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[tomorrowusa]

Russia faces brain drain as thousands flee abroad

Many Russians who can afford it have fled to nearby countries since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Not all Russians support Putin’s war in Ukraine. In fact, many are leaving the country.

This exodus is going to hurt Russia because those able to leave tend to be IT workers and young professionals. And the number leaving Russia is considerable.

According to one estimate by a Russian economist, as many as 200,000 Russians have left their country since the start of the war.

Belarusians are on the move too, fleeing repression and the Western sanctions imposed on authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko's government for collaborating with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

That has prompted prices to surge on last-minute flights and rental accommodation in the main host cities, such as Istanbul and Armenia's capital, Yerevan.

Because many countries have closed their airspace to Russian aircraft, there are a limited number of places these Russians can flee to directly.

Many of the new emigres are tech industry professionals who can work remotely. A video games developer I met at a cafe in Tbilisi told me that he and most people he knew disagreed with Russian policy and they knew now that any protest would be violently suppressed.

"The only way we can protest is to leave the country, take our skills and money with us. Almost everyone in our circle has made a similar decision," said Igor (not his real name).

If any of these Russian tech refugees have inside knowledge regarding the Russian government, Western intelligence services would probably love to interview them.

Even before Putin began his war of aggression, Russians were getting interested in leaving their country.

Also, when Russians flee their country they are more likely to hear honestly reported news about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. When they call or email their friends and families back in Russia they can report things back to them which currently aren’t being reported on Putin-controlled news in Russia. The folks back in Russia currently know little about the high death rate of Russian troops and the war crimes which Putin is committing.

[zo1nkss]

been seeing a few people say the lack of icons aren't a UI/UX change and are actually a web browser glitch. Apparently this has been confirmed by @labs but upon searching, I didn't really find any indication of that anywhere on the blog.

I can easily believe it's a glitch bc that honestly makes sense, but what doesn't make sense(to me, who does not know very much about technology if I am being honest) is that a browser extension designed to change the layout of the UI/UX can supposedly fix it by reworking the UI altogether. Maybe this is some techy malarkey I don't understand because I'm pretty illiterate in tech nonsense, and that's totally cool.

I'm just curious if anyone has more info or knows how something not built into the UI can also be fixed by a UI rework add-on.

[musevassal]

GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format, so why is it supposed to be pronounce “jif?” Because tech people are lame individuals who need to feel superior to those who lack their inside knowledge.

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[techcocktail]

The 5 Types of People You’ll Meet at Innovate Celebrate 2017

[xxusagi-chanxx]

You know it's hell week when:

You come home from the theatre and crash as soon as you get to your bed and wake up at 3am