LTT Labs blog + benchmarks for linux vs windows performance AMD/Intel/NVIDIA
Part 2: lttlabs.com/blog/2025/06/30/is…
LTT Fourm discussion as well linustechtips.com/topic/161659…
They approached this from a noob perspective and the benchmarks seemed pretty rough. The blog has an overall positive tone on linux which is nice even though it got murdered in performance.
I'd like to see a follow up with optimizations, get some of the linux community involved to help setup an optimized linux test bench to go toe to toe with their "golden image" windows 11 benchmark setup.
They benchmarked a few distros against each other and it was very samey which I expected, the real difference is between the drivers/kernel and desktop environment since most distros come very light in terms of installed software.
After about 8 months, I love this Android browser. Not Chrome, FF, or Edge based.
UPDATE: THIS USES GOOGLE WEB VIEW. DO NOT USE.
I can't figure out why nobody talks about this. I see all kinds of alternative browsers on here, but never this one. I especially like the color coded bookmarks for different categories (my news is gray, my searxng/swisscows and other search engines green, my tech solutions purple). It has anti-fingerprinting and a quick toggle for if you need to quickly adjust javascript or cookie setting to make a quick exception. There are lots of features. If anyone else has tried it, it would be interesting to hear your feedback too.
I've seen this when bopping around in the F-Droid catalogue. Never took it seriously because it didn't seem to communicate well what it was doing.
In general; I usually dislike using Chrome anyways....so much so that I hard disable Chrome on my device, oftentimes via ADB, and download a wide range of alternatives; Kiwi (Plugin enabled), Hermit ([Closed source] Forced Isolation of all domains/sites along a side of ad-blocking and web-app caching baked into the app wrapping it's renderer; which is, of course System Webview. Unfortunately this one is not open source, so I do not often recommend it here and while I trust it; your decisions may be different.) and Firefox (Plugins installed, seems to be replacing Kiwi because it's likely a dead/gone/depreciated/archived project.) I even use URLCheck from F-Droid itself as my "Default Browser" so that I have the power to review each URL and open it in a browser I feel is most appropriate to the context of my browsing and choose the browser I feel can best protect my privacy for a given site. One-off visits often go to Hermit; which promptly isolates away and forgets I ever visited the site while blocking ads with a lighter touch than most plugins I've seen that exist. If a site often breaks in Hermit; usually due to ad-blocking hostile scripts; I kick it over to Firefox where I have extensive plug-in tooling to defang the beast...including tools like JShelter, Canvas Blocker, LocalCDN, Chameleon, Decentraleyes and uBlock Origin.
What I do know is that Android System Webview is far more configurable than you might realize; and that it is absolutely possible to build a browser on top of it. Most importantly; Android System Webview IS NOT Chrome! Yes, it is extremely similar and it behaves mostly the same; but it is based on the Chromium project; which is basically what Chrome is before Google applies all of its own Branding, Customization, Policies and Application touches on it. Does Chromium project mirror what Chrome needs? Absolutely yes, but it does not follow Chrome exactly. In general; Android System Webview is a Web rendering component that other applications can call on and wrap their own code around. This means you are basically free to implement whatever other features you want around the webview; including adding plugins and other things like ad-blocking. My favorite closed-source lite-app browser Hermit does this; and I'm not seeing any significant privacy concerns with that one.
Review of Cory Doctorow's *Enshittification*
Why the Internet is Turning to Shit
Cory Doctorow’s new book is an insightful diagnosis of how Big Tech is making every app and website worse—even if his solutions leave something to be desired.Alex Skopic (Current Affairs Inc)
AutoHotKey Alternative on Wayland
The main barrier for me transitioning to Linux as my main OS is finding a suitable alternative to AutoHotKey (AHK) on windows. I use AHK for all kinds of automation but haven't found a usable alternative in Wayland.
Thought I'd check here to see if anyone has any suggestions?
I'm on hyperland, and I've configured ydotool to do some of this work. It can move the mouse, enter keyboard shortcuts and do a bunch of things that autohotkey can, however it is by no means a complete solution, or one that comes with sensible defaults. It's just a daemon and client, and you'll need to set it up to do what you want.
As far as I know there's no record and replay function, though you could likely script one.
Also, for triggering the scripts, you'll need to set your Desktop's keybindings to point to them.
For me, it filled the requirements that it was launchable by systemd unit, as the user on login.
I use it for a vairiety of tasks, but the primary one is typing out my clipboard as if I had pasted something. I rebound alt + shift + p to that, so I can paste windows login passwords or whatever in to Teamviewer/other stuff that doesn't accept a paste command.
