‹ BackHN Continuity

Thread

US sanctions force The Netherlands off Microsoft and toward alternative NixOS

388 points · 396 comments · mywacaday

  1. guidoiaquinti · · 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. wafflemaker · · focus · HN ↗
      It would be appropriate to mention what exactly the ICC judges were punished for. If it didn't come with such a high karma risk, I would have mentioned it myself.

      Hope that curious will find out on their own accord.

      1. JumpCrisscross · · focus · HN ↗
        > would be appropriate to mention what exactly the ICC judges were punished for

        I’m personally critical of the notion of the ICC, and I can’t come up with a legitimate reason we’d sanction them. America isn’t party to the Rome Statute. And the ICC has never even remotely threatened to do anything to any American.

Open on Hacker News to reply ↗

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.