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[–] orclev@lemmy.world 66 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They should have just committed to the bit and demanded a googolplex of rubles from Google.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 51 points 3 weeks ago

The amount is doubled every week until the decision is fulfilled, with no limit on the total amount.

When you skipped the day they went over exponential functions in algebra.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 46 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Putting everything else aside:

Why do they think they have any right to be platformed by Google, a private American company?

Can I demand that anti Putin content be platformed on VK or they have to pay me genuinely absurd fines?

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

I don't want to be your friend. I'm going to fine you weekly until you are!

[–] fl42v@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You can, but why'd you want to platform something on a social network singlehandedly lowering the IQ of the whole IP address block?

[–] toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

for the record, that is $10,779,224,060,605,347,000,000,000,000,000,000 (american) dollars

[–] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

About 200 million trillion times the entire global GDP

[–] lanolinoil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

they should just print company script and send it to them

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That one guy is pitching in $5 so now Google owes $10,779,224,060,605,346,999,999,999,999,999,995

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 9 points 3 weeks ago

I will pitch in .000000000000000000000001 Bitcoin, so that's either insignificant or enough to pay off everything, I have no idea!

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

on the other hand, when Putin's done killing off most of their own present and future workforce in a senseless war and completely tanking his own economy, that might be the equivalent of like $3

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I can loan Google the $5 if they need it.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Interest rate: 13820146%

[–] Jrockwar 22 points 3 weeks ago

If they keep duplicating the ask, soon they'll be asking for a googol from Google. Hehe.

[–] sem@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What do you think, how long should we wait until the overflow in the debts database makes the value negative?

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 7 points 3 weeks ago

Who knows what data type they're using. Based on the values given, it's already getting close to 128 bits, and most languages don't have a data type that large in their standards.

I figure it will be more like "Vasily! Print another page of zeros!"

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago

What is that, about tree-fiddy American?

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I predict they get jackshit

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 12 points 3 weeks ago

honestly at this point, why even use real numbers? Just ask for a bazillion rubles, it's about as likely as 2 undecillion.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Not a fan of Google, but they look probably like this:

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

So that's like what, $20 American?

[–] toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I wonder what that means for google operating in russia. Since the demanded sum is so large, do they get their assets seized, like for example authorities sacking google phones? Or does this have absolutely no consequences?

[–] mostlikelyaperson@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Essentially nothing, Google Russia declared bankruptcy two years ago when the russian government seized their bank account. I am not 100% certain but afaik google has no operations within russia anymore at this point in time.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

I imagine google operation in Russia is currently Ivan with a Chromebook. I guess Putin can nationalize it and call it a victory. Good knows he needs one (but the devil will collect)

[–] resetbypeer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds like Russia is a little on cash...