GitHub - ReimuNotMoe/ydotool: Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)
Generic command-line automation tool (no X!). Contribute to ReimuNotMoe/ydotool development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
White House fires CDC director Monarez after she refuses to resign; 4 top health officials quit
White House fires CDC director Monarez after she refuses to resign; 4 top health officials quit
Susan Monarez, a longtime federal government scientist, was sworn in on July 31.Annika Kim Constantino (CNBC)
Republicans get court win over "green bank" funds
A federal appeals court sided with the Environmental Protection Agency in its effort to freeze billions of dollars and terminate contracts for nonprofits charged with running a "green bank" to finance climate-friendly projects.
The decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, handed down in a 2-1 ruling, shifts the dispute away from the federal district court and into the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which handles contract matters. For the nonprofits involved, including Climate United Fund, the ruling represents a major setback in their push to regain access to roughly $16 billion in frozen funds.
Trump Administration Gets Court Win Over 'Green Bank' Funds
The decision stands as a high-profile win for the Trump administration's EPA and a stinging blow to climate groups.Gabe Whisnant (Newsweek)
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‘Puppet!’ Charlamagne Calls Hakeem Jeffries ‘AIPAC Shakur’ in Brutal Takedown of Minority Leader
Charlamagne and the rest of The Breakfast Club welcomed entertainers Claudia Jordan and Erica Cobb to the show, where the duo talked about their new podcast Accidentally Informed.
While talking about their favorite guests, Jordan — who’s also a contributor for CNN — revealed she enjoys political conversations and spoke fondly of her talk with Jeffries. That’s when host DJ Envy revealed that Charlamagne “hates” the minority leader:
JORDAN: You do?CHARLAMAGNE: I don’t hate him. I just don’t think he stands for anything. I call him “AIPAC Shakur.”
JORDAN: Well, definitely — we did talk about messaging, and I actually went to the Capitol and had a meeting with him. And we talked about messaging how I was like, the frustration of the party is y’all have to get more gangster. Like, stop going by the politics of the late 2000s, in 2010, and you have to rise to the occasion in the messaging. And he did. I saw him do more afterwards.
CHARLAMAGNE: Hakeem is a puppet. Hakeem isn’t doing anything if Chuck Schumer doesn’t tell him to do it. And it’s simple as that.
‘Puppet!’ Charlamagne Calls Hakeem Jeffries ‘AIPAC Shakur’ in Brutal Takedown of M ...
Charlamagne tha God revealed his brutal nickname for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries while detailing his gripes with him.Ahmad Austin Jr. (Mediaite)
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Solar flares as you've never seen them before
Solar flares as you’ve never seen them before
The world’s largest solar telescope captured a powerful X-class solar flare in August 2024.Laura Baisas (Popular Science)
CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign
The US’s top public health agency was plunged into chaos on Wednesday after the Trump administration moved to oust its leader Susan Monarez, sworn in less than a month ago, as her lawyers said she would not resign and that she was being “targeted” for her pro-science stance.
Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was ousted on Wednesday evening, according to a statement from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that offered no explanation its decision.
“Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people,” HHS said in an unsigned statement posted to social media.
Monarez, who was confirmed by the Senate just last month, appeared to have afoul of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, after she declined to support sweeping changes to US vaccine policies, according to reporting from the Washington Post and the New York Times.
CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign
Lawyers for Monarez say she was ‘targeted’ for ‘protecting the public’ by not endorsing ‘unscientific’ ordersRobert Mackey (The Guardian)
Honestly don't know much about her, but happy to see someone at their helm standing up and not just resigning. Dunno if it will accomplish anything but it feels like a more active opposition.
Hopefully everything works out for her and she doesn't have some kind of "accident."
CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign
The US’s top public health agency was plunged into chaos on Wednesday after the Trump administration moved to oust its leader Susan Monarez, sworn in less than a month ago, as her lawyers said she would not resign and that she was being “targeted” for her pro-science stance.
Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was ousted on Wednesday evening, according to a statement from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that offered no explanation its decision.
“Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people,” HHS said in an unsigned statement posted to social media.
Monarez, who was confirmed by the Senate just last month, appeared to have run afoul of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, after she declined to support sweeping changes to US vaccine policies, according to reporting from the Washington Post and the New York Times.
CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign
Lawyers for Monarez say she was ‘targeted’ for ‘protecting the public’ by not endorsing ‘unscientific’ ordersRobert Mackey (The Guardian)
Did you just copy & paste bits? There are words missing.
offered no explanation its decision.appeared to have afoul of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary
Beverly Hills Unified School District board members vote to fly Israeli flags inside schools
Beverly Hills Unified School District officials on Tuesday voted yes on a proposal that they hope will fight antisemitism by flying the Israeli flag on all campuses and district facilities. "This is a time right now that Jews are being killed and slaughtered on the street, and threats are happening," said Sigalie Sabag, a BHUSD board member.
The resolution passed 3-to-2, which was met with strong reaction from members of the public who had gathered for Tuesday night's meeting. Opponents of the measure say that displaying the Israeli flag in a public school setting blurs the line between supporting the Jewish community and endorsing the Israeli government, particularly during a time when they're at war. They also believe that other ethnic and religious groups exist within a school district.
Board members say that their decision was made in good faith, and that displaying the Israeli flag is not an endorsement of a government or geopolitical topic.
Europe’s ‘century of humiliation’ could be just beginning
Europe’s ‘century of humiliation’ could be just beginning
Donald Trump is using America’s military and technological superiority to force one-sided deals on Europe.Antonia Zimmermann (POLITICO)
What distro do you game on?
GE-Proton10-15 Released
- fixed opening hang in crosscode
- fixed video playback in fable: the lost chapters
Release GE-Proton10-15 Released · GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
fixed opening hang in crosscode fixed video playback in fable: the lost chaptersGitHub
- ft.com/content/5cd7bccb-24cb-4…
- economist.com/leaders/2025/08/…
‘Will you leave US for China?’ It depends, mathematician Terence Tao says
‘Will you leave US for China?’ It depends, mathematician Terence Tao says
Trump funding cuts have left situation more ‘fluid and unstable’ than at any time in the last 30 years, Tao says.Shi Huang (South China Morning Post)
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What was the update? Getting address not found on both calyos.org and calyxinstitute.org which doesn't bode well
Edit: came back up. Update if it's down when viewed
Update: August 27 2025We are concerned that some users may have not seen the important message in this letter about CalyxOS’ current hiatus. Therefore, we are rolling out one last OTA update to devices currently running CalyxOS to reach as many active users as we can. You can read our post for more details about this update.
Saskatchewan Premier Moe says Canada should remove tariff on Chinese EVs
Saskatchewan Premier Moe says Canada should remove tariff on Chinese EVs
As Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe prepares to go to China next week, he said he would like the federal government to drop its 100 per cent electric vehicle tariff on Beijing.The Canadian Press (CTVNews)
please! I think in the long term an investment in infrastructure or manufacturing would be ideal, but in the interim, putting pressure on the US and giving Canadians more and better EV choice would be an easy win for Canada.
Why are we protecting the US automotive industry?
Satellite Collisions Could Be Prevented With a New AI System
CREAM's Role in Mitigating Kessler Syndrome Risks
Can AI solve the space traffic jam? Discover how CREAM is automating collision avoidance and changing the way we manage satellites.Mark Thompson (IEEE Spectrum)
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France on the brink: how a budget deficit became a political crisis
France on the brink: how a budget deficit became a political crisis
With the government facing defeat in a confidence vote, the nation’s economic problems will still need to tackledPhillip Inman (The Guardian)
Beverly Hills Unified School District board members vote to fly Israeli flags inside schools
Beverly Hills Unified School District board members vote to fly Israeli flags inside schools
Beverly Hills Unified School District officials on Tuesday voted yes on a proposal that they hope will fight antisemitism by flying the Israeli flag on all campuses and district facilities.Gio Insignares (CBS Los Angeles)
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Read Theory, Darn it!
Without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement.
— V. I. Lenin
In the dying capitalist hellscape we occupy, it can often seem hopeless. However, a better world is possible. We can move on from the destitution, genocide, and privation of today's society and move onto one where we consciously decide to take a scientific approach to production. We can direct society in such a fashion that satisfying the needs of the people is the goal of production, and not satisfying the bottomless avarice of a handful of billionaires. What we need is socialism. What we need is Marxism-Leninism.
Who is this guide aimed at?
Anyone wanting to begin their journey into the world of leftist theory and organizing.
How long will this guide take to follow?
Aimed at about 60 hours of active reading time. This can be stretched out over a year, or condensed into a few months of hard study, depending on your availability.
::: spoiler Section 0a: The Case for Marxism-Leninism [4hr 19 min]
In the 21st century, with global capitalism in crisis, now more than ever an alternative is needed. Why should we look to Marxism-Leninism, specifically?
