Russia launched one of its deadliest night assaults on Ukraine for months in the early hours of Tuesday, the day after Donald Trump said he was setting a new deadline of “10 or 12 days” for Russia to make progress towards ending the war or face new sanctions.
A series of Russian strikes across the country killed at least 25 people, Ukrainian officials said, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman and more than a dozen prison inmates. About 100 people were injured across the country.
Okay I'll start. I did a quick search and found this one:
To criticize the people's shortcomings is necessary, . . . but in doing so we must truly take the stand of the people and speak out of whole-hearted eagerness to protect and educate them. To treat comrades like enemies is to go over to the stand of the enemy.
We stand for active ideological struggle because it is the weapon for ensuring unity within the Party and the revolutionary organizations in the interest of our fight. Every Communist and revolutionary should take up this weapon.
But liberalism rejects ideological struggle and stands for unprincipled peace, thus giving rise to a decadent, Philistine attitude and bringing about political degeneration in certain units and individuals in the Party and the revolutionary organizations.
Liberalism manifests itself in various ways.
To let things slide for the sake of peace and friendship when a person has clearly gone wrong, and refrain from principled argument because he is an old acquaintance, a fellow townsman, a schoolmate, a close friend, a loved one, an old colleague or old subordinate. Or to touch on the matter lightly instead of going into it thoroughly, so as to keep on good terms. The result is that both the organization and the individual are harmed. This is one type of liberalism.
To indulge in irresponsible criticism in private instead of actively putting forward one's suggestions to the organization. To say nothing to people to their faces but to gossip behind their backs, or to say nothing at a meeting but to gossip afterwards. To show no regard at all for the principles of collective life but to follow one's own inclination. This is a second type.
To let things drift if they do not affect one personally; to say as little as possible while knowing perfectly well what is wrong, to be worldly wise and play safe and seek only to avoid blame. This is a third type.
Not to obey orders but to give pride of place to one's own opinions. To demand special consideration from the organization but to reject its discipline. This is a fourth type.
To indulge in personal attacks, pick quarrels, vent personal spite or seek revenge instead of entering into an argument and struggling against incorrect views for the sake of unity or progress or getting the work done properly. This is a fifth type.
To hear incorrect views without rebutting them and even to hear counter-revolutionary remarks without reporting them, but instead to take them calmly as if nothing had happened. This is a sixth type.
To be among the masses and fail to conduct propaganda and agitation or speak at meetings or conduct investigations and inquiries among them, and instead to be indifferent to them and show no concern for their well-being, forgetting that one is a Communist and behaving as if one were an ordinary non-Communist. This is a seventh type.
To see someone harming the interests of the masses and yet not feel indignant, or dissuade or stop him or reason with him, but to allow him to continue. This is an eighth type.
To work half-heartedly without a definite plan or direction; to work perfunctorily and muddle along--"So long as one remains a monk, one goes on tolling the bell." This is a ninth type.
To regard oneself as having rendered great service to the revolution, to pride oneself on being a veteran, to disdain minor assignments while being quite unequal to major tasks, to be slipshod in work and slack in study. This is a tenth type.
To be aware of one's own mistakes and yet make no attempt to correct them, taking a liberal attitude towards oneself. This is an eleventh type.
We could name more. But these eleven are the principal types.
They are all manifestations of liberalism.
Liberalism is extremely harmful in a revolutionary collective. It is a corrosive which eats away unity, undermines cohesion, causes apathy and creates dissension. It robs the revolutionary ranks of compact organization and strict discipline, prevents policies from being carried through and alienates the Party organizations from the masses which the Party leads. It is an extremely bad tendency.
Liberalism stems from petty-bourgeois selfishness, it places personal interests first and the interests of the revolution second, and this gives rise to ideological, political and organizational liberalism.
People who are liberals look upon the principles of Marxism as abstract dogma. They approve of Marxism, but are not prepared to practice it or to practice it in full; they are not prepared to replace their liberalism by Marxism. These people have their Marxism, but they have their liberalism as well--they talk Marxism but practice liberalism; they apply Marxism to others but liberalism to themselves. They keep both kinds of goods in stock and find a use for each. This is how the minds of certain people work.
Liberalism is a manifestation of opportunism and conflicts fundamentally with Marxism. It is negative and objectively has the effect of helping the enemy; that is why the enemy welcomes its preservation in our midst. Such being its nature, there should be no place for it in the ranks of the revolution.
We must use Marxism, which is positive in spirit, to overcome liberalism, which is negative. A Communist should have largeness of mind and he should be staunch and active, looking upon the interests of the revolution as his very life and subordinating his personal interests to those of the revolution; always and everywhere he should adhere to principle and wage a tireless struggle against all incorrect ideas and actions, so as to consolidate the collective life of the Party and strengthen the ties between the Party and the masses; he should be more concerned about the Party and the masses than about any private person, and more concerned about others than about himself. Only thus can he be considered a Communist.
All loyal, honest, active and upright Communists must unite to oppose the liberal tendencies shown by certain people among us, and set them on the right path. This is one of the tasks on our ideological front.
At a banquet, Chairman Mao entertained the Soviet delegation, and he asked an interesting question: "Should we be loyal to the red watch represented by communism?" So as a red believer, who wants to join my chili party? "
He once said: "It can be said that people who engage in revolution can basically eat spicy.
"If you don't eat chili peppers, you won't have a revolution."
In July 1936, Mao Zedong entertained the American journalist Edgar Snow in Yan'an. Of course, the dishes served were not without chili peppers. Mao Zedong was happy for a while, so he sang a Hunan folk song "Chili Pepper Song" for the guests
You can't be a revolutionary if you don't eat chilies.
Critical reading for every communist
(I am pretty sure 3 of these are different translations of the same quote but I loved all of them enough to include them)
You will ask, why is it that 15 years after Liberation, there are still many people who are moderates, and even some who are still rightists? (Audience laughter). It’s because thought work (思想工作) is just this difficult, it needs a period of time, and we can’t force them to wash their brains (不能强迫他们洗脑筋). (Audience laughter). We can only encourage them, we can only persuade them[.] (Mao 1964).
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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in nearly 70 countries and...
Now crunch the numbers but tally the death toll of every coup USAID helps get going, every land and agricultural reform that doesn't get off the ground because USAID threatens to pull out, all the deaths from having to obey asinine IP laws with regards to medicine that is priced to gouge US patients, let alone global south ones (again with USAID threatening to pull out)
At this point I don't consider gringos collateral. It's your fucking country doing stuff like Operation Phoenix, Gladio, Condor, and countless other black ops and coups and the systematic starvation of the global south, and y'all only care about what they'll do for you, in the singular.
I'm sorry for the children in the US and the immigrants/indigenous, the rest of y'all have had plenty of time to straighten things out and it's always this "vote blue you fuckin traitorous pleb" shit. I see friends in the PSL working their ass off and getting chewed out by the DNC primary revolutionaries. I don't think it's unreasonable to resent y'all giving us Monopoly money (that you can only spend in the ~~company store~~ US treasury) in exchange for making all your shit and growing most of your food at gunpoint while you argue about whether Bezos should get all of it or if you should take some from him.
I'm sorry for the children in the US and the immigrants/indigenous, the rest of y'all have had plenty of time to straighten things out
That's the thing though. The MIC hawks that do all the evil shit will be just fine, they've got money and connections. Most of their supporters will be fine for a good while, they're the right color. The collateral damage is primarily going to be the children, the working class, the immigrants getting sent off to camps.
The people most responsible for the evil done by this country will be the last ones to suffer, if they're not long dead by the time "find out" comes home to roost. The bulk of the suffering will be the people who hate it as much as you.
That's why it's better to join a good org like PSL, so that the working class can actually take charge, rather than walk hand in hand into barbarism. We need to learn from what's worked in the past to create a better future for all of us, and that starts with proper theory and practice. I made an introductory Marxist-Leninist reading list just for my own use when I try to agitate and educate others. I think that would be a good place for you to start if you haven't started reading theory yet.
Returning to the beginning of this thread, the DNC and GOP are both relatively the same when it comes to foreign policy. They already are close to the same domestically, but they are near identical for the global south, because the US Empire is the world's imperialist hegemon. The working class needs to work towards decolonization, anti-imperialism, and socialism, and it can only do so through its own party, not bourgeois parties. We must be practical, simply trying to work with the tools the empire wants us to will never work.
Imperialism is the highest stage of the capitalist mode of production, in which monopolies and cartels become the prevalent economic force of society. Lenin synthesized...
It's time to read theory, comrades! As Lenin says, "Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle." Reading theory helps us identify the core contradictions within modern society, analyze their trajectories, and gives us the tools to break free. Marxism-Leninism is broken into 3 major components, as noted by Lenin in his pamphlet The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism: | Audiobook
Dialectical and Historical Materialism
Critique of Capitalism along the lines of Marx's Law of Value
Advocacy for Revolutionary and Scientific Socialism
As such, I created the following list to take you from no knowledge whatsoever of Leftist theory, and leave you with a strong understanding of the critical fundamentals of Marxism-Leninism in an order that builds up as you read. Let's get started!
Section I: Getting Started
What the heck is Communism, anyways? For that matter, what is fascism?
Breaks down fascism and its mortal enemy, Communism, as well as their antagonistic relationship. Understanding what fascism is, where and when it rises, why it does so, and how to banish it forever is critical. Parenti also helps debunk common anti-Communist myths, from both the "left" and the right, in a quick-witted writing style. This is also an excellent time to watch the famous speech.
Section II: Historical and Dialectical Materialism
By far my favorite primer on Marxist philosophy. By understanding Dialectical and Historical Materialism first, you make it easier to understand the rest of Marxism-Leninism. Don't be intimidated!
Further reading on Dialectical and Historical Materialism, but crucially introduces the why of Scientific Socialism, explaining how Capitalism itself prepares the conditions for public ownership and planning by centralizing itself into monopolist syndicates. This is also where Engels talks about the failures of previous "Utopian" Socialists.
Section III: Political Economy
That's right, it's time for the Law of Value and a deep-dive into Imperialism. If we are to defeat Capitalism, we must learn it's mechanisms, tendencies, contradictions, and laws.
Best taken as a pair, these essays simplify the most important parts of the Law of Value. Marx is targetting those not trained in economics here, but you might want to keep a pen and some paper to follow along if you are a visual person.
Absolutely crucial and the most important work for understanding the modern era and its primary contradictions. Marxist-Leninists understand that Imperialism is the greatest contradiction in the modern era, which cascades downward into all manner of related contradictions. Knowing what dying Capitalism looks like, and how it behaves, means we can kill it.
Section IV: Revolutionary and Scientific Socialism
Can we defeat Capitalism at the ballot box? What about just defeating fascism? What about the role of the state?
If Marxists believed reforming Capitalist society was possible, we would be the first in line for it. Sadly, it isn't possible, which Luxemburg proves in this monumental writing.
Excellent refutation of revisionists and Social Democrats who think the State can be reformed, without needing to be replaced with one that is run by the workers, in their own interests.
Section V: Intersectionality and Solidarity
The revolution will not be fought by atomized individuals, but by an intersectional, international working class movement. Intersectionality is critical, because it allows different marginalized groups to work together in collective interest, unifying into a broad movement.
Critical reading on understanding misogyny, transphobia, enbyphobia, pluralphobia, and homophobia, as well as how to move beyond the base subject of "gender." Uses the foundations built up in the previous works to analyze gender theory from a Historical Materialist perspective.
De-colonialism is essential to Marxism. Without having a strong, de-colonial, internationalist stance, we have no path to victory nor a path to justice. Fanon analyzes Colonialism's dehumanizing effects, and lays out how to form a de-colonial movement, as well as its necessity.
Solidarity and intersectionality are the key to any social movement. When different social groups fight for liberation together along intersectional lines, the movements are emboldened and empowered ever-further.
Section VI: Putting it into Practice!
It's not enough to endlessly read, you must put theory to practice. That is how you can improve yourself and the movements you support. Touch grass!
Mao wrote simply and directly, targeting peasant soldiers during the Revolutionary War in China. This pair of essays equip the reader with the ability to apply the analytical tools of Dialectical Materialism to their every day practice, and better understand problems.
Congratulations, you completed your introductory reading course!
With your new understanding and knowledge of Marxism-Leninism, here is a mini What is to be Done? of your own to follow, and take with you as practical advice.
