Every good that is produced has to be immediately consumed. There is no way to stockpile goods. I believe this is the primary issue that mostly causes the other problems. If you consume more goods than you produce, the price of the good goes up. On the contrary if you produce more than you consume, the price goes down. That's it. If for example you produce 100 fabric in cotton plantations and then consume 180 to make clothes in a factory, the only drawback is reduced profits due to high fabric price. 80 units of fabric missing won't harm the production of clothes in the factory whatsoever. Railways chug engines (apparently the trains have to be replaced with new ones every week). (note: IG = interest group) The personal ideology of IG leaders dictate what laws the entire IG supports. If for example a reactionary ass IG gets a progressive leader then the whole IG suddenly becomes progressive. The Armed forces IG gets its political strength from wealth and votes just like anyone else, even though they should probably have more due to controlling the unliving machines. --- Thanks for reading my ramble. Does anyone else get annoyed by these type of things?

Single Board Computers Spanish_Commie • Now • 100%

Milk-V duo with a little "gamepad" I made. My first time soldering!

Only 2 buttons are actually connected, but they work well. The duo comes without the connectors, so I had to solder some into it. It was a fun experience! For the people who don't know the duo, it is a very little board (something like an alternative to the RPi Pico) that runs a RISC-V chip! I bought mine from Aliexpress in a pack with other stuff for like 10€. Here is the underside of the gamepad thingy:  Not the best soldering job but it's to be expected since I don't have experience. I also made a little program in C to test the buttons:  Every time I press a specific button the program prints a string to the screen. When pressing the other wired button the program ends. --- ::: spoiler Here is the source code in case anyone is curious ``` #include #include #include #include #include /// It's t1 - t2, in seconds double get_time_diff(struct timespec t1, struct timespec t2) { double a = (double)t1.tv_sec + (t1.tv_nsec / 1000000000.0); double b = (double)t2.tv_sec + (t2.tv_nsec / 1000000000.0); return a-b; } int main() { const int DEFAULT_COUNTER = 1; const double FRAME_TIME = 1.0 / 60.0; int BUTTON_A = 7; int BUTTON_B = 8; int A_high = 0; int A_pressed = 0; int A_just_pressed = 0; int A_counter = 0; int B_high = 0; int B_pressed = 0; int B_just_pressed = 0; int B_counter = 0; if(wiringXSetup("duo", NULL) == -1) { wiringXGC(); return -1; } if(wiringXValidGPIO(BUTTON_A) != 0) { printf("Invalid GPIO %d\n", BUTTON_A); } if(wiringXValidGPIO(BUTTON_B) != 0) { printf("Invalid GPIO %d\n", BUTTON_B); } pinMode(BUTTON_A, PINMODE_INPUT); pinMode(BUTTON_B, PINMODE_INPUT); time_t init_time; time(&init_time); printf("Init time: %s\n", ctime(&init_time)); struct timespec tick_start_time; timespec_get(&tick_start_time, TIME_UTC); struct timespec tick_end_time; timespec_get(&tick_end_time, TIME_UTC); // Start ncurses initscr(); while(1) { timespec_get(&tick_start_time, TIME_UTC); if (get_time_diff(tick_start_time, tick_end_time) >= FRAME_TIME ) { // INPUT if (digitalRead(BUTTON_A) == HIGH) { if (A_high == 0) { A_counter = DEFAULT_COUNTER; } else if (A_counter > 0) { A_counter--; } A_high = 1; if (A_just_pressed == 1) { A_just_pressed = 0; } if (A_counter <= 0) { if (A_pressed == 0) { A_just_pressed = 1; } A_pressed = 1; } } else { if (A_high == 1) { A_counter = DEFAULT_COUNTER; } else if (A_counter > 0) { A_counter--; } A_high = 0; if (A_counter <= 0) { A_just_pressed = 0; A_pressed = 0; } } if (digitalRead(BUTTON_B) == HIGH) { if (B_high == 0) { B_counter = DEFAULT_COUNTER; } else if (B_counter > 0) { B_counter--; } B_high = 1; if (B_just_pressed == 1) { B_just_pressed = 0; } if (B_counter <= 0) { if (B_pressed == 0) { B_just_pressed = 1; } B_pressed = 1; } } else { if (B_high == 1) { B_counter = DEFAULT_COUNTER; } else if (B_counter > 0) { B_counter--; } B_high = 0; if (B_counter <= 0) { B_just_pressed = 0; B_pressed = 0; } } // UPDATE if (A_just_pressed == 1) { printw("'A' has just been pressed!\n"); } if (B_just_pressed == 1) { // Exit the loop, which will end the program break; } refresh(); timespec_get(&tick_end_time, TIME_UTC); } } // Stop ncurses endwin(); return 0; } ``` ::: --- I hope someone finds this interesting! Thanks for reading.

