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US envoy conducts first official visit to Israeli illegal settlement in occupied West Bank middleeastmonitor.com/20250508…

US envoy conducts first official visit to Israeli illegal settlement in occupied West Bank

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee conducted on Wednesday the first official visit by a US envoy to an Israeli illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, and met with...
Middle East Monitor
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Otto Pureblood

BTW:

The Talmud recognizes six to eight gender or sex categories, depending on the interpretation:

Six: Zachar, Nekevah, Androgynos, Tumtum, Aylonit, Saris.

Eight: Adding Aylonit Hamah/Adam and Saris Hamah/Adam as distinct subcategories.

These categories are primarily biological, used to navigate legal obligations in a gendered system, and do not directly map onto modern gender identity concepts. While progressive interpretations see them as evidence of gender diversity, traditionalists view them as rare biological variations within a male-female binary. The exact number and meaning remain debated, reflecting the Talmud’s complexity and its varied modern readings.

so even the Ancient Jew wasn't as depraved as the modern ones are...

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Hezbollah attacks caused $108M in damages to Israeli agriculture english.almayadeen.net/news/po…

Hezbollah attacks caused $108M in damages to Israeli agriculture

A report by ReGrow Israel report reveals that Hezbollah attacks since October 8, 2023, have caused over $100 million in damages to northern "Israel"’s agricultural sector.
Al Mayadeen English (Hezbollah attacks caused $108M in damages to Israeli agriculture)

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Anyone who believes that Friedrich Merz, the election traitor, is now our chancellor is thinking too short-sightedly. A second, invisible player has been sitting in the chancellor's chair since yesterday. His name is BlackRock. The very same powerful hedge fund for whose German branch Merz was chairman of the supervisory board for four years. Busy lobbyists have always sought exclusive access to politicians.

However, it's a scandal that an international financial locust has managed to smuggle its own agent into the highest German political office. Will such a Chancellor really make future decisions for the good of the German people? Or, in case of doubt, will he not rather defend the interests of his old connections in the globalist networks? I have a very bad suspicion, but soon we will know more...
t.me/christineanderson/1155

Christine Anderson, MdEP (AfD)

🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺 Anyone who believes that Friedrich Merz, the election traitor, is now our chancellor is thinking too short-sightedly. A second, invisible player has been sitting in the chancellor's chair since yesterday. His name is BlackRock.
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Oscar Wilde: Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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Canonical Make Me No Happy

I installed a copy of Ubuntu 25.04 into a virtual machine just because I wanted to grab their most recent kernel config for 6.14.x to compare it to my own to try to figure out why my configuration breaks nvidia display.

What a clusterfuck. Now that bastard Poettering has taken over the login function with systemd-logind and what a pile of shit.

From a graphical terminal, with the sole exception of gdm3, I can not login as any user other the one I created at install time, and even with gdm3 I can not login as root.

Window 11 Linux Style Here We Come. Fuck You Canonical. Guess I'm going to be forced, after 14 years, to switch distros again.

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2025 Victory Day in Moscow: Focal Point of Both Diplomatic Defiance and Regional Anxiety english.pravda.ru/news/world/1…

2025 Victory Day in Moscow: Focal Point of Both Diplomatic Defiance and Regional Anxiety

According to Russian officials, leaders from 29 countries are expected to attend the Victory Day parade. Among them are the presidents of Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cuba,
Pavel Morozov (Pravda English)

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Iran denies reports of proposing direct nuclear talks with US presstv.ir/Detail/2025/05/07/7…

Iran denies reports of proposing direct nuclear talks with US

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed as “fabricated and baseless” recent media reports that it has proposed direct talks with Washington and that a meeting between the presidents of the two countries is to happen soon.
PressTV

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Vladimir Putin: There was a moment when your humble servant simply suggested that maybe we should join NATO? But no, NATO does not need such a country. No. The question is, what else? We thought that we were already our own, excuse me, as our people say, bourgeois. What else? There is no more ideological confrontation, what is the problem? Apparently, the problem is geopolitical interests and an arrogant attitude towards others. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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Evaluating Plastic Recycling: Mechanical vs. Pyrolysis Methods

As the world grapples with the growing plastic waste crisis, recycling technologies have become essential for mitigating environmental damage. Among the various methods available, mechanical recycling and pyrolysis stand out as two dominant approaches for processing plastic waste. Each has distinct advantages, challenges, and applications. Understanding the comparative merits of these methods is crucial for selecting the most appropriate solution based on waste types, economic feasibility, and sustainability goals.

