retail therapy
What happens when rich Russians can’t import G-Wagons from Germany?
Click to see some fun charts. ~ learn more
Tag: Russia
big ideas
The rational case for monarchy.
“If you were to go back over the past couple of centuries, the vast majority of the most appalling regimes would be republics. Mussolini’s Italy might merit a place, and perhaps Tsarist Russia, which killed a fair few political opponents […]
profiles of people
Russian soldier releases 141-page memoir after returning from Ukraine.
He’s certainly not safe in Russia after this. “A 34-year-old former Russian paratrooper, Pavel Filatyev, has published a remarkable in-depth account of his experiences of the Ukraine war.” | learn more
fun facts
Teen sentenced to prison for plotting terror attach in Minecraft.
Russia… “Two of the three teens were cleared of charges because they cooperated with authorities, but Nikita Uvarov, age 16, was sentenced to five years in prison by a Siberian military court for “training for terrorist activities,” rights lawyer Pavel […]
retail therapy
Retail price hikes & framing.
The headline is “America’s biggest companies can’t stop bragging to investors about how they’re charging you more” and I saw the link because of a politician’s tweet. The framing makes a few not-to-subtle implications about what “should” happen—retailers should absorb […]
fun facts
Crash cows.
“He soon figured out that the rail yard computer malfunctioned only when the cargo being processed was live cattle coming in from northern Ukraine and western Russia heading to a nearby slaughterhouse.” | learn more
fun facts
Applying for a job with a ransomware gang
“Back in June 2020, while gathering intelligence on a popular hacker forum, we stumbled upon a peculiar recruitment ad seemingly posted by a ransomware group. To glean valuable insights into the ransomware operators’ perspective, we decided to pose as a […]
fun facts
Are you hacking Vice right now?
A Vice reporter goes to Russia to meet a hacker in this short video. | learn more
fun facts
Belly of the beast: illicit photos from inside the Soviet ekranoplan
“A Russian photographer snuck into the world’s only nuclear-capable, ground-effect vehicle and captured rare images of its interior.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Tesla was target of a foiled ransomware attack
A Russian criminal attempted to bribe an employee to introduce malware in the company’s network. Notable here is the bribe amount: $1 million. The employee informed the company and collaborated with the FBI in a sting operation. It makes me […]