- A. Einstein's Why Socialism? | Audiobook
[20 min]
From the unique scientific perspective of a legendary physicist, the case for taking a coordinated, planned, and scientific approach to production and distribution.
- R. Day's Why Marxism?
[26 min]
The case specifically for Marxism-Leninism as the basis of social organizing and revolutionary practice.
- M. Parenti's "Yellow Parenti" Speech
[1 hr 33 min]
The importance of revolution in uplifting people's lives across the 20th century.
- M. Parenti's Blackshirts and Reds | Audiobook
[2 hr]
A litany against anti-communist mythos, an examination of the real successes and struggles in the USSR, and an analysis of fascism.
:::
::: spoiler Section 0b: Self-Education [15 min]
When beginning to study a new subject, it's important to frame why studying said subject will be useful, as well as how best to go about studying.
- Ho Chi Minh's Why Do We Have to Study Theory?
[11 min]
Practice alone is insufficient for developing a solid understanding of effective methodology.
- N. Krupskaya's General Rules for Independent Study
[4 min]
Best practices for how to get the most out of study, through active engagement with theory.
:::
::: spoiler Section 1: Fundamentals of Marxism [2 hr 6 min]
Let's begin with some gentle overviews to form a base to build upon in the later sections.
- V. I. Lenin's The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism | Audiobook
[10 min]
The core fundamentals of Marxism.
- F. Engels' Principles of Communism | Audiobook
[1 hr 11 min]
The FAQ of communism. Quick to read, and easy to reference.
[~45 min]
A history of Karl Marx and the framework he created.
:::
::: spoiler Section 2: Philosophy [6 hr 17 min]
By far the most critical subject to firmly grasp within Marxism-Leninism is the philosophy of dialectical materialism, the main tool by which Marxist-Leninists interpret the world so as to more effectively change it.
- G. Politzer's Elementary Principles of Philosophy | Audiobook
[2 hr 46 min]
A gentle and thorough introruction to dialectical materialism and how it came to be.
- Mao Zedong's On Practice & On Contradiction
[2 hr 16 min]
Directed towards guerilla fighters of the People's Liberation Army, this pair of essays equip the reader to apply the analytical tools of dialectical materialism to their every day practice.
- T. Weston's Introduction to Marxist Dialectics
[~1 hr]
An in-depth exploration of the fundamentals of Marxist dialectics.
- K. Marx's Theses on Feuerbach
[15 min]
Spend some time using what you have just learned, and actively engage with each of Marx's 11 theses here. This is the true germ of dialectical materialism, and proper study avoids falling into vulgar materialism.
:::
::: spoiler Section 3: Economics [3 hr 37 min]
The Law of Value is the bedrock of the Marxist analysis of capitalism. Understanding how it is that capital behaves and functions will help us identify its contradictions, which we can exploit.
- N. Frome's An Extremely Condensed Summary of Capital
[20 min]
A basic introduction to the Law of Value. By no means a replacement for Capital, but will suffice for now.
- K. Marx's Wage Labor and Capital | Audiobook & Value, Price and Profit | Audiobook
[2 hr 17 min]
Best taken as a pair, these essays simplify the most important parts of the Law of Value.
- I. P. Wright's Marx on Capital as a Real God
[~1 hr]
An unorthodox approach to analyzing capital as a material expression of control systems.
:::
::: spoiler Section 4: Scientific Socialism [6 hr 12 min]
Scientific socialism takes an analytical approach to development and class struggle. We aim to understand the laws governing development so that we can become the masters of production, and develop in a planned fashion.
- F. Engels' Socialism: Utopian and Scientific | Audiobook
[1 hr 32 min]
Engels introduces scientific socialism, explaining how Capitalism itself prepares the conditions for public ownership and planning by centralizing itself into monopolist syndicates and cartels.
- K. Marx's Critique of the Gotha Programme
[47 min]
Dissects a weak socialist program and elaborates on the dictatorship of the proletariat, as well as the early socialist stage and higher communist stage.
- V. I. Lenin's The State and Revolution | Audiobook
[2 hr 8 min]
Further analyzes the necessity of revolution and introduces the economic basis for the withering away of the state.
- H. P. Newton's In Defense of Self-Defense
[10 min]
The working class must be able to defend itself from violent reaction, it can't jump from state to non-state overnight.
- N. Frome's How is it to be Done?
[20 min]
What does building socialism in the real world actually look like? How do we get from capitalism to socialism to communism?