Mechanical Recycling: The Conventional Approach


Mechanical recycling is the process of reprocessing used plastic into new products by physically breaking it down without changing its chemical structure. This method typically involves sorting, cleaning, shredding, and melting plastics to create new plastic items. It is the most widely adopted form of recycling, particularly for polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and polypropylene (PP).

One of the main advantages of mechanical recycling is its relative simplicity and cost-effectiveness. It allows for the direct reuse of plastics without significant energy input or chemical alterations. However, the effectiveness of mechanical recycling is constrained by several factors, including contamination, degradation of polymer chains, and the quality of recycled material. Contaminants like food residues, oils, and inks can lower the purity of recycled plastic, making it unsuitable for high-quality applications.

Moreover, mechanical recycling often cannot process mixed plastics, which are common in household waste. For example, multilayered or composite plastic materials, commonly found in packaging, present significant challenges for mechanical recycling systems. As a result, while mechanical recycling is ideal for certain types of plastics, its capacity to handle complex waste streams is limited.

Pyrolysis Recycling: An Innovative Alternative


Pyrolysis, on the other hand, represents a more advanced and versatile recycling method. In a plastic pyrolysis plant, plastic waste is subjected to high temperatures in the absence of oxygen, causing it to decompose into gaseous products, liquid fuel, and solid residue (char). Unlike mechanical recycling, which only processes clean, homogeneous plastics, pyrolysis can handle mixed and contaminated plastic waste, including items that would typically be discarded in a landfill.

One of the major advantages of pyrolysis is its ability to handle a broad range of plastic types, including those that are difficult to recycle mechanically. Pyrolysis can process a variety of plastic polymers, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), and polyethylene (PE), converting them into valuable byproducts like oil, gas, and carbon black. The oil and gas produced during pyrolysis can be used as alternative fuels, potentially replacing fossil fuels in industrial processes.

Additionally, pyrolysis offers the advantage of reducing the volume of plastic waste by up to 90%. The process also generates energy in the form of syngas, which can be used to power the pyrolysis plant itself, reducing dependence on external energy sources and improving the overall efficiency of the operation.

Environmental Impact and Sustainability


From an environmental standpoint, both mechanical and plastic to oil pyrolysis recycling provide significant benefits compared to landfilling or incineration. Mechanical recycling reduces plastic waste in landfills and minimizes the need for virgin plastic production. However, it is often limited in its ability to handle the growing volume of mixed plastics and contaminated waste streams.

Pyrolysis, by contrast, addresses some of these limitations by offering a more flexible solution for complex and contaminated waste. The ability of pyrolysis to process a wider range of plastic materials not only reduces the volume of waste but also transforms it into usable energy. This makes pyrolysis a more sustainable alternative, especially in areas with limited access to high-quality plastic waste or infrastructure for mechanical recycling.

However, pyrolysis is not without its environmental concerns. The process generates emissions, and the quality of the byproducts, particularly the fuel oils, may vary depending on the type of plastic feedstock. Therefore, proper emission control systems and advanced monitoring technologies are essential to ensure the environmental benefits of pyrolysis outweigh the potential drawbacks.

Cost and Efficiency Considerations


The cost-effectiveness of both recycling methods depends largely on scale and technology. Mechanical recycling, being a more established and less complex technology, generally has lower upfront costs and is more energy-efficient for small to medium-scale operations. However, its ability to produce high-quality, recyclable plastic is often limited by contamination and degradation.

Pyrolysis, while more expensive to establish initially due to the need for specialized equipment like a pyrolysis plant, offers the potential for higher returns through the production of valuable byproducts. The liquid fuels, gases, and carbon char generated by pyrolysis can be sold, offsetting operating costs. Additionally, the ability to recycle a wider range of plastics makes pyrolysis a promising solution for handling the diverse plastic waste streams that are difficult to process through mechanical recycling alone.

Future Outlook: A Complementary Approach


While mechanical recycling remains an essential technology for managing plastic waste, the increasing volume of plastic waste and the growing demand for more comprehensive solutions suggest that pyrolysis technology will play an important role in the future of recycling. By processing more types of plastic and offering valuable byproducts, pyrolysis represents a promising avenue for reducing plastic pollution and promoting circular economy principles.