Get organized. Join a Leftist org, find solidarity with fellow comrades, and protect each other. The Dems will not save you, it is up to us to protect ourselves. The Party for Socialism and Liberation and Freedom Road Socialist Organization both organize year round, every year, because the battle for progress is a constant struggle, not a single election. See if there is a chapter near you, or start one! Or, see if there's an org you like more near you and join it.
Read theory. Don't think that you are done now! Just because you have the basics, doesn't mean you know more than you do. If you have not investigated a subject, don't speak on it! Don't speak nonsense, but listen!
Aggressively combat white supremacy, misogyny, queerphobia, and other attacks on marginalized communities. Cede no ground, let nobody be forgotten or left behind. There is strength in numbers, when one marginalized group is targeted, many more are sure to follow.
Be industrious, and self-sufficient. Take up gardening, home repair, tinkering. It is through practice that you elevate your problem-solving capabilities. Not only will you improve your skill at one subject, but your general problem-solving muscles get strengthened as well.
Learn self-defense. Get armed, if practical. Be ready to protect yourself and others. Liberals will not save us, we must save each other.
Be persistent. If you feel like a single water droplet against a mountain, think of canyons and valleys. Oh, how our efforts pile up! With consistency, every rock, boulder, even mountain, can be drilled through with nothing but steady and persistent water droplets.
"Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent."
Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) is a national organization of revolutionaries fighting for socialism in the United States. Our home is in the working class.
This is a species associated with myths and legends. In many European languages, the Nightjar is known as the ‘goatsucker,’ with the genus name Caprimulgus deriving from the Latin for ‘milker of goats’.
Humans and great potoos have had limited direct interaction due to the bird’s secretive and nocturnal nature. In some cultures, its eerie vocalizations have led to its association with death or bad luck. However, more recently, birdwatchers and ecotourists have become fascinated by the great potoo, appreciating its unique characteristics and mysterious behavior.
Discover the great potoo, a cryptic bird known for its camouflage, unique behavior, and fascinating diet in the tropical forests of Central and South America.
The first direct flight from Moscow to Pyongyang landed on July 29, 2025, marking a historic milestone in Russia–North Korea relations and opening a new chapter in bilateral connectivity
Yes, agree, they will make it worse, especially by years end (just in time for the holidays.) However, this was going on during Biden's reign. It is a uni-party issue.
Sometimes the stupid blindsides you. Even though you've come to expect every day to be a parade of new and worse shit. Sometimes it catches you unaware. That's what this post did to me today.
Im not sure if this goes here like a major amount of my posts. Im looking for a alternative to youtube for beginners who just want to be apart of the community in a old school youtube perspective but not too old that it feels outdated. I sadly created a movie recap just to see how hard it was, it took me almost 2 hours just to slice and remove parts of the movie only to get a copyright warning by youtube. I mostly just blame my newbie editing skills, but is there a alternative to youtube that allows me to post videos youtube dosent want me to?
If you want to see my horrible cliche recap here it is. Be warned its not great and it has one of those text to speech voiceovers and such. I feel like i worked hard but at the same time i may have made slop. (please dont steal)
Not so bad but not compatible with all instances. What I noticed in the past, is campaigns against peertube to avoid people from using it, something quite strange (actually disgusting) but a sign that it's probably considered a "dangerous" platform for the established ones
It was created by youtubers to try and gain independence from youtube, it's ~~cooperatively~~ owned by the creators. It is mostly the same as those creators youtube content but with no ads and less ad friendly parts added in, occasionally a creator will put out some passion project that wouldn't work on an ad supported platform. It skews edutainment and video essay type stuff, contrapoints, strange parts, tom scott, philosophy tube and Not Just Bikes are a few that are involved. Quite a lot of content overall but most of it available on youtube.
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So far i haven't come across something better than odysee. It has a community, but like most alternatives for larger platforms, the userbase is smaller, and often times i'll also find some unhinged conspiratorial comments on there that are kinda off putting to me lol.
If having a community is a requirement for OP, then I'd say Odysee kinda sucks because it's full of National Socialists. Though I primary go there for watching videos, so a few nose emoji spammers don't bother me.
I also dislike that it shows recommendations/related videos. That's an anti-feature of YouTube for me, so I don't want it on Odysee either. That can be fixed by using a desktop app without recommendations like github.com/trizen/lbry-viewer (not sure if that's the correct one, I haven't installed it yet on my current system.)
Reddy Kilowatt is a cartoon character that served as a corporate spokesman for electricity generation in the United States and other countries for nearly one hundred years. Currently, the Reddy Kilowatt trademark is owned by Xcel Energy.
Come on kiddos, the secret key to enter my playland is a fork! Stick it in the special keyhole in your walls, they're low to the floor because they're meant for kids!
Yeah, but kind of ruins the joke of not filing taxes. Also, not part of it but just for the fact 1/3 of my money comes from federal taxes (VA survivors grant) funny enough I think I actually pay less then what I receive, yay, thank you U.S. army for leeching the soul of my father and breaking my mom beyond repair.
Not to mention, that this is an artist-enhanced version of composite pictures released by NASA that was included with MacOS X 10.7 as the default wallpaper ... so not really a photograph either.
A real photography from the total Milky Way don't exist, because we are part of it and at the moment not capable to leave enough to make a photo of the whole thing. All photos are recreations, inspired by the aspect of other galaxies, eg. Andromeda, or also from mathematic models, using the distances from the other objects.
A lot of the images from the NASA or ESA, are recreations or at least with edited colors, because they are made with radio-or infrared telescopes having as result only a list of numbers or contrast maps. It's like sharing in Lemmy, instead of an memr, the hex values of the B/W image.
It's like asking if one of the quarks in your body has pedo tendences, putting it in relation, it turns irrelevant. If the Earth and the whole Sunsystem disappear or is destroyed, nobody outside will notice the difference. We are only fly shit in the library of history.
Got my Minimal Phone about a week ago. It's definitely a niche device, a cross between a e-reader and a smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard. I'll preface this whole "review" by stating that it's not for everyone. For me, though, it's almost perfect as I don't (nor want) to spend all day staring at my phone, doom scrolling, watching video after video, etc. I just need the basics, love e-ink displays and physical keyboards, and this has me covered.
I put each section into spoilers as I didn't want to throw out a full-on wall of text. If I left anything out or if you have any questions about it, just ask.
Overall / TL;DR
It's a solid, well-built device for people who want to minimize distractions and get down to business. The e-ink display is naturally gorgeous, and the keyboard a joy to use. Other than the lackluster camera, most of my gripes can be solved in future software updates.
I won't spend time going over the specs since they're readily available. Rather, I'll just give my experience with the major features.
:::spoiler Build Quality
Build Quality
Build feels solid but there definitely is a "fragile" feeling to it. It's a pretty thin device, made of plastic, and has corners that seem like they won't take a lot of abuse. That's not to say it feels "cheap" - it doesn't. But it does feel like you'll want to put it in a case (more on that below) and definitely avoid dropping it. :::
:::spoiler Display
Display
Like any e-ink display, the screen is crisp and easy on the eyes. The refresh rate is also about what you'd expect from and see in other e-ink devices such as a Kindle or a Kobo. The technology is what it is.
Minimal includes a "quick settings" app of their own design that will attempt to increase the refresh rate at the expense of image fidelity, but I've found it to be a bit buggy and leave it turned off.
What I believe it does, when set to either of the "fast" or "extra fast" settings, is only update every 2nd or 3rd line of pixels (not sure if "pixel" is the right word for e-ink, but it will have to suffice). This produces a very grainy image, but does, indeed, increase the apparent refresh rate. What I feel like it is supposed to do, and does at least part of the time, is do a full refresh after the contents on the screen stabilize in order to clear up the display. In practice, though, it doesn't seem to do that; even hitting the manual e-ink refresh button keeps the grainy image. The "fast" setting seems like it clears the image up more often, but not 100% of the time. The "extra fast" setting seems to always keep the grainy image.
So I do see what they're attempting to do here, but it just doesn't work quite right. Yet. This is something I feel they can and will eventually work the kinks out of.
That said, I just leave it on the "normal" refresh rate which keeps the display looking nice.
Other reviews have said they have to hit "refresh" repeatedly, but I've not had that issue. I've also tried to optimize things to reduce the number of things that change on the screen, so maybe that's a difference? It's not that I never have to hit the screen refresh button, but only occasionally.
Of note is that Minimal did so some tweaks to the base Android configuration to maximize performance of the e-ink display: - Animations are disabled (confirmed in developer options) - The color correction is set to grayscale - Navigation mode is set to "3 Button" mode but the on-screen "soft" buttons are hidden (since it has capacative navigation buttons) - Probably some other subtle config tweaks I may have missed.
Additionally, you will need to say goodbye to dark mode. On an e-ink display, "light" mode isn't the eye-searing problem it is with other displays, so an unusable dark mode isn't much of a loss. While dark mode is perfectly legible, due to the nature of e-ink, it will have to refresh more pixels every time something moves/scrolls. This causes the screen to both update slower and leave more "ghosts" requiring a manual press of the refresh button.
Sadly one place this is unavoidable is in the notification area quick actions. Organizing those was an exercise in frustration since the colors and fill of those buttons are fixed, and dragging things up and down was hindered by the darkness and slow refresh. Granted, organizing the quick actions is always frustrating in Android, but it's even worse here. :::
:::spoiler Keyboard
Keyboard
I love this keyboard. It took me a minute to get used to it, but that's true for most keyboards on any new gadget. The keys are responsive, have surprisingly decent travel, and a satisfying but quiet 'click' feeling.
I've noticed other reviews calling out the space bar for being "mushy". I can see their point while also not being as harsh in my critique of it. While the spacebar is presented as a 4 key-width single button, it is actually two buttons with a wide keycap. You'll want to hit it on either side rather than in the middle. When you press it in the middle, you're straddling the two keys underneath and hitting neither one fully. Once you get used to that, I've had no issues with it.
Minimal includes a settings app to customize the keyboard. I haven't messed with it too much yet, but one thing I did do was enable the option to switch the alt mode of the voice input button. Normally, to type a period you would need to press Alt+Voice, but enabling that option makes period the default. I appreciated that greatly.
Some common characters, especially the forward slash, are not mapped to physical keys and require hitting the "symbol" button to bring up the on-screen character map. Not a deal-breaker at all, but takes some getting used to. The character map shows where the on-screen keyboard would be with other phones, so it doesn't feel awkward or intrusive, and you can close it with another press of the "Symbol" button.
My only actual gripe with the keyboard is the placment of the Alt and Shift keys. The Alt key is where you would expect Shift to be, and vice-versa. There seems to be a way to re-map those in the keyboard settings app, but I haven't messed with it too much. My first attempt didn't work quite right, and I reset them back to default while I was still playing around and getting it setup to my liking. I'll probably double-back on that later. :::
:::spoiler Camera
Camera
While I've only taken a few test pictures, the camera on this seems like an afterthought. That, or it's just there to allow scanning QR codes. There are other reviews for the Minimal's camera (none of them particularly flattering), so I'll let those speak for me as well. The main problem is it's incredibly hard to tell if you got a good picture or not because of the e-ink display.
So if you require an excellent camera, this probably isn't for you. :::
:::spoiler Software
Software
Aside from using the Minimal Launcher as default (more on that later) and a few settings apps specific to the device, the phone runs vanilla Android 14 and has absolutely no bloatware other than what Google mandates (Keep, Meet, YouTube, YouTube Music, et al).
By far, the software is where this phone needs the most work. That's not to say any of it is bad, just a little rough around the edges with room for improvement.
Minimal Launcher
I like the idea of the Minimal Launcher. It's a text-only list of apps with an optional clock and date display. Up to 8 (or maybe 7?) apps can be "pinned" with the rest available by swiping up. It's distraction-free and works very well with the e-ink display. But...that's about it.
It will let you rename apps, but sometimes they'd revert to the original app name. Sometimes my pinned apps would disappear. Sometimes newly installed apps woudln't show up until after a reboot. The launcher's settings panel is supposed to be accessible by swiping left or right on the home screen, but it only registers 4 out of 10 times.
You can install other launchers if you want. At first, I used my old favorite FastDraw but eventually settled on NeatLauncher.
NeatLauncher is what the Minimal Launcher should be, and I kind of wish Minimal would just fund that developer and adopt that as the official one. It does everything Minimal's launcher does, plus more, and is more stable and intuitive. If you're like me and like the idea of the Minimal Launcher, then give NeatLauncher a try.
"Lock" Screen
This quirk caught me by surprise. You would think that when you lock the phone, the lock screen would remain visible on the e-ink display. Maybe it updates the clock every minute, maybe it doesn't, but you'd still think the lock screen would be what's displayed when the phone is in standby.