- R. Day's The Case for Socialized Ownership
[23 min]
Highlights the importance of collectivized and planned production from an economic, scientific, and efficency standpoint.
- Deng Xiaoping's Marxism is a Science
[40 min]
The struggles and contradictions in existing socialism, and the process of building to higher and more developed stages, can only be accomplished by taking a scientific and analytical approach.
[12 min]
Addresses competing interpretations of the Law of Value with respect to the transition from capitalism to communism.
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::: spoiler Section 5: Colonialism [16 hr 14 min]
Understanding the ongoing national liberation movements in the global south, as well as the problem of settler-colonialism, is crucial for understanding the mechanisms of modern empire.
- Ho Chi Minh's The Path Which Led Me to Leninism
[4 min]
Decolonialization is fundamental to Marxism-Leninism.
- F. Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth | Audiobook
[4 hr 48 min]
A Marxist understanding of nationalism in the global south.
- J. Katsfoter's To Stop Marx, They Made Zion
[22 min]
The genocidal history of the settler-colonialism of Palestine, from its origins to today.
[~7 hrs]
Analysis of the dark, bloody history of settler-colonialism in the US Empire.
- P. Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed | Audiobook
[4 hr]
A fiery pedagogy for those wretched of the Earth.
:::
::: spoiler Section 6: Imperialism [8 hr 48 min]
Capitalism didn't collapse in Europe, it found new ways to survive, chiefly by exporting capital. This current protracted evolution of capitalism into imperialism is the primary contradiction facing the global march to socialism.
- V. I. Lenin's Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism | Audiobook
[2 hr 39 min]
The formation of imperialism, as well as general characteristics of its behavior.
- K. Nkrumah's Neocolonialism, the Last Stage of Imperialism
[4 hr 39 min]
Over time, imperialism has managed to export the bulk of the contradictions in the global north to the global south.
- Cheng Enfu's Five Characteristics of Neoimperialism
[~1 hr 30 min]
The characteristics of the moribund US Empire, and its use of the dollar to dominate the global south in the current era.
:::
::: spoiler Section 7: Feminism [2 hr 3 min]
The historic oppression of women needs to be recognized and fought against.
- H. P. Newton's The Women's Liberation and Gay Liberation Movements
[6 min]
All sections of the working class must uplift each other, and not use homophobia or misogyny against capitalists, as it attacks our comrades as well.
- A. Kollontai's The Social Basis of the Woman Question
[45 min]
A Marxist counter to the existing bourgeois feminist movement, explaining why feminism needs Marxism, and Marxism needs feminism.
[~30 min]
An exploration of the state of the feminist movement and the importance of intersectionality as it relates to combatting oppression.
- J. Freeman's The Tyranny of Structurelessness
[42 min]
Throughout the history of feminist struggle, the struggle against formalized organization has been counter-productive and led to less efficient effort and increased problems with elitism, while groups with formalized structures have had far more success and open dialogue.
:::
::: spoiler Section 8: LGBTQIA+ [4 hr 22 min]
We must correctly push for queer liberation, unflinchingly.
- L. Feinberg's Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue
[2hr 39 min]
When different social groups fight for liberation together, they are emboldened and empowered ever-further.
- V. Storm & E. Flores' The Gender Accelerationist Manifesto
[~40 min]
Breaks down the basis of misogyny, transphobia, and homophobia from a Marxist perspective.
[63 min]
Trans liberation and communism go hand-in-hand.
:::
::: spoiler Section 9: Party Work [5hr 12 min]
You can't build communism by reading it into existence. Roll up your sleeves, and get to work.
- J. V. Stalin's The Foundations of Leninism
[2 hr 2 min]
Marxism-Leninism is the living and evolving Marxism that has tested theory to practice for over a century.
- V. I. Lenin's What is to be Done? (Abridged)
[70 min]
The fundamental tasks of the revolutionary party.
- Liu Shaoqi's How to be a Good Communist | Audiobook
[~1 hour]
If we are to be successful, we must work to better ourselves, and do good party work.
- Liu Shaoqi's On the Party: Concerning the Mass Line of Our Party
[~30 min]
The mass line is the fundamental tool of maintaining a direct link between the working class and the vanguard,
without falling into tailism or commandism.
- Liu Shaoqi's On the Party: Democratic Centralism Within the Party
[~30 min]
Democratic centralism turns an amorphous but radicalized working class into a solidified force to overwhelm its enemies. It takes the greatest strength of the proletariat, its mass, and aligns it in a unified direction.