In conclusion, the choice between mechanical recycling and pyrolysis depends on the types of plastic waste, the desired end products, and the specific environmental and economic goals of the recycling operation. A hybrid approach that integrates both methods may offer the most effective solution for managing the complexities of global plastic waste.

Plastic Pyrolysis Plant

Plastic pyrolysis plant is designed specifically to achieve 100% plastic recycling. This plastic pyrolysis machine can convert waste plastics into
Beston Group

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Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE due to Packaging Policy Violation
cross-posted from: feditown.com/post/1318835

Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE due to Packaging Policy Violation

At the beginning of this year we noticed that the Deepin Desktop as it is currently packaged in openSUSE relies on a packaging policy violation to bypass SUSE security team review restrictions.
Matthias Gerstner (SUSE Security Team Blog)
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barryamelton

that has barely nothing to do with packaging standards, and packaging policy violations..

Compare this: debian.org/doc/debian-policy/

With this single page: en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Packa…

In case you think "but those policies are not needed, they are superfluous" (like some Arch devs). They are not. Packagers send their fixes upstream, and then, other distros, with lower standards, consume the already fixed upstream releases, and sometimes pretend that this work was not needed nor present, not realizing that all distros benefit from it even if your policies are more relaxed.

There's a reason why the Deepin Desktop Environment was never part of Debian, and only available via their own ppa repositories, even if the Deepin distro is based in Debian.

openSUSE:Packaging guidelines - openSUSE Wiki

en.opensuse.org
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Laying the Foundation: Essential Math Skills Missing from Early Education projectcensored.org/math-skill…

Laying the Foundation: Essential Math Skills Missing from Early Education

A February 2025 article by The Hechinger Report highlights research-backed strategies to strengthen young students’ basic math skills, emphasizing the importance of early mastery in number sense, spatial reasoning, and pattern recognition.
Kate Horgan (Project Censored)

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Pakistan downs 5 Indian jets as retaliation for late-night strikes at 6 sites: officials dawn.com/news/1908824/pakistan…

Pakistan downs 5 Indian jets as retaliation for late-night strikes at 6 sites: officials

DG ISPR says 31 people slain, 57 injured; political leadership condemn cowardly act; Trump calls India's actions a "shame"; PM summons NSC meeting.
Sanaullah Khan (DAWN.COM)

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Gamal Abdel Nasser: We shall not enter Palestine with its soil covered in sand. We shall enter it with its soil saturated in blood. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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UK Lawmakers and Regulators Target End-to-End Encryption and Smaller Messaging Platforms in Final Committee Hearing on Social Media “Harms” reclaimthenet.org/uk-social-me…

UK MPs Target Encrypted Apps in Misinformation Crackdown

UK MPs target Telegram, Signal, and encrypted apps at Ofcom-led session on Southport riots, misinformation, and online harms.
Didi Rankovic (Reclaim the Net)

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Oman Brokers US-Yemen Ceasefire, ‘Israel’ in Dark Regarding Deal orinocotribune.com/oman-broker…

Oman Brokers US-Yemen Ceasefire, 'Israel' in Dark Regarding Deal

The Omani Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday, May 6, that it had successfully brokered a ceasefire agreement between the United States and the authorities in Sanaa, aimed at achieving mutual de-escalation.
Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond

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Ceasefire alone cannot bring durable solution to Ukraine crisis: Russia?s Lavrov en.irna.ir/news/85826309/Cease…

Ceasefire alone cannot bring durable solution to Ukraine crisis: Russia’s Lavrov

The Russian foreign minister said that addressing threats to Russia’s security that arose due to NATO’s eastward enlargement and efforts to draw Ukraine into the alliance should be given priority.
IRNA English

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Lenin: Against the workers the capitalists of all nations and religions are united, but they strive to divide and weaken the workers by national strife! wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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The Young Pioneer Podcast: S3, Ep 5: No Filter, All Adventure – Interview with Travel Content Creator Mike O’Kennedy youngpioneertours.com/mike-oke…

The Young Pioneer Podcast: S3, Ep 5: No Filter, All Adventure - Interview with Travel Content Creator Mike

Explore global adventures with Mike O’Kennedy on the Young Pioneer Podcast. Discover insights into North Korea, Iraq, Xinjiang, and more.
Justin Martell (Young Pioneer Tours)

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Cost-Saving Tips: How to Buy Italian Tiles Smartly Without Sacrificing Quality

Italian tiles are celebrated for their stunning design, durability, and craftsmanship, making them a top choice for home renovations and commercial projects. However, their premium price can be a challenge for budget-conscious buyers.

