military and the like as destabilizing factors. (Then there is also the interesting issue of America…

U ok hun?

Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by Freya99 »

lostmsu wrote: post #554
Freya99 wrote: post #429

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it better to have that tab open or use LOIN directed at https://www.rt.com/

You can check using Task Manager. That tab did not seem to generate much traffic. LOIC is outdated and I think is protected against nowadays.

I have tried looking at DNS amplification but their are no guides or publicly accessible software for it and people are not particularly happy when I asked around about it

Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by infamouscow »

grayfaced wrote: post #198
kweinber wrote: post #152

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Defending an ally from an enemy is not something the US government punishes people for. If you want to help the people of Ukraine then #standwithukraine.

Attacking systems still remains illegal within US. Making that choice is a bet on the whims of what prosecutors are willing to prosecute.

Russia is a pariah amongst the world for their invasion of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian American veterans flying to Poland to defend Ukraine right now are also breaking US law, but there will not be any legal consequences for their courage and bravery.

For another country to go after US citizens, the country has to first file paperwork in US federal court, and then, have a judge care enough to proceed.

What drugs are you on to think Russia has any standing in US court regarding _anything_ that happens in Ukraine?

Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by d0mine »

nautilius wrote: post #578
d0mine wrote: post #569

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Like Iraq?

What's your point? Hadn't the US been DDOSed, Iraq wouldn't have been invaded? Your comment makes no sense.

Iraq was a sovereign country. My point is that it is ok for "us" to invade sovereign countries for "reasons" but not for "them" for any reason. It is hypocritical.

Re: Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

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Post by nautilius »

d0mine wrote: post #589
nautilius wrote: post #578

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's your point? Hadn't the US been DDOSed, Iraq wouldn't have been invaded? Your comment makes no sense.

Iraq was a sovereign country. My point is that it is ok for "us" to invade sovereign countries for "reasons" but not for "them" for any reason. It is hypocritical.

Do you even know what the discussion was in this thread? Doesn't seem like it.
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