Nope. It switches to whatever the screensaver is set to. By default, it's the Minimal logo with a white background. It also includes the same but with a dark background and another one with a Panda as alternatives. You can also use Google Photos's screensaver and show images you want.
Okay, so if I turn the screensaver off, it'll show the lock screen in standby, right?
Again, no. If you disable the screensaver, whatever was on your screen last will be what's displayed in standby.
I made a "Screensaver" galery in Photos and assigned that as the screensaver for a while, but when it's on charge, sometimes that causes the backlight to stay on. I also used a clock screensaver, but it doesn't update and shows the time as of when you put the phone to sleep. Not great if you want to just glance and check the time; it won't be right.
It does show the lock screen and notifications as they arrive, so that does fit expectations. If you have the screensaver enabled, it'll return to that after a timeout period (similar to other phones turning the display back off), but if the screensaver is disabled, then the lock screen remains visible.
In the end, I just set it back to the Minimal logo with the white background.
Again, this is a quirk/annoyance that can and hopefully will be addressed in a later software update. :::
:::spoiler USB-C Port
USB-C Port
The USB-C port is listed as full featured (including video), but I have not been able to get any kind of video output from it. I hooked it to my USB-C dock, and it happily recognized the flash drive, keyboard, mouse, SD card reader, and ethernet port. The phone powered the dock and connected devices just fine, and it properly started charging when I plugged a USB-C charger into the dock. But the HDMI output on the dock never displayed video. I tried also to hook the phone into my USB-C travel monitor. It powered the monitor just fine and detected the USB devices connected to the monitor's hub, but no video.
I'm not sure if this is a software/firmware limitation or the specs on Minimal's website were incorrect about video output. I'm probably going to email support and ask for clarification.
This isn't a deal-breaker for me, but I was hoping to be able to dock it to my travel monitor for more intensive tasks and have it in something of a "Maximal Phone" mode lol. :::
:::spoiler Call Quality, Data Speeds, and Cellular Performance
Call Quality
I've only done a few test calls with it, but they all came through loud and clear on both sides of the call.
Data Speeds
The radio is only 4G, so that's probably a bit limiting for some people. I knew that going in, but for the use-cases involved with this device, 4G is acceptable for me.
Using speedtest.net in a web browser (which only tests download speeds), I got about 35 Mbps down with what I'm guessing is 3 bars of signal (not that Android's signal indicator is useful in any way).
Cellular Performance and Compatibility
When I installed my SIM card, I got an SMS from T-Mobile that the device wasn't supported and may experience reduced speeds, gaps in coverage, etc. I'm not sure if it's because the radio lacks some bands T-Mobile uses or if it's just because the device isn't in their database and the message was just a "CYA". Regardless, there were no impediments to using it, just that warning text message. It does seem to support all the bands in my area, though. One of my older phones would lose signal when I was downstairs in the basement, but this one switches to the lower 4G band seamlessly. :::
:::spoiler Cases and Accessories
Cases & Accessories
Cases
Unless AliExpress has some options (I didn't look there), then cases are slim pickings. The official, first-party case is $30 and has the same "ships in batches" delivery as the devices themselves. I sadly opted out of ordering the case assuming I'd find one elsewhere.
This was the first time I'd printed in TPU, so it took a few iterations to get something usable. The end result is far from perfect, but it's "good enough" until I get better at printing in TPU, some 3rd party cases pop up on Amazon, or I break down and order an official case.
The post photo shows my "best" 3D-printed case. If you think that one looks bad, you should see the reject pile 😂
Sceen Protectors
Amazon does have screen protectors for it, though they're not the tempered glass ones. Will probably pick up a pack of those soon to protect the screen from everyday wear-and-tear. :::
:::spoiler Tips and Tricks
Tips & Tricks
Launcher
Replace the default Minimal Launcher with NeatLauncher. It's almost functionally identical but better in every way. - Set Neat's color scheme to Achromic (black and white which looks great on the e-ink display) - Set the background to transparent (any kind of background image is just "noise" when the screen has to refresh)
Screen Brightness
Note: E-ink displays are illuminated from the front, but saying "front light" sounds weird, so I will call it "backlight". Just in case anyone is feeling pedantic; I hear you, lol, but "backlight" sounds better.
The screen brightness controls could use some help out of the box. While Android and the device do support adaptive brightness, it doesn't take into account that e-ink needs less backlight the brighter the ambient light is. So you'll probably want to leave that off. Hopefully a later software update addresses that.
Minimal's "Quick Settings" app is always accessible by long-pressing the "refresh" button for the display. It's got 3 presets with individual options for screen brightness, color temperature, and keyboard backlight brightness. You can also set custom values and save it to the "custom" slot.
Because I only want the backlight on when the ambient light is insufficient, I found that I was going into the quick settings too often which annoyed me. So I set the brightness to 0 and saved it to the "custom" profile and used KeyMapper to bind the brightness controls to the long-presses of the volume keys. Any brightness above 0 in Quick Settings would act as the minimum brightness when adjusting it with Keymapper. The volume keys also do not "repeat" (holding them down only increases/decreases the volume by one increment), so no functionality was lost by re-mapping them to brightness.
Bind a long press of "Volume Up" to increase the display brightness
Bind a long press of "Volume Down" to decrease the display brightness (will go down to 0)
In the end: Single-presses of the volume key adjust the volume. Long pressing the volume up will increase the brightness 20% (can't find a way to control the increments) while long-pressing volume down will decrease the brightness by 20% or turn the backlight off completely.
Termux
What good is a phone with a QWERTY keyboard without installing Termux, am I right? Out of the box, Termux isn't a great match for the e-ink display because it defaults to white on black. Download the Termux Styling add-on and set it to "black on white" theme and your experiece will be MUCH better.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why spend money on this rather than just uninstalling stuff from a regular smartphone?
I've tried that and failed. What ultimately worked for me was when I bought a semi-dumb phone (Cat S22 Flip) that could only really do my bare essentials effectively. Now that I've cut all but the necessary apps out of my life, I really don't want to go back to a regular smartphone. The S22 Flip is also getting a bit long in the tooth with its Android 11 and no manufacturer support. I've flashed newer GSI-based images onto a secondary S22 I bought, but those have their own quirks and issues that aren't present on a stock device and have proven unreliable as a daily driver. I need a successor to my beloved S22 Flip, and this was the primary contender.
More than that, though, I am beyond tired of the "tall, skinny rectangle" form factor. Phones keep getting taller, skinnier (screen width), and thinner (thickness), and I've reached my limit. I miss my old OnePlus 3 with it's 16:9 screen that didn't feel cramped like the CVS-receipt screens on current gen phones.
This one has a portrait-oriented 4:3 display as well as a physical keyboard (something I miss greatly on phones).
Can it run Doom / play YouTube / etc ?
Yes. But you're not going to want to. The refresh rate is way too slow, and the images get all strobe-y.
What's the battery life like?
Honestly, I don't know yet. It's packing a 3,000 mAh battery which is tiny for a smartphone, but with the e-ink display sipping power, it evens out.
This early on, where I'm still setting it up and just seeing what it can do, I'm probably using more battery than I would under normal usage.
That said, I've been trying to use it "correctly" and have seen pretty decent battery life. Using it as an e-reader, for example, it only draws power when I turn a page (minus any Android background tasks). With the backlight off, I've read 5 or 6 long chapters with the battery only going down a percent or two (which is comparable to my Kobo).
Bottom line is: The less the screen changes, the longer the battery will last. I don't know if it'l get days of battery life with actual usage, but I've never obsessed over that; as long as it gets me through the day with normal usage, and so far, that's what I'm seeing (plus some).
Is it your daily driver?
Not yet. I'm still putting it through its paces, getting to know it, customizing it, etc. Unless my primary device meets a catastrophic end, it usually takes me 1-2 weeks to "provision" a successor. For now, I have my second line SIM card in it, so it's something of a secondary device at present. I also really like the S22 Flip I have now, so parting with it is going to be difficult.
Is there anything you hate about it?
I've got a few gripes and have noticed some quirks with the Minimal-specific software, but nothing I truly hate. If I had to choose one thing, and this might just be an Android thing nowadays and not specific to this device, it's that you can no longer configure a long-press of the power button to turn on the flashlight. All my other phones had that, or something similar, but this one does not. The closest I've come is mapping a long-press of the "symbol" button to toggle the flashlight, but due to not being rooted, that only works if the screen is on.
Can the bootloader be unlocked / Can it be rooted?
No idea yet. The developer option to enable OEM unlocking is available, but that may not mean much. I have not (yet) tried to actully issue the fastboot oem unlock command to see if the bootloader is capable of being unlocked or if it requires a code from the manufacturer. AFAIK, all non-shady rooting methods these days rely on unlocking the bootloader first.
Minimal has stated that they do not yet support 3rd party ROMs, but they do seem like they are open to it down the line (take that with a grain of salt, naturally).
I'm pretty conservative when it comes to modding my phones and never attempt anything without recovery tools and images on-hand. Right now, I do not have access to a stock image to restore if something should go wrong.
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thank you for an elaborate and in-depth review, enjoyed imagining owning it. although it has a lot of nice-to-haves (e-ink, keyboard, etc) at 10x (that's TEN times) the price of my usual phones Imma forget about it as soon as I click "post".
books (printed through the printing press) spread knowledge just like the internet does, allowing a facilitated and drastically accelerated exchange of ideas
new transport methods allow new lands to be reached and new worlds to be explored. i wonder whether it is an accident that "spaceships" are called after ships
They absolutely did exist in the 20th century, but they were much heavier and bulky, used resistive touch screens, had awful battery life, and were understandably very primitive compared to modern tablets.
Ships, including ocean-going ships, were a thing long before 15th century. Europeans have travelled to North America in the 10th century. What happened around the 15th century was the creation of empires willing and able to colonize (plunder, steal, enslave) on a continental scale. The idea that the amerikas were somehow "the new world" rather than land stolen by massacring natives is imperialist propaganda. I think this is the reason why a lot of people fell for "colonize mars" bullshit - they subconsciously think that the land now occupied by the US was a barren wasteland which couldn't support human life until brave europeans came and covered it in McMansions and fast food chains. From that mindset it makes sense that we can do the same again, but with mars.
Hello, I am looking for simple introductory information. In the direction of data protection, digital sovereignty, open source, data sovereignty, freedom of information, etc...
I would be very grateful for tips and recommendations! 😀
That is very kind! My main question is probably how do I introduce the topic in an interesting way to non-techy folks. What's the best topic to start? What are some must known examples of how things go wrong?
For non-techy people I think the best way of getting into it is surely the mass surveillance, "you use social medias, but did you know that all of it is recorded and reported on these?" I would try to use some scary things that would make people first really interested to it from the start, instead of proposing alternatives the second you talk to them. Examples are countless try to inform yourself on the Edward Snowden leak to explain it to them, talk about the numerous spying techniques used by big tech. Hope was at least a bit useful 😀
A few months ago I thought about doing some workshops or presentations in my local area and asked a similar question about whether anyone had already put together something cohesive and as simple as possible but I couldn't find anything that quite fit the bill.
Maybe there is something already out there but if anyone wants to collaborate on making something let me know.
Not exactly for me - I want to do a workshop about the topic as well! (and only have few days to prepare) If I manage to get some slides together I'll gladly share them here!
The current release provides only basic functionality, with several key features to be introduced in future versions, including:
App and device verification based on Google Play Integrity API and Apple App Attestation
Additional issuance methods beyond the currently implemented eID based method.
These planned features align with the requirements and methods described in the Age Verification Profile.
There is an issue opened to remove this as it's basically telling us that to verify our age in the EU an American corporation has the last word, making it not only a privacy nightmare but a de-facto monopoly on the phone market that will leave out of the verification checks even the fairphone (european) with /e/os.
The new age verifying app for the EU will only accept Google Play integrity for Android, de-facto banning any aftermarket OS like GrapheneOS
Taken from the readme of the app on github:
The current release provides only basic functionality, with several key features to be introduced in future versions, including:
App and device verification based on Google Play Integrity API and Apple App Attestation
Additional issuance methods beyond the currently implemented eID based method.
These planned features align with the requirements and methods described in the Age Verification Profile.
There is an issue opened to remove this as it's basically telling us that to verify our age in the EU an American corporation has the last word, making it not only a privacy nightmare but a de-facto monopoly on the phone market that will leave out of the verification checks even the fairphone (european) with /e/os.