The good news? You can enjoy the elegance of Italian tiles without overspending. Here’s how to shop wisely while maintaining quality.

1. Plan Your Project Carefully


Start with a precise plan. Measure your space accurately—double-check measurements. Consider:

  • Total square footage needed
  • Extra tiles for cuts, waste, or future repairs
  • The best tile size and type for your space

Avoid overbuying or underbuying by planning thoroughly.

Tip: Add 10% to your estimate for cuts and spares. For intricate layouts or diagonal patterns, increase to 15%.


2. Understand Tile Grades


Italian tiles are graded by quality and durability:

  • Grade 1: Flawless, premium tiles for walls or low-traffic areas.
  • Grade 2: Minor imperfections, durable, ideal for high-traffic floors.
  • Grade 3: More flaws, budget-friendly, suited for rustic or secondary spaces.

Grade 2 tiles often strike the best balance of quality and cost. Also, check the PEI (Porcelain Enamel Institute) rating:

  • PEI 1–2: Walls only.
  • PEI 3: Light floors (e.g., bathrooms).
  • PEI 4–5: Heavy-traffic areas (e.g., kitchens, entryways).

Choose tiles based on function, not just their appearance.

3. Compare Purchase Options


You can buy tiles from various sources, each with trade-offs:

  • Showrooms: Offer hands-on inspection but higher prices.
  • Online retailers: More affordable with diverse selections, though images may vary.
  • Direct importers: Cost-effective for bulk orders, but expect longer lead times.

Ask key questions:

  • Is this first- or second-grade tile?
  • What’s the return policy?
  • Are there overstock or clearance deals?
  • What are the shipping costs and delivery terms?

Focus on the total cost, not just the tile price.

4. Seek Out Overstock Savings


Tiles are produced in batches, and surplus or discontinued stock is often heavily discounted.

Ask your tiles supplier about:

  • Discontinued colors or designs
  • Overstock from commercial projects
  • Usable tiles from partially damaged boxes

These can save 20–50%, but stock is limited, so act quickly. Flexibility with design is crucial.

5. Mix Premium and Budget Tiles


Using Italian tiles throughout can strain your budget. Instead, blend strategically:

  • Use Italian tiles for focal points like backsplashes, pairing with affordable ceramics.
  • Combine premium floor tiles with budget wall tiles (e.g., bathrooms).
  • Add Italian tile mosaics or strips as accents.

This designer strategy maximizes style while minimizing costs.

6. Choose a Reputable Tiles Supplier


A trustworthy tiles supplier is essential for Italian tiles. Look for one who:

If a deal seems too good to be true, investigate—fake or low-quality tiles are common. A reliable supplier is transparent.

7. Budget for Hidden Costs


The tile price is only part of the equation. Include:

  • Adhesive and grout: Quality materials ensure durability.
  • Shipping: Heavy or fragile tiles can be costly to transport.
  • Installation: Factor in labor or DIY tools.
  • Maintenance: Some tiles require sealants or special care.

Plan for the entire project to avoid surprises.

8. Time Your Purchase Strategically


Tile prices fluctuate seasonally. Spring and summer are peak periods with higher costs, while winter often brings discounts.

To save:

  • Shop during the off-season
  • Seek seasonal sales or contractor promotions
  • Be flexible with delivery timelines, especially for large orders.

Ask about discounts for full-pallet purchases if you’re tackling a big project.

9. Opt for Timeless Designs


Trendy tiles can lose appeal over time. For lasting value, choose:

  • Neutral tones
  • Classic patterns like subway, hexagon, or herringbone
  • Finishes that wear well

Reserve trendy designs for small, easily updated areas like a backsplash or accent wall.

10. Consult Your Installer Early


Poor installation or mismatched tiles can ruin your project. Before buying, discuss with your installer:

  • Tile compatibility with your surfaces
  • Potential layout challenges
  • Special tools or adhesives required
  • Expected waste for your design

Their expertise can prevent costly errors and suggest budget-friendly alternatives.

Conclusion: Value-Driven Purchases


Italian tiles are a smart investment when bought thoughtfully. Focus on value, plan meticulously, and shop strategically to achieve a stunning result without breaking the bank.

