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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yep, they were one of the pillars of operation gladio. The vatican bank was one of the principle money launderers for the CIA's drug-running and terrorism operations. One of their assets, Marsinkus, even killed a pope in the 70s over threatening to expose it.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

We got most of the tech from the jetsons ppl could envision in the early 1960s (video calls, smartphones, smart watches, smart homes), but still don't have flying cars, cloud cities, robot maids, and moving sidewalks going everywhere.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago (16 children)

Is China State Capitalist?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Highly recommend reading Domenico Losurdo - Class struggle for more on this.

It gets into how there's not just a single class struggle, i.e. working class versus bourgeoisie, but many different and related class struggles. Both Marx and Engels held this multivariate view of class struggle too, and it was only later that chauvinists, anti-feminists, and imperialists restricted its meaning to the workplace only.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Joaquin Phoenix, Viggo Mortenson, Susan Sarandon, The danny's (Danny Glover and Danny Devito), John C Reilly.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

For sure. I've done it manually for years up until now, when I realized they make really easy to use libraries for rust.

I've done the share ratio only filter like you, but I realized that some torrents are heavily leeched, yet stay unpopular. IE my share ratio was > 100, yet I was still the only seeder. So this library makes sure that they're also popular before pausing them.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

and because we know China is really more of a capitalist society

Wrong.

Is China State Capitalist?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

CIA training? As in the central intelligence agency? They are an intel agency, not military advisors. And neither can do magic (like makeing soviet era leftover equipment to be anything else)

The phoenix program, what's that?

 

Pausing popular torrents isn't something that qBittorrent handles well. This library uses 2 criteria to pause / stop torrents.

They are stopped if they are:

  • Popular (IE have a lot of total seeds)
  • You've given back more than what you've taken (IE a seed ratio > 1)

This library

Requirements

  • Rust
  • A qBittorrent server.
  • An API key generated through the web UI.
  • A crontab where this script can be periodically run.

Usage

This will pause torrents with a ratio >= 2, and more than 10 total seeds.

cargo run -- \
--api-key API_KEY \
--endpoint ENDPOINT \
--ratio 2 \
--total-seeds 10
 

From the README:

Pausing popular torrents isn't something that qBittorrent handles well. This library uses 2 criteria to pause / stop torrents.

They are stopped if they are:

  • Popular (IE have a lot of total seeds), and
  • You've given back more than what you've taken (IE a seed ratio > 1)

Requirements

  • Rust
  • A qBittorrent server.
  • An API key generated through the web UI.
  • A crontab where this script can be periodically run.

Usage

This will pause torrents with a ratio >= 2, and more than 10 total seeds.

cargo run -- \
--api-key API_KEY \
--endpoint ENDPOINT \
--ratio 2 \
--total-seeds 10
[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

You can't stay neutral on a moving train, and there's no such thing as neutrality in a world based on class struggle and class divisions.

Prolewiki is openly a pro-worker site, and wikipedia claims neutrality but in the practice is pro capitalist-imperialist. One is open and honest about its bias, the other is not.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Also the smaller OS's (puppy linux, tailOS) that can run entirely in RAM are going to be fast when it comes to anything but disk reads.

 

Last month there was not much activity, as we both took holidays. As of September we're back to work, and continue polishing 1.0 for release. We are also publishing a new beta version: 1.0.0-beta.2 with all the bug fixes from the past two months.

We've also released another lemmy 1.0 beta: for those who would like to test.

Here are all the changes from August:

Full list of changes by repo

lemmy

lemmy-ui

lemmy-js-client

Or see the full list of changes at the links below:


An open source project the size of Lemmy needs constant work to manage the project, implement new features and fix bugs. Dessalines and Nutomic work full-time on these tasks and more. As there is no advertising or tracking, all of our work is funded through donations. Even so there is barely enough time in the day, and no time for a second job. The only available option are user donations.

To keep it viable donations need to reach a minimum of 5000€ per month, resulting in a modest salary of 2500€ per developer. If that goal is reached we can stop worrying about money, and fully focus on improving the software for the benefit of all users and instances. We especially rely on recurring donations to secure the long-term development and make Lemmy the best it can be.

Donate

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/12479555

Some 1,500 delegates from 63 countries inaugurated this Monday at the Havana Convention Center the First International Colloquium "Fidel: Legacy and Future", focused on remembering the life, work and thought of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016).