Linux for Leftists Spanish_Commie • Now • 97%

Nova 9.0 (Cuban Linux distro) is out! I uploaded them to Pixeldrain for your convenience.

I'm really curious to see it in action so I downloaded it. There are two versions, Nova Escritorio (Nova Desktop) and Nova Ligero (Nova Lite/Lightweight). Curiously Nova Ligero seems to be only 200MB smaller than Nova Escritorio. (1.9GB vs 1.7GB) Here's some download links in Pixeldrain, for faster download speeds and in case the original servers are down when you want to download. --- ::: spoiler Nova Escritorio 9.0 https://pixeldrain.com/u/jf1TivHd ::: --- ::: spoiler Nova Ligero 9.0 https://pixeldrain.com/u/7SipXJ2b :::

This is how responsibilities make me feel most of the time. I know I should stop neglecting my responsibilities but it's just so hard for some reason... I wonder if other people have a similar problem.

Single Board Computers Spanish_Commie • Now • 100%

$60 Pine64's Quartz64B 4GB V1.3 review 2023-10-09

I'm not very good at reviewing stuff but I will do my best, if anyone knows a better methodology for a test or wants me to test something please tell me, I want these reviews to be the best they can be. --- ::: spoiler Post updates - 2023-10-09: Original version ::: --- ::: spoiler Ordering the board I ordered the 4GB RAM version board on **June 2023** alongside a 5V 3A power supply, here's the breakdown of the costs: - Quartz64B 4GB SBC: $60 - 5V 3A EU power supply: $7 - Shipping to Spain: $12 Total: $79, $67 excluding shipping. Unfortunately I don't remember how long it took to arrive. ::: --- ::: spoiler Hardware My board has a **Rockchip RK3566**, it has **4 Cortex A55 cores** running up to **1.8GHz** and it has **4GB LPDDR4 RAM**. I can see printed on the board that I got the V1.3 revision, and the date "2022_02_22" which I assume is the manufacturing date, curiously on "Twosday." The board has 2 buttons on the side, close to the SD card slot. I think one is a power button and the other a reset button, but it's not very clear to me. The board also has 2 LEDs, a green one signaling that the board has power and a blue one that blinks like a heartbeat signaling that the board is running. They are very bright, which is good in situations where there is a lot of ambient light but it can be annoying in low-light situations. At night when the lights are off it can very dimly light up a room, and the heartbeat LED is very noticeable in this situation. However it's not that big of a problem really, just slightly hard on the eyes when looking directly at the board. --- The connectors of this board are: - 1x HDMI (Full size!) - 1x Gigabit Ethernet - 2x USB 2.0 - 1x USB 3.0 - 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack with mic input - 1x 3.5mm barrel power input (To power the board) - 1x SD Card slot --- - 1x 40 pin GPIO - 1x DSI port - 1x CSI port - 1x RTC port - 1x M.2 slot (1x PCIe Gen2) - 1x SPI Flash 128Mbit - 1x eMMC module slot ::: --- ::: spoiler Software Before anything else I think it's very important to point out that X11 doesn't seem to work properly with this board, I don't know if it's a software or hardware problem but it seems like other people have this same issue. If I want to use the board as a tiny Linux desktop I must use Wayland, which is quite a problem as the Desktop Environments that support Wayland happen to be quite resource intensive most of the time. XFCE is pretty much unusable even when it is quite lightweight due to this problem, as it only runs on X11 as far as I know. I have tried to install LabWC (a Window Manager very similar to OpenBox that runs on Wayland) on this board's build of Armbian but I can't figure out how to do it. I'm saying this since that might be a deal breaker for some people. The Linux distros that I have tried in this board are: - Armbian - Manjaro ARM - Plebian Manjaro