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  • BBC story linked to this chart which is pretty interesting:

    >Internet Connectivity for AS200350 (YandexCloud)

    https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/asn/200350?from=1791331...

    by r721
  • Drone attack from nearby truck that destroyed bunch of Russian strategic bombers (allegedly) changes everything.

    I think that we’re heading to the future that nobody expected and predicted. Imagine 9/11 scale attack with locally assembled drones that came in regular shipping container. I expect something like to happen in next 5-10 years somewhere in the world.

    I think that we’re heading to much more decentralized and fortified _everything_.

    by galkk
  • From a purely engineering perspective, this and the destroyed AWS datacenters in the Middle East show an interesting trend. How will it affect the way future datacenters and services hosted in them are built? Will we see a rise in decentralized systems and much larger networks of smaller DCs?
    by usrnm
  • Data centers are becoming higher priority targets in wars recently, and with humans delegating more to AI, I suspect their priority will increase even further.

    Makes me wonder how much compute is already being built in bunkers under mountains.

    by gpt5
  • Great! More news like this

    Maybe this would remind ordinary russians that killing innocent civilians every day in Kyiv is not good

    by elimgta
  • Russia used to be quite advanced in information technology. At one point they prided themselves on being one of only four nations with Internet-scale search engines IIRC. Their little military operation already cost them lots of talent. And now they are actively losing infra too. Nice.
    by entropyneur
  • If you want to help Ukraine, here is a list of the largest volunteer funds you can donate to:

    Come Back Alive - delivered the first deep-strike drones https://savelife.in.ua/en/

    Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation - bought the famous spy satellite https://prytulafoundation.org/en

    KOLO Charity Foundation - run by the Ukrainian tech community https://www.koloua.com/en/

    Razom - US-based foundation https://www.razomforukraine.org/donate/

    Canada-Ukraine Foundation - Canadian NGO, organizes winter aid for civilians https://www.cufoundation.ca/

    Ukrainian World Congress https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/

    Exen - Polish volunteer who delivers used vehicles to the front https://pomagam.pl/4x4dlaukrainy

    United24 - the government fund https://u24.gov.ua/

    Blue/Yellow - Lithuanian NGO supplying the Ukrainian military https://blue-yellow.lt/en/

    Stopify - Latvian initiative, donations collected via Ziedot.lv https://stopify.org.ua/

    Weapons to Ukraine - Czech initiative https://weaponstoukraine.com/en

    Help99 - from Estonia's LIFT99 startup hub, convoys refitted trucks and drones to the front https://www.help99.co/donate

    Aktion Deutschland Hilft - German humanitarian aid https://www.aktion-deutschland-hilft.de/

    Thanks to everyone who suggested additions. Please keep adding foundations from your country in the comments.

    by defly
  • For people who are “worried” that Ukraine targets data centers: Ukraine did not start it.

    For the entire September, Russia conducted 10+ strikes on all key telecom, and internet provider data centers in Ukraine.

    Now it is just a return

    by vld_chk

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