I agree with most concerns here but as a professional prototypist... people do not seem to understand here and on related issues what "reference implementation" means.
This is NOT supposed to be used! By anybody! This is basically a technical demonstration that shows how it can be done at all.
Think of this as a test suite rather than software proper.
Again, this does not mean it's OK to even suggest that Google and Apple are in any way acceptable bottleneck. I do believe those are terrible choices. I do also believe relying on them just to do a proof of concept or technical demonstration is quite "lazy" but I also bet that this was necessary due to the scope of the project, e.g. "deliver us an app that works in 6 months on an average mobile phone". I really don't think they had discussion on accessibility, inclusion, etc.
So... yes, do keep track and be concerned but also don't conflate a proof of concept with a maintained app that will be required to be used on all EU citizen mobile phones next year.
There's a big difference between a reference implementation and a proof of concept. A proof of concept just shows it's possible at all, but a reference implementation is meant as a reference for "you should do it this way". Expect most companies to just directly copy the reference because they'll feel it's a waste of time developing their own system that's in compliance.
Sure it's beyond a proof of concept and others will definitely heavily rely on it yet my point still stand, i.e no one is supposed to install this built app directly. As I also said yes it's wrong to rely on Google and Apple in general but even more so with talks of EU sovereignty so I'm not giving them any slack for that. What I'm still insisting on is that this repository is not the app people will have to use.
Is there anyone more familiar with this age verification process that can explain if and what data does this share with some UE body or government? Is the the system 100% client-side or is there any API or tie to other govt service that may be able to track when and where (website) you're trying to verify your age? Thanks.
Apparently they want everybody to get some sort of "EU wallet", that is, some digital signed identity which sounds super dystopian. But that's just what I read. It sounds like a complete disaster.
I feel like a productive way to address this would be to make a child mode mandatory for all operating systems, as some EU countries already did, and then to give parents a better incentive to actually enable it. For example, all end-user devices could be pressured into prominently showing an option to enable it when first booted up (without forcing your hand either way) so that it's hard to miss. There are so many other ways to improve this situation.
I found out recently that every android device asks if you will be using the device, or if a child will, as soon as you log in to the device for the first time. The funny part is that it asks AFTER you sign in, effectively linking to to that device, even if you're giving it to a 15 years old teen.
And that's why my kids only have Linux PCs, and phones that they use that belong to me, so I can take them away in case it's necessary (spoiler, they try to stay away from those phones as much as possible, lol).
Since many parents don't seem to be aware this mode exists, I think it's a good idea to ask that prominently by default. Technically versed parents like you can still use other approaches.
Absolutely, it is a useful feature for technologically challenged parents, no doubt. However, this way of doing it (using any GAFAM related company or similar) exposes kids to data mining since way before they can make this decision (which most will likely choose to do it anyway, but that's besides the point). Now, what if these kids grow up to be privacy-minded adults? Their data is already in the hands of others without their consent, and we all know that once data is out there, there's nothing you can do to reel it back into privacy.
This issue is right up there with parents, or any acquaintances for that matter, uploading photos, videos and PII of our kids with titles like "my awesome nieces and nephews". My wife's sister was kicked out of my house because of this, and was banned from interacting with my kids for almost 2 years. The reason? I told her I do not allow my kids' pictures in social media, and she still did it (maybe thinking I would just bend over and take it).
It's up to each parent to protect the privacy of their children until they're old enough to choose for themselves. We are raising privacy-minded kids, but that's no guarantee that they will be privacy-minded when they are adults. The opposite also holds true. We should not expose our kids to any type of surveillance outside the parents, and even the parents' surveillance of their kids needs to have limits.
This is why I believe all of us with a little more sense and knowledge, should strive to advocate against this system. All it takes for bad people to win is for good people to do nothing.
Sorry for the slight tangent, but I agree with your response. Perhaps the best approach for technologically illiterate parents might be a child mode that runs a local filter list where it doesn't send everywhere your kid goes to some online service, or simply not allowing kids to go online unsupervised when they're not even teens yet. This is a solvable problem however, I feel like, at least more so than the server-side age checks.
It seems like the UK is now trying to make the nanny surveillance state part of all web forums, even outside of the UK: telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/… Apparently, lemmy.zip is now even blocking UK users. I wonder if it would help if more forums did that, to show where we are heading if nobody is standing up...
This article is interesting as well: eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/just… My favorite quote is this one, "All methods for conducting age checks come with serious drawbacks. Approaches to verify a user’s age generally involve some form of government-issued ID document, which millions of people in Europe—including migrants, members of marginalized groups and unhoused people, exchange students, refugees and tourists—may not have access to. [...] Age assurance methods always impact the rights of children and teenagers: Their rights to privacy and data protection, free expression, information and participation."
Thanks so much. It's refreshing to see how some people still have common sense.
In all honesty, I'm very tired of these invasions. But the reality is that this was created by us, parents, families, and tech corps and governments just saw the opening and walked right in.
Tech made us lazy, we fell into the bliss of convenience while entirely dropping our rights on their laps to do with as they wish. I'm guilty of that myself. I allowed Google home and Alexa devices into my home and used them all the time. Then it all clicked when I started seeing information on subjects that interested me, my wife and my kids all over the place, without even looking for them. I panicked bad when I realized something was very wrong, but the damage was already done.
This is what got me into the Privacy and security wagon, and it took me almost 8 years to revert that as much as possible and finally have some sense of safety (because some of that stuff is out there for good, and there's nothing any of us can do about it).
Now I keep a sort of digital fortress around my family and myself, and I not willing to let it go anymore. This has made our family much more interactive in real life while at the same time harder targets for tech corps and governments.
Evidently, there are some of these that are unavoidable for us common folk, but we can compartmentalize our lives in ways that it's harder, if not impossible to tie everything about us together into a single fully integrated profile. Yes, it requires work, time, money and missing out on some convenience, but the alternative is infinitely worse, full of unknown dangers that can affect us now or later.
Until most people are fully pushing back on all these dangers, it will only get way worse over time.
I believe that removing the possibility of profit for tech companies is the only way to effectively reverse this trend, however, most people are too distracted by all the screens around them and the carefully crafted content made precisely for this purpose to figure out what is really going on, and by the time we all end up figuring it out, it may very well be too late.
So, I would like to see less excuses by most people on how "it's too hard for most people", "some parents are not as tech savvy" and similar BS. That only helps keep the myth of "there's nothing I can do about it" I alive, which is what all these institutions are banking on.
is /run shared to the real filesystem after the initrd stage? like what directories are shared to the real filesystem after initrd, or what files. Or is everything just inaccessible in the real filesystem from the initrd phase.
switch_root moves already mounted /proc, /dev, /sys and /run to newroot and makes newroot the new root filesystem and starts init process.
WARNING: switch_root removes recursively all files and directories on the current root filesystem.
If you look at the source code, it uses mount(2) with the MS_MOVE flag to move the /proc, /dev, /sys, /run to the new root, then deletes all the files on the old root fs recursively, then MS_MOVE-mounts the new root over the old one. As the comment in the source code points out:
/* Don't try to unmount the old "/", there's no way to do it. */
This is presumably why it deletes the files on the initrd, because it is a ram disk and the files would be eating up memory if left there.
The rule you quoted only applies to people self promoting their own products to sell there, they do not apply for recommending something or asking for suggestions for something. Feel free to make a post there about earbuds!
On that note, I've found the built-in lemmy search function to be amazingly thorough, fast, and useful. You can search content from all communities, not just the ones on your instance, search comments, sort by date, what-have-you.
Sometimes it doesn't pick up some things, I believe it might also be related to the fact that the instance I'm on is recent, but it has previously allowed me to find some nice things so yeah, that's that
I mean, you don't have to be a local user to use the search functions on any of the more established instances. I can easilly see search being one of the more taxing functions for smaller servers.
Hi, I have lemmy.world blocked for browsing purposes because you know, it's mostly trash.
However, I want to post a question in !summit@lemmy.world because I'm having an issue with the app where I can't seem to access the toggle to hide posts from bot accounts.
Is there a way to whitelist a niche community without unblocking the instance it's on?
Dude you're on the instance where it is forbidden in worldnews to say "Fuck (a particular country which will remain nameless)".
Literally the only one. You can say "Fuck the United States" or "Fuck Israel" everywhere on Lemmy, or near enough, which of course is as it should be. But if I start stepping on the wrong massive state actors' toes from one particular instance...
The difference is that communists accept the need for censorship and are open about why some ideas need to be suppressed. However, liberals hypocritically claim to stand for free speech and claim this is the key differentiating factor between liberal democracies and socialist systems, but only tolerate speech that they deem acceptable.
The difference is that communists accept the need for censorship and are open about why some ideas need to be suppressed.
Because some ideas are so destructive to your whole model that they have to be suppressed, because these models in their practical application are often sort of un-defendable, and so the only option is to have secret police running around shooting dissidents.
It doesn't mean that liberal democracies don't fall into the exact same pattern, to some extent large or small. It is in the nature of human power struggle. It's not innate to any particular political system (or it is innate to all of them because they're all made of people). The difference is that we don't celebrate it or make excuses for it. We publish books about what a lie the government is telling, we have a constant struggle between the forces of freedom in the streets and the government trying to stamp it out. Sometimes different factions get the upper hand, or it switches.
The difference, as you brilliantly demonstrated here, is that some of the most thickheaded of communist supporters get themselves turned around sufficiently that they start supporting the government trying to stamp it out. Most sensible people, when the government tells them that some ideas need to be suppressed, and they need to imprison or shoot anyone who's opposing their power, can figure out that's a bad thing. You apparently cannot.
The difference is that we don’t celebrate it or make excuses for it.
Except you do constantly make excuses for it, as you brilliantly demonstrated here. You want to pretend that you support more freedoms than communists, but in practice you just champion your own set of capitalist values.
Okay, this is clearly going to be a waste of time. Tell you what: You're clearly never going to admit that you're wrong about this, and obviously I can't force you. It seems like you're actually sort of enjoying how easy it is just to keep typing "freedom is an illusion anyway and that's why I had all the opposition shot and that makes perfect sense" and similar things and no one can stop you.
Let's do this: Tell me a format within which we can have this conversation, and get some kind of feedback or judgement about who it is that's able to prove their case. If you want to propose a framing of some sort, and go within that, I'm happy to talk about it with you. If not, I think it's just going to be you insisting that Stalin-style/Trump-style governance is justified until I get bored or frustrated and abandon the conversation.
I'm not a debate pervert. I've made my point clearly here already. I don't need to convince you of anything. The fact that you use Trump and Stalin in the same sentence shows profound ignorance on your part. There is no point attempting to have a discussion with people who have strong opinions on subjects they have no understanding of. I'll leave you with what the CIA had to say on the subject. I would hope you'd use this as an opportunity to educate yourself, but I know that you will not.
The fact that you use Trump and Stalin in the same sentence shows profound ignorance on your part.
They both aspire to throw their domestic enemies into a network of shadowy prison camps or kill them outright, they both claim the establishment opposition needs to be disposed of, they both claim that censorship is necessary because some ideas are wrong and the leader needs to be in control so he can keep the wrong ideas away. There are some important differences, too, but certainly they belong in the same sentence. Trump's just a lot less effective, is actually the main difference I see.
There is no point attempting to have a discussion with people who have strong opinions on subjects they have no understanding of.
Sounds good! Let me check your qualifications, that's a really good point, I did have a sense that there was no point to having this conversation with you, and this sort of gets to the heart of why lol.
What did Stalin have done to most of the KPD members who fled Hitler to the Soviet Union?
Why did the USSR ultimately collapse? What should be done differently to raise up the next massive wonderful communist state? Or nothing, they did everything fine?
Which direction did people generally flee across the Berlin wall? Why?
How would you characterize China's modern government, in one or two words? Marxist, communist, gangster-capitalist, what?
It's okay if you don't know! I think you do, though, at least most of these answers you are probably aware of. I'll make them simpler so there's no time needed to put together a little essay or anything (which is probably better anyway, since it'll be less subjective). One or two word answers.
What did Stalin have done to most of the KPD members who fled Hitler to the Soviet Union?
Which country currently embodies what you'd like to see, as the successful Communist model to emulate?
Which direction did people generally flee across the Berlin wall?
How would you characterize China's modern government, in one or two words?
I know, I know, you don't want to participate. It's easier just to talk down to me and soapbox, and from that format you can really easily refuse to analyze things that you don't want to analyze that undo your mental models if you do analyze them. But there's no reason you would be unwilling just to admit the answers, since your model is super-correct and I'm the wrong one.