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Starvation, Destruction of Hospitals, Massacre; What "YOU" Call it ? iranpress.com/content/304793

Starvation, Destruction of Hospitals, Massacre; What

Join Iran Press in an interview with Canadian lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris, over the description he provides about the manifestation of genocide with the ongoing crimes in Gaza by the Israel regime.
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Lenin: Only scoundrels or simpletons can think that the proletariat must first win a majority in elections carried out under the yoke of the bourgeoisie, under the yoke of wage-slavery, and must then win power. This is the height of stupidity or hypocrisy; it is substituting elections, under the old system and with the old power, for class struggle and revolution. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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Let’s indeed hope that they back it up with action. Better late than never. Though, I wonder what “guarantee” you’re referring to.


Any "action" that does not result in guarantees isn't helpful to solve this. So again, what I care about is guarantees.

For example, one way to "guarantee" that there's no code that's unaccounted for would be to achieve reproducible builds that can be rebuilt and obtain always the same binary bit-by-bit. So if the binary blob resulting from compiling from clean source matches the one offered then that's proof that the distributed binary was built cleanly and there was no malware being slipped through.

The issue is that this wouldn't just be a Ventoy problem, but also an upstream problem, since all projects Ventoy depends on would need to be, themselves, reproducible. So this wouldn't be an easy task, or even a task that Ventoy should do on their own, imho.

FWIW, slightly over a month ago, someone started working on a solution.


I definitely wouldn't trust that either until there's guarantees. Again, I only care about what guarantees are offered. It's not about who is the one managing the github account and/or what subjective reputation that random anonymous person might have.

The problem isn't the existence of precompiled binary blobs either, so removing the binaries is not solving the issue. The problem is in the traceability and what guarantees we have that the final collection of compiled binary blobs that ultimately is offered for download (and we do need binary blobs for download ultimately) is actually corresponding to libre/open source releases without potentially malicious code.

~~The conspiracy theorist inside of me would like to think this is related to the return of Ventoy’s maintainer. But I digress…~~


I don't think the maintainer went away. I've seen successfully maintained projects with much slower pace than this, specially projects for which stability is important. Last Bash commit was in 2024 and I wouldn't say it's unmaintained. Ventoy had a release 3 months ago.

Also, would it be bad if that was what triggered the interest to work on it? I mean, the post straight away mentions the github issue where that fork was advertised, and it implies that it's in that issue where they noticed that people have started to care about the blobs. So it could well be that they saw there's people who care enough to spend their time working for it (ie. they even made a fork), so why not open the doors for them? It does not have to always be drama.


GitHub - fnr1r/ventoy-cpio: An alternate ramdisk for Ventoy

An alternate ramdisk for Ventoy. Contribute to fnr1r/ventoy-cpio development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Lenin: The proletariat wages its class struggle and does not wait for elections to begin a strike, although for the complete success of a strike it is necessary to have the sympathy of the majority of the working people (and, it follows, of the majority of the population); the proletariat wages its class struggle and overthrows the bourgeoisie without waiting for any preliminary elections (supervised by the bourgeoisie and carried out under its yoke); and the proletariat is perfectly well aware that for the success of its revolution, for the successful overthrow of the bourgeoisie, it is absolutely necessary to have the sympathy of the majority of the working people (and, it follows, of the majority of the population). wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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Report: Israel to use U.S. military contractors to deliver aid as it prepares to reoccupy Gaza #Palestine mondoweiss.net/2025/05/report-…

Report: Israel to use U.S. military contractors to deliver aid as it prepares to reoccupy Gaza

Israel’s Cabinet has approved plans to reoccupy Gaza and use U.S. private military contractors to distribute aid to Palestinians. Human rights and aid groups say the plan “makes a mockery of international humanitarian law.”
Michael Arria (Mondoweiss)

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I [they] bought a Linux Magazine from 2000!

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/21842806

Recently came across this magazine from the Linux Format on a second hand vintage shop and obviously had to go for it! These magazines are still produced these to this day btw. However, when I went to linuxformat.com after receiving my magazine to check out some of their other ones, I saw that they were in fact just celebrating their 25-year anniversary and have put out a digital version of the very magazine I bought - for everyone to view digitally!