ARM has an image that comes with Sway, a Window Manager that runs on Wayland (so it doesn't have the X11 issues) and is quite lightweight. The Sway version comes configured in a fairly nice way, but it can see how someone could still find it awkward if they have never tried a tiling WM before. ::: --- ::: spoiler Desktop usability Currently I'm writing this post using the board, I'm running Gnome 44.3 on an Armbian build that originally came with XFCE. I'm using a 1080p 144Hz display and while I have seen some visual glitches the desktop runs fine as long as nothing resource intensive is going on. Firefox is not very fluid, but it is usable. It depends a lot on what pages you have open. Lemmygrad runs fairly well, but pages such as YouTube are quite painful to use. An arbitrarily selected YouTube video running at 480p 30fps drops around 10% of its frames, and loading stuff takes quite a while. Things get better on Invidious but it's still sluggish. LibreOffice Writer is usable but feels sluggish, especially when scrolling through a document. Moving the mouse in circles over Firefox puts the CPU at around 60% which is kinda concerning. Not moving the mouse or typing makes the CPU idle at around 1-6%. Moving the mouse in circles over btop running on a foot terminal window puts the CPU at around 25%. All of this is in a display running at 144Hz. ::: --- ::: spoiler Benchmarks and temperatures - 7z b  The CPU seems to thermal throttle when approaching 70ºC, which probably explains why each consecutive result is lower than the one before it. I already have stuff to cool the board's chips on the way here, I will repeat these tests once they arrive. ::: --- Unfortunately the only other SBC I have is a Raspberry Pi 3B so I don't really have a point of reference to be able to tell if the board is worth it. I think the X11 issue is quite a problem that should be considered if you are eyeing this board. If you think something about this review can be improved or you want me to test something feel free to comment.

Comradeship // Freechat Spanish_Commie • Now • 93%

I'm going to study social integration

I like helping people, and I think that due to my circumstances I would be able to understand more and be more empathetic towards the people I help once I (hopefully) complete my studies. I hope working as a social integrator will make me feel fulfilled. Wish me luck.

The Deprogram Podcast Spanish_Commie • Now • 92%

On a r/thedeprogram post joking about some war criminal being fat

Someone correctly pointing out that calling people fat is bad is downvoted, and someone called "literally_himmler1" replying with a nerd emoji is upvoted. I am going to commit sudoku.

Comradeship // Freechat Spanish_Commie • Now • 96%

Do you think that organizing support for unhoused people would be a good proposal to make to the party I'm in?

I'm in the PCPE, and they seem to focus a lot on educating and radicalizing people. That is important of course, but I thought that organizing material support for people that needs it would not only actually improve the lives of people but also show the general population that "the commies" aren't some bloodthirsty monsters but instead actual people that want a better world. What do you think? I think it's a good idea.

Linux for Leftists Spanish_Commie • Now • 100%

Been trying Void Linux

I'm liking it a lot, it's very barebones which is something I was looking for, and the package manager's command to install stuff is kinda hard to remember but does its job well. This might be my new daily driver now. Only issue is that since it's not as popular as other distros finding information specific to Void Linux might be inconvenient. Did any of you look into Void Linux? Do you like it?

Comradeship // Freechat Spanish_Commie • Now • 88%

Are kids even treated like humans?