I just love how you keep acting like these questions haven't been answered time and again. As if you came up with some novel line of questioning nobody has ever thought before. Go read a book for once in your life. Here's one you can start with. welshundergroundnetwork.cymru/…
And here's how people who actually live in China characterize their modern government in one or two words. If you spent as much time educating yourself on the subjects you wish to debate instead of making a clown of yourself in public, you wouldn't have to ask questions like this and em brass yourself.
No matter how American politicians and the media criticize “totalitarian” China, there are far more people among US citizens who consider their country undemocratic.
Were you under the impression I thought I was the first person to come up with these ideas or questions? In history? No, the point is that you don't want to answer them, not that they were somehow untouched by scholarship.
I'm happy to make the same offer for you, you can try to expose the flaws in my thinking by trying to ask questions I really don't want to admit the answers to or am just unaware of.
But like I say, it's clear that you prefer soapboxing to that sort of interactive discussion (even the Playskool version of it with one word answers). I wonder why...
The point is that I, and many other people, have answered these questions many times. If you're personally ignorant on the subject, then spend the time to educate yourself. You can start with the materials I've provided you. It's not my job to educate you. I perfect having interactive discussion with people who understand the subject they're discussing and want to have a discussion in good faith. It's very transparent that you are not.
I'll let you have the last word here which you so desperately need.
You can write fuck China on Lemmy.ml if it's relevant and motivated. The difference is that it's always obvious why the USA and Israel should be condemned. I think China's Israel stance is super weak, and I doubt I'd get mod pushback for saying that in an article about how China keeps selling genocide-equipment to Israel during a genocide. Or about how China is pushing for a two-state solution instead of saying Israel is illegitimate and should be dismantled.
If you go "Fuck Cameroon" on an unrelated post, for example this one, a mod would rightly tell you to be civil or at least explain yourself. And if you then justify yourself on a basis of white supremacy or conspiracy theories as you are bound to do, then that reasoning will be rejected.
I've already said goodbye to "the internet" 3 times. Social media destroyed web 2.0, which destroyed the original web, which destroyed the original Usenet and telnet internet.
I have read maybe half, and the cringe in this piece is intense.
Imagine plauding Musk’s commitment to maintaining free speech on X.
I mean, there are problem with the DSA and there are plenty with Online Safety Act, but maybe try to SIMP for fascist Big Tech a little more discreetly?
The ruling British class, sure. The average British citizen is impacted by this, rather than enacting the change though.
It's kind of like how a select few people in the states decide healthcare shouldn't be affordable, and everyone else just has to accept it; despite living in one of the richest countries in the history of the human race.
The reality is both nations have the same group of people pulling the strings behind the scenes; anyone who believes they have any say in either country is either not paying attention, or an idiot.
"What we are witnessing right now is the death of the free internet and the birth of a new digital dictatorship. No longer can we be trusted to decide for ourselves what content is appropriate or correct. Everything must instead be filtered through the state’s definition of ‘safety,’ telling us what is safe to say, see, or believe. Under the guise of protecting children and fighting ‘hate,’ governments are creating the most comprehensive censorship apparatus the West has ever seen."
I can't help but think this could have been avoided if people would take some responsibility and turn on parental controls for their kids. 90% of the shit they're trying to "protect the children" from would be invisible and they wouldn't have this trojan horse stuffed with fascism.
Hard agree. My point was that the "safety" premise would be unworkable politically if so many people didn't just let young kids loose with unrestricted smartphones in the first place.
Personally I believe the world was a better place before the Internet existed. It was more personal, more local. The billionaire tech class was created by the Internet and are actively damaging the world for their own personal gain. Good mental health is almost non-existent for those who are always online - and that is a purposeful construct so that they will be online more and create even more revenue for the tech billionaires. The initial romantic notion that the internet would provide education and information and connection has been dwarfed by the damage it has caused. The most 'internet raised generation - Gen Z' is notoriously disconnected and isolated compared to previous generations. In short, if the Internet ceased to exist tomorrow, a decade from now the world would probably be a better place.
The billionaire tech class was created by the Internet and are actively damaging the world for their own personal gain.
I hate to tell you but there were billionaires and multi-millionaires way before the internet and they were damaging the world horrendously for greed and personal gain. They even have this system structured around allowing them to do that called capitalism.
So no the internet didn't create that. Capitalism created that. Just as it created the climate change denial oil industry and the people who made money off of destroying the planet with that and would still be doing so without the internet. Just as it made dishonest press barons who loved Nazi Germany such as Randolph Hearst way before the internet existed and for a more modern example Rupert Murdoch. Just as before that it created incentives to hide and denial tobacco caused cancer or that asbestos caused cancer and other diseases or that lead poisoned us especially children. And on and on. Or the Triangle Shirt-waist fire and thousands of incidents just like that around the world where people are killed in poorly maintained factories kept that way out of greed. Or companies that pump poison into the water and air because it's cheaper. I could go on forever.
I see the modern internet as sometime in the early 2010s when YouTube shifted heavily towards monetisation and changing up the UI for that, Facebook started to shift from VC money to monetizing the platform culminating in its post-IPO super monetization. Facebook buying Instagram and then eventually monetizing it heavy with advertisements
Facebook IPO, YouTube profitability push from Google, Instagram profitability push from Facebook. That all came together to birth the modern online influencer. An incredibly fast rapid shift from a short decade of body acceptance and mild movements against over consumption to now 6th graders have skincare routines and therapy shopping seems bigger than it has ever been
I had such high hopes for the internet, I met and spoke with people from all over the world, real life was obsolete so I put all my time into being online because it was so much easier to talk to people and make friends online back then. I made a huge mistake.
I thought I was the only one pondering on this. It's been a wild ride and I'm so glad I got to take part in the 90s, when web 1.0 was wild and free. What a blast that was.
But it's over now, we've ruined it, like we ruin everything, and I hope soon we'll all be collectively ready as a species to dance on the grave of our dead internet.
For real, people have plenty of reasons to be pissy with AI, but if it has the power to destroy the current internet, there are massive silver linings.
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
Yeah. I can't stay away completely, but it is unquestionable how much better I am in general when I spend more free time outside versus in front of a screen.
Edit: I don't mean to make screens sound like the bad guy. It's more about engaging all of your senses and interacting with 100% of your immediate environment, rather than keeping your vision and mind focused on the 24/7 fire hose of only the 0.001% most potent triple-distilled negativity sourced from the entire fucking planet.
The internet is like having omnipotence but only for the knowledge that messes with our brains. We don't get to see all the nice shit from across the planet 50x a day.
I have a long-running theory that we're the US's testing ground for authoritarian nonsense. If they roll it out here and it doesn't get too much resistance, it'll show up in the US in the next 3-5 years.
You joke but it would be great if we could restart the web. No bots, no corps, you have to be a nerd to get in. Maybe some specific protocol where you need a certain modem to access it, to keep other people out...
Maybe this is what the dark web is? I haven't dabbled.
An iPhone can communicate with other devices over open protocols, which is different from the proposed un-reachability and privileged access to the network.
Ah, I’m not giving a full picture there. Technically you can use layered encryption like tor uses on the clearnet. Tor additionally exposes tor-only services that route exclusively via tor’s onion routing (not just http wrapped inside an encryption onion).
i2p works differently under the hood, but the shared piece is exclusive services, only accessible through a non-standard protocol. That’s how you’d get a different web. Unless we’re talking physical layer stuff.
First of all, I'd like to apologize for contributing to the constant stream/flow of posts in which the main theme/idea/motive is to find a suitable distro for the OPoster. I wish we'd have a dedicated community that's active/large to the extent we'd be able to delegate/contain these convos to their designated places, but alas...
With that out of the way, we can get to the actual meat. So, for two weeks, I've been reading a ton about different distros. And while I'm still primarily overwhelmed by the amount of choice, I think I've finally got somewhat of an idea.
Requirements: - Software-wise, the only thing I'm worried about is Davinci Resolve. It should work, but it seems to be hit or miss. The distro I wish to use should handle this gracefully. - I'm a huge snob for security and privacy. As I'm kinda worried that desktop Linux' security isn't on par with M$ or macOS, I wish to use as secure of a system as possible to (somewhat) compensate for that.
I like to follow 'authorities' whenever I'm overwhelmed. As I've known them since their PrivacyTools-days, it was easy for me to designate Privacy Guides as such. Hence, I've come to appreciate its recommendations. But, I believe the tailor-made consensus by this communities' experts is at least equally important.
That's where I'm coming from, let's head over to the questions: - Are PrivacyGuides' recommendations actually good in the first place? - From what I can tell, the subset of security-focused distros are (at least potentially) my end-game. But, from what I could gather, they're not sensible picks for a newb. Is this correct? - As for what remains, I got the following assumptions (please correct me if I'm wrong*): - The anonymity-focused distros don't seem well-suited for general use. - Hardening Arch or NixOS to the extent we find within the offerings of Fedora or openSUSE isn't trivial. - Fedora's Atomic Desktops offer something tangibly superior security-wise over what we find for traditional Fedora and openSUSE at the expense of convenience.
As such, am I correct to assume that Fedora Atomic Desktops are best for me? Would you happen to know if it plays nicely with Davinci Resolve?
- Are there any other distros worth mentioning within the context? If so, which ones and why? - Any gotchas or otherwise I should be aware of?
Uhmm..., I've heard it's hard 😅. Though, I will consider it if the following applies: - Its difficulty is in the same ballpark as the security-focused distros on Privacy Guides' list - It can trade blows with the security-focused distros with respect to security
I have never used it and it is not a way to go if you want anything graphics card intensive but security wise I was under the impression qubesos was like the supreme because you run all the apps in xen virtual machines en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qubes_OS
immutable distros (e.g. fedora atomic desktops) are secure in the sense that they're containerized. if that's something you're after, i don't see why it wouldn't be a good fit for you.
they do rely on flatpaks, so you'll need to make sure davinci resolve comes as one. it doesn't seem to be on flathub, but i do see someone else has packaged it. if that runs well, i think you'd have nothing to worry about.
Resolve is not available as a flatpak so distrobox would be your only option to get it running on a atomic distro.
But in general flatpaks are more secure than distrobox containers. Flatpaks are sandboxed. Apps can request access to different parts outside the sandbox through so called portals. Portals are basically like the permission system on your phone. But not all portals are finished yet so apps can get way more permissions in the name of user friendliness. There are third party tools like flatseal, that manage permissions though.
Distrobox on the other hand doesn't have any of that. Apps can access your entire home directory and a bunch of other stuff if they want
Secureblue eliminates many attack vectors. It is also recommended by PrivacyGuides. Worth trying if you can find davinci resolve as a Flatpak or Fedora RPM.
It will have some challenges but the documentation is decent. If security matters to you, it has better protections than any other Linux distro (Qubes OS isn't technically a distro). If you have a problem, first check to see if it is a Secureblue issue then check if it is an upstream Fedora atomic issue.
Thank you very much! Some have raised issues on immutable distros. So I don't really know what I should do. Nor, do I know whether their criticisms are valid. Regardless, I suppose I'll have to see it for myself and arrive at my own conclusions.
Firstly tell what ur GPU that u wanna use it for davinci resolve ,secondly tell what ur threat model because comparing directly security of Mac os and windows doesn't make any sense ,tell what u want exactly to achieve
Firstly tell what ur GPU that u wanna use it for davinci resolve
An Amd GPU from 7 years ago
secondly tell what ur threat model
I haven't properly formalized my threat model yet. But assume that I want protection against any and all untargeted attacks.
tell what u want exactly to achieve
A general-use OS that I'd use to replace my Windows 10 installation. There's a ton of software that I use and for which I have to find replacements (eventually), but Davinci Resolve is probably my biggest worry.
Is Vega 64? Or rx 580 if that so u will need to ready fight for opencl drivers cause davinci not working without them at all ,u will have to use something like opecl-mesa with rustcl RUSTICL_ENABLE.
Thank you. Could you perhaps substantiate it beyond an endorsement? Like, for a newb, I don't see how it would be better than openSUSE beyond prioritizing the following: - "Leading edge" (Fedora) vs rolling release (Tumbleweed) OR 'stable' (Leap) - IBM (Fedora) vs SUSE (openSUSE) - (We might even choose to reframe this as US vs Germany/EU)
Like, for an outsider, the Fedora endorsement mostly just confirms that Fedora is the more popular option. But that doesn't have to be on merit. If it is on merit, would you so kind to point this out? Especially security-wise*
Fedora is the "new" Ubuntu after Canonical made some bad calls about Ubuntu as a distro. It has little if any weird customizations, and gives you the stock experience of Gnome or KDE.