:::
::: spoiler Section 10: Self-Conduct [2 hr 39 min]
We cannot be dogmatic, or let the perfect socialism in our heads be the enemy of socialism in the real world.
- V. I. Lenin's "Left-Wing" Communism | Audiobook
[1 hr 47 min]
As organizers, we must do our best to engage where the working class is at, and not let the perfect socialism in our heads be the enemy of our own practice.
[17 min]
Marxism in western countries is often clouded by those who seem to only support socialism that failed, the "pure" socialist movements unsullied by the very real struggles involved in building socialism over a lengthy period of time. This perfect vision of socialism in our heads becomes not just the enemy of our practice, but also that of socialists in the global south that fought and died for a better world.
- Zhou Enlai's Guidelines for Myself
[1 min]
Simple and straightforward virtues for any good cadre.
- Xi Jinping's Water Droplets Drilling Through Rock
[4 min]
Tenacity is what creates valleys and shifts mountains. Through our connected struggle, even if the odds seem overwhelming, we all contribute to bringing about a better world.
- Ho Chi Minh's On Revolutionary Morality
[~30 min]
We must combat the notion of putting self-interest above that of our collective struggle. It is through collaboration that we emancipate all, not just ourselves.
:::
::: spoiler Conclusion
Congratulations, you completed your introductory reading course! Now, if you haven't already, get organized. The Party for Socialism and Liberation, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, and Red Star Caucus are all good Statesian options. Pick whichever decent org is most active in your area regardless of where you live.
Be industrious, and self-sufficient. Take up gardening, home repair, tinkering. It is through practice that you elevate your knowledge. Learn self-defense. Get armed, if practical. Be ready to protect yourself and others. Try to use FOSS if you can. Go vegan!
We will win.
:::
::: spoiler Resources
a. Theory
ProleWiki - A robust library and wiki for Marxism-Leninism.
Red Sails - "Woke ML-MZT Criterion Collection with home videos thrown in"
Comrade's Library - Excellent source for .epubs
Qiao Collective - Connecting western diaspora with Chinese political commentary
b. Podcasts
Blowback - Anti-imperialist podcast about the crimes of the US Empire.
Rev Left Radio - Marxist-Leninist podcast centering theory, history, and current events
c. News
Liberation News - PSL's newsletter
Fight Back! News - FRSO's newsletter
Naked Capitalism - Economic newsletter centering capitalism's decay
:::
Oh yeah, I really like what Red Sails did with the abridged version. I was thinking about this before, and it would be really nice to take some of the material like the state and rev, and update that in a similar fashion to include modern examples while keeping the original arguments. Most of Lenin's writing wasn't really intended as general theory for future generations. It was written specifically for education and organization during a particular historical moment. While a lot of the arguments hold true today, the historical context does create an unnecessary barrier for people getting into reading theory.
In terms of trimming, I wouldn't worry too much about that since the content is already broken down by topic. People can focus on reading what's interests them, and having more comprehensive coverage makes the list more broadly useful. If you're worried about length, you could just make a sublist of the essential reading.
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months agoAria Bendix (NBC News)
If and how much longer until they take cash and browser-based banking from us?
I've been mindful of the ways companies can track my spending habits, and so have been increasingly keen on using cash and avoiding mobile banking/payment apps like the plague. I realize that this varies by country and might be a bit far out, but the thought does linger in the back of my mind. If current trends continue, how much longer until they take cash and browser-based banking from us? Or will there be a reason those options should continue to exist (and be easily usable) far into the future? And perhaps:
- What else can I, as an individual, do about this?
- Is there a tendency for larger banks or smaller credit unions to push towards mobile-only online banking?
- What does it look like in countries where cashless and mobile payments are the norm?
like this
Just like they took away horses because they were too lazy not to ride to work.
Cash needs to exist because we need the anonymity, But nothing else about it is convenient whatsoever. We're actually safer leaving banks and leaving work on a Friday because of it. And check washing was honestly just bullshit It never should have went down that way.
We need to be anonymous,
Super agree
we need to have something that we can privately exchange,
Can't complain there
we need it for allowance for kids,
Nah, Our kids have a starter debit visa, Everything they want to buy is online (or is cheaper online) We were just handing them cash so they could hand it back to us so they could use our CC# then we got to make change. This is one thing that's much better digitally IMO.
we need it to pay when the digital service is down,
I mostly agree. There are a lot of places that can't even use their POS if the digital service is down. We also don't stock cash our drawers to the levels we used to.
we need it when we travel, so that there’s never any problems with paying for what we get.
