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[–] orclev@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 51 points 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week ago

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

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

About 200 million trillion times the entire global GDP

[–] lanolinoil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

they should just print company script and send it to them

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

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

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Interest rate: 13820146%

[–] sem@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 week 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 1 week 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!"

[–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 22 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago

What is that, about tree-fiddy American?

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I predict they get jackshit

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 12 points 1 week 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 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

So that's like what, $20 American?

[–] toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week ago

Sounds like Russia is a little on cash...