I don't have any serious issues with Suse I guess(?), but the community is lacking, and the frequency of issues with updates and packages is way more than Fedora.
If you're new, don't mess with immutable distros. They have a purpose, and it's not for people just getting acquainted with modern computing. It gives you zero benefits, and will only make things more complicated.
Furthermore, my introductory reading would suggest some benefits: - The read-only base system as well as the containerization might prove beneficial for stability. - Furthermore, I would think that the read-only base system also contributes for eliminating some attack vectors.
The entire functional premise of immutable distro builds was for mobile and edge devices. It makes flashing/updating dead simple, and it's easier to revert to a known good revision if something goes wrong.
There is no "stability" benefit, because the running system is unchanged, only the filesystem operates differently. I'm not sure where you read that. Also, containers aren't inherently more stable than anything, so that's extra confusing if you read that somewhere.
The filesystem being read-only doesn't help reduce your attack surface at all? If you're vulnerable to a zero-day on any running service on stock distros, you'd be vulnerable on immutable as well.
Distro's are not like picking between windows or mac, Nearly all linux distributions are based on the same linux kernel and many of the base GNU packages. The main differences between distributions are philosophical.
Some distro's will focus on free as in speech over free as in beer meaning if something has closed source, or proprietary code they may or may not include it. You can still download and install proprietary software and drivers regardless of this initial choice.
Some distro's will have a preferred package manager which is like their software or app store, but if you dont like the one they picked you can install a different one.
As for security, linux is as secure as you make it, its vastly more secure than Windows out of the box, and probably more secure than MacOS but we dont really know because both Apple and Microsoft dont publish their code so we cant review or audit its security. Setting up a secure linux install is dead simple and you can find dozens of guides for every distribution and edge case.
Since the main tool you want to run is Davinci Resolve it makes sense to see what distribution they test against and go with that, rather than pick an arbitrary "secure" distribution. It will be simpler to harden their preferred distro than to take a hardened distro and make their software work on it.
I suggest checking their website and going with their top suggestion.
Thank you for your comment! It contains many gems to benefit from*
It will be simpler to harden their preferred distro than to take a hardened distro and make their software work on it.
This is what I found to be particularly curious. So, would you say that the (extra) security/hardening provided by the likes of Qubes OS and secureblue is trivial to apply elsewhere? If so, would you be so kind to give me some pointers? I did try to find it myself but failed. Perhaps I'm not using the correct search terms OR perhaps I don't even know where to look.
I suggest checking their website and going with their top suggestion.
Excellent. Why didn't I think of this before 😜 . Uhmm..., based on their instructions, I believe installing the Rocky Linux 8.6 image that they provide is the safe bet. Right?
Finally, I'm left with two questions: - What does Rocky Linux' absence from Privacy Guides list suggest? Would you happen to know how it's (perhaps supposedly) tangibly worse than their picks?
The easiest distros to run Resolve would probably be Rocky Linux 8, Alma Linux 8 (both are based on RHEL 8). Instead of the EOL Rocky/Alma 8.6, you should use release 8.10 (8.6 would update to 8.10 anyway). However, while still currently "supported", these are still shipping (mostly) 6-year-old (!) packages. Also, only a small number of packages is actively supported by Red Hat. IMO, this implies that these distros offer a lower level of security. The most critical parts (browser, kernel) are still well-supported, so the difference is probably not too large for most regular users. However, you may also struggle to run some other software (although Flatpaks are available). It's unfortunate that Resolve only supports an ancient version of Rocky (Rocky 10 is now out)...
Oh wow. Thank you so much for that information! Much appreciated!
Hmm..., so I suppose both Rocky Linux and Alma Linux are out of consideration then. Which is definitely a pity considering Davinci Resolve. What would you suggest instead?
None of the popular distros will spy on you the way Windows or MacOS do, so privacy shouldn't be a concern.
As for security, is it malware you fear? Without more specific context, the only thing that can be said for sure is that you should encrypt your drive (most distros will have the option to set that up during installation), and don't sudo random commands you see on the internet without understanding what they do.
I believe I heard that there was some scandal involving Ubuntu, but perhaps I'm wrong. Please feel free to correct me. Are there any (other) distros that I should be weary of for privacy-sake?
For security, I want to be well-protected against any and all untargeted attacks. So protection against malware is included.
Thank you for the general notes/recommendations/advice about safe practices on Linux! Regarding sudo (and the terminal in general), I've just accepted that it will be part of my workflow going forward, even if the amount of times I had used it on Windows can probably be counted on one hand. Regardless, beyond not sudoing random commands, are there like rigid guidelines (or something) one should adhere to for safe/secure computing?
The Ubuntu thing was about them making it opt-out rather than opt-in (so turned on by default), but it's still nothing malicious and diesn't collect any personal data. At least that's how I remember it.
Also Linux doesn't really have anti-viruses like Windows does (there are a few options for edgecases though). That is because Linux isn't really targeted by malware developers as much and also Linux is actually designed to be secure.
As for general security tips, number 1 is probably using a password manager (I use a KeePassXC compatible client).
Also be careful with rm -rf. I almost deleted all the files in my home directory once. I have aliased rm to gio trash since.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and de-scoping of various contracts and solicitations. The decision follows a comprehensive review of mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
“We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”
Anton’s Corner Anton Antonov has provided us with two more lovely posts this week. As ever his visuals and movies are a stunning insight into our world made with Raku. The snappily named Turt…
Solve It: leggiamo e traduciamo un libro su come imparare a risolvere il cubo di Rubik senza la vista.
Solve It, ovvero: “risolvilo”, è un libro scritto da un autore che abbiamo conosciuto nell’ambiente #WordPress e #scrittura creativa; è un manuale, disponibile in formato elettronico, che spiega come risolvere il cubo di Rubik senza la vista.
Siamo molto legati a questo gioco di logica pur avendo fallito entrambi nella sua risoluzione per cui ci sentiamo orgogliosi di parlarne, a partire da come il cubo ci ha accompagnato fin dall’infanzia.
Elettrona e Gifter: storia personale col cubo di Rubik
Gifter
Ho 50 anni compiuti e ormai è da quando il cubo di Rubik è nato, cioè dal 1980, che io e lui abbiamo una guerra personale in corso. I miei genitori l’hanno regalato a me e alla mia gemella quando eravamo alle elementari e il massimo che siamo riusciti a ottenere è una faccia completa delpuzzle classico 3x3x3.
Da adulto ci ho provato ancora ma senza alcun risultato, lo ammetto, ci vorrebbe il virus HIV senziente ad aiutarmi perché quello nel mio corpo dal 2013 non collabora. Dorme e basta.
Appena io ed Elettrona ci siamo conosciuti sono partito con gli stereotipi del cieco super intelligente e davo per scontato che lei avesse risolto brillantemente il puzzle in velocità, invece anche lei combatte le mie stesse guerre.
La mia presunzione si fondava sul fatto che il colore sia solo una convenzione, e in un oggetto tridimensionale non è difficile sostituire gli elementi visivi con quelli tattili; mi era persino venuta l’idea di sfidarla preparandole un cubo originale coi segni in rilievo creati con la stampa 3d poi incollati su ogni quadrato, ma ho scoperto che lei ha già il cubo di Rubik multisensoriale in due versioni.
Elettrona
La mia storia personale col cubo inizia in terza elementare quando me lo hanno comprato dal catalogo dell’unione italiana ciechi. Provavo a giocarci ma anche se era il mio passatempo preferito, mai una volta sono riuscita a ottenere lo stesso simbolo su una delle facce.
Quel povero cubo però ha fatto una brutta morte perché mia sorella durante una litigata tra bambine, l’ha sbattuto contro il muro e me l’ha irrimediabilmente spaccato. Ancora oggi litighiamo e ancora oggi non le lascio mai le mie cose a portata di mano…
Nel tempo l’interesse per il cubo di Rubik è rimasto ma non ne ho più avuto uno in mano, fino al 2010.
Anni più tardi ho trovato una persona con cui avevo stretto un buon legame su Internet, un ragazzo con sindrome di Asperger che aveva iniziato a darmi una mano per risolverlo, ma purtroppo il covid se l’è portato via e se mi sto dedicando al libro Solve It, è anche per ricordare lui. Ciao, Andrea.
Solve It! – The Only Speedcubing Guide for Blind Cubers
Risolvilo! L’unica guida di speedcubing per cuber ciechi
Abbiamo lasciato i termini in inglese perché anche nei siti e video italiani dove si tratta l’argomento, la risoluzione veloce (e anche competitiva) del rompicapo viene chiamata “speedcubing” e i giocatori sono “cuber”.”Cubista” invece è un termine usato per descrivere chi balla sul cubo in discoteca.
Chi ha scritto questo libro è Paul Martz. Cieco per la retinite pigmentosa, blogger di tecnologia e autore di fantascienza, ha iniziato a usare il cubo di Rubik a 17 anni nel 1980 quando ancora vedeva; adesso però ha voluto condividere la propria conoscenza da cuber cieco perché, in giro, ci sono pochissime risorse fruibili da chi è privo di vista e vorrebbe studiare i metodi per risolvere questo tipo di enigmi.
Paradossalmente se ti manca la vista è più facile acquistare (o creare) un cubo di Rubik tattile, rispetto a ottenere spiegazioni su come risolverlo!
Come rendere accessibile un cubo di Rubik?
Esistono siti specializzati negli ausili per ciechi, dove acquistare i cubi tattili ma personalizzarne uno partendo da quello originale non è affatto difficile. Basta incollare degli adesivi in rilievo su ciascuna faccia, eccetto quella bianca che di solito i produttori di cubi tattili lasciano senza niente – forse come indicazione di bianco=vuoto (metafora del foglio bianco).
Qui abbiamo tra le mani un cubo coi rilievi prestampati, e uno con gli adesivi: triangoli, cerchi, stelline, crocette, quadrati.
Quali materiali usare per il rilievo? Carta adesiva con ruvidità e consistenza diversa, oppure simboli stampati in 3D uniti al cubo con una colla sufficientemente forte, e soprattutto che non siano tanto grossi da impedire al meccanismo di girare.
Tactile Cuber
Paul Martz oltre al libro elettronico, acquistabile in inglese nei negozi digitali, mette a disposizione il sito Tactile Cuber dove raccoglie spiegazioni e risorse a proposito del cubo:
TactileCuber è unico nel suo genere: una risorsa accessibile per gli appassionati ciechi che risolvono Cubi di Rubik tattili e altri rompicapo simili solo toccando. Qui troverai algoritmi e istruzioni al 100% in testo semplice, tutti progettati per screen reader e display braille, senza pubblicità, video, diagrammi o interazioni fruibili solo tramite mouse.
Solve It: di cosa parla?
Questa è l’introduzione con cui Paul Martz presenta il libro:
Sei cieco. Interagisci con un mondo prevalentemente visivo, attraverso il tatto. Tutto ciò che fai richiede memoria, agilità e concentrazione. Nonostante le nuove sfide quotidiane, perseveri e hai successo. Sei un risolutore di problemi.
Se ti riconosci in questa descrizione, allora possiedi già le abilità per risolvere il Cubo di Rubik™ tattile.
Solve It! è stato scritto per te, il “cuber” cieco, che risolve il cubo attraverso il tatto. Non contiene illustrazioni o diagrammi. Che tu lo legga con un software di screen reading o un display braille, Solve It! spiega ogni passo con un testo semplice e accessibile al 100%.
Se sei alle prime armi con il cubo, questo libro offre un metodo facile da imparare e padroneggiare. Ma Solve It! va oltre le informazioni di base. Include un metodo di “speedcubing” che ridurrà drasticamente il tuo tempo di risoluzione. Dopo aver letto questo libro, sarai pronto a competere, un’impresa a cui la maggior parte dei “cuber” ciechi nemmeno si avvicina.
Smetti di ignorare quel cubo tattile impolverato: preparati a risolverlo!
La nostra sfida: traduzione in italiano
Abbiamo costruito da zero un rudimentale blog multilingua, può farci paura la traduzione di un libro? Dizionari, aiuto reciproco, anche l’AI quando ci blocchiamo ma faremo del nostro meglio per superare la sfida.
Servirà parecchio tempo e noi siamo disposti a impiegarci anche un anno, nel caso. L’importante è “agilità, memoria, concentrazione”! O no?
