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2022-03-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

The reason Russia was able to launch an attack on the ‘international volunteers’ aka mercenaries base was because they couldn't stop playing with their phones.

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Posted by Omomolet Phutch9064 2022-03-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Not smart but clever? The return of 'dumbphones'

Posted by Skidmark 2022-03-21 08:18|| 2022-03-21 08:18|| Front Page Top

#2 12 to 14 phone numbers starting with +44 were visible to surveillance equipment before the missile strike

A clever bit of signals intelligence. Pro tip: on the modern battlefield, you don't want to be radiating. Even a dumb phone connects to the cell network.

Posted by SteveS 2022-03-21 09:51|| 2022-03-21 09:51|| Front Page Top

#3 What's the point of war tourism if you can't take a selfie and insta it via the Starlink?

Posted by Cthulhu of Ryleh 2022-03-21 11:36|| 2022-03-21 11:36|| Front Page Top

#4 They ought to release a grainy black and white PSA titled something like: "The Battlefield where Sunset Heart-hands can become your final Instagram post."

Posted by Super Hose 2022-03-21 12:38|| 2022-03-21 12:38|| Front Page Top

#5 The Cringemedia War.

It is not for us to reason why
But to tiktok on the fly.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-03-21 13:07|| 2022-03-21 13:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Influencers to the left of em
Influencers to the right of em
Into the valley of Darwin strode the six hundred

Posted by Chusoger Thrusosh4089 2022-03-21 13:10|| 2022-03-21 13:10|| Front Page Top

#7 *sigh* Sad circumstances, but Chusoger Thrusosh4089 — that is a perfect example of perfection!

Posted by trailing wife 2022-03-21 18:14|| 2022-03-21 18:14|| Front Page Top

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