The meeting, held before the start of the Havana International Book Fair, brought together representatives from Russia, China, Africa and Europe to express their support for the Caribbean island in the face of external aggression.

During the opening day, Mikhail Shvidkoi , the Russian president's special envoy for cultural cooperation and head of his country's delegation at the literary event, conveyed a message from President Vladimir Putin in which he emphasized that in Russia the memory of Fidel Castro is "venerated with deep respect" for being "a loyal and reliable friend of our country, who made a colossal personal contribution to building the multifaceted alliance between Havana and Moscow."

Shvidkoi stated that the life of the "great revolutionary" and statesman was dedicated to serving the Fatherland, becoming "a symbol of freedom, justice and patriotism for Cubans and for millions of people around the world . "

The Russian representative argued that Castro's name is "inextricably linked" to the modern history of Cuba , a period in which, under his leadership, socio-economic progress was made and Havana's international prestige grew exponentially, while he worked to build a "just and truly democratic world order."

Recalling his first trip to Cuba in January 1980, Shvidkoi reminisced about the day they bid farewell to Celia Sánchez, whom he described as "a great daughter of the Cuban people, a great revolutionary who was Fidel's comrade-in-arms ." Regarding that occasion, he said, "That was the first time I heard Fidel speak. It was incredibly moving."

He added that after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the Soviet Union embraced it as an "absolutely organic phenomenon of paramount importance for all the peoples of the world ," understanding that it was "driven by the yearning for justice." The Russian politician conveyed his country's "unwavering solidarity" and Putin's wishes for "good health, prosperity, and courage" for Cuban leader Raúl Castro, Fidel's brother.

On behalf of the People's Republic of China, Liu Haixing, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and head of its International Department, read a letter sent by General Secretary Xi Jinping to leader Raúl Castro and President Miguel Díaz-Canel. In the letter, Xi asserted that Fidel Castro achieved "immortal historical feats" dedicated to national liberation, the defense of sovereignty, and the building of socialism.

The Chinese president emphasized in the text that Fidel Castro cemented bilateral relations, allowing Cuba to be the first Latin American country to establish diplomatic ties with China, building over 66 years a benchmark of cooperation between socialist countries and of "sincere mutual assistance among nations of the Global South." Xi reaffirmed China's support for Cuba's pursuit of a development model adapted to its national conditions, the defense of its security, and its opposition to foreign interference.

Liu Haixing evoked the bonds of friendship that united Fidel Castro with Mao Zedong and later with Xi Jinping, and warned that in the face of a global scenario marked by "hegemonism, unilateralism and conflicts" , the Global Development, Global Security, Civilization and Global Governance initiatives promoted by Beijing are setting the course towards a community of shared future.

“The more complex and ever-changing this world becomes, the more crucial it is to strengthen conviction and solidarity ,” Liu emphasized, reaffirming the Chinese Communist Party’s commitment to the international system centered on the United Nations and multilateralism. Liu concluded with the proclamation: “The spirit of Fidel Castro is eternal, and long live the friendship between China and Cuba!”

Namibian Prime Minister Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare described Cuba as a "beacon of global solidarity and dignity" and conveyed a message of "peace and love" from President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Ngurare stated that "one cannot speak of freedom in Southern Africa without acknowledging Cuba's role ," recalling that Cuban combatants fought alongside the Namibian and Angolan peoples until they defeated the Apartheid regime and achieved independence.

The head of government urged the international community to have the "moral courage" to support the island in the face of the US blockade and promised that Namibia "will never abandon" the Caribbean nation. He described Fidel Castro as a "transcendent figure who shaped the world we know today" and whose leadership transformed the island's economic and social reality to unimaginable levels.

The president of the Party of the European Left (PEL), Austrian Walter Baier, asserted that the Cuban revolutionary victories demonstrated that "dignity can triumph over oppression ." Baier denounced the fact that the island has endured more than six decades of US blockade, the current energy embargo, and constant extraterritorial sanctions that constitute "collective punishment and silent genocide."

He emphasized that "the people of the island have never surrendered, because dignity cannot be suppressed," and noted that Fidel Castro demonstrated that people can change the course of history and the destiny of their nations. Baier warned that the colloquium is taking place at a "dangerous moment internationally," positioning the defense of Cuba as the cause of all those who defend national sovereignty and the premise that "peace is stronger than war."

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