Ma cosa c’entra Rubik con l’HIV?
In realtà il rompicapo non ha a che fare col virus, eccetto qualche storia ancora da scrivere in cui HIV senziente suggerirà le mosse… Vedremo.
Ma la questione “ciechi e il cubo di Rubik” si lega a uno stigma fra i peggiori: chi, sui social network, crede di essere comico facendosi beffa delle persone con disabilità visiva tramite un meme idiota.
La vignetta mostra Andrea Bocelli con un cubo di Rubik le cui facce hanno tutti i colori mischiati, lui ha un bel sorriso di soddisfazione e la scritta: “finito!”
Di fatto nessuno di noi due condanna le battute sui ciechi ma costruirle su una foto, esclude gli interessati da qualsiasi partecipazione: ridere di noi, anziché ridere con noi. La differenza è sostanziale ed è quella che distingue satira da bullismo.
Allora noi rispondiamo in modo propositivo: consentendo ai ciechi in Italia, dove questo maledetto meme è nato, di approcciarsi a un mondo che la maggioranza delle persone ritiene impraticabile senza la vista.
Post personale di Alessandro che racconta la propria esperienza con #HIV
DISCLAIMER: nel post c’è ironia ma anche tanto Drama Queen: lettori avvisati.
Il cambiamento POSITIVO
Ora non è “Gifter” a parlare ma Alessandro con un post dove condivido la mia esperienza di persona con HIV per smontare i pregiudizi di chi è scettico sulla mia partecipazione a questo blog satirico.
Evento negativo? Sì. Notizia devastante? Di sicuro. Ma siccome quando il “cambiamento positivo” arriva te lo tieni, vale la pena prenderne atto e nel tempo imparare a conviverci più pacificamente possibile.
2013: Think twice!
Ascolto tutta la musica perché ne sono appassionato ma c’è un particolare brano che non riesco ad affrontare: “think twice” di Celine Dion; anche cercando il video per condividerlo sul blog, ho silenziato l’audio perché quella canzone mi è a dir poco indigesta.
Una volta però adoravo questo brano perché era quello che aveva unito me e Alberto, grande amore ed errore allo stesso tempo.
A 32 anni avrei dovuto già essere adulto invece sono caduto fra le braccia di chi prometteva fedeltà ma era un traditore seriale e io ho continuato a perdonarlo malgrado, col senno di poi, i segnali di relazione malsana fossero palesi.
Alla fine però un giorno, trovando l’ennesimo calzino estraneo sotto il nostro letto, ho preso tutta la sua roba e gli ho lasciato la valigia fuori dalla porta.
Avessi trovato preservativi usati anziché i calzini sarebbe stato disgustoso ma alla fine avrei gestito solo le corna, invece così ho dovuto affrontare un “cambiamento positivo” di cui avrei fatto volentieri a meno.
Anche “Twink Twice” è riuscito a farmi odiare: per fortuna non è andato avanti molto con quella storia, ma le scenate di Alberto fuori casa o al telefono a supplicare “Alex, ti prego, perdonami” con la canzone in sottofondo, si sono ripetute da metà gennaio 2013 fino a marzo e tralascio il dettaglio sul San Valentino – più volte ha rischiato una mia denuncia per stalking.
Adesso quindi solo le prime note di quel brano mi fanno innervosire come quando un seccatore suona il campanello sperando di vendermi oggetti o divulgare religioni improbabili.
Con chi suona alla porta non mi sono mai permesso ma ad Alberto ho lanciato più di qualche secchiata d’acqua dalla finestra quando veniva a rompermi le palle, sì! E in pieno inverno non è il massimo pertanto qualora si fosse preso un bel raffreddore, se l’è cercato.
In compenso nello stesso maledetto periodo mi ero beccato io un’influenza potentissima anche senza prendere secchiate, o almeno io l’ho considerata come tale. Amore finito, stress, ma con una pillola e un po’ di riposo passa tutto.
Appena guarito, sono andato in discarica a buttare le ultime mutande che Alberto aveva lasciato nel mio cassetto forse per illudersi di chissà cosa; però il vecchio Gifter, anzi il vecchio Alex in questo contesto, se ha deciso di chiudere, chiude senza alcuna possibilità di ripensamento. Ancora ignoravo che, oggettivamente, non di tutti i regali lasciati dall’ex ci si può liberare.
2013: Rito di passaggio
Quando superi il momento clou dello stress da relazione finita cosa pensi? “I cimiteri sono pieni di persone insostituibili”, ci può essere qualcun altro da amare, e capisci che a 37 anni forse forse è il caso di “rimettersi sul mercato” per non diventare la vedova austera del diciannovesimo secolo.
Allora, nell’idea di ricominciare a conoscere gente col classico “poi si vedrà”, ho preso una decisione importante: fare il test per le infezioni sessualmente trasmissibili HIV compreso in quanto mi sentivo in perfetta forma ma, sapendo che io ero monogamo e Alberto no, mi ritenevo una persona sufficientemente vulnerabile: nella peggiore delle ipotesi avrei quantomeno salvaguardato eventuali nuove relazioni a breve, medio o lungo termine.
Noi gay abbiamo maturato una certa consapevolezza in decenni di HIV o AIDS associati principalmente al nostro orientamento sessuale: i virus non guardano se sei monogamo o poligamo, è sufficiente una porta aperta a cui accedere e non gliene frega un accidenti se tu fai l’amore senza protezione perché “ti fidi” del tuo partner o se stai con una persona completamente anonima appena conosciuta della quale ti importa solo finché ti rivesti. I virus entrano in casa tua senza bussare né chiederti: “posso?”
A dire il vero è così anche per le persone etero, queste ultime però il più delle volte si sentono cullate nella “comfort zone” mediatica delle categorie a rischio e anche se il traditore seriale è la persona “della porta accanto” che si dedica a casa e lavoro, spesso e volentieri l’etero medio non considera l’eventualità infezioni sessuali, non si sottopone ai test, poi succedono le tragedie di marito o moglie in AIDS conclamato dopo anni di silenzio, o positività all’HIV scoperte durante una gravidanza.
Poco mi importa se sono brutale ma, siccome la vita non fa sconti, neanch’io li concedo quando mi esprimo su questi temi.
Coi test avevo previsto di chiudere definitivamente il capitolo Alberto e, nel merito, scherzavo anche assieme al mio migliore amico: “insomma dai, non sarò mica così sfigato da essere cornuto e sieropositivo? Posso reggere il tradimento ma l’HIV non so.”
Adriano però è parecchio più malizioso di me e ha lanciato il sasso: “io ti sto addosso come una ventosa perché l’influenza che hai avuto qualche tempo fa non mi è piaciuta affatto”.
E chi se la ricordava più, non certo io! Ma lui da brava “sanguisuga” come lo chiamo tutt’ora, non si perde ogni minima fragilità da parte mia e già allora diceva “noi due possiamo reggere il peso di qualunque sventura. Sono con te”.
Lui mi è vicino fin dall’adolescenza, il primo a cui ho confidato che “non mi piaceva la gnocca” (come parlavo male a suo tempo), quella è un’amicizia che dura da decenni. Ne abbiamo passate tante e ci sentiamo in una botte di ferro, neanche c’è il pericolo di rubarci i partner uno con l’altro perché è etero!
2013: La risposta
L’influenza, cosa vuoi che sia! Avevo già letto sull’Internet che il passaggio da HIV negativo a positivo potesse scatenare dei sintomi simil-influenzali però su questo non ho mai voluto condizionarmi e dopo Alberto, nella mia vita, a nessuno avevo permesso di affacciarsi finché non sarei stato certo di “essere sano” – così definivo la negatività all’HIV fino a quel momento. Quindi mi sono fatto prelevare il sangue senza troppi pensieri drammatici: tutto sommato, ero tranquillo: avevo “la coscienza a posto”, “mi ero comportato bene”, il test era uno scrupolo ma generalmente “l’AIDS prende solo chi non fa attenzione”. Anch’io vittima, in qualche modo, delle campagne mediatiche fatte coi piedi.
Lo screening era per tutte le infezioni sessualmente trasmissibili, non ero andato in una di quelle strutture dove fanno anonimo il test solo per l’HIV e sono rimasto in attesa dei risultati.
Ero sereno fino a quando non mi è squillato il cellulare: il dottore voleva “vedermi per discutere degli esiti” e a quel punto ho anche aggredito la signorina addetta alle chiamate: “porca puttana, ragazzetta, non farmi giri di parole dimmi che sono sieropositivo e sparisci!” Lei formale ma gentile: “signore abbia pazienza, non sono tenuta a darle informazioni al telefono, le chiedo cortesemente di prendere appuntamento col medico!” Venerdì 3 maggio 2013, va bene.
Mi ha accompagnato Adriano quel giorno, unica persona di cui potessi fidarmi ed è rimasto lì fuori ad attendermi mentre io ero chiuso in stanza a parlare col dottore. “Tutto negativo, tranne l’HIV, mi spiace”. No, cazzo no! Io HIV positivo no! Alberto non poteva avermi fatto questo!
Ricevuta una simile notizia ti crolla ogni certezza, ma ognuno reagisce a suo modo: io in quel momento non avevo più un dottore di fronte, non era più l’ambulatorio ma mi sentivo come se fossi a casa mia a tavola davanti ad Alberto e ci sarebbe mancata solo Think Twice per farmi definitivamente sbroccare.
Santa pazienza aveva (e ha tutt’ora) quel medico. Solo quando mi sono calmato, mi ha spiegato tutto il percorso da fare; avevo troppa paura del “dopo” e ricordo ancora che dissi “dottore la prego se mi dà una medicina che non mi rende un fantasma con le gambe la accetto”.
Lui fece molto di più e mi diede l’opportunità di seguire un percorso di terapia sia antivirale sia psicologica grazie a cui adesso ho ritrovato il mio equilibrio e non ho problemi a parlarne apertamente.
Alberto? Ovviamente risultato anche lui positivo e ancora oggi sono convinto che non ne fosse a conoscenza: come prestava poca attenzione in auto così era nella sessualità e gli effetti si sono visti eppure, nel tempo, mi sono fatto passare il rancore nei suoi confronti perché l’odio non mi faceva stare bene.
La psicoterapia è durata un anno e mezzo di cui giudicavo i primi mesi come assolutamente inutili perché mi facevo talmente schifo da essermi chiuso in casa senza farmi la doccia per giorni; Adriano da parte sua veniva anche a trovarmi ma sempre più di rado.
“Non mi vuoi più come amico perché ho l’HIV, gli scrissi un giorno ma la sua risposta fu impietosa: “se non vengo volentieri da te è perché puzzi come una capra. Pensi di spaventare il virus così? Più facile che me ne vada io! Continua di questo passo e l’HIV rimarrà l’unico a starti vicino ma solo perché gli tocca e da te non può staccarsi sennò muore”.
Nessun professionista ti dirà mai una frase simile, un amico d’infanzia invece sì specialmente quando ti vede autodistruggerti e non sa cosa fare per aiutarti.
A questo si è aggiunta la terapia d’urto dello psicologo al quale confidai che avevo passato l’estate del 2013 studiando quale fosse il modo migliore per morire, prima che mi ammazzasse il virus.
Mi affrontò a muso duro: “quanti modi per morire stai descrivendo. Ma se passi i giorni a pensarci senza metterlo in pratica, intuisco che non vuoi ucciderti veramente. Che dici? Partiamo da qui: tu, morire, in realtà non vuoi”.
“E certo che non voglio morire”, era stata la mia risposta, “ma è l’HIV che mi costringe a pensarci! A 37 anni la data di scadenza! Non è giusto!”
Quel sant’uomo mi ha lasciato sparare cazzate a raffica e poi si è messo a dirmi le stesse parole che già avevo sentito dal medico: “adesso non è più una condanna a morte”, “segui regolarmente la terapia”, “abbi uno stile di vita più sano possibile”, c’è voluto molto tempo ma alla fine oltre ad aver fatto pace con l’HIV l’ho fatta con la mia autostima e ho debellato i sentimenti di stigma e omofobia interiorizzati che da anni tenevo dentro.
Capitolo chiuso anche l’odio per l’infezione: ormai sono emotivamente sereno, tanto che il virus fa parte della mia famiglia esattamente come il gatto e me ne prendo cura rimanendo fedele alle medicine e ai controlli medici.
Dovrei fare più esercizio fisico ma io e il mio HIV siamo così: quando uno vuole andare a fare una passeggiata, l’altro si mette d’accordo con Giove Pluvio e fa piovere. Tale umano tale virus! Serie tv, divano, attività in orizzontale! Almeno essendo in simbiosi non c’è rischio che mentre guardiamo lo sport l’HIV tifi per gli avversari.