Their announcement:

25-years ago in this month of May, back in 2000 (just after the giant Y2K meltdown that flipped every plane upsidedown) Linux Format was first published. To help celebrate and remember this momentous pinnacle of publishing prowess (and while we still have server access) we'll be popping out a few classic issues of Linux Format in PDF format. As we already have it to hand here's issue LXF001 with a very young looking Nick Veitch.


The magazine can be found digitally at: linuxformat.com/files/pdfs/LXF…


Either way, I had no idea of the timing but thought it was a fun experience and worthy to share here. Enjoy a step back into memory-lane!

Have a great rest of your day!

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codapine

I used to subscribe to Linux format! I got the back issues on exactly/Exact Editions too, so for a while I could also view every issue on my android tablet. Those were the days.

I don't even know if Exactly is still around anymore.

Edit - nope, I was thinking of New Humanist magazine, oops. But I did used to get Linux Format through the door. I remember they used to have rackspace ads on the plastic weather cover

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Hey everyone, I’m not exactly #newhere. I had a joindiaspora account long time ago. Noe I'm back.

I’m interested in #digital-rights, #digitalrights, #edri, #eff, #floss, #foss, #free-culture, #freeculture, #freesofftware, #free-software, #fsf, #fsfe, #internet, #linux, #open-hardware, #openhardware, #open-source, #opensourse, #oss, #tech, #technology, and #web.

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The Eternaut Sparks Questions Among Those Born During the Argentine Dictatorship telesurenglish.net/the-eternau…

The Eternaut Sparks Questions Among Those Born During the Argentine Dictatorship - teleSUR English

The Netflix series The Eternaut has triggered a surge in inquiries from people born in Argentina during the dictatorship (1976–1983) regarding their identity
teleSURenglish

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Showed some photos to the 2nd grader preparing to present about her grandma and great grandma traveling over to America together from Metz.

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Historic B&W photos of Paris, France, late 19th Century | MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine

Late in the 19th century, Paris hosted two major international expositions: the 1889 Universal Exposition, was held to mark the centennial of the French Revolution and featured the new Eiffel Tower; and the 1900 Universal Exposition, which gave Paris…
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Houthi Missile Hits Ben Gurion Airport + Israel Approves Plan to ‘Conquer’ Gaza rachelblevins.substack.com/p/i…

Houthi Missile Hits Ben Gurion Airport + Israel Approves Plan to ‘Conquer’ Gaza

Israel’s Security Cabinet has unanimously approved plans to “conquer” the Gaza Strip and forcefully displace the Palestinian people, with Finance Minister and War Criminal Bezalel Smotrich declaring that Israel will not withdraw from Gaza even if the…
Rachel Blevins

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Jonathan Cook: Shilling for Israel’s Genocide consortiumnews.com/2025/05/07/…

Jonathan Cook: Shilling for Israel’s Genocide

These shills are as morally culpable as the court historians who in 1930s Germany denounced those who opposed the extermination of Jews, Romanies, Communists, the disabled and gays as anti-Aryan racists. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.
Consortium News

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Until the lion learns how to write every story will glorify the hunter. - anonymous wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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Over 100,000 sign petition to stop the dissolution of Urgence Palestine #Palestine samidoun.net/2025/05/over-1000…

Over 100,000 sign petition to stop the dissolution of Urgence Palestine

Over 100,000 people have already signed on to the petition to stop the French state’s planned dissolution of Urgence Palestine, the large national coalition and collective for Palestine that …
Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network

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Statement by the International Peoples’ Assembly on the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan - IPA

Let us reject war and invest in life. Let us use our resources not to destroy, but to rebuild a South Asia that belongs to its people—not to the profiteers of war.
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June Huh dropped out to become a poet, now he’s won a Fields Medal (2022)

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June Huh, High School Dropout, Wins the Fields Medal | Quanta Magazine

June Huh wasn’t interested in mathematics until a chance encounter during his sixth year of college. Now his profound insights connecting combinatorics and geometry have led to math’s highest honor.
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Thierry Meyssan: We persist in holding the British responsible for the rise of sectarianism in the Middle East. True, it was they who, with Lawrence of Arabia, organized the Great Arab Revolt of 1916-1918 that brought the Saudis and the Wahhabi sect to power in Saudi Arabia. Certainly, it was they who, with Lord Herbert Samuel, organized the Great Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Mandatory Palestine. Certainly, it was they who, with Sir James Craig, organized the Arab Spring of 2011-2012 that brought the Muslim Brotherhood to power in Egypt. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

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  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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