I find using CC while traveling to be far easier, but the stupid intl fees suck. Thing is, even if you get cash out on the other end, you still pay an intl charge. And then you're stuck with whatever you don't spend in that currency. I think overall, digital wins here.
we need it to give to homeless,
Kinda agree. I'd rather the local government use my tax money to help them. They're already struggling from the number of people out there that don't carry cash.
to live beside the banking system alone and so forth…
Yeah, we do need a secondary method. I wish we could create a crypto system that isn't an elaborate pyramid scheme.
It's a little sad, that your kids only want digital things. Only one of my three kids sometimes want something online. I don't think that your kids needs is general. I know a lot of kids, of any age, who like to save up, and buy real stuff.
I've been traveling quite a bit, and cash always works. You do you here, and I do me. 😀
Of course the politicians should drop their love of having homeless people to scare the rest of us, and instead help them. But until that happens, then it's nice to be able to give them a little. My daughter love the smile a homeless person gives her, when she hands him/her a little money.
- Use privacy respecting cryptocurrencies for exchanges. This can be done between two individuals or at businesses, especially small businesses.
- Yes, it seems like they're doing it on a consensus level in the UK. This is because consumers would rather use banking apps because it is convenient for them.
- In the UK it is very common to use a card and contactless payment. It's very concerning because this trend is bringing the government to trace UK bank accounts to prevent "fraud". Which could target people on benefits for instance. Many are worried that benefits claimants will have their application scrutinized based on their spending habits. Disability rights is now becoming a political conversation about how and where they spend their money, which is mortifying.
Apertus: a fully open, transparent, multilingual language model
Apertus: a fully open, transparent, multilingual language model
EPFL, ETH Zurich and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) released Apertus today, Switzerland’s first large-scale, open, multilingual language model — a milestone in generative AI for transparency and diversity.news.epfl.ch
The Former Lead For Apple Graphics Drivers On Linux Is Now Working At Intel
The Former Lead For Apple Graphics Drivers On Linux Is Now Working At Intel
There's a follow-up to yesterday's surprising story of Alyssa Rosenzweig stepping away from Asahi Linux and that ARM graphics driver work where she led reverse engineering and development of the Asahi Gallium3D and HoneyKrisp Vulkan drivers within Me…www.phoronix.com
Popularity of Russian cartoon ‘cringe’ – Kiev propaganda outlet
Popularity of Russian cartoon ‘cringe of the day’ – Kiev propaganda outlet
The ‘Trukha’ Telegram channel has chided Ukrainian parents for letting their children watch ‘Masha and the Bear’RT International
Turning Soil Data into Harvests: Ethiopian Innovator Triumphs at BRICS 2025
Turning Soil Data into Harvests: Ethiopian Innovator Triumphs at BRICS 2025
Turning Soil Data into Harvests: Ethiopian Innovator Triumphs at BRICS 2025 Zelalem Endalew, Gold Medalist at the 2025 BRICS Skills Competition, is transforming farming with his IoT-Based Smart Irrigation Controlling & Monitoring...Sputnik Africa
(solved, thanks guys!) "No key available with this passphrase" despite it being the correct passphrase
Edit: Turns out you guys were right, I entered the setup password wrong for LUKs. I got this new Logitech keyboard I got for a gift and I type around 170wpm, but I've been having issues with it kind of lagging keys for some reason. What I did was I opened up a notepad and typed in my password a bunch of times and noticed whenever I would type something such as "stain" for example, it would come out at "stani" despite me looking at the keyboard and knowing that wasn't what I was typing. So I encrypted my drive with the wrong password, but figured out how to decrypt it that way. Thanks for the help doods!
Hello! I have a external drive I've encrypted with LUKs that has irreplaceable backups of mine, and for some reason no matter which PC I try it won't unlock despite it being the correct password. It doesn't give me anything else in the terminal other than what I put in the title.
I recently just backed up everything onto the external drive from my computer cause I was distro hopping. It's worked fine on my PC, I saved the password so I was able to mount it no problem before, but now it won't mount on any other PC I try. It isn't the end of the world since I can just try and copy old data from my computers drive before the format since I haven't downloaded anything yet that could overwrite anything important, but I'd still like to be able to get this external drive unlocked. As I've said, irreplaceable files of mine are on it so I'm hoping to get it working. Thank you!