Lo ammetto, dopo tutto quello che mi ha fatto penare per farsi accogliere, mi sono pure affezionato a questo virus. Lui che mi ha costretto a mettere in discussione troppe certezze fondate sul nulla ma che alla fine mi ha permesso di trovarne più salde comprese alcune amicizie e amori solidi che prima, forse, c’erano e non li vedevo.
Brutto da dire forse ma senza di lui probabilmente non avrei stretto amicizia con @talksina l’ideatrice di questo blog, che divide con me l’esperienza dal punto di vista opposto: quello di una persona senza HIV ed ex compagna di un uomo col virus.
Cosa potrei volere di più? Tornare col segno negativo? Al momento non ci penso perché non è possibile, salvo le persone con leucemia trapiantate di staminali su cui i media ogni tanto parlano.
Mi basterebbe mantenere HIV sulla soglia di Non Rilevabile Non Trasmissibile senza dover assumere farmaci, la ricerca si sta concentrando in questo senso perciò è questione solo di pazienza; per adesso il mio desiderio è vivere e godermela al massimo, ho già perso troppo tempo dietro alle cazzate!
In chiusura tranquillizzo i lettori sul fatto che non ho alcuna intenzione di scrivere libri e guadagnare sulla mia esperienza ma voglio solo raccontarla per aiutare a sconfiggere lo stigma.
Testo aggiornato rispetto alla pubblicazione iniziale (13 aprile 2023).
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We can only speculate as to why the Trump administration wants to end the missions. But considering president Donald Trump's staunch climate change denial and his administration's efforts to deal the agency's science directorate a potentially existential blow, it's not difficult to speculate.
Extreme price swings in wholesale electricity markets and growing concerns around grid instability are opening up new markets for energy storage. Batteries are now a critical solution to drive value for both capital and consumers.
It's clear and simple mass surveilance. You might not have something to hide now, but maybe you will one day if your country plunges into fascism or other authoritarianism or they will make something that is now legal illegal retroactively like has happened with abortion in the US. Protect your rights while you can.
[url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r64A6bvDo1B0eQ3vdwDZtCwu-s4G1xWnaHVZB1gg9N8/edit?usp=sharing]Agenda preparation for the April ForumWG meeting can be found at this public link[/url] (anyone can make comments for review.)
Monthly meetings are held
Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month, at 13h00 to 14h00 Eastern Time (currently 17h00 to 18h00 UTC). You can find them listed in the SocialCG Calendar. The next meeting will be held on 7 August 2025.
August 2025 Agenda Forum and Threaded Discussions Task Force Format Information gathering prior to the meeting will be held asynchronously via the fediverse, with topics posted on one of the following two locations: https://community.nodebb.
julian I recommend using AI-powered meeting tools such as copilot to summarize minutes, meetings and recordings. Although it does not get everything 100%, it gives you a very good first draft and saves hours of time.
@tuneintodetuned No, pero aquí parece haber un ejemplo: https://community.nodebb.org/post/105411
Voy a comentar en ese hilo, desde Mastodon, con un enlace a este comentario, a ver qué pasa ¿vale?
This goes directly against the EU law, but EU seems to be too lazy to do anything about it at least for now. Also the lack of transparency and high cost blunders like blocking Cloudflare IP and people losing access to half the internet are signs that this needs to go out the window.
Morgen (6 augustus) is het 80 jaar geleden dat de Amerikanen een atoombom op het Japanse Hiroshima wierpen, een paar dagen later gevolgd door een kernbom op Nagasaki. De allereerste kernbom, resultaat van het Manhattan-project, werd een paar weken eerder (op 16 juli 1945) tot ontploffing gebracht in de woestijn van New Mexico, VS. Civiele kernenergie ontstond uit dat militaire kernwapenprogramma. Herman Damveld schreef een artikel over waarom de atoombommen op Hiroshima en Nagasaki werden geworpen.
In de jaren 90/00 waren vrijwel alle grote internationale conflicten gerelateerd aan civiele nucleaire programma’s en of die gebruikt werden voor militaire doeleinden: Noord-Korea, Irak, Iran, noem maar op. Kernwapens zijn daarna een poosje uit het nieuws geweest, maar na de aanvallen op nucleaire installaties in Iran, een – klein – beetje aandacht voor de Israelische kernwapens en het dreigen met een kernoorlog door Medvedev en de reactie van Trump om onderzeeërs met kernwapens richting Rusland te sturen, is het weer ‘hot news’. En de veel gehoorde opmerking dat Rusland Oekraine nooit had aangevallen als Oekraine in 1992 haar kernwapens niet weggedaan had (vaak dezelfde mensen die de aanval op Iran verdedigen), geven een troebele boodschap. Want wat ze eigenlijk zeggen: zorg dat je kernwapens hebt, dan wordt je niet aangevallen. Natuurlijk geldt dat alleen voor onze vrienden. Een ernstige vergissing: kernwapens maken de wereld niet veiliger en dus kernenergie ook niet. Sterker nog: vrienden kunnen zomaar vijanden worden en dan kan een civiel nucleaire programma ook zo maar een reden voor een aanval zijn.
Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles
Wikipedia editors just adopted a new policy to help them deal with the slew of AI-generated articles flooding the online encyclopedia. The new policy, which gives an administrator the authority to quickly delete an AI-generated article that meets a certain criteria, isn’t only important to Wikipedia, but also an important example for how to deal with the growing AI slop problem from a platform that has so far managed to withstand various forms of enshittification that have plagued the rest of the internet.
Wikipedia is maintained by a global, collaborative community of volunteer contributors and editors, and part of the reason it remains a reliable source of information is that this community takes a lot of time to discuss, deliberate, and argue about everything that happens on the platform, be it changes to individual articles or the policies that govern how those changes are made. It is normal for entire Wikipedia articles to be deleted, but the main process for deletion usually requires a week-long discussion phase during which Wikipedians try to come to consensus on whether to delete the article.
However, in order to deal with common problems that clearly violate Wikipedia’s policies, Wikipedia also has a “speedy deletion” process, where one person flags an article, an administrator checks if it meets certain conditions, and then deletes the article without the discussion period.
For example, articles composed entirely of gibberish, meaningless text, or what Wikipedia calls “patent nonsense,” can be flagged for speedy deletion. The same is true for articles that are just advertisements with no encyclopedic value. If someone flags an article for deletion because it is “most likely not notable,” that is a more subjective evaluation that requires a full discussion.
At the moment, most articles that Wikipedia editors flag as being AI-generated fall into the latter category because editors can’t be absolutely certain that they were AI-generated. Ilyas Lebleu, a founding member of WikiProject AI Cleanup and an editor that contributed some critical language in the recently adopted policy on AI generated articles and speedy deletion, told me that this is why previous proposals on regulating AI generated articles on Wikipedia have struggled.
“While it can be easy to spot hints that something is AI-generated (wording choices, em-dashes, bullet lists with bolded headers, ...), these tells are usually not so clear-cut, and we don't want to mistakenly delete something just because it sounds like AI,” Lebleu told me in an email. “In general, the rise of easy-to-generate AI content has been described as an ‘existential threat’ to Wikipedia: as our processes are geared towards (often long) discussions and consensus-building, the ability to quickly generate a lot of bogus content is problematic if we don't have a way to delete it just as quickly. Of course, AI content is not uniquely bad, and humans are perfectly capable of writing bad content too, but certainly not at the same rate. Our tools were made for a completely different scale.”
The solution Wikipedians came up with is to allow the speedy deletion of clearly AI-generated articles that broadly meet two conditions. The first is if the article includes “communication intended for the user.” This refers to language in the article that is clearly an LLM responding to a user prompt, like "Here is your Wikipedia article on…,” “Up to my last training update …,” and "as a large language model.” This is a clear tell that the article was generated by an LLM, and a method we’ve previously used to identify AI-generated social media posts and scientific papers.
Lebleu, who told me they’ve seen these tells “quite a few times,” said that more importantly, they indicate the user hasn’t even read the article they’re submitting.
“If the user hasn't checked for these basic things, we can safely assume that they haven't reviewed anything of what they copy-pasted, and that it is about as useful as white noise,” they said.
The other condition that would make an AI-generated article eligible for speedy deletion is if its citations are clearly wrong, another type of error LLMs are prone to. This can include both the inclusion of external links for books, articles, or scientific papers that don’t exist and don’t resolve, or links that lead to completely unrelated content. Wikipedia's new policy gives the example of “a paper on a beetle species being cited for a computer science article.”
Lebleu said that speedy deletion is a “band-aid” that can take care of the most obvious cases and that the AI problem will persist as they see a lot more AI-generated content that doesn’t meet these new conditions for speedy deletion. They also noted that AI can be a useful tool that could be a positive force for Wikipedia in the future.
“However, the present situation is very different, and speculation on how the technology might develop in the coming years can easily distract us from solving issues we are facing now, they said. “A key pillar of Wikipedia is that we have no firm rules, and any decisions we take today can be revisited in a few years when the technology evolves.”
Lebleu said that ultimately the new policy leaves Wikipedia in a better position than before, but not a perfect one.
“The good news (beyond the speedy deletion thing itself) is that we have, formally, made a statement on LLM-generated articles. This has been a controversial aspect in the community before: while the vast majority of us are opposed to AI content, exactly how to deal with it has been a point of contention, and early attempts at wide-ranging policies had failed. Here, building up on the previous incremental wins on AI images, drafts, and discussion comments, we workshopped a much more specific criterion, which nonetheless clearly states that unreviewed LLM content is not compatible in spirit with Wikipedia.”
The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so, these services must introduce age checks to prevent chi…
Hi, I want to enable people from different cities to view the related categories in the different pages. But I only found the widget of all categories to show. Can anyone give me some advice? Thanks!
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Hi, I want to enable people from different cities to view the related categories in the different pages. But I only found the widget of all categories to show. Can anyone give me some advice? Thanks!
Yuting_11 that's an interesting use case... I don't think we have a widget that does that right now, but a widget to display a single (or multiple) categories could be interesting!
If multiple, though, then you'd probably want to be able to order them, so that makes it difficult.
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I want to not see a certain post on my feed, but don't feel like it deserves a downvote, block, or the complete instance to be hidden. How do I do this?
If you have hide read posts on, you can click into it, then back to home. That registers a read. Or the vote then invite method that @slazer2au@lemmy.world mentioned will work
Sono alla ricerca di un buon fitness tracker per iniziare a fare cardio in maniera più misurata. Ero interessato a Polar e Oura in quanto alternative EU (entrambe aziende finlandesi), ma entrambe mandano dati (di salute, quindi sensibili secondo l'art. 9 GDPR) ad AWS.
Siete a conoscenza di soluzioni EU o almeno non USA, cinesi, russe o israeliane, che non mandino i miei dati ad aziende di quelle stesse nazioni?
Mi piacerebbe potermi organizzare con qualcosa di self-hosted, ma ancora non credo di esserne capace.
Wger è open-source, offre una piattaforma funzionante su cui iscriversi ma è anche selfhostable (con un dockerino da tirar su e istruzioni su come farlo). Magari puoi provarlo iscrivendoti sull'istanza "managed" e se pensi che faccia al caso tuo puoi divertirti a tirartene su una tutta tua! (scusa se troverai una mia risposta anche su mastodon. Pensavo che venisse replicata anche qui e invece pare che non funzioni così, quindi ho preferito scriverti direttamente qui).
Infatti, alla fine mi stanno tutti consigliando quello. Da quello che vedo i device meglio supportati sono i Mi Band, ma quasi tutti quelli che hanno svoltato con questa soluzione usano gli orologi Garmin.
Als hätte „Minority Report“ in deutschen Amtsstuben das Denken ersetzt. Der Dokumentarfilm von Klaus Stern stellt den Menschen vor, der diese Vision verkauft – und mit ihr eine technoide Version der Totalüberwachung salonfähig macht. Dass der Film dabei selbst ein Teil dieser Normalisierung wird, ist die bittere Pointe. Er zeigt, was er nicht kritisiert. Das ist sein größtes Problem. (Dokumentarfilm, ARD, Neu)
Als hätte "Minority Report" in deutschen Amtsstuben das Denken ersetzt. Der Dokumentarfilm von Klaus Stern stellt den Menschen vor, der diese Vision verkauft – und mit ihr eine technoide Version der Totalüberwachung salonfähig macht.
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