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US sanctions force The Netherlands off Microsoft and toward alternative NixOS

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guidoiaquinti · 1790685221 · focus · HN ↗
Several International Criminal Court (ICC) judges have been unable to access their bank accounts or receive routine salary payments and financial transfers due to financial blockages triggered by United States sanctions. In the country where they live
1. mhh__ · 1790688233 · focus · HN ↗
  Frankly I think this is a good bit of hormesis for European countries. It's critical that we have domestic payment infrastructure.
  1. stirfish · 1790693026 · focus · HN ↗
    My new vocabulary word for today: Hormesis is a two-phased dose-response relationship whereby low-dose exposures have a beneficial effect and high-dose amounts are either inhibitory to function or toxic.
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormesis" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormesis

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