However, another key distinction listed in the Wikipedia article is that the “Geneva Conventions declare that mercenaries are not recognized as legitimate combatants and do not have to be granted the same legal protections as captured service personnel of the armed forces.” So it’s an even riskier business.
Get_Off_My_WLAN
Hey you kids, get off my WLAN!
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Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.ioto Technology@lemmy.world•Genetic sharing site openSNP to shut down, citing concerns of data privacy and 'rise in authoritarian governments'3·3 months agoBeen to Louisiana. Can confirm.
Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.ioto Games@lemmy.world•The creator of upcoming life sim Inzoi says he was "recklessly brave to even think about creating a game of this scale"462·3 months agoI don’t think he wasn’t praising himself there. I interpreted it as calling himself foolish.
Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.ioto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why do most Americans use an iPhone?82·4 months agoI disagree. Apple might not be perfect, but it is better than Google when it comes to ads and tracking. I know my data is encrypted, both on the device and in my cloud. And in the App Store, it tells me exactly what data is being collected by the apps I choose to install.
Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.ioto Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Boomers with their loud Samsung phone sounds26·5 months agoA neat thing about living in Japan is that there are announcements and signs everywhere telling you to please keep your phone silent and to turn down the volume on your headphones so that noise doesn’t leak out either. ‘Silent mode’ is literally called ‘manner mode.’
Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.ioto Games@lemmy.world•Is Half-Life Opposing Force still known to current gamers, or is this a side game that's fallen through the cracks.2·6 months agoSome years ago, I decided to play all the Half-Life games and expansions available at the time after watching a video game history series on YouTube. I enjoyed them all.
Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.ioto World News@lemmy.world•Russia has launched a ‘staggeringly reckless campaign of sabotage’ in Europe, says MI6 chief322·7 months agoAgreed.
Nice username, by the way.
Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.ioto Technology@lemmy.world•This is a simple and satisfying way to fight Trump and Musk | It's time to delete X773·7 months agoIt’s time to delete X? 🧑🚀🔫🧑🚀 Always has been.
Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.ioto Technology@lemmy.world•Grab built its own map in Southeast Asia, and is now going after Google18·7 months agoI had traveled to Southeast Asia recently, and used Grab for the first time there to get a taxi. I was surprised by how precise it was. No wonder.
Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.ioto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•If you had a 1 year sabbatical, what would you do?3·8 months agoTechnically not a sabbatical, but I saved up a bunch of money, quit my job, and have been studying abroad in Japan.
It really is a cool tree, but man, having to walk near fallen gingko nuts every day during the autumn is kind of torture.
The dishwasher is actually better than what most people think, but a lot of them don’t know that they’re using it wrong.