How Erik Prince is Trying to “Make Haiti a Hub for Mercenaries” | Haiti Liberte
Erik Prince, the founder of many mercenary companies since Blackwater, is looking to gain a lucrative foothold in Haiti through wheeling and dealing with unelected, illegitimate leaders as cynical as he is. It won’t end well. Photo: ABC News
How Erik Prince is Trying to “Make Haiti a Hub for Mercenaries” | Haiti Liberte
(Français) Erik Prince, 56, the founder of several mercenary companies beginning with the now rebranded Blackwater, might have Washington’s backing forTravis Ross (Haiti Liberté)
ublock lite is now on IOS, Should people switch to that instead of using Adguard or should they stick with Adguard?
with ublock origin you would have to edit the blocklist and add the url you want to block/unblock. with umatrix you have a table like this:
you can block/unblock domains, and also change the global configuration. I, by default, block all javascript and XHR and enable some if they are needed.
Far-right agitator Tommy Robinson avoids charge over alleged assault
British Transport Police said a decision had been made by the Crown Prosecution Service not to charge Tommy Robinson as the alleged victim “did not wish to provide a statement to the investigation.”
“Following a report of an assault at St Pancras station on July 28, detectives from BTP quickly launched a full and thorough investigation, which involved a 42-year-old man being arrested on suspicion of GBH at Luton Airport on 4 August,” British Transport Police said.
“Officers worked at pace to gather evidence, including CCTV footage and witness statements, however the victim did not wish to provide a statement to the investigation.
Tommy Robinson avoids charge over alleged St Pancras assault
FAR-RIGHT agitator Tommy Robinson will not be charged over an alleged assault at St Pancras railway station last month ...Alasdair Ferguson (The National)
Fizz
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in reply to CaptainBasculin • • •DacoTaco
in reply to CaptainBasculin • • •Outside of mainline, ubuntu has a 6.14 kernel build they support but you have to actively look for it in the ui.
It is however, a sign for me that ltt is not suited for this and should have waited and investigated more before posting. Or maybe asked external help to verify stuff idk
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in reply to Fizz • • •Do they? I think they looked pretty good except for when raytracing was turned on.
Chewy
in reply to HelloRoot • • •The benchmarks go against the narrative that Windows and Linux are pretty much equal in performance. I've read regularly that Linux is "often" faster than Windows for gaming, especially from more recent Linux users.
5 years ago, 15% performance difference were the expected performance loss through DXVK and wine/proton, so these benchmarks would've been the expected result.
HelloRoot
in reply to Chewy • • •I'd argue that if you buy an Intel or Nvidia GPU when you want to run Linux, you are actively sabotaging yourself. Clearly those two don't make good Linux drivers as the performance discrepancy is way larger compared to AMD/Radeon. For radeon the article says:
(Leaving out raytracing bumps that to a 5.7% difference btw.)
Which seems ok to me. Especially considering that they mostly tested newer titles. If you check older titles, many of them perform on par or better on Linux than on Windows. For example notoriously World of Warcraft.
Quality can also be percieved by frame stability. 1% lows for example, which manifest in occasional hickups. While the average fps might still be equal, the game might feel less laggy if the framerate is more consistent. Which was not measured here at all. Other sites benchmarks (again for older titles) show less hickups iirc.
So the statement can be true depending on what you play and how you measure. It's very difficult to make a study that is unbiased and reflects the real world experience of most people. Some will have great results and talk about them online. Others will have bad results and talk about them online.
Bonus edit:
On windows I remember it starting a background update while I was playing an online game and it started lagging, even though the fps stayed the same. And there was no way to prevent these background processes from running when I was playing. This would not be captured in such a benchmark as well, because they update everything before running the benchmarks. But it would frequently happen in real life use. For me this was the killer UX difference that made me fully move to Linux 9 years ago.
TagMeInSkipIGotThis
in reply to HelloRoot • • •As an Intel/nVidia user when I switched (ie I already owned them). I can say that in real world gaming - ie not synthetic benchmarking, my vibes based analysis is that some games are definitely less fps, others I can't notice, and a few i'm quite sure performed better.
If I were buying new I would probably go with AMD, but from my experience being team blue & green should be no impediment to moving.
xavier666
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in reply to Fizz • • •Forget Linux vs Windows, the real question I have is why is Black Myth Wukong so poorly optimized that on a 4060 or 5060 it can't reach 60 FPS at 1080p even on Windows? Freaking unacceptable.
You would think coming from the mobile world, Game Science would be used to low-spec hardware, e.g. phones, but this game can't run well even on pretty new GPUs on PCs??? I had no idea this game had such abysmal performance. I wish people hadn't bought it, so it could've flopped
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