Why “membership” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
"No Russian leader could stand idly by in the face of steps toward NATO membership for Ukraine. That would be a hostile act toward Russia" https://www.businessinsider.…
by vrganj · Sep 17, 2026
This and Canada are just kneejerk reactions against the chaos of the Trump administration. While that makes sense, my prediction is that in the short-term it won't amount to muc…
by jmyeet · Sep 17, 2026
What Would Canada's Associate Membership of the EU Look Like?
by toomanyrichies · Sep 17, 2026 · 3 points
It's not derived from that. Most people don't use IRC anymore and there are basically no open chat platforms left. Most people now use phones to chat, where the keyboard automat…
by xdennis · Sep 16, 2026
In 1960, 75% of Ireland's exports went to the UK, and 50% of its imports came from there. By 2000, it was 35% imports, 25% exports. Today it is 20% imports, 8% exports. There ar…
by rsynnott · Sep 16, 2026
> The whole political course of Ukraine in the last ~20 years is mostly about teaming up with EU and NATO, isn't it? Not, on the NATO front at least, the part between NATO bendi…
by dragonwriter · Sep 16, 2026
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Member may refer to:A person who belongs to a group of any kind: organization, society, club, social class, etc. Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set In object-oriented programming, a member of a class Field, entries in a database Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body Euphemism for penis Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet Member (geology), a component of a geological formation The Members, a British punk rock band Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics Read more on Wikipedia