So I've been thinking for a while about this subject, and I finally decided to make a post about this some time after I saw a YouTuber say what I put on the title of this post. Thing is, I've noticed that very often young people and especially kids are treated as lesser beings, like if they were not humans beings with problems and lives of their own but just an annoyance that people have to keep up with. I remember when I was a kid and I wanted to cross a zebra crossing cars would just pass by without stopping more often than not. Now that I'm an adult they stop pretty much every time. I suspect it was because they didn't want to stop for someone they consider to be lesser than them. Also, a lot of people seem to think that being a kid means that you just play videogames or whatever all day, but don't these people remember when they were kids? I sure do. Going to school has been the worst thing I've ever had to endure. The only difference with having a job is that you don't get paid.

Pigeon Spanish_Commie • Now • 100%

Pigeon chilling on a fountain

A group of people approached the fountain to get water and the pigeon did not seem scared at all. I think I remember them closing their eyes for long periods of time, I assume as a sign of relaxation caused by the relatively cool water during the heat wave in Spain. I wish this pigeon luck and happiness.

In case anyone doesn't know, it's basically a survival game with realistic mechanics. It takes a lot of inspiration from Minecraft and more specifically the TerraFirma mod. I was wondering if anyone else plays it, or at least know the game exists. It has some rough edges sometimes but it is very fun.

Comradeship // Freechat Spanish_Commie • Now • 89%

Just told my mother that I'm a communist, she took it well

I think that hiding my political views hinders my ability to organize, so from now on I will try to stop hiding. I told her through WhatsApp because I'm not good at face to face confrontations. Not sure how the rest of my family will take it. Thanks for reading 😊

Leftguistics Spanish_Commie • Now • 100%

Being gender neutral in Spanish

In Spanish everything is gendered, so being gender neutral is not as easy as for example English where you can just use 'they' or 'them'. Sometimes people use the 'e' instead of the o/a (which often mark the gender of words, for example gato/gata, cat in Spanish) but it can't always be used and it just sounds really weird for a lot of people, though that might just be because it is barely used. The other way to be gender neutral that I know is to say both the male and female versions of the word you are trying to make gender neutral, for example "trabajadores y trabajadoras" (workers[M] and workers[F]) but it's also not ideal as you have to say one of the genders first and it is pretty inconvenient to have to do that every time you refer to a group of people that is not guaranteed to be composed of one gender only. Anyway thanks for reading my post and I hope I find out about a better way to be gender neutral in Spanish. At least in Spanish there is never doubt how shit is pronounced, unlike in English. (Fuck English all my homies hate the English language)

Linux for Leftists Spanish_Commie • Now • 94%

I've been trying out Gentoo, but imma hop to another distro

Everything just feels way more complicated than it needs to be. I tried installing Openshot (a video editor) but I couldn't figure out how to fix the error it spits out when I try to emerge it. I will now try out Arch and hope I don't need a master's degree to install packages. Edit: Gentoo isn't the first distro I've tried, I've been daily driving Debian for more than a year and just wanted to try it out since I heard good things about it. And also I didn't really need to use Openshot, I just wanted some video editor and arbitrarily chose to install that one. Also I guess I will just stick with Debian since apparently Arch is also complicated.

5,5€ an hour according to my calculations. The first hour of work every work day (4 a week) is used to cover the bus tickets and buying breakfast during work. At least my workplace isn't too exigent with the work I do (since they get my work literally for free lol, the state pays my wage) and they let me go home half an hour early.

Comradeship // Freechat Spanish_Commie • Now • 100%

My mother wants to kick out a tenant, how to stop her?

So my mother is a landlord, and she wants to kick out a tenant that isn't paying rent. I asked her if she was seriously going to kick someone out to the streets, and she said that the tenant has family and they could seek help from them. My mother threatened the tenant saying that if they don't give back the key, she would go to the civil guard. I need some ideas about what to tell my mother to try to stop her from putting someone on the streets. Any help is appreciated.